Mel B shares Spice Girls throwback with her VERY fresh-faced bandmates as she gushes about 'never giving up'... ahead of long-awaited reunion tour
They're set to reunite next summer for a long-awaited reunion tour.
But Mel B has given fans a Spice Girls throwback to remember, taking to Instagram to share a snap with her fresh-faced bandmates of decades past.
In the snap Mel gushed to fans about she and the band 'never gave up' in their mission to become pop stars, as more than 20 years on fans anticipate their summer reunion tour (without Victoria Beckham).
![Old school: Mel B has given fans a Spice Girls throwback to remember, taking to Instagram to share a snap with her fresh-faced bandmates of decades past](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/21/16/6481490-6414815-Old_school_Mel_B_has_given_fans_a_Spice_Girls_throwback_to_remem-a-48_1542817796622.jpg)
Old school: Mel B has given fans a Spice Girls throwback to remember, taking to Instagram to share a snap with her fresh-faced bandmates of decades past
In the snap, Mel, Geri Horner, Emma Bunton, Victoria and Mel C can be seen pulling an array of expressions, showing they all shared a close friendship even before their big break as a girl band.
Mel uses the caption to speak candidly about how the band stayed focused on making it big in the music industry even at such a young age, as Girl Power reigned supreme due to their close friendship.
It read: 'Ahhhh My girls the @SpiceGirls!!
![Back in the day: In the post, Mel gushed about 'never giving up' as her band vowed to break the big time, adding that 'Girl Power' kept them going (above in 1996)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/21/16/6480408-6414815-image-a-50_1542818027012.jpg)
Back in the day: In the post, Mel gushed about 'never giving up' as her band vowed to break the big time, adding that 'Girl Power' kept them going (above in 1996)
'All we wanted was for someone to believe in us the Spice Girls coz we all knew we had what it took and much much more.
'We just needed that door to open to spread out our message we waited with such ambition and never gave up,plus we had each other.
'Girl Power is all about being there for each other in the tough times as well as the amazing times,' ending the post with a promotional message for her autobiography.'
![Back together: Mel's snap comes after it was confirmed that the band would be reuniting as a foursome for a tour in summer 2019, though Victoria Beckham would not be taking part](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/21/16/6481924-6414815-image-m-60_1542818349624.jpg)
Back together: Mel's snap comes after it was confirmed that the band would be reuniting as a foursome for a tour in summer 2019, though Victoria Beckham would not be taking part
Of course The Spice Girls finally earned their big break in 1996, as their debut single Wannabe led them to international stardom.
The throwback comes as fans await the band's long-awaited reunion for a tour in summer next year, following months of speculation over how they would be coming back together.
Following a selfie of all the girls together earlier this year, fans went wild over how the fivesome's reunion would take shape, and whether it would be album, tour, TV special, or something else entirely.
![Happy times: The band last came together in 2012 for a one-off performance at the London Olympic closing ceremony](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/21/16/6480442-6414815-image-a-55_1542818136678.jpg)
Happy times: The band last came together in 2012 for a one-off performance at the London Olympic closing ceremony
Earlier this month Mel B, Mel C, Emma and Geri confirmed that they would be coming back together for a tour next year, and tickets for the originally eight shows sold out in mere minutes.
Since then the band have added yet more dates totalling twelve shows, playing in areas such as Manchester, London and Cardiff.
However Victoria will be absent from the tour, though she still took time to release a statement regarding the news.
![Thrilled: Speculation that the band would reunite had been mounting since 2016, and the news that they would be heading on tour sent fans wild earlier this month](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/21/16/6481840-6414815-image-a-56_1542818244625.jpg)
Thrilled: Speculation that the band would reunite had been mounting since 2016, and the news that they would be heading on tour sent fans wild earlier this month
Taking to Instagram, she said: 'Being in the Spice Girls was a hugely important part of my life and I wish my girls so much love and fun as they go back on tour,' said the mother-of-four.
'I know they will put on an amazing show and the fantastic fans past and present are going to have a wonderful time!'
Mel B teased that Victoria will be joining them on their Wembley date, but her spokesperson has insisted she was just being playful.
Meanwhile, Mel C recently revealed during an interview with the Spice Girls on the Jonathan Ross Show that Victoria pointed out she was 'never actually asked' if she wanted to return to the girlband.
She explained: 'Do you know what is actually quite funny… I saw Victoria recently and obviously we’ve all been in contact, she is still very much a part of the Spice Girls, she really supports us and we really support her.
'But she did raise the point that she was never actually asked. We just presumed.'
This caused an interjection from Emma, in disagreement to Mel, insisting that she was indeed asked.
![Free agent: Victoria, 44, confirmed in a statement that she would not be joining the band on their 2019 tour](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/21/16/6482234-6414815-image-m-62_1542818662290.jpg)
Free agent: Victoria, 44, confirmed in a statement that she would not be joining the band on their 2019 tour
'She just didn’t want to do it… She was busy with her fashion and she has moved on.
'The philosophy of us lot is that we are a band, on and off the stage and we care each other, we support each other and we support her and she has been a huge part of our lives and we care about her so it’s all good.'
Geri added: 'I spoke to her two days ago, before the announcement, and she has said it for years that she just doesn’t want to do it anymore, so we knew that.'
Since the girls' last reformation - 2012's performance at the London Olympic Games closing ceremony - rumours have swirled about the band's potential reformation for a full tour, sparking further whispers that Victoria was never a fan of performing.
Geri cleared this matter up when asked by Jonathan: 'No, and you don’t want to make somebody do something they don’t want to do.'
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