Melanie C, Sporty Spice turned solo artist and DJ, celebrates Sweat, the highest-charting solo album by any Spice Girl, with one London night at O2 Academy Brixton.
Melanie C, Sporty Spice of the Spice Girls, plays O2 Academy Brixton on Friday 23 October 2026 for Sweat, the highest-charting solo album by any member of the group.
Born Melanie Chisholm in Whiston, Lancashire, in 1974 and raised in Widnes, she trained in singing, dance and musical theatre in London. In 1994 she answered the advertisement that formed the band, which became the best-selling female group of all time.
Her solo career began in 1998 with “When You’re Gone”, a duet with Bryan Adams. Her debut album, Northern Star, produced two UK number ones, “Never Be the Same Again” and “I Turn to You”, whose Hex Hector remix won a Grammy.
She founded a label, Red Girl Records, and earned a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Blood Brothers. She rejoined the group for the Spice World tour, which ended at Wembley Stadium in June 2019, and has since built a second career as a DJ.
Sweat, her ninth solo album, was released on 1 May 2026 and entered the UK chart at number three. It brings her pop catalogue and the dance music of her DJ sets together, and Brixton is the only London show of its tour.