Melanie C
Photo: Virgin Records

Spice Girl Melanie C will strike out on her own for her first-ever North American solo tour, starting March 29 in Calgary, Alberta.

Melanie "Sporty Spice" Chisholm released her solo debut, Northern Star, in October, and made only a handful of solo appearances in support of it. The disc spawned the hit single "I Turn to You," which found dance club success with a Hex Hector remix.

That album made more of a splash than the Spice Girls' Forever, which came out a month later. Chisholm told a British talk show soon after that she had left the group, but she quickly retracted the statement and the Spice Girls' label issued a statement denying that she had split.

Melanie C tour dates, according to Virgin Records:

• 3/29 - Calgary, AB @ Jack Singer Auditorium
• 3/30 - Edmonton, AB @ Francis Winspear Centre
• 4/1 - Vancouver, BC @ Massey Hall
• 4/3 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club
• 4/4 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
• 4/5 - Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy
• 4/8 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
• 4/9 - Toronto, ON @ The Guvernment
• 4/10 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
• 4/14 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
• 4/16 - Atlanta, GA @ Roxy Theater
• 4/17 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
• 4/18 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Carefree Theater

• Melanie C

• Melanie C