''Spice World – 2019 UK Tour'' was the fourth concert tour by English girl-group the

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, and the group’s first large-stadium tour. It was the group's only tour without "Posh Spice"

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, and only visited cities in Great Britain and Ireland. ''Spice World'' commenced on 24 May 2019 at

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, to a sold-out crowd of over 74,000 people, and ended on 15 June 2019 at

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, 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. The three-night sellout run at

was the highest-grossing engagement of the year, winning the 2019 ''Billboard'' Live Music Award for Top Boxscore.

Background

Spice World was the fourth concert tour by the Spice Girls, and marked the group's first performance together since the

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. It was also the group's first tour without

, who declined to take part due to other commitments. On 10 November 2018 several ticket-selling websites, such as

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and

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, crashed due to the overwhelming volume of people attempting to buy tickets. 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. More dates were soon announced to take place in Coventry and Cardiff due to further demand. On 16 November, a show in Dublin's

was announced, the band’s first in Ireland in 21 years. Consequently, the tour was renamed to Spice World – 2019 Tour.

Accolades

The three-night sellout stand at

was the highest-grossing engagement of the year, winning the 2019 ''Billboard'' Live Music Award for Top Boxscore.

Set list

This set list is representative of the 24 May 2019 show in

. It may not represent all dates of the tour. # " Spice Up Your Life" # "If U Can't Dance" # "

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" # "Do It" # "Something Kinda Funny" # " Move Over" (interlude) # " Holler" # "

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" # " 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" # "

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Tour dates

Personnel

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;Band *Ricci Riccardi – Musical Director, drums *Louis Riccardi – Guitars *Dave Troke – Bass guitar *Ayo "Ayce" Oyerinde – Keyboards *Karlos Edwards – Percussion ;Creative team *Lee Lodge – Creative Director *Jason Sherwood – Set Designer *Paul Roberts – Choreographer and Stage Director *Tim Routledge – Lighting Director *Aries Moross – Art Director *Gabriella Slade – Costume Designer ;Production crew *Tony Gittens – Production Manager *David Odlum – Music Producer ;Dancers ;House of Scary *Jo Dyce (Dance Captain) *Shay Barclay *Billy Sawyer *Kane Horn *Robyn Laud ;House of Baby *James Mulford *Josh Huerta *Michael Naylor *Channelle George *Maya King ;House of Ginger *Jake Leigh *Kieran Daley-Ward *Che Jones *Dani Hampson *Demi Rox ;House of Sporty *Mason Boyce *Oli Metzler *Mike Fellows *Erin Dusek *Majella Fitzgerald

References

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