The Spice Girls have each pocketed ￡10 million from their
17-night run of sell-out gigs at the O2.
The reunited pop group played their final London gig in the
former Millennium Dome in Greenwich last night before heading to
Manchester today.
The unprecedented success of the concerts has left Victoria
Beckham, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm and Geri
Halliwell dividing ￡50 million.
It is thought to be one of the most lucrative stretches of gigs
for any group performing in Britain, with nearly 400,000 people
paying up to 75 to see them.
The women will have profited more than other artists to have
played at the arena because they have commanded a higher than
average ticket sales for a multiple-night run.
An O2 source said: "It's been a huge success for them and this
run of gigs at the O2 will probably be the icing on the cake of
their reunion.
Barbra Streisand had high ticket prices but only did three
nights while Prince did 21 nights but sold tickets for next to
nothing - not many groups can sell out 17 gigs at 75 a ticket, it's
quite an achievement."
(China Daily/Agencies January 24, 2008)
