The Spice Girls wannabe stars again. Following a calculated publicity buildup, the group in the 1990s announced Thursday they had agreed to get together for 11 concerts around the world in December and January.N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
The shows will be their first concerts since breaking up in 2001, and the first with all five of the original group since Geri "Ginger Spice" Halliwell quit to pursue a solo career in 1998.N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
"Imagine you got divorced and you've got back together with your ex-husband," Halliwell said, explaining how she felt about the reunion.N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
"She just appreciates the fact we've let her back in," joked Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham.N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
The group said the shows would be in Los Angeles on Dec. 7; Las Vegas on Dec. 8; New York on Dec. 11; London on Dec. 15; Cologne, Germany, on Dec. 20; Madrid, Spain, on Dec. 23; Beijing on Jan. 10; Hong Kong on Jan. 12; Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 17; Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 20; and Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jan. 24.N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
Halliwell and Beckham joined with Melanie "Sporty Spice" Chisholm, Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton and Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown to pose for photos and announce tour plans.N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
"We wanted to say thank you to our fans. " Chisholm said.N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
"Obviously it's nostalgic. But equally, if new fans want to come along, that's fantastic," Halliwell said. "I like to think our songs are universal and they are timeless."N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
Fans stood outside the news conference, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Spice Girls.N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
The Spice Girls' first single, "Wannabe," was released in 1996 and topped charts in 31 countries. They went on to sell more than 55 million records.N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
But their last album, "Forever," released in 2000 and without Halliwell, fared poorly.N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
You could now call them the Spice Mums. Beckham said the tour would be designed to accommodate the band members' seven children. And Bunton is now pregnant with her first child.N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
"Our priority is going to be our families. We want to have fun," said Beckham, who has three sons with her husband, soccer star David Beckham. "That's one of the many reasons for this, for our children to see what we used to do. "N3W岳阳翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司
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