WHAT FANS CAN EXPECT: AMAZING OUTFITS, FRIENDLY BANTER AND SPICE BOY DANCERS
SO, WHAT can fans expect at the Spice Girls’ only Welsh show at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff tomorrow?
In Dublin’s Croke Park, Geri Horner, 46, Mel Brown, 43, Mel Chisholm, 45, and Emma Bunton, 43, appeared from beneath the stage in a flurry of fireworks to the 75,000 fans waiting.
They kicked off their reunion tour with Spice Up Your Life in outfits containing more than a million hand-sewn Swarovski crystals.
The show was split into six acts with each girl having a “House”, dedicated dancers and 24 outfits.
Baby wore a shimmering pink mini dress, Scary donned a glittering animal-print jumpsuit, Sporty had a shining Olympian outfit and Geri, who had already gone back to her Ginger roots earlier this week, thrilled fans in a sparkling Union Jack gown complete with tiara in a nod to her infamous 1997 Brit Awards dress.
And if all eyes were on former lovers Mel B and Geri, they showed there were no hard feelings as they shared a moment holding hands and exchanging looks during Let Love Lead The Way.
The pair continued to have playful banter throughout the show.
Geri also revealed: “I’ll let you into a secret about Mel B, Scary Spice. She isn’t scary. She’s soft. She’s cuddly.”
Later, Mel B blasted her for quitting on her birthday. She joked: “She left on my birthday, can you believe that?” before adding it was “the best birthday present of my entire life”.
It was a particularly poignant night for Mel, who dedicated her performance to her late father, Martin, who passed away in 2017 after years of estrangement.
She also reflected on her hard times after leaving husband Stephen Belafonte after a decade together.
Writing in the programme, she said: “Good things and bad things happen to all of us but I believe in honesty and respect and treating people as you wanted to be treated.
“It’s true in the end love IS all you need. Dad I’m doing this for you. I love you forever.”
After performing Who Do You Think You Are, they took a trip down memory lane about how they met and joking they were impressed they still remembered the lyrics 20 years on.
Emma received a huge cheer when she mentioned her first meeting with Victoria Beckham who was in “a little black dress”.
They paid tribute to another singer who has plenty of girl power, Beyonce, remixing their song Holler with her song Who Runs The World, dressed in raunchy leather outfits.
They rebranded their catchphrase “Girl Power” as “People Power” and had two Spice Boys dancers perform an intimate ballet routine together before kissing at the end as they launched into Viva Forever.
It was the first time the four girls have performed together without Victoria Beckham, who sent her well wishes on social media.
Finishing their two-hour set with Wannabe, the crowd sang along as more fireworks flew.