Spice Girls announce extra world tour dates

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) The Spice Girls announced extra dates for their comeback world tour today after more than three million fans registered for tickets on their Web site.

The reformed pop group -- Posh, Ginger, Sporty, Scary and Baby -- will play three extra concerts in Shanghai, Vancouver and San Jose, California.

The 14-city tour starts in Canada on December 2 and ends on January 24, 2008 in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. ''In true 'Girl Power' tradition, we are taking over the world again,'' the band said in a statement. ''As our own VB (Victoria Beckham) would say -- that is major.'' The Spice Girls, whose hits include ''Wannabe'', ''Spice Up Your Life'' and ''Say You'll Be There'', announced their reunion tour at a news conference last month.

The band, which sold 55 million albums around the world, split up in 2000, two years after Geri Halliwell left.

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