The Spice girls are set to headline Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert this summer.

The former South African President is keen for the 90s girl band - who announced they will split again after their comeback world tour finishes this month - to perform one last time at the milestone event at London's Hyde Park in June.

A source said: "Nelson is desperate for them to sing one last time and he's confident it will happen. He first met the girls in 1997 and called them his heroes. He has deep admiration for them."

The group - Victoria Beckham, Mel B, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Mel C - were asked to perform at Mandela's 89th birthday celebrations last year but had to decline because of work commitments as well as Emma being heavily pregnant.

Mandela was first introduced to the girls in 1997, during the height of their fame, at his official presidential residence, Mahlamba Nalopfu, in Pretoria, South Africa.

Other stars set to take part in the celebrations include the Rolling Stones, Annie Lennox and U2 star Bono.Queen have also confirmed they will perform. Robbie Williams is rumoured to be planning to sing with the band dressed as their legendary frontman Freddie Mercury.

"This concert is going to be the talk of the decade. Nelson is a hero and thousands of fans will turn out to support him - as well as the biggest names in showbiz" said a source.

Victoria's sarcastic comments lead to the cancellation of the tour

The Spice Girls recent tour cancellation was due to Victoria's sarcastic comments on Geri.

The tabloid quotes an anonymous source as claiming that Beckham’s continual mentioning of her husband, David Beckham, in relation to Halliwell being single led to the band cancelling their tour.

The source is quoted as saying: "The girls turned to their partners during the emotional and exhausting tour but Geri had nobody.
"And she’s constantly going on about David and how lucky she is to have such a great partner, unlike Geri."

"She felt Victoria was insensitive towards her isolation. She makes sarcastic comments under her breath to wind Geri up, so it looks like Geri is being unreasonable.

Spice Girls split up!!!

It has been reported that the Spice Girls are cutting short their reunion world tour and are said to be splitting up due to family and personal commitments.
A source has said that “Geri and Victoria have been loving the attention and adulation the tour has been bringing the girls in the UK and North America.
The UK band said they would end their tour in Toronto on 26 February, with planned shows in Beijing, Sydney, Cape Town and Buenos Aires being axed.
The shows had been originally scheduled for January but were postponed after the London leg of the tour was extended and will not now be rescheduled.
Could the real reason be that there has been a lack of interest in some of the venues as the band have failed to live up to their hype.
What do you think?