The Spice Girls also proved that they could deliver.live when their long-awaited sptcEWoRLD worldtour kickedoff at ihe Pointin Dublinin February1998. The tour was a completesell-out; with mostcountries selling out.on the d?y the ticketswent on sale. In Hdllandthe first showat the Gelredomein Arnhem(30,000 capacity) sold out within 15 minutes,breaking records previously held by rock giantt U? and Bruce Springsteen.The tour trail-5hzedits way aroundits way aroundEurope belore taking the griup to Americaand Canada.Whenihe tickets for the MadisonSquale Garden gig- in Newyork wenton sale,14,500 tickets sold out in a record12 minutesl By the end of the tour in September,the bandhad completed103 shows- not missinga singleone, eventhough half of the groupwere pregnant! The girtsthen retumedto the UK to satisfythejl tho.ugandsof fans by playingsold-out gigs:-twoat Don ValleySheffield and two at WembleyStadium. These shows alone over190,00b people! ln Decemberthe girlskicked off theirhighly anticipated 6n-tertained "RingsiOe Christmastour entitled WithThe Spice Girls." Their Earls Court concen on the December14'was broadcastlive on Skyand on theSpice Girls web site. Sincethe completionof the worldtour in 1998,the Girlshave been extremely busy, !ot! projects. 1998,Melanie B on theircurrent third album and with their own solo In October 'l went to NumberOne in the UK whenshe releasedher collaborationwith MissyElliot Wantyou Back." Her new singleTell Me"will be releasedon September25* this y.ear willbe followedby the albumHot this October. Melanie C's doubleplatinum selling and - album NorthernSfarwas released in Octoberlast year giving her four top five hits two of whichhave been Number One. The albumstill nestles in the UK Top Fivenearly a yearafter its release.Emma Bunton provided lead vocals on Tin Tin Out'sversion of the "What EdieBricfell hit I Am'whichwent to NumberTwo in the UK chartslast October. On August14'n, The True Steppers featuring Dane and Victoria released their single'Out Of you-rMind" whicfr vvent into the chartsat NumberTwo amidst scenes of medialrenzy. had a tasteof televisionpresenting last year too whenshe filmeda programfor Victoria "Victoria's England'sChannel 4 entitled Sbcrets."The show,which featured interuiews wit6 Sir EltonJohn, Ruby Wax, Michael Parkinson and VinnieJones, saw Victoriain the role of the interviewerand not the intervieweelThe programwas praisedby criticswho describedVictoria as'feisty, funny and refreshinglydown-to-earth." "We are strongerafter being apan for a whileand we'revery happytl|3ue.been back togetherin th6 studio",Metanie G said of theirupcoming release. This strengthwill shbwon thisnew album, which I thinkis ourbest yet." Standbyfor the next instalment in Spiceworld.....andthe next! 9/00 For furtherinformation please contact the Virgin RecordsPublicity Department or ElizabethFreund at 2121864-809I : New York SuzanneMacnary ztu25i-3069 Los Angeles Yon Elvira 3r01288-2419.