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The British girl group the Spice Girls, consisting of Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B ("Scary Spice"); Melanie Chisholm, or Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"); Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"); Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"), has headlined five concert tours, and performed at several TV and award shows.
They first promoted their debut album, Spice (1996), in 1996 and 1997, through performances at several award ceremonies and television shows, including the Brit Awards 1997 [1] and Top of the Pops ; [2] and their two-night concert Girl Power! Live in Istanbul. [3] They the girls promoted their second studio album, Spiceworld (1997), throughout 1997 and 1998, performing many times on television, in both Europe and the US, in shows such as An Audience with... , Top of the Pops, All That , The Jay Leno Show , Late Show with David Letterman , and The Oprah Winfrey Show . [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
On 24 February 1998 they embarked on their first world tour Spiceworld Tour, [9] and in May 1998, Halliwell left the Spice Girls, citing exhaustion and creative differences. [10] The group carried on as a four-piece with the tour, which was attended by an estimated 2.1 million people to become the highest-grossing concert tour by a female group. [11]
In April 1999 after a period of hiatus, during which the members of the group launched their solo careers and focused on their personal lives, they announced a UK Christmas tour for that year, Christmas in Spiceworld Tour, which was held between 4–15 December. [12]
Forever (2000), the only Spice Girls album without Halliwell, achieved weaker sales. [13] At the end of 2000, the Spice Girls entered a hiatus to concentrate on their solo careers. They reunited for two concert tours, The Return of the Spice Girls Tour (2007–2008), and Spice World – 2019 Tour, both of which won the Billboard Live Music Award for highest-grossing engagements, making them the top touring all-female group from 2000 to 2020, grossing nearly $150 million in ticket sales across 58 shows. [14]
Year | Title | Duration | Shows | ||||||||||
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1998 | Spiceworld Tour | 24 February 1998 – 20 September 1998 (Europe and North America) | 97 | ||||||||||
The Spiceworld Tour, the Spice Girls debut concert tour, promoted their first two studio albums, Spice (1996) and Spiceworld (1997). [11] The group performed to an estimated 2.1 million fans, and Spiceworld Tour remains the highest-grossing tour ever by a female group. [11] Before the North American leg, Geri Halliwell left the group. [15] The tour received mixed to positive reviews, with critics praising their energy and dedication. [16] | |||||||||||||
1999 | Christmas in Spiceworld Tour | 4 December 1999 – 15 December 1999 (United Kingdom) | 8 | ||||||||||
Christmas in Spiceworld Tour was an eight-day UK-only tour, after a period of hiatus, [17] during which they showcased new songs from their then future third studio album Forever (2000). [18] The main stage was nearly in the middle of the arena, and in its centre there was a pit that contained the band. Above the pit were four small runways onto the circular centre piece of the stage which could be raised up and rotated. During the whole show the girls would move from the main stage to the circular one. [19] | |||||||||||||
2007–2008 | The Return of the Spice Girls Tour | 2 December 2007 – 26 February 2008 (Europe and North America) | 47 | ||||||||||
The Return of the Spice Girls Tour promoted the band's first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits (2007), and it was their first with all five members since the Spiceworld Tour in 1998. [20] It was supposed to be a world tour, but dates in Asia, Oceania, Africa, and South America were cancelled. [21] It grossed $70.1 million, [22] and earned an additional $100 million from merchandising, [23] making it the eighth highest-grossing concert tour of 2008. [24] The 17-night sellout stand at London's O2 Arena was the highest-grossing engagement of the year, taking in $33.8 million and drawing an audience of 256,647, winning the 2008 Billboard Touring Award for Top Boxscore. [25] | |||||||||||||
2019 | Spice World – 2019 Tour | 24 May 2019 – 15 June 2019 (United Kingdom) | 13 | ||||||||||
Spice World – 2019 Tour was the group's first tour as a four-piece without Victoria Beckham, who declined to take part due to other commitments. [26] It included performances in the United Kingdom and Ireland, [27] and despite sound problems in the early concerts, critics praised its nostalgia. [28] Across the 13 sold-out dates, the tour produced 700,000 spectators and earned $78.2 million in ticket sales. [29] The three-night sellout stand at Wembley Stadium was the highest-grossing engagement of the year, winning the 2019 Billboard Live Music Award for Top Boxscore, [30] making them the top touring all-female group from 2000 to 2020. [14] |
Year | Title | Duration | Shows | ||||||||||
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1997 | Girl Power! Live in Istanbul | 12 October 1997 – 13 October 1997 (Istanbul, Turkey) | 2 | ||||||||||
Girl Power! Live in Istanbul was the first major live concert by the Spice Girls, in support of their two first studio albums Spice (1996) and Spiceworld (1997). It was a two-date concert, sponsored by Pepsi, at the Abdi İpekçi Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 12 and 13 October 1997, to 40,000 fans. [31] On Christmas Day 1997, British channel ITV aired a special consisting of highlights from the concert. [32] In the US, the concert was aired on various dates throughout 1998 on Showtime pay-per-view. [33] Its first airing was the highest-rated music pay-per-view in seven years. [34] It was aired again on Fox Family Channel on 16 August 1998, receiving a 1.8 household rating. [35] |
Date | Event | City | Venue | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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August 1996 | G-A-Y Night club (first live show) | London | Astoria | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There", "Who Do You Think You Are" | |
23 October 1996 | Spice promotional show | Paris | MCM Café | "2 Become 1", "Who Do You Think You Are" | [36] [37] |
28 November 1996 | Virgin Megastore opening | Lisbon, Portugal | Eden building | "Say You'll Be There", "2 Become 1", "Wannabe" | [38] [39] |
10 December 1996 | Spice promotional show | Paris | Virgin Mega Store on Champs-Élysées | "Wannabe" | [40] [41] |
19 January 1997 | Spice promotional show | Madrid, Spain | El Corte Inglés on Paseo de la Castellana | "Wannabe" (a capella) | [42] |
25 January 1997 | Spice promotional show | Montréal, Canadá | City center HMV | "Say You'll Be There" | [43] |
1 February 1997 | Billboard Live show | Los Angeles, California | — | — | [44] |
13 February 1997 | McLaren MP4/12 launch | London | Alexandra Palace | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There", "Who Do You Think You Are" | [45] [46] |
17 April 1997 | Spice promotional show | Taiwan, Taipei | — | "Mama", "Who Do You Think You Are", "One of These Girls" (a capella) | [47] |
9 December 1997 | Spiceworld promotional conference | Manaus, Brazil | Amazon Theatre balcony | "Spice Up Your Life" | [48] [49] |
12 August 2012 | 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony | London | Olympic Stadium | "Wannabe", "Spice Up Your Life" (medley) | [50] |
Date | Event | City | Venue | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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14 March 1997 | Comic Relief 1997 | London | BBC Television Centre | "Mama" | [51] [52] |
Shepherd's Bush Empire | "Who Do You Think You Are" (featuring the Sugar Lumps) | [51] [53] | |||
9 May 1997 [lower-alpha 1] | A Royal Gala | Manchester, England | Manchester Opera House | "Say You'll Be There", "Mama" | [54] |
1 November 1997 | Two Nations Concert | Johannesburg, South Africa | Athletics Stadium | "Spice Up Your Life", "Say You'll Be There", "Wannabe" | [55] [56] |
30 November 1997 [lower-alpha 2] | Royal Variety Performance 1997 | London | Victoria Palace Theatre | "Too Much", "Who Do You Think You Are" | [57] [58] |
9 June 1998 | Pavarotti & Friends 98 | Modena, Italy | Parco Novi Sad | "Stop", "Viva Forever (Io Ci Saro)" (with Luciano Pavarotti) | [59] [60] |
20 November 1998 | Children in Need 1998 | London | BBC Television Centre | "Goodbye" | [61] |
6 December 1998 [lower-alpha 3] | Royal Variety Performance 1998 | Lyceum Theatre | [62] [63] | ||
16 November 2007 | Children in Need 2007 | BBC Television Centre | "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)", "Stop" | [64] [65] |
Date | Event | City | Venue | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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12 August 1995 | Cardiff Big Weekend [lower-alpha 4] | Cardiff | Cardiff City Hall | — | [66] |
28 July 1996 | Capital FM Summer Jam | London, England | Clapham Common | "Wannabe" | [67] |
2 August 1996 | Radio 1 Roadshow | Southend, England | Priory Park | [68] | |
4 August 1996 | Hallam FM Party in the Park | Sheffield, England | Don Valley Bowl | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There" | [69] |
10 August 1996 | Cardiff Big Weekend | Cardiff, England | Cardiff City Hall | — | [70] |
10 August 1996 | Muziekdoos Festival | Middelkerke, Belgium | Casino Middelkerke | "Wannabe" | [71] |
17 August 1996 | Metro FM Summer Party | Newcastle, England | Newcastle Arena | — | [72] |
26 August 1996 | BRMB Party in the Park | Birmingham, England | Cofton Park | — | [73] |
7 February 1997 | Bravo Super Show 1997 | Dortmund, Germany | Westfalenhallen | "Wannabe", "2 Become 1", "Love Thing", "Say You'll Be There", "Who Do You Think You Are" | [74] |
20 February 1997 | Sanremo Music Festival 1997 | Sanremo, Italy | Ariston Theatre | "Wannabe" (a capella), "Say You'll Be There" | [75] |
18 May 1997 | Festival Acapulco 97 | Acapulco, Mexico | Salon Teotihuacan | "Say You'll Be There", "Wannabe" | [76] |
Date | Event | City | Venue | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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22 October 1996 | British Fashion Awards | London | Royal Albert Hall | "Say You'll Be There" | [77] [78] |
25 November 1996 | Goldene Europa | Innsbruck, Austria | — | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There" | [79] |
30 November 1996 | Premios ¡Qué Me Dices! | Madrid, Spain | — | "Wannabe" | [80] |
1 December 1996 | Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1996 | London | London Arena | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There" | [81] |
21 February 1997 | IRMA Music Awards 1997 | Dublin, Ireland | — | "Wannabe", "Who Do You Think You Are" | [82] |
24 February 1997 | Brit Awards 1997 | London | Earls Court | "Wannabe" / "Who Do You Think You Are" | [83] |
15 August 1997 | VIVA Comet Awards | Cologne, Germany | — | "Who Do You Think You Are" | [84] |
4 September 1997 | 1997 MTV Video Music Awards | New York | Radio City Music Hall | "Say You'll Be There" | [85] |
18 October 1997 | 1997 Channel V Music Awards | New Delhi, India | Indira Gandhi Arena | "Spice Up Your Life", "Wannabe" | [86] |
6 November 1997 | 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Ahoy | "Spice Up Your Life" | [87] |
13 November 1997 [lower-alpha 5] | 1997 Premios Ondas | Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona's National Palace | [88] | |
19 November 1997 [lower-alpha 6] | 1997 Premios Amigo | Madrid, Spain | Palacio de Congresos | [89] [90] | |
30 November 1997 | Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1997 | London | London Arena | "Spice Up Your Life", "Too Much" | [91] |
8 December 1997 | 1997 Billboard Music Awards | Las Vegas, Nevada | MGM Grand Garden Arena | "Spice Up Your Life" | [92] |
26 January 1998 [lower-alpha 7] | 1998 American Music Awards | Los Angeles, California | Shrine Auditorium | "Too Much" | [93] |
9 February 1998 | Brit Awards 1998 | London | London Arena | "Stop" | [94] |
3 March 2000 | Brit Awards 2000 | London | Earls Court | "Spice Up Your Life", "Say You'll Be There" (a capella), "Holler", [lower-alpha 8] "Goodbye" | [96] |
16 November 2000 | 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards | Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena | "Holler" | [97] |
Date | Event | City | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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17 April 1996 | Hanging Out | London | "Do You Think About Me", "One of These Girls", "Wannabe" (Medley a capella) | [98] |
18 April 1996 [lower-alpha 9] | Surprise Surprise | "Wannabe" | [99] | |
18 May 1996 | Hotel Babylon | [100] | ||
12 June 1996 | Hanging Out | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There" | [101] | |
28 June 1996 | GMTV [lower-alpha 10] | "Wannabe" | [102] | |
2 July 1996 | London Tonight | [103] | ||
2 July 1996 [lower-alpha 11] | Fully Booked | Glasgow, Scotland | [104] | |
19 July 1996 | Top of the Pops | London [lower-alpha 12] | [105] | |
21 July 1996 [lower-alpha 13] | London [lower-alpha 14] | [106] | ||
31 July 1996 [lower-alpha 15] | London | [107] | ||
14 August 1996 [lower-alpha 16] | [108] | |||
15 August 1996 | MTV presents From Köln with Love [lower-alpha 17] | Cologne, Germany | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There" | [109] |
17 August 1996 | VIVA Interaktiv | "Wannabe" (a capella) | [110] | |
21 August 1996 [lower-alpha 18] | Top of the Pops | London | "Wannabe" | [111] |
23 August 1996 | Salut les Copains | Paris | [112] | |
12 September 1996 | Studio Gabriel | [113] | ||
12 September 1996 | Les Années Tubes | [114] | ||
14 September 1996 | Gottschalk Haus Party | Unterföhring, Germany | [115] | |
27 September 1996 | Hit Machine | Paris | [116] | |
10 October 1996 | This Morning | London | "Say You'll Be There" | [117] |
10 October 1996 [lower-alpha 19] | Top of the Pops | [118] | ||
12 October 1996 | Live & Kicking | [119] | ||
14 October 1996 | GMTV | [120] | ||
18 October 1996 | The Totally Friday Show | [121] | ||
19 October 1996 | The Noise | [122] | ||
24 October 1996 [lower-alpha 20] | Top of the Pops | [123] | ||
25 October 1996 [lower-alpha 21] | Le Monde Est à Vous | Paris | [124] | |
26 October 1996 | WOW! | Maidstone, England | [125] | |
28 October 1996 | Roxy Bar | Bologna, Italy | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There" | [126] |
29 October 1996 [lower-alpha 22] | Tengby | Stockholm, Sweden | "Wannabe" | [127] |
1 November 1996 | Buona Domenica | Rome, Italy | "Say You'll Be There" | [128] |
1 November 1996 | Wiese | Oslo, Norway | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There" | [129] |
9 November 1996 | Midt i smørøyet | "Say You'll Be There" | [130] | |
30 November 1996 | Sorpresa ¡Sorpresa! | Madrid, Spain | "Wannabe" | [131] |
7 December 1996 | The National Lottery Live | London | "2 Become 1" | [132] |
11 December 1996 [lower-alpha 23] | Une Journée avec les Spice Girls | Paris | "One of These Girls" (a capella), [lower-alpha 24] "2 Become 1" [lower-alpha 25] | [133] |
11 December 1996 | Des O'Connor Tonight | London | "2 Become 1" | [134] |
14 December 1996 | Noel's House Party | [135] | ||
19 December 1996 | GMTV | [136] | ||
21 December 1996 | Live & Kicking | [137] | ||
21 December 1996 | The Noise | [138] | ||
21 December 1996 | Hit Machine | Paris | "Say You'll Be There" | [139] |
25 December 1996 | Top of the Pops | London | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There, "2 Become 1" | [140] [141] |
31 December 1996 | The End of the Year Show | "Wannabe" | [142] | |
24 January 1997 | Bouge de là | Montréal, Canadá | "Wannabe’", "Mama" | [143] |
25 January 1997 | Antena 3 special: Spice Girls | San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain | "Love Thing", "2 Become 1", "Say You'll Be There", "Who Do You Think You Are", "Mama", "Wannabe" | [144] [145] |
27 February 1997 [lower-alpha 26] | Top of the Pops | London | "Mama" | [146] |
1 March 1997 | Noel's House Party | "Who Do You Think You Are", "Wannabe" | [147] | |
7 March 1997 | The Girlie Show | "Who Do You Think You Are" | [148] | |
8 March 1997 | Live & Kicking | "Mama" | [149] | |
12 March 1997 [lower-alpha 27] | Top of the Pops | "Who Do You Think You Are" | [150] | |
18 March 1997 [lower-alpha 28] | The Grind | Panama City Beach, United States | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There" | [151] |
21 March 1997 | Top of the Pops | London | "Mama" | [152] |
22 March 1997 | Wetten, dass..? | Vienna, Austria | "Mama", "Wannabe" (a capella) | [153] |
28 March 1997 [lower-alpha 29] | Top of the Pops | London | "Who Do You Think You Are" | [154] |
30 March 1997 | The Jack Docherty Show | [155] | ||
11 April 1997 [lower-alpha 30] | Top of the Pops | "2 Become 1" | [156] | |
12 April 1997 | Saturday Night Live | New York | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There" | [157] |
21 April 1997 | Sunday Sunday Night | Seoul, South Korea | "Wannabe" | [158] |
10 May 1997 | Nulle part Ailleurs | Cannes, France | "Say You’ll Be There", "Wannabe" | [159] |
14 May 1997 | Late Show with David Letterman | New York | "Say You’ll Be There" | [160] |
16 May 1997 | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | "Wannabe" | [161] | |
18 May 1997 | Fantástico | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [lower-alpha 31] | "Say You'll Be There" (a capella) | [162] |
30 June 1997 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | New York | "Say You'll Be There" | [163] |
14 September 1997 [lower-alpha 32] | An Audience with the Elton John | London | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Elton John) | [164] |
27 September 1997 | The National Lottery Live | "Spice Up Your Life" | [165] | |
6 October 1997 | Talking Telephone Numbers | [166] | ||
24 October 1997 | Top of the Pops | London [lower-alpha 33] | [167] | |
31 October 1997 | [168] | |||
9 November 1997 [lower-alpha 34] | An Audience with the Spice Girls | London | "Wannabe", "Stop", "Mama", "Who Do You Think You Are", "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (with Luther Vandross), "Say You'll Be There", "Too Much", "Spice Up Your Life" | [169] |
13 November 1997 [lower-alpha 35] | Antena 3 Christmas special: Spice Girls | San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain | "Spice Up Your Life", "Who Do You Think You Are", "Too Much", "Stop", "Wannabe" | [170] |
15 November 1997 | Fantastico | Rome, Italy | "Say You'll Be There" (a capella), "Too Much", "Spice Up Your Life" | [171] |
16 November 1997 | Domenica In | "Spice Up Your Life", "Too Much" | [172] | |
21 November 1997 | Tien om te Zien | Vilvoorde, Belgium | "Too Much", "Spice Up Your Life" | [173] |
23 November 1997 | Dimanche Martin | Paris | "Spice Up Your Life", "Too Much" | [174] |
27 November 1997 | Laat de Leeuw | Hilversum, Netherlands | [175] | |
30 November 1997 [lower-alpha 36] | Spice Girls on Top ...of The Pops! | London | "2 Become 1", "Spice Up Your Life", "Too Much", "Say You'll Be There" (a capella) | [176] |
5 December 1997 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Burbank, California | "Spice Up Your Life" | [177] |
8 December 1997 [lower-alpha 37] | The O-Zone | London [lower-alpha 38] | "Too Much" (a capella) | [178] |
13 December 1997 | Wetten, dass..? | Mannheim, Germany | "Too Much" | [179] |
14 December 1997 | Music Fair | Minato, Japan | "Spice Up Your Life" | [180] |
20 December 1997 | Live & Kicking | London | "Too Much" | [181] |
20 December 1997 | The National Lottery Live | [182] | ||
26 December 1997 | Hit Machine | Paris | [183] | |
31 December 1997 | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve '98 | New York [lower-alpha 39] | "Spice Up Your Life", "Wannabe", "Too Much" | [184] |
13 January 1998 [lower-alpha 40] | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Chicago | "Wannabe", "Spice Up Your Life" | [185] |
15 January 1998 | Late Show with David Letterman | New York | "Spice Up Your Life" | [186] |
6 March 1998 | Top of the Pops | London [lower-alpha 41] | "Stop" | [187] |
20 March 1998 [lower-alpha 42] | ||||
18 April 1998 | Live & Kicking | London [lower-alpha 43] | "Viva Forever" | [188] |
1 May 1998 | TFI Friday | London | "Step to Me", "Where Did Our Love Go?" (Emma Bunton a capella), "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (Mel B and Melanie C), "The Greatest Love of All" (Mel B a capella), "(How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World" (England United) | [189] |
27 May 1998 | The National Lottery Draw | "Something Kinda Funny" (a capella), "Viva Forever", "Spice Up Your Life" | [190] | |
5 June 1998 | Top of the Pops | "Viva Forever" | [191] | |
5 June 1998 | Hit Machine | Paris | "wannabe", "Spice Up Your Life", "Stop", "Viva Forever" | [192] |
2 July 1998 | Late Show with David Letterman | New York | "Stop" | [193] |
13 July 1998 | Intimate & Interactive | Toronto, Canadá | "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There", "Spice Up Your Life", "Stop", "Viva Forever" | [194] |
27 July 1998 [lower-alpha 44] | Top of the Pops | London [lower-alpha 45] | "Viva Forever" | [195] |
7 August 1998 [lower-alpha 46] | ||||
17 August 1998 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Burbank, California | "Stop" | [196] |
28 August 1998 [lower-alpha 47] | Top of the Pops | London [lower-alpha 48] | "Viva Forever" | [195] |
12 December 1998 | The National Lottery Draw | London | "Goodbye" | [197] |
18 December 1998 | Top of the Pops | [198] | ||
18 December 1998 [lower-alpha 49] | "Viva Forever", "Goodbye" | [199] | ||
19 December 1998 | Live & Kicking | "Goodbye" | [200] | |
19 December 1998 | CD:UK | [201] | ||
26 December 1998 | [202] | |||
9 January 1999 [lower-alpha 50] | Top of the Pops | [203] | ||
12 October 2000 [lower-alpha 51] | "Holler" | [204] | ||
7 October 2000 | The National Lottery Stars | "Let Love Lead the Way" | [205] | |
14 October 2000 | CD:UK | [206] | ||
28 October 2000 | "Holler" | [207] | ||
3 November 2000 | Top of the Pops | "Let Love Lead The Way" | [208] | |
10 November 2000 | TFI Friday | "Say You'll Be There" (Melanie C solo) | [209] | |
16 November 2007 [lower-alpha 52] | Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2007 | Los Angeles | "Stop", "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" [lower-alpha 53] | [210] |
22 December 2007 | Strictly Come Dancing | London | "2 Become 1" | [211] |
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Spice is the debut studio album by English girl group the Spice Girls, released in Japan on 19 September 1996 and in the United Kingdom on 4 November 1996 by Virgin Records. The album was recorded between 1995 and 1996 at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London, and Strongroom Studios in Shoreditch, London, by producers Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard, and the production duo Absolute. Spice is a pop album that incorporates styles such as dance, R&B and hip hop. It is considered to be the record that brought teen pop back, opening the doors for a wave of teen pop artists. Conceptually, the album centered on the idea of Girl Power, and the hype surrounding the group was compared to Beatlemania.
"2 Become 1" is a song by the British girl group the Spice Girls. Written by the group members, together with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard during the group's first professional songwriting session, it was produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album, Spice (1996). "2 Become 1" is an R&B-influenced pop ballad that features instrumentation from a guitar, an electronic keyboard and string instruments. The lyrics focus on the bonding of two lovers, and also address the importance of contraception. Its Big TV!-directed music video, which features the group performing against time-lapse footage of Times Square in New York City, was completely shot against a blue screen at a studio in London. The backdrop was later superimposed.
"Goodbye" is a song recorded by British girl group Spice Girls. It was written by the group, Richard Stannard, and Matt Rowe, while it was produced by the latter two. The song became the group's first song without the vocals of Geri Halliwell. It was released by Virgin Records on 14 December 1998 and was later included on their third studio album Forever (2000). "Goodbye" is a pop ballad that lyrically consists of the group's farewell to a friend, specifically Halliwell. The lyrics were also seen, by the media and fans alike, as the group's end, although the idea was dismissed by the members.
The Spice Girls, an English girl group, have released three studio albums, one compilation album, 11 singles and 18 music videos. Formed in 1994, the group was made up of singers Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm and Victoria Beckham.
The Spiceworld Tour was the debut concert tour by English girl group the Spice Girls. It was launched in support of their first two studio albums, Spice (1996) and Spiceworld (1997). The sell-out European/North American tour ran from February to August 1998, after which it returned to the UK in September 1998 for a series of stadium shows. The final concert at London's Wembley Stadium was filmed and broadcast live on pay-per-view, for later VHS release in 1998 and eventual DVD release in 2008.
Girl Power! Live in Istanbul was a two-night concert by English girl group the Spice Girls. The concerts, which were organized by Pepsi as part of the group's sponsorship deal, were performed at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 and 13 October 1997.
The Return of the Spice Girls Tour was the third concert tour by English girl group the Spice Girls, running from December 2007 to February 2008. It was the group's first tour since Christmas in Spiceworld (1999), a small British holiday-season tour, and their first tour with all five members since the Spiceworld Tour (1998)—of which only four members were present for the North American leg, as Geri "Ginger Spice" Halliwell had left the group in May 1998.
Christmas in Spiceworld Tour was the second concert tour by English girl group the Spice Girls. The eight-show tour was launched following "solo projects, marriages, motherhood and another round of slagging in the press", as a reunion for the girls. The eight-show tour was attended by more than 153,000 people, grossing $5.7 million in ticket sales. The first four shows saw the group play at Manchester Evening News Arena to over 72,400 fans, grossing $2.6 million; the second portion of the tour saw the group play another four shows at Earls Court Arena to 81,300 fans, grossing $3.1 million.
The Spice Girls are an English girl group that first came to international prominence in 1996 with the release of their debut single "Wannabe". The following year, they became involved in a prolific marketing phenomenon, leading to an unprecedented number of Spice Girls merchandise and sponsorship deals. With their name attached to numerous sponsors including Pepsi, Cadbury and Polaroid, and the official Spice Girls branding on hundreds of different product tie-ins, they quickly became the most merchandised group in music history. Their global merchandising efforts alone brought in over £300 million in 1997, while the group's total grosses were estimated at US$500–800 million by May 1998.
English pop girl group the Spice Girls have starred in one feature film, as well as several television specials, documentaries and commercials. They made their film debut in 1997, starring in their feature film Spice World. The film was a commercial success, but was widely panned by critics, earning the group the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress.