The LA concert will now be their third performance on the 14-night extravaganza of six continents.

The Spice Girls - who split six years ago after one album without Geri Halliwell who quit the band in dramatic fashion in 1998 - sold 55 million albums and had nine UK number one singles in their heyday.

The five are now all in their 30s and have six children between them.

Since launching their reunion tour last month, three million people - who can buy up to six tickets each - have registered to see the band.

Fans can also vote for the money-spinning tour to come to their hometown.

The band said: "We have just found out that we’ve had over three million ticket requests on the website. As our own VB (Victoria Beckham) would say, that is ’major’!"


Spices may double world tour - July 23 2007
The Spice Girls are apparently in talks to double their world tour to 50 dates.

The band’s website has been bombarded by fans hoping to see the girls reunited on tour, but extra dates could be difficult for the family-focussed fivesome.

A source told the Daily Mirror: "The girls really want to do a huge tour but they’re worried about how much time they’ll be able to commit to it because of their families.

"It’s tricky for Victoria as she has three kids about to enrol in a new school and Mel B’s daughter Phoenix would struggle with the schedule, too, as she’s also of school age.

"It’s not going to be easy for Geri and soon-to-be mum Emma travelling with their tots either. Mel C has her solo career to consider, too, so they’ll have to get her on board..."

So far the girls have gigs on 11 dates, starting at London’s 02 arena in December, with another 14 being finalised.


Spice Girls gigs ’not about money’ - June 29 2007
The Spice Girls have announced their reunion and insisted they’re really, really not in it for the money.

Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Mel C and Mel B - aka Posh, Ginger, Baby, Sporty and Scary - ended months of speculation by unveiling details of a world tour for which they are reportedly pocketing £10 million each. They will play 11 concerts on six continents, kicking off in Los Angeles on December 7.

It was the first time the five had appeared in public together since Halliwell walked out on the band in dramatic fashion nine years ago.

"Imagine you got divorced and you’ve got back together with your ex-husband," was Halliwell’s description of being reunited with her band mates. But Beckham could not resist a dig, quipping: "She just appreciates the fact we’ve let her back in."

All claimed they are now the best of friends. "We’ve forgiven her," Beckham, 33, said of Halliwell. "I love all the girls. Yes, we argue, but we’re like sisters."

Halliwell, 34, likened the reunion to "organising a G8 summit".

The tour will certainly be lucrative but Halliwell declared: "Money is not an issue. We’re doing this because it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a Spice Girl again. Who would turn that down? For us, it’s about celebrating the past, and it’s about our fans. It’s really, really the right time. It was now or never."

They repeatedly dodged questions about how much money they will make.

Mel C, 33, has spent the past few years vowing never to take part in a reunion. "A girl’s allowed to change her mind," she said by way of explanation. Bunton, 31, said simply: "I wanted to be a Spice Girl again."