Spice Girls Not So Spicy

The Spice Girls signed on to play three shows in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay. The first was a sell-out, the second as you can see was just half full, and the final show scheduled for Tuesday is not going to be much better. This is a result of greed. The original plan was to play a very select number of cities for one night only. In the case of LA, NY, and London it would be two nights, but everything was supposed to be limited.

That creates demand and a buzz. When the first show for London sold out in record time, all of the sudden, the Spice Girls said, "hey, let's add 30 more dates and make another $5M each." The sad reality is that they are a manufactured group well past their prime with doubtful singing ability. I have no qualms with them staging a comeback tour. I just think they could have done it in a way that people would have been wanting more.

15 shows and gone forever. They would have just ridden a wave from continent to continent and achieved immortality. Instead, they have become a lunge act on a cruise ship who only fills the place when the bingo caller is out sick with a cold.