Geri Horner – more commonly known by her stage name Ginger Spice – has responded to ongoing rumours that the Spice Girls will be reuniting at next year’s Glastonbury festival for their 30th anniversary.
Speculations surrounding the iconic girl-group have been circulating for months, and with 2024 marking three decades since their initial formation, fans have been calling for a special Pyramid Stage reunion. The hypothetical performance would see the group return to the stage for the first time since 2019, when four out of five members – Mel C, Mel B, Emma Bunton and Horner – last toured together.
Check out “Who Do You Think You Are” from the 2019 tour:
Now, in an interview with The Sunday Times, Horner has dismissed these claims as untrue, insisting that plans for any kind of appearance at the world-famous UK festival are not on the cards. The singer did, however, provide Spice Girl hopefuls with some consolation, teasing that “at some point there will be something”.
Rumours regarding a 2024 reunion gained momentum earlier this year after a report by The Sun claimed the members were in talks to reform for a surprise performance on the main stage at Glastonbury. A source allegedly told the tabloid:
“Victoria will be 50 next year, and the girls turning 30 seems like two anniversaries too good to miss. The group have been in talks to headline Glastonbury and this would sit with Victoria’s ‘cool’ aesthetic. All five are on board to mark 30 years in some way, shape or form. It’s very exciting.”
A proper reunion, of course, wouldn’t be complete without Victoria Beckham, a.k.a. Posh Spice, who last performed with the Spice Girls at the London Olympics closing ceremony in 2012. The fashionista continues to carve herself a prodigious career as a successful businesswomen and has always maintained that she is too busy to find time for her old pop group.
Check out the Spice Girls 2012 Olympics performance:
In 2022, upon being inquired about the possibility of returning, Beckham explained:
“I had so much fun being in the Spice Girls. But I think that now, with everything else that I’ve got going on with my fashion, and my beauty line, four children, I couldn’t commit to that.”
Earlier this year, however, Mel B hinted to The Sun that, even despite Beckham’s busy schedule, a reunion could be imminent:
“We’re just finishing off perfecting what we’re going to be doing together, all five of us, but it’s going to be something that the fans are really going to love. Obviously she’s [Victoria] got a bunch of kids so it’s just about finding the right time and we’ve managed to do that so there should be an announcement pretty soon.”
It seems Spice Girl fans will just have to wait and see. In the meantime, watch Victoria Beckham’s recent karaoke performance of the group’s stone cold classic “Say You’ll Be There” below:
@victoriabeckhamWarming up the vocals in Miami! More to come!!♬ original sound – Victoria Beckham
