SPICE GIRLS ADD TOUR DATES, BUT THEY’RE STILL NOT COMING TO WALES
THE Spice Girls have added a string of dates to their reunion tour after fans vented their frustration as they struggled to buy tickets – but there’s still no sign of them coming to Wales.
The group, who will go back on the road together next year without Victoria Beckham, announced they will play extra dates in London, Coventry and Manchester.
The Spice World tour will now kick off at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on May 29, instead of June 1, and they will play three dates in the city.
They will play two additional dates at Wembley Stadium in London, with shows on June 13, 14 and 15, and an extra date in Coventry, with a further show at the Ricoh Arena on June 4.
Fans have struggled to secure tickets to the live shows, prompting ticketselling website Ticketmaster to write on Twitter: “Morning Spice fans! It’s a VERY busy morning and we’re selling tickets fast.
“To ensure fair access some of you may see queue pages, please follow the instructions.”
One fan wrote on Twitter: “@TicketmasterUK how is anyone supposed to be able to buy tickets for #SpiceWorld2019 when “something has gone wrong” keeps showing????? Absolutely ridiculous!”
Another said: “No @TicketmasterUK, there isn’t a problem with my connection! Your website can’t handle the traffic Cheers #igiveup.”
Others expressed anger that tickets were already appearing on resale websites. One wrote: “Absolutelyrubbish. Keep getting kicked out. Somehow these tickets are already on other websites for hundreds already. Not good.”
Yet another said: “@TicketmasterUK Are you kidding me I’ve been in the que since they went on sale, keep getting the error message and people have already bought them and put them on stubhub for a RIDICULOUS amount of money. Come on sort it out.”
However, others celebrated their success, with one fan saying: “GUESS WHO IS GOING TO THE #SPICEWORLD2019 NEXT YEAR!!! I am literally crying. Dream come true.”
Another wrote: “Can’t believe I got TICKETS!!! So so soooooooo excited! Ha-Si-Ya HOLD TIGHT!!!! “
Ticketmaster reassured fans and urged them not to give up, tweeting: “The site is humming and loads of you are getting your @SpiceGirls tickets this morning!
“If you’re still in the queue, don’t fret, there are plenty of tickets to go round.”
Standing tickets are £75 for general admission, £199 for premium standing and £295 for VIPs. Seated tickets cost £135 for category one, £95 for category two, £75 for category three and £60 for category four.
Speaking on The Jonathan Ross show, Mel C told the host: “Do you know what is actually quite funny?
“I saw Victoria recently and obviously we’ve all been in contact ... she really supports us and we really support her. But she did raise the point that she was never actually asked. We just presumed.”
Geri added: “I spoke to her... before the announcement and she has said it for years that she just doesn’t want to do it any more, so we knew that.”
Bunton said they did ask Beckham and Ginger Spice said the “door is open”.
Geri added: “She just didn’t want to do it... She was busy with her fashion and she has moved on... We support her and she has been a huge part of our lives and we care about her so it’s all good.”