Arts, Briefly: Spice Girls Cancel Part of Their Tour
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The Spice Girls said Friday that they had canceled concerts planned for China, Australia, South Africa and Argentina, shortening their reunion tour, Agence France-Presse reported. The group pulled out for âfamily and personal commitments,â a spokesman said, though there have been reports of poor ticket sales. Concerts in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Cape Town and Buenos Aires are off, and the tour is now set to finish in Toronto on Feb. 26. The Spice Girls, who last toured almost 10 years ago, sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and had nine British No. 1 singles in the 1990s.
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The White Stripes have canceled upcoming tour dates "due to health issues."
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That is one Spicy plane. The Spice Girls have unveiled the new name of a Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet: Spice One.
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Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez on  Wednesday canceled a handful of promotional appearances in  Europe for her latest film and upcoming album release.
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The tumultuous tour pairing platinum-selling stars R. Kelly and Jay-Z has come to an abrupt end. The cancellation came one day after Kelly walked offstage during a performance and allegedly
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Pop group the Spice Girls announced Thursday they are to reform for a world tour, saying &quot;girl power is back and stronger than ever,&quot; in a statement posted on their website.
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Singer Pete Doherty has canceled the  rest of a British tour with his band Babyshambles to give  himself more time to recover from his drug addiction treatment,  his spokesman said on Saturday.
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The Spice Girls have dropped Australia, China, South Africa and Argentina from their world tour, which reportedly has been drawing a disappointing turnout at some concerts.
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The Spice Girls on Saturday kicked off the British leg of their comeback tour with the first of 17 nights at London's 02 arena.
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The Spice Girls wannabe stars again. Following a calculated publicity buildup, the original Girl Power group of the 1990s announced Thursday that they have agreed to reunite for 11 concerts around the world in December and January.
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The Spice Girls wannabe stars again. Following a calculated publicity buildup, the original Girl Power group of the 1990s announced Thursday they had agreed to get together for 11 concerts around the world in December and January.
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Rock icon Morrissey is forced to cancel a string of gigs in the US due to a viral throat infection.
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Rapper Jay-Z is continuing a US tour despite the acrimonious departure of R&amp;B star R Kelly from the line-up. The rapper had cancelled the remaining dates after R Kelly left alleging he was hit with pepper spray at Saturday&#39;s concert in New York.
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The Spice Girls are to make an  announcement about their future plans next week, sparking  speculation that one of the world&#39;s most successful girl bands  is set to reunite for a new album and concert tour.
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The Duchess of Cornwall  cancels a Christmas pudding factory tour due to a bout of gastro-enteritis.
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Please be advised the Khartoum story reporting George Clooney had cut short his Darfur trip is wrong and has been withdrawn. Reuters will issue a substitute story shortly:
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Barbra Streisand has canceled a Rome concert that would have launched her European tour, but organizers said on Friday it had nothing to do with an outcry from Italian consumer groups about ticket prices.