Washington
(ANI):
The
Spice
Girls
have
revealed
that
they
would
be
delighted
to
perform
at
the
celebrations
for
Nelson
Mandela's
90th
birthday,
to
be
held
in
London's
Hyde
Park
on
June
27.
Geri
Halliwell
had
last
week
announced
that
the
final
concert
of
the
group's
world
tour,
ending
in
Toronto
on
Feb
26,
will
probably
be
the
last
time
they
would
take
the
stage
together.
However,
Sporty
Spice
-
aka
Melanie
Chisholm,
revealed
during
the
group's
show
at
New
York
City's
Madison
Square
Garden,
that
the
band
would
be
thrilled
to
sing
for
Mandela
if
they
were
asked.
"We're
great
friends
of
Mr
Mandela
and
we
would
love
to
perform
for
him
again," Contactmusic
quoted
her
as
saying.
"We
were
privileged
enough
to
meet
the
man
and
he
is
just
amazing.
He's
just
an
example
of
strength
and
humility
and
if
we
could
be
part
of
that,
celebrating
his
life
-
wow,"
Halliwell
added.
The
former
South
African
president
is
looking
forward
to
the
reformed
girl
group
performing
at
the
all-star
concert
to
be
held
in
his
honour,
reported
the
Daily
Mirror
last
week.
The
Wannabe
stars
had
first
met
Mandela
in
1997
after
they
were
invited
to
his
Pretoria
presidential
residence
while
in
Johannesburg
for
a
concert.
Rumours
are
that
the
group
had
been
asked
to
sing
at
Mandela's
89th
birthday
celebrations
last
year,
but
were
unable
to
do
so
as
Baby
Spice
Emma
Bunton
was
heavily
pregnant
with
her
son
Beau.