Spice Girls announce 2019 tour starting in Manchester

Two decades after the height of their fame, the Spice Girls are returning to the limelight.

The best-selling girl band confirmed their reunion tour across the UK next year, starting in Manchester's Etihad Stadium.

In a video shared on the band's newly-created Twitter account, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Horner and Emma Bunton are seen in a mock news broadcast, confirming the details of their tour.

It won't be quite the same as the 90's, however, as the girl group will be missing Victoria Beckham, "Posh Spice."

Busy with her fashion line and business commitments, Beckham wished her former bandmates good luck on their upcoming concerts:

The Spice Girls, formed in 1994 and one of the most successful acts of the decade, have not performed together since the London Olympics closing ceremony in 2012, and they last toured together 10 years ago.

The group are best known for their hits including Wannabe, 2 Become 1 and Spice Up Your Life.

In a joint statement, the Spice Girls said:

The Spice Girls will first perform on June 1 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, before heading to the Coventry Ricoh Arena on June 3 and Sunderland Stadium Of Light on June 5.

They will perform at the Edinburgh BT Murrayfield Stadium on June 8, the Bristol Ashton Gate Stadium on June 10 and London's Wembley Stadium on June 15.

Singer Jess Glynne will join the Spice Girls as a "very special guest".

Tickets will be on sale for the tour on Saturday at 10.30am.