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Spice Girls pocket £10million each after 17-night run of sell-out London shows
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23 January 2008
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.
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Reunited: The girls netted £50million between them for their 17-show run at London's 02 Arena
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."
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Million-pound payday: The Spice Girls, pictured at Roberto Cavalli's fashion show in Milan earlier this month, wowed more than 300,000 fans with their comeback tour
Among the audience for last night's concert was David Beckham and his sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, as well as Bob Geldof, who was there with his daughter Pixie.
David Campbell, chief executive of the O2 told the Standard: "It's been a lovely, friendly, family atmosphere over the past few weeks, we have really enjoyed having the girls here."
He said the venue still hoped to book Michael Jackson later this year.
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