Spiceworld Tour

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Spiceworld Tour
Tour by Spice Girls
Dates February 24, 1998 -
September 20, 1998
Legs 3
Shows 97
24 (UK)
32 (Mainland Europe)
41 (North America)

The Spiceworld Tour was a global concert tour performed by the British Europop group The Spice Girls. In support of their album Spiceworld and film Spiceworld: The Movie, the sell-out stadium and arena tour ran in 1998 from February to September and included 97 gigs in total. It covered Britain, mainland Europe, the United States and Canada.

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[edit] History

At the end of the European tour, the group were left in shock as Geri Halliwell announced that she was leaving the group. Halliwell missed the last two shows of the leg in Oslo and it was announced she was suffering from gastroenteritis. But on May 31, 1998 Halliwell's lawyer announced she was no longer in the group. The Spice Girls quickly released a statement stating that the North American leg of the tour would go on as planned.

The Spiceworld Tour was the only global tour the group did, and proved to be an almost instant sell-out. Tickets for the first two shows in Ireland sold out within 2 hours[1], and various shows on the North America leg such as LA and Philadelphia sold out literally within minutes of going on sale. In New York, the group set the record for the quickest ever sell-out, selling 13,000 tickets for Madison Square Garden in less than 12minutes. Such was the interest, it led to State Attorney General Dennis Vacco (together with the co-operation of the group) to investigate whether illegal scalping to ticket brokers had taken place - a claim that was later dropped by the Attorney General's office[2].

[edit] Set list

  1. If U Can't Dance
  2. Who Do You Think You Are?
  3. Do It
  4. Denying
  5. Too Much
  6. Stop
  7. Where Did Our Love Go? (Emma Bunton performed the song solo)
  8. Move Over
  9. The Lady Is A Vamp
  10. Say You'll Be There
  11. Naked
  12. 2 Become 1
  13. Walk of Life
  14. Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (Duet between Melanie B and Melanie C)
  15. Wannabe
  16. Spice Up Your Life
  17. Mama
    • Encore:
  18. Viva Forever
  19. Never Give Up On The Good Times
  20. We Are Family

Footnotes:

  • Due to an accident involving the dancers, the North American set list was slightly altered. "Walk Of Life" was removed completely and "Do It" was replaced with "Step To Me".
  • On the 'Back To Britain' stadium leg of the tour, "Move Over" was replaced by "Love Thing" and "Denying" was replaced with "Something Kinda Funny".

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Vocals

[edit] Band

  • Simon Ellis – Musical Director / Keyboards
  • Andy Gangadeen – Drums
  • Paul Gendler – Guitars
  • Fergus Gerrand – Percussion
  • Steve Lewinson – Bass Guitar
  • Michael Martin – Keyboards

[edit] Dancers

  • Takao Baba
  • Carmine Canuso
  • Jimmy Gulzar
  • Eszteca Noya
  • Robert Nurse
  • Louie Spence
  • Christian Storm (Was sacked after European leg as he was Geri Halliwell's dancer, they no longer needed him once Ginger had left the group)

[edit] Management And Additional Personnel

  • Tour manager: Richard Jones
  • Assistant tour manager: Juliette Slater
  • Production manager: Julian Lavender
  • Show producer: Pete Barnes
  • Stage manager (Europe): John Armstrong
  • Stage manager (US): Jimmy Bolton
  • Choreographer: Priscilla Samuels
  • Costume designer: Kenny Ho
  • Make up artist: Karin Darnell
  • Booking agent (Europe): Primary Talent International
  • Booking agent (US): William Morris Agency

[edit] Tour Dates

[edit] Europe

Date City Country Venue
February 24, 1998 Dublin Ireland The Point
February 25, 1998 Dublin Ireland The Point
March 02, 1998 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion Zurich
March 03, 1998 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
March 05, 1998 Bologna Italy Palasport
March 06, 1998 Rome Italy Palaeur
March 08, 1998 Milan Italy The Forum
March 09, 1998 Milan Italy The Forum
March 11, 1998 Marseille France Le Dome
March 13, 1998 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
March 16 1998 Madrid Spain Palacio de los Deportes
March 19 1998 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier
March 20 1998 Lausanne Switzerland Patinoire De Malley
March 22 1998 Pau France Le Zenith
March 23 1998 Pau France Le Zenith
March 26 1998 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
March 28 1998 Arnhem Netherlands Gelredome
March 29 1998 Arnhem Netherlands Gelredome
March 31 1998 Antwerp Belgium Sports Palace
April 01 1998 Dortmund Germany Westfalen-Halle
April 04 1998 Glasgow United Kingdom S.E.C.C
April 05 1998 Glasgow United Kingdom S.E.C.C
April 07 1998 Manchester United Kingdom NYNEX Arena
April 08 1998 Manchester United Kingdom NYNEX Arena
April 11 1998 Manchester United Kingdom NYNEX Arena
April 12 1998 Manchester United Kingdom NYNEX Arena
April 14 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
April 15 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
April 18 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
April 19 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
April 21 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
April 22 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
April 25 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
April 26 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
April 28 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
April 29 1998 Birmingham United Kingdom NEC Arena
May 2 1998 Birmingham United Kingdom NEC Arena
May 3 1998 Birmingham United Kingdom NEC Arena
May 5 1998 Birmingham United Kingdom NEC Arena
May 6 1998 Birmingham United Kingdom NEC Arena
May 12 1998 Paris France Bercy Stadium
May 13 1998 Paris France Bercy Stadium
May 15 1998 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
May 16 1998 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
May 19 1998 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
May 20 1998 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
May 22 1998 Copenhagen Denmark The Forum
May 23 1998 Copenhagen Denmark The Forum
May 25 1998 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
May 26 1998 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
May 28 1998 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
May 29 1998 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum

[edit] North America

Date City Country Venue
June 15 1998 West Palm Beach United States Sound Advice Amphitheatre
June 16 1998 Orlando United States TD Waterhouse Centre
June 18 1998 Atlanta United States HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
June 20 1998 Charlotte United States Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 21 1998 Washington D.C. (Bristow, VA) United States Nissan Pavilion
June 24 1998 Virginia Beach United States Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
June 25 1998 Holmdel United States PNC Bank Arts Center
June 27 1998 Philadelphia United States Wachovia Center
June 29 1998 Wantagh United States Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
July 1 1998 New York United States Madison Square Garden
July 3 1998 Hartford United States Dodge Music Center
July 4 1998 Darien Lake United States Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
July 6 1998 Scranton United States Toyota Pavilion
July 8 1998 Mansfield United States Tweeter Center
July 10 1998 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
July 11 1998 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheatre
July 14 1998 Cuyahoga Falls United States Blossom Music Center
July 15 1998 Burgettstown United States Post - Gazette Pavilion
July 18 1998 Antioch United States Starwood Amphitheatre
July 20 1998 Cincinnati United States Riverbend Music Center
July 22 1998 Columbus United States Germain Amphitheatre
July 24 1998 Noblesville United States Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 26 1998 Auburn Hills United States The Palace Of Auburn Hills
July 27 1998 Tinley Park United States First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 29 1998 Milwaukee United States Marcus Amphitheatre
July 31 1998 Minneapolis United States Target Center
August 2 1998 Maryland Heights United States UMB Bank Pavilion
August 3 1998 Bonner Springs United States Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 5 1998 Englewood United States Coors Amphitheatre
August 8 1998 Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome
August 9 1998 Portland United States Rose Garden Arena
August 11 1998 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
August 13 1998 Mountain View United States Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 15 1998 Inglewood United States The Forum
August 16 1998 Devore United States Hyundai Pavilion of Glen Helen
August 18 1998 Irvine United States Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (canceled)
August 19 1998 Las Vegas United States Thomas & Mack Center
August 21 1998 Chula Vista United States Coors Amphitheatre
August 22 1998 Phoenix United States Cricket Pavilion
August 25 1998 The Woodlands United States Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 26 1998 Dallas United States Smirnoff Music Centre

[edit] 'Back In Britain'

Date City Country Venue
September 11 1998 Sheffield United Kingdom Don Valley Stadium
September 12 1998 Sheffield United Kingdom Don Valley Stadium
September 19 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Stadium
September 20 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Stadium

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Article reporting 2 hour sell-out of Irish gigs. Rolling Stone. February 3, 1998.
  2. ^ Article reporting 12 minute sell-out of New York gig. Billboard Magazine. April 22, 1998.

[edit] Further reading

Spice Girls
v • d • e

Victoria Beckham • Melanie Brown • Emma Bunton • Melanie Chisholm • Geri Halliwell

Studio albums: Spice (1996) • Spiceworld (1997) • Forever (2000)

Singles: "Wannabe" • "Say You'll Be There" • "2 Become 1" • "Who Do You Think You Are" / "Mama"
"Spice Up Your Life" • "Too Much" • "Stop" • "Viva Forever" • "Goodbye" • "Holler" / "Let Love Lead the Way"

Related articles: Discography • Awards • Library • Merchandise • Spiceworld movie
Spiceworld Tour • Girl Power! Live in Istanbul • Girl Power • Virgin Records • Simon Fuller • Michelle Stephenson

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