The Spice Girls feel the powerful tug of home and hearth
Posted by David Hepworth on 3 February 2008 - 8:24am.
The Spice Girls have cancelled the rest of their world tour because of "family and personal commitments".
It's a well known fact that there is only one legitimate reason for turning your back on the possibility of earning a few more million pounds - you haven't sold enough tickets.
Therefore this is a new spin on "tour cancellation euphemism" (TCA).
What other reasons have artists used to pull out of individual gigs and even whole tours? Which have been proved to be true and which haven't?
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Motley Crue...
cancelled European shows in 1988, claiming that the weight of snow on venue roofs might cause their lighting rig to collapse. This was later ammended to 'Nikki Sixx nearly died of a drug overdose'.
A Finntastic Mystery
The Finn Brothers cancelled their UK tour after the release of the first Finn Brothers album, despite all the promo etc going out. I was all set up to go through to Bradford, but it was pulled. Never really understood why, but finally saw them a couple of years back at St Georges Hall, Bradford. A fine night, it was worth the wait, as was the aftershow curry.
The Stones
If it's not yet another a Mick throat infection, it's Keith having a bizarre coconut accident. Surely the masters when it comes to cancelling, postponing and even relocating gigs willy nilly according to the ticket-sales projections that come in.
Don't forget...
...the tax implications of visiting the UK for three weeks in 1998. I dunno how many times I lost then found my ticket for that show in the 18 months I had it.
Motley Crue
always did like their 'snow' didn't they? ( Stupid place to keep it though ).
It's quite hilarious, isn't it?
Apparently none of them remembered they had families when they were booking the tour or, indeed, until last week. And what is a "personal commitment"? Dental appointment? Meeting with social worker? It might be interesting for a heartless paparrazo to check out what they actually do on the days of the cancelled shows.
Isn't it time for the HORA?
Tell us again about Roy Harper and the mysterious sheep-related disease Mr Ellen!
missing the point
shouldn't we just be greatful to the great rock gods in the sky that the odious circus that was the Spice Girls Reunion Tour[tm] has finally pack up and left town? Does anyone give a pair of fetid dingo's kidneys?
What I don't understand..
why, in the picture are four Spice Girls posing round a lamp shade?
Not the only reason
Haven't they cancelled em because they've realised they don't like each other again. They can't be that worried about the cash.
My favourite sort of Oasis cancellation was the one where Noel is singing becauase Liam is ill/voice not great only for Liam (dreadful creation all dayer at royal albert hall) to be in audience at the same time heckling Noel at great volume.
Stage not big enough
I remember in the 70's Steve Marriott's All Stars cancelled a gig at Birmingham University. The reason being given was that the stage in the Student's Union wasn't big enough, although it had played host to many bands over the years who managed to get through a gig without poking each others eyes out with machine heads. About 10 years later I saw Steve Marriott and band in the Sir George Robey in Finsbury Park (tremendous gig mind you) on a stage less than a quarter the size of the one he woudn't deign to perform on in Birmingham.