No doubt you’ve heard the news about the highly anticipated Spice Girls World Tour? For those of you who haven’t been listening to the radio for the past 24 hours allow me to fill you in. According to a story first streaming from Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, The Spice Girls have cancelled the remainder of their world tour, crossing Cape Town, Buenos Aires, Beijing and Sydney off their list.
With rumours flying round the world faster than you can say you’ll be there,
the official statement posted on the girl’s website reads this:
“Sadly the tour needs to come to an end by the end of February due to family and personal commitments for Emma, Geri, Mel B, Melanie C and Victoria. It was announced in June that, as well as the Europe and the US, the girls planned to visit Australia, China, South Africa and Argentina. Due to the phenomenal demand for tickets in the UK and the US along with the touring logistics for such a massive production it was not possible to fit everything in. As the girls return to normal family life and the kids go back to school they are reviewing all the options, who knows what the future might bring!
The girls said: “We’ve had such an amazing time over the last 3 months. It’s been incredible being back together and seeing our fans again. We want to thank everyone who came to see us. It was all so mad the first time round, so we’ve really been able to appreciate it properly this time. There have been so many highlights and good times that we know it will be hard to be apart after Toronto. Really sorry if we didn’t get to see you this time round. We all have other commitments in our lives now but who knows what will happen next.”
Some are saying that the tension between the girls was a big factor in the split and after Melanie C was seen leaving a psychiatrist’s office, two hours after entering only last week eyebrows started to raise as to how Mel C was coping with being back in the group. NW Magazine reported just last week, that Chisholm only said ‘yes’ to the reunion coz she didn’t want to be the bad guy and be the only one to say ‘no’. Her heart wasn't really in it.
Ultimately though this spilt was inevitable as the girls are just too different and have all got their own lives going on. They’re not the five pop-stars they used to be.
Although the first initial response to the return of the Spice Girls was quite phemonenal - 1 million people registering for tickets in the U.K only days after their tour was announced and 3 million in the U.S, their popularity was very short lived. People around Australia have already started turning on the feisty five, one die-hard fan; Francesca Ferrari, 18 of Sandringham, Victoria, says, “OMG, I am so angry. I knew this would happen! Those bitches!”
Another fan, Natalie, 15 of Avalon, Sydney says, “I checked their website every single day to see if the tour dates had been announced for their Australian leg of the tour. I am really disapointed.”
It seems the girls will have to do a lot to win back the hearts of the fans they have let down.
What do you think about the girls cancelling their tour? Do you think it’s fair or do you think they have a right to cancel their tour whenever they like? I’d love to know your thoughts.
Peace out,
Girl Next Door xox
Sunday 3 February 2008
Spice Girls split – AGAIN?!?
Posted by Bella at 12:36 pm
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I've hardly glanced at a news bulletin all weekend so have just heard the news about the cancellation from my mum. I have to say that I am really disappointed but perhaps we shouldn't be all that surprised...I thought it was a bit dodgy that after changing the original January date they took so long to announce the new date, even though all the new UK/US shows had been scheduled months before.
Yes, as the people who have to put themselves through the exhausting performances each night, the girls do have a right to cancel or change their tour plans, but at the same time it really shows a lack of respect to fans when you have been promising for months and months and don't deliver. I'm assuming I'm not alone when I say that, now at 23 years old, I was a bit too young the first time around to go to the concerts and was really looking forward to this as my chance to finally see them live.
Oh well, I guess I'm glad I didn't end up buying their greatest hits album after all! Rant over :)
Im quite disappointed that they canceled their tour, but all in all i guess they have the personal right to cancel whenever they like... dammit
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