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03/12/2007
Spice Girls Haven't Lost Their Zing
They may be a bit older, but the one-time chart-topping girl band, the Spice Girls, have not lost any of their zing as more than 15,000 fans watched Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown and Geri Halliwell on stage for the first time in nine years.
Their last tour date as a five-piece was in Birmingham in 1998, shortly before Halliwell left the group.
The singers, who announced their comeback in June, have spent the past three weeks rehearsing for the tour.
Sunday's gig, at the General Motors Place in Vancouver, marked the start of a sell-out tour which comes to the UK later this month.
The two-hour show saw the stars perform 22 tracks, including their nine UK number one singles, and new single, Headlines.
They had eight costume changes during the evening, opening with Spice Up Your Life and dancing on raised platforms.
The group ended the concert with a rendition of Wannabe, their debut single, and a reprise of Spice Up Your Life.
Even Victoria's spouse, David Beckham made an unexpected appearance, having flown from New Zealand, where he was on tour with his football team Los Angeles Galaxy.
In the coming months, the five will also perform in Los Angeles, San Jose, Las Vegas, New York, Cape Town, London, Madrid, Shanghai and Beijing.
When the group first began storming the charts they sold 55 million albums and had nine UK number one singles.
(BMcC)
Their last tour date as a five-piece was in Birmingham in 1998, shortly before Halliwell left the group.
The singers, who announced their comeback in June, have spent the past three weeks rehearsing for the tour.
Sunday's gig, at the General Motors Place in Vancouver, marked the start of a sell-out tour which comes to the UK later this month.
The two-hour show saw the stars perform 22 tracks, including their nine UK number one singles, and new single, Headlines.
They had eight costume changes during the evening, opening with Spice Up Your Life and dancing on raised platforms.
The group ended the concert with a rendition of Wannabe, their debut single, and a reprise of Spice Up Your Life.
Even Victoria's spouse, David Beckham made an unexpected appearance, having flown from New Zealand, where he was on tour with his football team Los Angeles Galaxy.
In the coming months, the five will also perform in Los Angeles, San Jose, Las Vegas, New York, Cape Town, London, Madrid, Shanghai and Beijing.
When the group first began storming the charts they sold 55 million albums and had nine UK number one singles.
(BMcC)
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10 December 2007
Rihanna Cancels Three UK Concerts
R&B singer Rihanna has been forced to pull out of three UK shows. The 19-year-old Barbados-born singer had been due to play at the NEC Arena in Birmingham tonight, but was forced to cancel the gig on doctor's orders. A planned concert in Bournemouth on Tuesday has also been cancelled, while a concert in Nottingham on Saturday was also called off.
Rihanna Cancels Three UK Concerts
R&B singer Rihanna has been forced to pull out of three UK shows. The 19-year-old Barbados-born singer had been due to play at the NEC Arena in Birmingham tonight, but was forced to cancel the gig on doctor's orders. A planned concert in Bournemouth on Tuesday has also been cancelled, while a concert in Nottingham on Saturday was also called off.
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