Spice Girls Australian tour ‘derailed’ by Geri

First they were, then they weren’t — now it seems one member of the Spice Girls is behind the group’s reluctance to tour Australia.

The Spice Girls’ plans to stay together for a world tour have been derailed because Geri Horner is poised to quit again.

Ginger Spice, 46, is reluctant to sign up for international dates following their sellout 13-date jaunt around the UK last month, The Sun reports.

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During their final show at London’s Wembley Stadium Mel B announced they would take their Spice World tour to Australia in February, but Geri is dragging her feet over the plans.

Geri famously quit the group in 1998 amid claims of a power struggle with Mel B, although the remaining members went on to release a third and final album without her.

Emma Bunton, 43, Mel C, 45, Mel B, 44, and Geri are believed to have made $18 million each from their reunion.

A source close to the group said: “The other girls all want to take their Spice World show internationally.

The Spice World 2019 tour was an enormous success across 13 dates. Picture: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images

“They all had so much fun and know there is massive demand outside of the UK.

“Geri loved the tour but it was very hard going on her and she really feels like three nights at Wembley Stadium is the perfect high to end on.

“She doesn’t really want to be away from her kids for any long stretches and just feels like it might not be worthwhile.”

Mel B previously admitted not all four of the members had agreed to the Australian tour and that she had let the news slip prematurely.

She said: “So I announced it on stage, yes, without everybody else signing off 100 per cent.”

MEL B’S TOUR BACKTRACK

The Spice Girls have wrapped up their UK tour. Picture: Instagram/timmsy

At the end of the group’s final show at London’s Wembley Stadium last month, Mel B told the crowd, “We’ll see you in February in Australia!”

Social media was set alight with Aussie fans expressing their excitement to see the girl group perform down under for the first time.

But in a radio interview with 2Day FM’s Grant, Ed and Ash the next day, Mel B admitted the tour isn’t locked in.

“You know me by now,” she said. “I always say the Spice Girls are going to continue and continue and tour the whole world.

“My thing is, and I’ve got a bee in my bonnet about it, is that we need to come to Australia first out the gate. I announced it on stage, yes, without everybody else signing off 100 per cent, but I figured if I put it out there maybe it’s going to happen.”

The singer known as Scary Spice said her bandmates are “not on board fully, yet,” with the idea of an Australian tour. “But I will make sure it actually does it happen,” she added.

ONE HELL OF A SHOW

Come on Spice Girls, Australia’s not that far away. Picture: Matt Crossick/PA Wire

Let’s hope the tour does make it to our shores, because it’s a cracker of a concert.

News.com.au’s Nick Bond was at the opening night of their UK tour in Dublin at Croke Park Stadium and he described it as “the most euphoric pop show you’ll see all year”.

In his concert review, he wrote:

“They took to the stage at Croke Park looking like highly evolved versions of their iconic 90s Baby, Ginger, Sporty and Scary personas. Mel C, a manga action hero with high pony and rock hard abs; Mel B poured into a leopard print catsuit, her hair a huge Afro; Emma, gorgeous and ageless as ever in baby-doll pink, and Geri — her hair red once more! — in a floor-length adaptation of her iconic Union Jack dress.

“The staging is simple yet spectacular, a giant colourful central globe on stage recalling that brief mid-90s period — just two years between the release of Wannabe and Geri leaving — when the Spice Girls really did take over the world.

“Their dancers are a revelation — a 20-strong troupe divided into four ‘houses’, one for each Spice Girl, each member channelling their house mother’s Spice persona.

“The set list is a Spice Girls fan’s wet dream. All of their hit singles are performed — only 2007 ballad Headlines misses out — but the real joy comes from the surprising inclusion of a number of their best album tracks. the TLC-esque Something Kinda Funny, disco pounder Never Give Up On The Good Times and their almost debut single Love Thing all get an airing, most for the first time in 20 years. Heck, they even throw in a quick performance of the ‘We’re the Spice Girls yes indeed’ drill sergeant rap from Spiceworld The Movie for good measure.

“This is the most euphoric pop show you’ll see all year — slickly produced and tightly choreographed, it’s a lot of work to put in for just a few (admittedly massive) tour dates.”

This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission.