Hello! We're The Wiggles in Concert was a 2023 concert tour launched by The Wiggles that started in Australia on March 10th and ended in New Zealand on August 26th.
Footage from the Australian leg of the tour was later featured in episodes of Series 6 of Ready, Steady, Wiggle!
Press Release[1][]
Following the runaway success of last year winning the converted ARIA for 'Best Live Act' The Wiggles are bringing their all singing, all dancing stage show hit to a venue near you! Hello! We're The Wiggles will run from March through July of this year featuring hit songs 'Do the Propeller!', 'Hot Potato' and 'Rock-A-Bye Your Bear' plus new favourites that will have you up and dancing along such as 'We're All Fruit Salad', 'Getting Strong!' with John and get ready to feel the sunflower power with 'Hey Tsehay!'.
Anthony, Tsehay, Simon, Lachy, Caterina, Lucia, & John will be joined on stage by all your favourite characters including Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn and Bok the Hand Puppet!
Tour Dates and Venues[]
Australian Leg[1][2][]
- March 12, 2023 - Sutherland, NSW Sutherland Pavilion
- March 13, 2023 - Canley Vale, NSW Cabra-Vale Diggers Club
- March 14, 2023 - Castle Hill, NSW Castle Hill RSL Club
- March 16, 2023 - Kingsford, NSW South Sydney Juniors Club
- March 17, 2023 - Hornsby, NSW Hornsby RSL Club
- March 18-19, 2023 - Penrith, NSW Penrith Panthers
- March 21, 2023 - Dee Why, NSW Dee Why RSL Club
- March 23, 2023 - North Sydney, NSW Norths Sydney Leagues Club
- March 25, 2023 - Parramatta, NSW Riverside Theatre
- March 26, 2023 - Revesby, NSW Revesby Workers Club (recorded)
- March 27, 2023 - Hurstville, NSW Hurstville Entertainment Centre
- March 28, 2023 - Newtown, NSW Enmore Theatre
- March 29, 2023 - Chatswood, NSW The Concourse
- March 30, 2023 - Campbelltown, NSW The CUBE
- April 1, 2023 - Ipswich, QLD Ipswich Civic Centre
- April 2, 2023 - Eaton Hill, QLD The Eaton Hill Hotel
- April 3, 2023 - Fortitude Valley, QLD The Fortitude Music Hall
- April 4, 2023 - Logan, QLD Logan Entertainment Centre
- April 5, 2023 - Redcliffe, QLD Redcliffe Entertainment Centre
- April 6, 2023 - Cleveland, QLD Redlands Performing Arts Centre
- April 15-16, 2023 - Adelaide, SA Thebarton
- April 18, 2023 - Noarlunga, SA The Hopgood Theatre, Noarlunga, South Australia
- April 19, 2023 - Gawler, SA Hewitson Theatre-Starplex
- April 20, 2023 - Norwood, SA Norwood Concert Hall
- April 22, 2023 - Renmark, SA Chaffey Theatre
- April 23, 2023 - Mildura, VIC Mildura Arts Centre
- April 24, 2023 - Griffith, NSW Griffith Regional Theatre
- April 26, 2023 - Young, NSW Young Service Club
- April 27, 2023 - Parkes, NSW Parkes Leagues Club
- April 28, 2023 - Dubbo, NSW Dubbo RSL Club
- April 29, 2023 - Orange, NSW Orange Function Centre
- April 30, 2023 - Bathurst, NSW Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
- June 25, 2023 - Box Hill, VIC Box Hill Town Hall
- June 26, 2023 - Southbank, VIC Hamer Hall
- June 28, 2023 - Dandenong, VIC Drum Theatre
- June 29, 2023 - Werribee, VIC Wyndham Cultural Centre
- June 30-July 3, 2023 - Melbourne, VIC Melbourne Recital Hall
- July 5-6, 2023 - Moonee Ponds, VIC The Clocktower Theatre
- July 8-9, 2023 - Geelong, VIC Geelong Performing Arts Centre
- July 10, 2023 - Bendigo, VIC Bendigo Performing Arts Centre
- July 11, 2023 - Shepparton, VIC Goulburn Valley Grammar
- July 12, 2023 - Albury, NSW Albury Entertainment Centre
- July 13, 2023 - Wagga Wagga, NSW Wagga Wagga Civic Centre
- July 15, 2023 - Queanbeyan, NSW Queanbeyan Bicentennial Hall
- July 16, 2023 - Wollongong, NSW Wollongong Town Hall
New Zealand Leg[3][]
- August 18-19, 2023 - Auckland, NZ Bruce Mason Centre
- August 20, 2023 - Hamilton, NZ Globox Arena
- August 21, 2023 - Napier, NZ Napier Municipal Theatre
- August 22, 2023 - Palmerston North, NZ The Regent on Broadway
- August 23, 2023 - Wellington, NZ Michael Fowler Centre
- August 25, 2023 - Christchurch, NZ Wolfbrook Arena
- August 26, 2023 - Dunedin, NZ Regent Theatre
Setlist[]
NSW, QLD, SA, Mildura Leg[]
Note: Average setlist across multiple shows.
- Hello, We're The Wiggles
- Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
- Hey Tsehay!
- Fruit Salad/Hot Potato
- Sign Reading Song
- Swim Like A Fish
- Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
- Say the Dance, Do the Dance
- Hey, Wags!
- Here Comes a Bear
- Five Little Monkeys (Griffith to Bathurst)
- Dr Knickerbocker (Griffith to Bathurst)
- The Monkey Dance
- Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car (Some Shows)
- Do the Skeleton Scat!
- Bok the Dancing Puppet
- Dippy Do Dinosaur Dance
- Romp Bomp A Stomp (Some Shows)
- Apples & Bananas
- Pull a Funny Face
- ABC
- Doing A Handstand
- Whenever I Hear This Music/Incy Wincy Spider
- English Country Garden (Sutherland to Penrith)
- Round and Round the Garden
- Follow The Leader (Sutherland to Penrith)
- Baby Shark/Five Fingered Family
- Taba Naba (Penrith Only)
- Hello Henry!
- Henry's Merengue (Sutherland to Penrith)
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- I'm John, I'm Strong!/Que Sera
- Zorba's Dance
- Rockin' with Anto!/Play Your Guitar With Anto
- Happy Birthday (Adelaide Only)
- Shirley Shawn the Unicorn (Some Shows)
- Rattlin' Bog
- Do the Propeller!
- Let's Have A Party (Instrumental)
VIC, NSW Leg[]
- Hello, We're The Wiggles
- Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
- Fruit Salad/Hot Potato/Joannie Works With One Hammer
- I'm John, I'm Strong!
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
- Simon Says
- Do the Skeleton Scat!
- Hey, Wags! (Some Shows)
- Say the Dance, Do the Dance
- Shirley Shawn the Unicorn (Some Shows)
- Di Dicki Do Dum
- Here Comes a Bear
- The Monkey Dance
- Bok the Dancing Puppet
- Romp Bomp A Stomp
- Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?) (Some Shows)
- The Fairy Dance (Instrumental)
- Apples & Bananas
- Pull a Funny Face
- Whenever I Hear This Music/Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Round and Round the Garden
- Baby Shark
- Hello Henry!
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Goodbye Henry!
- Five Fingered Family
- Rattlin' Bog
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Do the Propeller!
- Let's Have A Party (Instrumental)
New Zealand Leg[]
Note: Average setlist across multiple shows.
- Hello, We're The Wiggles
- Have a Good Day (Kia Pai to Rā) (Auckland show only)
- Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
- Di Dicki Do Dum (Christchurch show only)
- Baby Shark
- Hot Potato
- The Monkey Dance
- Fruit Salad
- I'm John, I'm Strong!
- Que Sera (Christchurch show only)
- Hey Tsehay! (Christchurch & Dunedin shows)
- Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
- Simon Says
- Hey, Wags! (Christchurch & Dunedin shows)
- Do the Skeleton Scat!
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Say the Dance, Do the Dance
- Shirley Shawn the Unicorn
- Dance Together (Christchurch & Dunedin shows)
- Apples & Bananas
- Play Your Guitar With Anto (Christchurch show only)
- If You're Happy and You Know It
- Here Comes a Bear (All shows except Hamilton)
- Bok the Dancing Puppet
- D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) (Christchurch & Dunedin)
- Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?)
- Pull a Funny Face (Auckland show only)
- Five Little Monkeys
- Nutbush City Limits (Tina Turner cover)
- Incy Wincy Spider
- Round and Round the Garden
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Henry's Merengue (Christchurch show only)
- The Road To The Isles (Do The Highland Fling) (Wellington show only)
- Dancing In The Sand (Hamilton show only)
- Rattlin' Bog
- Five Fingered Family
- Ballerina, Ballerina (Christchurch show only)
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Do the Propeller!
- Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Christchurch & Dunedin shows)
- Let's Have A Party (Instrumental)
Tour Personnel[]
Performers[]
The Wiggles[]
- Anthony Field - Guitar, Drums, Bouzouki, Banjo, Mandolin
- Tsehay Hawkins - Vocals
- Simon Pryce - Vocals
- Lachlan Gillespie - Vocals, Keyboards, Drums
- Caterina Mete - Vocals, Guitar, Flute
- John Pearce - Vocals, Guitar, Drums
- Lucia Field - Vocals, Drums
- Evie Ferris - Vocals, Drums
Cast[]
- Paul Paddick - Captain Feathersword, Backing Vocals
- Callum Hendry-Hodsdon - Dancer, Wags the Dog, Bok the Hand Puppet
- Stephanie Di Coio - Dancer, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Bubbles the Mermaid, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn
- Julia Lanzetti - Dancer, Henry the Octopus, Bubbles the Mermaid
- Zane Powell - Dancer, Understudy for Simon Pryce
- Dominic Field - Understudy for Paul Paddick
- Kimberley Stapylton - Understudy for Tsehay Hawkins
Musicians[]
- Jake Cropley - Guitar, Drums, Backing Vocals (New South Wales shows only)
- Nick Webb - Guitar (Australian leg)
- Nikos Filippatos - Bouzouki, Drums, Guitar (South Australia, Mildura, Victoria, and Queanbeyan shows only)
- Toby Baldwin - Bass (South Australia shows onward)
- Rainbow Rosalind - Violin (Dunedin show only)
Special Guests[]
- Stella Maris and Trubie-Dylan Smith (Christchurch show)
Crew[]
- Luke Field
- Toby Baldwin (March and April shows)
- Matt Lanzetti
- Kimberley Stapylton
Trivia[]
- Evie Ferris was absent during various portions of the tour due to commitments with The Australian Ballet.
- Lucia Field was absent during the Campbelltown and Queanbeyan shows due to personal illness.
- During the South Australia shows, Zane Powell filled in for Simon Pryce due to Pryce taking leave to tend to his ill son.
- In addition, during the SA shows, as well as the shows in New South Wales and Victoria, Dominic Field filled in for Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword.
- Kimberley Stapylton filled in for Tsehay Hawkins on the July 5th show at Moonee Ponds due to Hawkins suffering from a leg injury.
- During the performances of "Doing A Handstand," Caterina and Evie wore pants instead of their usual skirts.
- Paloma the Mermaid was referred to as "Bubbles" the Mermaid during the tour due to the departure of her usual portrayer Paloma Hendry-Hodsdon.
- This tour marked the first time that:
- "Doing A Handstand" was performed since the Big, Big Show In The Round tour of 2009.
- "Here Comes a Bear" was performed since the Wiggle Town Tour of 2016.
- "Hello, We're The Wiggles" was performed since the Wiggle Fun Tour of 2019.
- "Hey, Wags!" was performed since the Party Time Tour of 2019.