S Club - S Club Party (Project)

S Club Party (Project)

From October 2008, the group started performing in pubs and clubs across Britain. This was shortly after O'Meara's son Lenny was born. On 12 November 2008, a bottle was thrown at O'Meara during an S Club 3 performance in Bradford; it left her with a severe cut to the head, requiring treatment at a nearby Hospital. A 20-year old man was arrested, and the attack was thought to have something to do with her performance on Celebrity Big Brother where nearly 50,000 complaints were received about her and two other female contestants' apparent racist bullying toward Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.

In late 2008, some sources stated that Barrett and Lee were to start touring with the group sometime in the following year. It was also stated that a new greatest hits album, Ain’t No Party: The Ultimate Collection of S Club 7 was set for release later the following year. Both of these rumours turned out to be false. Paul was absent from a gig at the Plug Club in Sheffield in February 2009. On 12 November, S Club 3 turned on the Mansfield Christmas Lights. In early 2010, the group decided to take their gigs further. They booked some venues in Egypt for April. On 19 April 2010, S Club 3 were the headlining act at the Tottenham Carnival. The group made an appearance at Gay Prides in Doncaster and Yorkshire on 21 August.

In January 2011, O'Meara and McIntosh made several performances in Dublin without Cattermole. On 2 February 2011, O'Meara, McIntosh and Cattermole played at Keele University, followed by a guest appearance at Aberystwyth University on 20 February 2011. On 18 March 2011 they played to a sellout crowd at the University of Hull, a move which saw local media refer to the show as "the comeback of the century". The group subsequently performed at Butlin's in Bognor Regis and various university Freshers' Week events, with a scheduled tour of Australia in May 2012. In March 2011 O'Meara stated on Facebook that all seven members would be reunited for the first time since 2002. On 29 March 2011 the group all went to see Lee perform as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys on stage. They posed for photos afterwards.

On 29 November 2011 it was revealed by several publications, that S Club had hopes to reunite in 2012 for a possible tour, following on the success from Steps. However, Barrett confirmed through her Twitter page that the rumours of a reunion were completely fabricated. However, on 12 December 2011, she announced on Twitter in response to a fan: "right now i'll just say anythings possible so we'll see!! x" In an interview on ITV's This Morning Spearritt stated that her and her former bandmates are just "too busy" for a reunion.

In March 2012, it was speculated that all seven members would reform for seven one-off gigs and appearances, with possibility of a two-album record deal. In 30 April, Barrett spoke out about the speculations on Radio 5. She revealed that the group had been "talking about it" and stated that a reunion is likely to happen if they come up with a "good plan".

On 30 May 2012, S Club featured on Australia's Channel 7 The Morning Show, announcing they are in the country for a national tour from 23 May to 2 June 2012. Subsequent to this appearance, a video of the performance was uploaded to YouTube, where the reaction was largely negative with many viewers expressing the opinion that the performance was uncomfortable to watch, with the absence of the four other members of the original band causing some disillusionment among childhood fans of the group.

S Club Party performed at Keele University Keele University Students' Union on 16th November 2012.