Spice Girls Spiced Up Chitown!

My boy David went to the Spice Girls show this past weekend and had lots to say about it. He wrote a review of the show and gave me permission to post it. I'm mad I didn't get to see the Spice Girls, I so woulda been screaming "Ginger I love you" but no worries it's not like its Paula Abdul or anything so I aint crying over it. Read his review:

My friend Craig & I saw the Spice Girls on Friday night in concert. Don't roll your eyes, it was unbelievably fun! But the next time I am near thousands of screaming 15 - 24 year old women, it will be too soon. These young fans were wearing heels for the first time, one asked me to buy her a beer (fat chance, sweetheart!) and there were just too many pairs of leggings in sight. Luckily there were gays and cougars sprinkled throughout the venue.

I thought the British girl group would come out and do a dozen songs in an hour and leave. The concert was so much more than that! There was a proper full band, 10 male dancers and an elaborate stage to accompany the reunited 5 original spicies. And how could we leave out the Roberto Cavali (sp?) designed outfits - Posh thanked him for them during the set! At least there were no back up singers visible - nothing like seeing a vocal quintet that requires back up singers. Granted, Ginger Spice was the sole singer on the stage during her remake of It's Raining Men, yet the song had layered vocals. Must be girl power.

Goodbye and 2 Become 1 were the highlights for me. I was wowed even during Posh's solo set, which luckily required no singing as she has the weakest voice of the lot. She sashayed down the runway to the instrumental intro of Like a Virgin and struck a pose to RuPaul's Supermodel as if she were on a catwalk and the subject to paparazzi. Whenever it was Mrs. David Beckham's turn to sing, the venue errupted with a thunderous applause. Must be nice. Now I view Posh Spice the most beautiful celebrities on earth (sorry Demi Moore!) and Scary Spice is up there too with her spice rack. Posh was trademark Posh, not over dancing and requiring a hand to help her down all staircases.

Ginger Spice wore her infamous Union Jack dress during Who Do You Think You Are, BUT she does not fill it out like she once did courtesy of her strict diet and love for yoga. During Mama, 4 of the spicies brought their kids on stage with them, even the little ones who wore headphones to protect their little ears. So cute!

Sadly, the tarts did not do Move Over, the song used in the Pepsi commercials on the eve of releasing Spice World or the suggestive Naked. The United Center was bursting at the seams with a feel good vibe. What a feeling!

Here's the setlist
spice up your life
stop
say you'll be there
headlines (friendship never ends)
lady is a vamp
too much
2 become 1
who do you think you are
like a virgin/supermodel (victoria)
are you gonna go my way (mel b)
maybe (emma)
viva forever
holler (without geri)
it's raining men (geri)
i turn to you (melanie c)
let love lead the way (without geri)
mama
celebration disco medley
goodbye
humpty dance (dancers)
if u can't dance
wannabe
spice up your life

by David Byrne