The Spice Girls are home! Well, if they consider “home” to be the O2 Arena, a.k.a. The Millennium Dome, in Greenwich, southeast London. On Saturday night they performed the first of seventeen (SEVENTEEN!) dates at the venue that will run from December 2007 to January 2008. By all accounts, they didn’t disappoint their British fans, which included one or two celebs – like David Beckham (okay, so he’s practically at all their concerts!), Gordon Ramsay and, erm, Rihanna. The concert was the first time the girls had performed in this country as a five-piece since 1998, when Geri Halliwell walked out shortly after a gig in Birmingham. Yep, Birmingham can do that to you.
Emma Bunton was still suffering slightly, following a fall in their last concert in the United States which resulted in her twisting her ankle. Designer Roberto Cavalli, who designed all of the girls’ costumes for the tour, made Emma a pair of special boots and some sandals so she could perform. You go, boy!