Spice Girl Melanie C. plans first U.S. solo tour
Melanie C., otherwise known as Sporty Spice, will make her first solo trek through the U.S. during her upcoming North American tour. The 13-city outing kicks off on March 29 in Calgary, Alberta, and continues through April 18 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The Spice Girls abandoned plans for a tour after the paltry showing of "Forever" (Virgin), which debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 album chart last November. Melanie's multi-platinum debut "Northern Star" (Virgin) hit stores in October 1999 and spawned the dance club hit "I Turn to You."
Last year, Melanie scheduled a handful of U.K. dates that were subsequently canceled due to illness. According to Pollstar, those dates have been rescheduled for late spring.
TOUR DATES
March
29 - Calgary, Alberta - Jack Singer Auditorium
30 - Edmonton, Alberta - Francis Winspear Centre
April
1 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Massey Hall
3 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
4 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Roxy Theater
8 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
9 - Toronto, Ontario - The Guvernment
10 - Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda
14 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
16 - Atlanta, GA - Roxy Theater
17 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
18 - West Palm Beach, FL - Carefree Theater
May
6 - Liverpool, U.K. - Royal Court Theatre
8 - Bristol, U.K. - Colston Hall
9 - Brighton, U.K. - Brighton Centre
10 - Plymouth, U.K. - Plymouth Pavilions
12 - Reading, U.K. - Rivermead Centre
13 - Wolverhampton, U.K. - Civic Hall
14 - Nottingham, U.K. - Royal Centre
16 - York, U.K. - Barbican Centre
17 - Manchester, U.K. - Apollo Manchester
18 - Newport, U.K. - Newport Centre
20 - Dublin, Ireland - Olympia theatre
21 - Belfast, U.K. - Waterfont Hall
22 - Edinburgh, U.K. - Edinburgh Playhouse
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