Spice World – 2019 Tour was the fourth concert tour by English girl-group the

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. It was the group's first tour as a four-piece without

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, and included performances in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Spice World commenced on 24 May 2019 at

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in Dublin, Ireland, and ended on 15 June 2019 at

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in London, England. Across the 13 sold-out dates, the tour produced 700,000 spectators and earned $78.2 million in ticket sales. The three-night sellout stand at

was the highest-grossing engagement of the year, winning the 2019 ''Billboard'' Live Music Award for Top Boxscore.

Background

Spice World was the fourth concert tour by the Spice Girls, and marked the group's first performance together since the

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. It was also the group's first tour without

, who declined to take part due to other commitments. On 10 November 2018 several ticket-selling websites, such as

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and

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, crashed due to the overwhelming volume of people attempting to buy tickets. Ticketmaster later stated that at one point, over 700,000 fans were simultaneously attempting to purchase tickets, making it their busiest sale ever. The six original dates sold out within minutes, prompting the group to add additional dates in Manchester and London. More dates were soon announced to take place in Coventry and Cardiff due to further demand. On 16 November, a show in Dublin's

was announced, the band’s first in Ireland in 21 years. Consequently, the tour was renamed to Spice World – 2019 Tour.

Accolades

The three-night sellout stand at

was the highest-grossing engagement of the year, winning the 2019 ''Billboard'' Live Music Award for Top Boxscore.

Set list

This set list is representative of the 24 May 2019 show in

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. It may not represent all dates of the tour. # "

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" # "If U Can't Dance" # "

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" # "Do It" # "Something Kinda Funny" # "

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" (interlude) # " Holler" # "

Viva Forever "Viva Forever" is a song by English girl group the Spice Girls from their second studio album, '' Spiceworld'' (1997). The song was co-written by the group with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard, while production was handled by the latter two. ...

" # " Let Love Lead the Way" # "

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" # "Never Give Up on the Good Times" # " We Are Family" # "Love Thing" # "The Lady Is a Vamp" # " Too Much" # "

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" # "

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" # "

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Tour dates

Personnel

;Vocals *

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* Geri Horner *

Melanie C Melanie Jayne Chisholm (12 January 1974 - 25 December 2022), better known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an English singer-songwriter and media personality. She is best known as one of the five members of the Spice Girls, during which time she was ni ...

;Band *Ricci Riccardi – Musical Director, drums *Louis Riccardi – Guitars *Dave Troke – Bass guitar *Ayo "Ayce" Oyerinde – Keyboards *Karlos Edwards – Percussion ;Creative team *Lee Lodge – Creative Director *Jason Sherwood – Set Designer *Paul Roberts – Choreographer and Stage Director *Tim Routledge – Lighting Director *Kate Moross – Art Director *Gabriella Slade – Costume Designer ;Production crew *Tony Gittens – Production Manager *David Odlum – Music Producer ;Dancers ;House of Scary *Jo Dyce (Dance Captain) *Shay Barclay *Billy Sawyer *Kane Horn *Robyn Laud ;House of Baby *James Mulford *Josh Huerta *Michael Naylor *Channelle George *Maya King ;House of Ginger *Jake Leigh *Kieran Daley-Ward *Che Jones *Dani Hampson *Demi Rox ;House of Sporty *Mason Boyce *Oli Metzler *Mike Fellows *Erin Dusek *Majella Fitzgerald

References

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