Spice Girls pick Canada

The news comes despite an online campaign to have the band play in war-torn Baghdad gathered pace online.

However, it has now been confirmed that the concert will take place in Canada, after Toronto came out ahead of Paris, Melbourne, Manchester and Alice Springs.

In a statement, the girls confirmed the news, saying: "We are delighted to be going to Toronto. We have such incredible fans there and we are amazed at such a positive reaction."

The actual date of the new Spice City stop-off is yet to be confirmed, although is expected to take place in January.

The already confirmed dates on the world tour are as follows:

December

02 Vancouver
04 San Jose
07 Los Angeles
08 Las Vegas
11 New York
15 London
20 Köln
23 Madrid

January

08 Beijing
10 Shanghai
12 Hong Kong
17 Sydney
20 Cape Town
24 Buenos Aires