List of the Spice Girls live performances

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Spice Girls live performances
The Spice Girls at The Return of the Spice Girls Tour (2008)
Concert tours5

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]

List of concert tours, with year, title, duration, number of shows, and descriptions
Year Title Duration Shows
1998Spiceworld Tour24 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]
1999Christmas in Spiceworld Tour4 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]
2007–2008The Return of the Spice Girls Tour2 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]
2019Spice World – 2019 Tour24 May 2019 – 15 June 2019 (United Kingdom & Ireland)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]

Promotional concert

List of promotional concerts, with year, title, duration, number of shows, and descriptions
Year Title Duration Shows
1997Girl Power! Live in Istanbul12 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]

One-off concerts

List of one-off concerts, with date, event, city, venue, and performed songs
Date Event City Venue Performed song(s) Ref.
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 N/a N/a [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 N/a "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]

Benefit concerts

List of benefit concerts, with date, event, city, venue, and performed songs
Date Event City Venue Performed song(s) Ref.
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[a] 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[b] 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[c] 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]

Festival concerts

List of festival concerts, with date, event, city, venue, and performed songs
Date Event City Venue Performed song(s) Ref.
12 August 1995 Cardiff Big Weekend[d] Cardiff Cardiff City Hall N/a [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 N/a [70]
10 August 1996 Muziekdoos Festival Middelkerke, Belgium Casino Middelkerke "Wannabe" [71]
17 August 1996 Metro FM Summer Party Newcastle, England Newcastle Arena N/a [72]
26 August 1996 BRMB Party in the Park Birmingham, England Cofton Park N/a [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]

Performances at award shows

List of performances at award shows, with date, event, city, venue, and performed songs
Date Event City Venue Performed song(s) Ref.
22 October 1996 British Fashion Awards London Royal Albert Hall "Say You'll Be There" [77][78]
25 November 1996 Goldene Europa Innsbruck, Austria N/a "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There" [79]
30 November 1996 Premios ¡Qué Me Dices! Madrid, Spain N/a "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 N/a "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 N/a "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[e] 1997 Premios Ondas Barcelona, Spain Barcelona's National Palace [88]
19 November 1997[f] 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[g] 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",[h] "Goodbye" [96]
16 November 2000 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena "Holler" [97]

Television shows and specials

Notes

References

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