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The Spice Girls have reportedly axed plans to stage (another) comeback tour in 2014, due to fears they would fail to sell tickets.
Geri Halliwell was said to have been pushing for another tour, despite Victoria Beckham previously confirming she would no longer perform as Posh Spice. After starting to plan the tour however, it has now been claimed that without Beckham on board, there were concerns that fans would not be interested.
"Led by Geri, the girls had been plotting a world tour as a four-piece band, culminating in a final night at Wembley Stadium," says a source to The Mirror newspaper. "The three other girls had been initially up for it but once they started having meetings they realised the capital wasn't there.
"They also feared a general apathy from the public if Posh wasn't in the fray, leading to dates not selling out. Victoria's obviously a big pull when it comes to the fans and she also guarantees press coverage."
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Beckham's star power has also been credited with much of the success of the Spice Girls previous tour, due to her connections in the showbiz world.
"On the last tour she cut a huge amount of costs by getting sponsors, organising the designers to sort the outfits and she even persuaded Jacko and Madonna's choreographer Jamie King to get involved," the source added. "Although they all desperately wanted to do it, they couldn't take the risk of it being a flop – the Spice Girls could only ever go out on a high."
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