The Spice Girls wannabe stars again. Following a calculated publicity buildup, the original Girl Power group of the 1990s announced Thursday they had agreed to get together for 11 concerts around the world in December and January.

The shows will be their first concerts since breaking up in 2001, and the first with all five of the original group since Geri "Ginger Spice" Halliwell quit to pursue a solo career in 1998.

"Imagine you got divorced and you've got back together with your ex-husband," Halliwell said, explaining how she felt about the reunion.

"She just appreciates the fact we've let her back in," joked Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham.

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The group said the shows would be in Los Angeles on Dec. 7; Las Vegas on Dec. 8; New York on Dec. 11; London on Dec. 15; Cologne, Germany, on Dec. 20; Madrid, Spain, on Dec. 23; Beijing on Jan. 10; Hong Kong on Jan. 12; Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 17; Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 20; and Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jan. 24.

"We wanted to say thank you to our fans. It just feels very right for us," Chisholm said.

"Obviously it's nostalgic. But equally, if new fans want to come along, that's fantastic," Halliwell said. "I like to think our songs are universal and they are timeless."

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Fans stood outside the news conference, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Spice Girls.

"We found out about this going on and we decided to take a trip," said Nicola Seodon, 21, a shop worker, who traveled the 20 miles from Dartford to London.

The Spice Girls' first single, "Wannabe," was released in 1996 and topped charts in 31 countries. They went on to sell more than 55 million records.

But their last album, "Forever," released in 2000 and without Halliwell, fared poorly.

You could now call them the Spice Mums. Beckham said the tour would be designed to accommodate the band members' seven children. And Bunton is now pregnant with her first child.

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The band will now also play at Vancouver, Shanghai and San Jose in California, in addition to their earlier tour.

Spice Girls to extend world tour!

The Spice Girls are set to extend their forthcoming world tour to add another 25 dates to their schedule, according to reports.

Plans for an additional 14 concerts are currently being finalised, but their manager Simon Fuller is keen for the girls to make the most of their official farewell tour and has suggested they play a 50-date world tour instead - if they can juggle family commitments.

A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "The girls really want to do a huge tour but they're worried about how much time they'll be able to commit to it because of their families."

"It's going to be a huge commitment for the girls, who are extremely devoted to their families. But they are overwhelmed by the world-wide response from their fans and don't want to let them down."

Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice), Melanie Brown (Scary Spice) and Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) all have young children, while Baby Spice Emma Bunton is expecting her first child in August.

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WOW! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! We are so excited about the fantastic response that we have had from everybody registering to come and see us on tour. It means so much that people want to see the 5 of us together again on stage.

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