I was a big fan of the Spice Girls back in the day but I really don't think a reunion is a good idea without Victoria, yes she may have only sang a few lines and pouted etc but it won't be the same without her as it was always Posh, Sporty, Baby, Ginger and Scary. Some things are best left in the past with the great memories, instead of a half hearted reunion.

I don't think it's going to happen anyway bar maybe a couple of concerts in the UK and USA as Mel B lives in the USA, Mel C won't want to do anything long term and they all have school aged kids. And the last reunion bought up heaps of old wounds like eating disorders and falling outs etc.

Lets be frank, Spice Girls couldn't really sing apart from Emma and Mel C. Victoria and Geri were hopeless and Mel B was somewhere in the middle.

The Spice Girls were much as a phenomenon as a pop group. It was their original wannabe, assertive attitude to pop music and culture that made them important.
This thing about singing isn't just boring it's irrelevant. The Spicers had enough singing capacity in the group to perform some of the great and simple pop songs they had, that's all that was/is needed.

Listening to pop music is so often a nostalgia trip as old pop songs are linked to memories for so many people I'm not surprised by these reunions. And for some artists like Take That and Duran, Duran it has meant revived careers. I'm not sure that is achievable by The Spice Girls.

Victoria will say yes. She is just an attention seeker and wants to be in the limelight more than the other band members. The only reason Victoria hasn't fallen into forgetfulness like the rest of the girls is because she married David Beckham.

I agree, particularly on your last point. I was a huge Spice Girls fan when I was younger (I'm now 30 *sob*) so if I was to go see them in concert I would want all their greatest hits and not any new stuff. Take That did it successfully but when I saw them in concert, I was still more interested in the older stuff. You only have to look at that awful Children in Need song to see that the Spice Girls wouldn't work releasing new songs.

I'm not denying that they weren't a fantastic group and brilliant performers, all of them had great charisma, even Victoria. They did change music for the better IMO and bring in Girl Power. I was just pointing out that none of them were brilliant singers.

A reunion is a big risk as it could blow up in their faces, especially without Victoria but it could be great as well like Take That.

If you did not want me to compare, you should not have posed the question.
How can success be different ? Just because it is from a different era should not enter into the equation. A successful pop group is still a successful pop group

You said after 20 years and the spice girls still can't sing, despite the question mark it was hardly a question and more you claiming they can't sing, don't get smart with me coz of what I like.

Despite the song not being their greatest it was about them and friendship and it's a true song as their friendship has never ended and after over 20 years as friends their friendship never ended

No, read it again. Dee was basically asking the poster if they were making a "Spice Girls can't sing" post.

No they didn't you utter fool.


They were mocking the fact that after 20 years, people are still saying they can't sing. You need to stop jumping down everybody's throat to get defend them and actually read what is being written.

It's not my fault if you can't read or understand basic comprehension.

I hate this sense of entitlement. Just because Victoria has forged a new and extremely successful career away from the Spice Girls doesn't mean she's forgotten her roots. Should you go back to your first job because you wouldn't be where you are now without it? Don't be ridiculous. She has no need to go back and people shouldn't feel like they are entitled to her participation.

And if you can't accept other people having a view without starting an argument, you probably shouldn't be on a forum.

On the actual topic, I'm really not that fussed about the Spice Girls reforming. If it happens, great for fans that want to see it, if not I'll not be too bothered.

As for Victoria, if she doesn't want to reform then that's up to her. It doesn't mean she's forgotten where she came from, it means she realises that rejoining the Spice Girls isn't going to further what she is now. She's not the first Spice Girl to turn down a reunion.

I loved the Spice Girls as a kid (in fact Spice was my first album) but I can't see a reunion being successful. It's great for the fans that want to see the show and relive some memories but it wouldn't be the same as it was in their heyday. These groups have a shelf life for a reason. I personally don't think they should release any new music as the music scene has moved on and they wouldn't gain any new fans from it. Look at S Club 7's reunion.

Oh definitely no new music. Take That mastered it but when you look at other reunions, new music doesn't work. Nostalgia, that's what people want from their 90s pop favourites.

I never really liked their music nor I think they were attractive. I liked Emma baby face, she was kind of nice.

when I saw it being reported on Good Morning Britain today, I did actually start to believe it was true. But apparently Emma has denied it. I had mixed feelings when I first heard. I'm a massive fan and would love one more tour next year but weirdly as much as Victoria doesn't sing much in any of their songs, it wouldn't be the same without her or any of the girls

For me, its all 5 or no reunion at all

Victoria has got the most successful career currently compared to the other girls which is why I said she doesn't need it compared to the other four girls. That's a fact. The girls might be millionaires but they still would want to earn more and get back in the public eye again..., what work has Geri or Mel C done recently? Emma and Mel B are doing alright but it's the odd TV job or presenting role its hardly consistent work unlike Victoria's very popular and successful fashion line.

You're delusional if you think these bands only reunite because of the fans, all they see is £££££, these girls are reportedly going to earn 10 million each from this tour.. You still think "as the fans want them" is the reason for their comeback?

Well done Victoria for not doing it. It's ridiculous that people are ridiculing her for not doing it. Yes it was the Spice Girls that started her off, but she has taken part in the Olympics and done the previous tour. She owes nobody anything. She has her own very successful career now which she wants to concentrate on. She shouldn't feel pressured into being part of something she doesn't want to do or doesn't feel comfortable doing. She was in the Spice Girls 20 years ago for god sake. Whenever the subject of a reunion is brought up in interviews, the underlying tone is that Victoria is a misery for not doing it or that it's not happening because she doesn't want to do it. It's ridiculous.

Spice Girls are dated!

I agree, she's a famous fashion designer and hasn't she opened her own shop? She's moved on, that's what happens in life. Some on here need to move on.

Big difference between Spice Girls and Take That - TT's first split was at the very height of their succes. Had they not split, you felt they still had a good two or three years at the top ahead of them.

Considering how successful they had been, Spices kind of faded away. 'Holler' and the album 'Forever' were nowhere near as successful as they had been expected to be in 2000 - 'Forever' wasn't even a No 1 album - and you kind of knew then they had had their time.

In fact there wasn't even an official split was there? The girls just went off and did their different things, and left it at that for a while.

Anyway, EB now says it's not happening. For the best, I think.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33816413

I'm sure something will happen with the Spice Girls in 2016. A full world tour? Probably not as the last one didn't do that well outside of the UK but I'm sure even Victoria would commit to a show at Wembley which I'm sure they could sell.

It was a complete sell out and people wanted more, it was only suppose to be less than 20 dates or something like that and they did nearly 50 dates in total 16 of them was at the 02 alone and the rest in other countries so it did other exceptionally well all over

Strange then that they cancelled all of the dates in Africa, Australia, Asia and South America.