Sunday night I got the call. That's right, free tickets to see the last of six sold out Spice Girls shows in the NYC area. The Spice Girls last visited New York City in July '98 on their first world tour and the concert sold out in 12 minutes. However, Ginger (Geri Halliwell) left the group in May of that year so as far as I can tell this was the first and only performance of all five Spice Girls in NYC. Granted I would have never paid to see them perform, but free tickets? Hell yes! Oh and did I mentioned I was sitting 20 rows from the stage? (-:
They played a bunch of the expected hits as well as a number of solo spots and covers (see below for full set list) all of which the capacity crowd loved. The pitch was high and the voices were shrill - it reminded me of being at a WNBA game. Ginger, Baby, Posh, Scary and Sporty - all between the ages of 32 and 35 - definitely still have enough entertainment value and Girl Power to rock an arena. Women of all ages (and a few gay boys) were really into it. I was however, pretty surprised at how risqué some of the numbers were given the audience - there was boob grabbing, a$$ smacking and even some simulated fellatio - whoa! One of the highlights was definitely the song "Mama" during which all the Girls (except Sporty) brought their kids on stage. Of course one of the Beckham boys, Cruz, stole the show by break dancing to the roars of the crowd (see video below). He and his mommy, Victoria, were definitely the most popular with the New York crowd. If you ask me, I think she needs to head a few hamburgers - way too skinny!!
'Spice Up Your Life'
'Stop'
'Say You'll Be There'
'Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)'
'Lady Is A Vamp'
'Too Much'
'2 Become 1'
'Who Do You Think You Are'
'Are You Gonna Go My Way' (feat. Mel B)
'Maybe' (feat. Emma Bunton)
'Viva Forever'
'Holler'
'It's Raining Men' (feat. Geri Halliwell)
'I Turn To You' (feat. Melanie C)
'Let Love Lead The Way'
'Mama'
'Celebration Medley'
'Goodbye'
'Wannabe'
'Spice Up Your Life' (Reprise)
"Mama" featuring Cruz Beckham breakdancing:
"Spice Up Your Life"
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