Major Spice Girls tour 'given green light by Victoria' - but there's a twist
The Spice Girls are going to get the Abba Voyage treatment, it is reported.
For the uninitiated, this would not entail the real Victoria Beckham, Mel C, Mel B, Emma Bunton, and Geri Halliwell getting up on stage and spicing up our lives, but instead fans would be paying to see digital avatars.
The Spice Girls' former manager Simon Fuller has pitched the idea to the band and they are considering it, just as he did with Swedish pop legends Abba nine years ago, The Sun reports.
Fans have been waiting for the moment all five women will take to the stage for a big reunion tour, with rumours circulating it could happen in 2026 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of their hit song Wannabe.
Partial dreams came true in 2019 when the two Mels, Geri and Emma toured, though Victoria was absent. While VB squashed tour rumours in 2024 saying that it will 'not happen' – it's said she's up for the hologram version.
A source told the publication: 'Simon is desperate to have one last hurrah with the Spice Girls and this is his latest idea.
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They explained: 'Touring again looks unlikely – someone like Victoria for example is never going to be a 'working member' of the Spice Girls – so this seems like the best option.'
The outlet report the former bandmates were 'receptive' to the idea, continuing: 'Even Victoria said she would be behind it if all of them had agreed. She wouldn't stop it.'
There's no wondering why, as the quintet would be making money in their sleep.
Smash hit Abba Voyage celebrated its third anniversary on Tuesday night having already raked in over £1.40billion for the UK economy through its shows, attended by over 2million people since opening.
The show sees the digital versions of the band – made up of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad – perform seven times a week in a purpose-built, 3,000-capacity venue in East London.
The Spice Girls sold out 13 stadium tours in the UK and Ireland in 2019, reportedly pocketing around £4.4 million each.
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News of a digital avatar Spice Girls tour does check out, as reports came in April that a tour plan was in the works – but Victoria was '90% out'. More Trending
This came after a telling interview in March this year, when Geri told The Sunday Times that 'there will be something' coming.
'My hope is we come back together as a collective. It's more respectful to come as one, so we'll come as one,' adding that the five of them do have a WhatsApp group chat.
She continued: 'We love each other. I love them, I care about them, and we want the best for each other. We shared something so monumental. We've always believed in each other, had trust in each other, which is beautiful.'
With hits including Wannabe, Spice Up Your Life, Say You'll Be There, and Who Do You Think You Are, the group dominated the charts until their devastating split in 2000.
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