UK fans of the Spice Girls are dumping concert tickets they previously purchased after hearing the band's new single "Headlines". It sounds like some shocked fans are willing to unload tickets for as little as one-third of the face value, rather than sit through the concert.
A source said on the reunion tour: “It’s really quite embarrassing. There was a lot of buzz about their big comeback but so far it hasn’t lived up to the hype. The single and album haven’t done as well as expected, and now there’s a big question mark over the live shows.”
The Spices’ first London gig at the 23,000-capacity O2 arena on December 16 sold out in just 38 seconds. Tickets for extra dates in London and Manchester’s MEN arena were also snapped up. But apparently after fans heard the band’s new single, they've had second thoughts.
According to reports, there's a pair of tickets for the January 3 show, which should have cost £170, have gone for £50 on eBay. And a ticket for the first UK night went for just £22.19 – more than £40 less than face value. And that's just a sampling as tickets as scalpers are getting scalped: prices are expected to fall even lower.
The song – which is the official Children In Need charity single for 2007 - was released on November 19, but has been relegated to the C-list on Radio 1, meaning it gets barely one play a day.
