Spice Girls Cancel World Tour
February 2, 2008 by Amber
Filed under Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Music, News, Posh Beckham
The Spice Girls have canceled a large portion of their world tour, including their planned concerts in Australia, citing “family and personal commitments” as the reason for pulling out.
Concerts scheduled in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Cape Town and Buenos Aires have now been canceled, and while the managers of the show were apologetic, sources on the inside have claimed that a lack of interest and low ticket sales in those areas is the real reason behind the cancellation.
“Sadly the tour needs to come to an end by the end of February due to family and personal commitments,” a spokesperson for the band said.
“It was announced in June that, as well as the Europe and the US, the girls planned to visit Australia, China, South Africa and Argentina.
“Due to the phenomenal demand for tickets in the UK and the US along with the touring logistics for such a massive production it was not possible to fit everything in.”
The spokesperson added: “As the girls return to normal family life and the kids go back to school they are reviewing all the options. Who knows what the future might bring .”
The Spice Girls released a joint statement to their fans regarding the canceled concerts, apologizing to the fans that missed out, but giving them hope that there will be more tours in the future.
“We’ve had such an amazing time over the last three months,” the band said.
“It’s been incredible being back together and seeing our fans again.
“We want to thank everyone who came to see us. It was all so mad the first time round, so we’ve really been able to appreciate it properly this time.
“There have been so many highlights and good times that we know it will be hard to be apart after Toronto.
“Really sorry if we didn’t get to see you this time round. We all have other commitments in our lives now but who knows what will happen next.”
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