Spiceworld Tour
| Tour by Spice Girls | |
Tour programme cover
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| Associated album | Spiceworld |
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| Start date | 24 February 1998 |
| End date | 20 September 1998 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 56 in Europe 41 in North America 97 Total |
| Spice Girls concert chronology | |
The Spiceworld Tour (also known as Spice Girls in Concert and the Girl Power Tour '98) was the debut concert tour by the British girl group the Spice Girls. It was launched in support of their second studio album Spiceworld (1997). The American part, grossed $60 million in 40 date sold-out.
The Tour was the first global tour staged by the group, and proved to be an almost instant sell-out. Tickets for the first two shows in Ireland sold out within 2 hours. In early 1998, the Spice Girls embarked upon the world tour that Fuller had set up for them covering Europe and North America. The tour kicked off in Dublin, Ireland on 24 February 1998 before moving on to mainland Europe and then returning to Britain for two gigs at Wembley Arena and Twelve gigs at Birmingham's NEC Arena. Performing to 150,000 fans over the course of the tour. The full show in Birmingham was recorded for a live album, which was confirmed by the group: "We've shown everyone we can do the business on stage, so now we want to do a live album for fans". The full audio was broadcast live on BBC Radio 1, and was being mastered for an official release.
On 31 May 1998, Geri Halliwell announced her departure from the Spice Girls. Through her solicitor (i.e. attorney) she stated: "Sadly I would like to confirm that I have left the Spice Girls. This is because of differences between us. I'm sure the group will continue to be successful and I wish them all the best." Halliwell claimed that she was suffering from exhaustion and wanted to take a break. Halliwell's departure from the group shocked fans, in the middle of rumours of a power struggle with Mel B, the news of Halliwell's departure was covered as a major news story by media around the world, it made the covers of the most important tabloid and became one of the biggest entertainment news stories of the year, making news headlines the world over. Geri went on to launch an initially successful solo career. The four remaining members were adamant that the group would carry on and that their approaching North American tour would continue as normal, however, Halliwell's departure threw most of the group's plans into disarray, including the live album that had already been mastered. The Spice Girls finally wrapped up the tour at Wembley Stadium on September 20, 1998. The full show was broadcast live on Sky One, A video release of the groups performance during Wembley Stadium titled; Live at Wembley Stadium, was released on November 24, 1998.
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