There were big cheers as Mel C arrived in Leeds today - greeting lucky fans ahead of her album launch show.
The star is visiting the city to promote her new solo album, Sweat, which sees her move into high energy dance music with help from Rose Gray and Uffie.
Before she found international fame with the Spice Girls, Mel was swept up in the UK’s burgeoning 90s rave scene - partying to the sounds of Prodigy and Grooverider.
Her new solo album, released on Friday, is tipped as a love letter to her formative days - “an invitation to party, to find community onthe dance floor and joy in a dark world”.
Recorded between London, Stockholm and Sydney, Sweat fuses her past and present - the sport and thespice, the forgotten teenage raver and the accomplished DJ.
Mel will play an album launch show at Project House tonight (Saturday May 2),
Our photographer Steve Riding captured these brilliant pictures as excited fans got the chance to meet the star at a signing event at Crash Records.
1. Mel C greets fans
Mel C visited Crash Records on the Headrow to promote her new album Sweat | Steve Riding
3. Mel C greets fans
Mel said her new album is "more Spice Girls than anything I’ve done before" | Steve Riding
5. Mel C greets fans
Samuel was visiting Leeds and one of the first in the queue | Steve Riding
6. Mel C greets fans
Joanne Skelton, of Bradford, posed for a picture with the star | Steve Riding