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SPICE GIRLS TICKETS SELLING FOR UP TO £1,000

London, 14 December 2007 – Girl Power is back and tomorrow the most famous girl band in history takes to a UK stage for the first time in almost ten years. Baby, Ginger, Posh, Scary and Sporty will start the first of 17 dates at London’s O2 arena and the excitement is at a premium.

Fans can’t wait to see the girls back in action, and the most expensive ticket prices are hitting highs previously only seen on significant rock ‘n’ roll one-offs like the recent Led Zeppelin reunion.

The highest ticket price to date on Seatwave.com, the UK’s largest fan-to-fan ticket exchange, is nearly £800. And, with the average ticket price still 77 per cent above the average face value, the Spices remain hot property.

Posh and the gang are also fending off competition from 90s counterparts Boyzone, with the highest ticket for their show going for over six times that of the boys.

Joe Cohen, CEO and founder of Seatwave said: “As the biggest girl band ever, you would expect the Spice Girls’ reunion tour to attract huge numbers, and it certainly is. Understanding how much fans are willing to pay to get hold of sought after concert tickets can really tell a story about the group, and the Spice Girls are obviously still as popular with the fans as ever.”

If the show is cancelled due to Baby’s injury, those who bought tickets on Seatwave are guaranteed a full refund.


The following statistics show secondary ticket market activity for this event on Seatwave.com, the UK’s largest fan-to-fan ticket exchange.

Event: Spice Girls – London (The O2 Arena)
Date: 15 December 2007 – 22 January 2008

Average selling price per ticket: £118
Most expensive ticket sold: £797
Least expensive ticket sold: £50


Comparison with Manchester leg of the tour

Event: Spice Girls – Manchester (Manchester Evening News Arena)
Date: 23 January 2008 – 24 January 2008

Average selling price per ticket: £121
Most expensive ticket sold: £195
Least expensive ticket sold: £85


Comparison with Boyzone

Event: Boyzone – London (The O2 Arena, Wembley Stadium)
Date: 30 May 2008 – 1 June 2008

Average selling price per ticket: £82
Most expensive ticket sold: £120
Least expensive ticket sold: £45



Comparison with Girls Aloud

Event: Girls Aloud – London (The O2 Arena)
Date: 17 May 2008

Average selling price per ticket: £71
Most expensive ticket sold: £125
Least expensive ticket sold: £50

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For further information please contact

Louise Rutter or Verity Williams
Portland PR
T. 020 7404 5344
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About Seatwave
Seatwave is the UK’s largest fan-to-fan ticket exchange, an online marketplace for buying and selling tickets for theatre, sports, music and other live events. The company was launched in February 2007 by Joe Cohen, ex Ticketmaster and ex match.com and early stage Venture Capital firm, Atlas Venture. Seatwave has more than 400,000 tickets on sale at any one time, 20 times more than eBay. Seatwave guarantees that tickets come only from legitimate sources and will represent them accurately and honestly. Seatwave operates two types of customer protection. Ticketintegrity™ guarantees that buyers will receive the tickets they ordered and in good time for the event. If not Seatwave refunds 150% of what was paid. All tickets bought on Seatwave are also covered by Ticketcover™. This provides for a full refund if an event is cancelled and even covers buyers for a range of circumstances that may prevent them from attending their performance. The company is based in London. www.seatwave.com

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