Spice World – 2019 Tour
Continental tour by Spice Girls | |
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |
Location | Europe |
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Start date | 24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) |
End date | 15 June 2019 (2019-06-15) |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 13 |
Supporting act(s) | Jess Glynne |
Attendance | 697,357 |
Box office | US$78,203,580 |
Spice Girls concert chronology | |
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Spice World – 2019 UK Tour was the fourth concert tour by English girl-group the Spice Girls, and the group’s first large-stadium tour. It was the group's only tour without "Posh Spice" Victoria Beckham, and only visited cities in Great Britain and Ireland. Spice World commenced on 24 May 2019 at Croke Park, Dublin, to a sold-out crowd of over 74,000 people, and ended on 15 June 2019 at Wembley Stadium, London, after three dates performed for over 220,000 fans. Across the 13 sold-out dates, the tour produced almost 700,000 spectators and earned $78.2 million in ticket sales.[1]
The three-night sellout run at Wembley Stadium was the highest-grossing engagement of the year, winning the 2019 Billboard Live Music Award for Top Boxscore.[2]
Background
Spice World was the fourth concert tour by the Spice Girls, and marked the group's first performance together since the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. It was also the group's first tour without Victoria Beckham, who declined to take part due to other commitments.[3][4]
On 10 November 2018 several ticket-selling websites, such as Ticketmaster and See Tickets, crashed due to the overwhelming volume of people attempting to buy tickets.[5] 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.[6][7] More dates were soon announced to take place in Coventry and Cardiff due to further demand.[8] On 16 November, a show in Dublin's Croke Park was announced, the band’s first in Ireland in 21 years. Consequently, the tour was renamed to Spice World – 2019 Tour.[9]
Accolades
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.[10]
Set list
This set list is representative of the 24 May 2019 show in Croke Park, Dublin. It may not represent all dates of the tour.[11]
- "Spice Up Your Life"
- "If U Can't Dance"
- "Who Do You Think You Are"
- "Do It"
- "Something Kinda Funny"
- "Move Over" (interlude)
- "Holler"
- "Viva Forever"
- "Let Love Lead the Way"
- "Goodbye"
- "Never Give Up on the Good Times"
- "We Are Family"
- "Love Thing"
- "The Lady Is a Vamp"
- "Too Much"
- "Say You'll Be There"
- "2 Become 1"
- "Stop"
- "Mama"
- "Wannabe"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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Europe[12][1] | ||||||
24 May 2019 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park | Jess Glynne | 74,186 / 74,186 | $8,070,740 |
27 May 2019 | Cardiff | Wales | Principality Stadium | 50,215 / 50,215 | $4,716,720 | |
29 May 2019 | Manchester | England | Etihad Stadium | 150,955 / 150,955 | $16,507,300 | |
31 May 2019 | ||||||
1 June 2019 | ||||||
3 June 2019 | Coventry | Ricoh Arena | 69,748 / 69,748 | $7,168,390 | ||
4 June 2019 | ||||||
6 June 2019 | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 45,429 / 45,429 | $4,512,900 | ||
8 June 2019 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 55,211 / 55,211 | $6,038,050 | |
10 June 2019 | Bristol | England | Ashton Gate Stadium | 29,642 / 29,642 | $3,618,380 | |
13 June 2019 | London | Wembley Stadium | 221,971 / 221,971 | $27,571,100 | ||
14 June 2019 | ||||||
15 June 2019 | ||||||
Total | 697,357 / 697,357 (100%) | $78,203,580 |
Personnel
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References
- ^ a b "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Eggertsen, Chris (6 November 2019). "P!nk Accepts Legend of Live and Tour of the Year Award at Billboard Live Music Summit". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Corrodus, Corrine (2018-08-28). "The Spice Girls are reuniting for a UK tour, without Victoria Beckham". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ "Spice Girls reunite at Olympics closing ceremony". CBS News. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Spice Girls Ticketmaster fan FURY as site crashes... but there is an incredible theory behind chaos". Daily Mirror. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Spice Girls tour tickets: First tour dates sell out in minutes as extra dates are added". 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Spice Girls 2019 tour tickets on sale TODAY - EXTRA dates added". Daily Mirror. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Michallon, Clemence (13 November 2018). "Spice Girls reunion tour: Group announce additional show in 2019 after nine dates sell out". The Independent. United Kingdom: Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Spice Girls on Twitter". 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Eggertsen, Chris (6 November 2019). "P!nk Accepts Legend of Live and Tour of the Year Award at Billboard Live Music Summit". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Roffman, Michael (25 May 2019). "Sound issues ruin Spice Girls' first reunion show in 7 years". Consequence. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "The Spice Girls Tour Dates For 2019: See Them Here". Billboard. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ a b Cunningham, Mark (July 2019). "Spice Girls: Spice World 2019". Total Production International. No. 239. pp. 41–54. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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