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Hello! We're The Wiggles In Concert
Tour by	The Wiggles
Associated album	Ready, Steady, Wiggle!
Start date	March 12, 2023
End date	August 26, 2023

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

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. March 12, 2023 - Sutherland, NSW - Sutherland Pavilion
2. March 13, 2023 - Canley Vale, NSW - Cabra-Vale Diggers Club
3. March 14, 2023 - Castle Hill, NSW - Castle Hill RSL Club
4. March 16, 2023 - Kingsford, NSW - South Sydney Junior Rugby Leagues Club
5. March 17, 2023 - Hornsby, NSW - Hornsby RSL Club
6. March 18-19, 2023 - Penrith, NSW - Penrith Panthers
7. March 21, 2023 - Dee Why, NSW - Dee Why RSL Club
8. March 23, 2023 - North Sydney, NSW - North Sydney Leagues Club
9. March 25, 2023 - Parramatta, NSW - Riverside Theatre
10. March 26, 2023 - Revesby, NSW - Revesby Workers Club
11. March 27, 2023 - Hurstville, NSW - Hurstville Entertainment Centre
12. March 28, 2023 - Newtown, NSW - Enmore Theatre (recorded)
13. March 29, 2023 - Chatswood, NSW - The Concourse
14. March 30, 2023 - Campbelltown, NSW - The CUBE
15. April 1, 2023 - Ipswich, QLD - Ipswich Civic Centre
16. April 2, 2023 - Eatons Hill, QLD - Eatons Hill Hotel
17. April 3, 2023 - Fortitude Valley, QLD - Fortitude Music Hall
18. April 4, 2023 - Logan, QLD - Logan Entertainment Centre
19. April 5, 2023 - Redcliffe, QLD - Redcliffe Entertainment Centre
20. April 6, 2023 - Cleveland, QLD - Redland Performing Arts Centre
21. April 15-16, 2023 - Adelaide, SA - Thebarton Theatre
22. April 18, 2023 - Noarlunga, SA - The Hopgood Theatre, Noarlunga, South Australia
23. April 19, 2023 - Gawler, SA - Hewitson Theatre-STARplex
24. April 20, 2023 - Norwood, SA - Norwood Concert Hall
25. April 22, 2023 - Renmark, SA - Chaffey Theatre
26. April 23, 2023 - Mildura, VIC - Mildura Arts Centre
27. April 24, 2023 - Griffith, NSW - Griffith Regional Theatre
28. April 26, 2023 - Young, NSW - Young Ex-Service Club
29. April 27, 2023 - Parkes, NSW - Parkes Leagues Club
30. April 28, 2023 - Dubbo, NSW - Dubbo RSL Club
31. April 29, 2023 - Orange, NSW - Orange Function Centre
32. April 30, 2023 - Bathurst, NSW - Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
33. June 25, 2023 - Box Hill, VIC - Box Hill Town Hall
34. June 26, 2023 - Southbank, VIC - Hamer Hall
35. June 28, 2023 - Dandenong, VIC - Drum Theatre
36. June 29, 2023 - Werribee, VIC - Wyndham Cultural Centre
37. June 30-July 3, 2023 - Melbourne, VIC - Melbourne Recital Centre
38. July 5-6, 2023 - Moonee Ponds, VIC - The Clocktower Theatre
39. July 8-9, 2023 - Geelong, VIC - Geelong Arts Centre
40. July 10, 2023 - Bendigo, VIC - Ulumbarra Theatre
41. July 11, 2023 - Shepparton, VIC - Goulburn Valley Grammar School
42. July 12, 2023 - Albury, NSW - Albury Entertainment Centre
43. July 13, 2023 - Wagga Wagga, NSW - Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
44. July 15, 2023 - Queanbeyan, NSW - Queanbeyan Bicentennial Hall
45. July 16, 2023 - Wollongong, NSW - Wollongong Town Hall

New Zealand Leg

1. August 18-19, 2023 - Auckland, NZ - Bruce Mason Centre
2. August 20, 2023 - Hamilton, NZ - Globox Arena
3. August 21, 2023 - Napier, NZ - Napier Municipal Theatre
4. August 22, 2023 - Palmerston North, NZ - The Regent on Broadway
5. August 23, 2023 - Wellington, NZ - Michael Fowler Centre
6. August 25, 2023 - Christchurch, NZ - Wolfbrook Arena
7. August 26, 2023 - Dunedin, NZ - Regent Theatre

Setlist

NSW, QLD, SA, Mildura Leg

Note: Average setlist across multiple shows.

1. Hello, We're The Wiggles
2. Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
3. Hey Tsehay!
4. Fruit Salad/Hot Potato
5. Sign Reading Song
6. Swim Like A Fish
7. Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
8. Say the Dance, Do the Dance
9. Hey, Wags!
10. Here Comes a Bear
11. Five Little Monkeys (Griffith to Bathurst)
12. Dr Knickerbocker (Griffith to Bathurst)
13. The Monkey Dance
14. Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car (Some Shows)
15. Do the Skeleton Scat!
16. Bok the Dancing Puppet
17. Dippy Do Dinosaur Dance
18. Romp Bomp A Stomp (Some Shows)
19. Apples & Bananas
20. Pull a Funny Face
21. ABC
22. Doing A Handstand
23. Whenever I Hear This Music/Incy Wincy Spider
24. English Country Garden (Sutherland to Penrith)
25. Round and Round the Garden
26. Follow The Leader (Sutherland to Penrith)
27. Baby Shark/Five Fingered Family
28. Taba Naba (Penrith Only)
29. Hello Henry!
30. Henry's Merengue (Sutherland to Penrith)
31. The Wheels on the Bus
32. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
33. I'm John, I'm Strong!/Que Sera
34. Zorba's Dance
35. Rockin' with Anto!/Play Your Guitar With Anto
36. Happy Birthday (Adelaide Only)
37. Shirley Shawn the Unicorn (Some Shows)
38. Rattlin' Bog
39. Do the Propeller!

VIC, NSW Leg

1. Hello, We're The Wiggles
2. Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
3. Fruit Salad/Hot Potato/Joannie Works With One Hammer
4. I'm John, I'm Strong!
5. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
6. Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
7. Simon Says
8. Do the Skeleton Scat!
9. Hey, Wags! (Some Shows)
10. Say the Dance, Do the Dance
11. Shirley Shawn the Unicorn (Some Shows)
12. Di Dicki Do Dum
13. Here Comes a Bear
14. The Monkey Dance
15. Bok the Dancing Puppet
16. Romp Bomp A Stomp
17. Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?) (Some Shows)
18. The Fairy Dance (Instrumental)
19. Apples & Bananas
20. Pull a Funny Face
21. Whenever I Hear This Music/Itsy Bitsy Spider
22. Round and Round the Garden
23. Baby Shark
24. Hello Henry!
25. The Wheels on the Bus
26. Goodbye Henry!
27. Five Fingered Family
28. Rattlin' Bog
29. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
30. Do the Propeller!

New Zealand Leg

Note: Average setlist across multiple shows.

1. Hello, We're The Wiggles
2. Have a Good Day (Kia Pai to Rā) (Auckland show only)
3. Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
4. Di Dicki Do Dum (Christchurch show only)
5. Baby Shark
6. Hot Potato
7. The Monkey Dance
8. Fruit Salad
9. I'm John, I'm Strong!
10. Que Sera (Christchurch show only)
11. Hey Tsehay! (Christchurch & Dunedin shows)
12. Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
13. Simon Says
14. Hey, Wags! (Christchurch & Dunedin shows)
15. Do the Skeleton Scat!
16. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
17. Say the Dance, Do the Dance
18. Shirley Shawn the Unicorn
19. Dance Together (Christchurch & Dunedin shows)
20. Apples & Bananas
21. Play Your Guitar With Anto (Christchurch show only)
22. If You're Happy and You Know It
23. Here Comes a Bear (All shows except Hamilton)
24. Bok the Dancing Puppet
25. D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) (Christchurch & Dunedin)
26. Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?)
27. Pull a Funny Face (Auckland show only)
28. Five Little Monkeys
29. Nutbush City Limits (Tina Turner cover)
30. Incy Wincy Spider
31. Round and Round the Garden
32. The Wheels on the Bus
33. Henry's Merengue (Christchurch show only)
34. The Road To The Isles (Do The Highland Fling) (Wellington show only)
35. Dancing In The Sand (Hamilton show only)
36. Rattlin' Bog
37. Five Fingered Family
38. Ballerina, Ballerina (Christchurch show only)
39. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
40. Do the Propeller!
41. Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (Christchurch & Dunedin shows)

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)
• Noel Heraty - Drums (Melbourne shows 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. Additionally, she was not mentioned or shown in promotional material for the tour.
• 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.
  • Also 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.
  • "Whenever I Hear This Music" was performed since The Wiggles Early Concerts of 1992.

Video

Sources

The Wiggles' Concerts

Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Greg (1991-2006, 2012, 2016, 2020-2023) The Wiggles Early Concerts (1991-1993) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Birthday Party Tour (1993-1995) • Carols in the Domain (1993-2005, 2012, 2021) • Big Red Car Tour (1995-1996) • Wake Up Jeff! Tour (1996-1997) • The Wiggles 1997 Tour (1997) • The Wiggles Big Show (1997) • The Wiggles 1998 Tour (1998) • The Wiggles: Live at Disneyland Park (1998) • Toot Toot Show! (1998) • The Wiggles 1999 Tour (1999) • Easter Tour 1999 (1999) • The Wiggly Big Show Tour (1999) • The Wiggles 2000 USA Tour (2000) • Barney's Musical Castle (2000-2001) • It's a Wiggly Wiggly World Tour (2000-2001) • Dancin' In The Aisles (2000) • Yule Be Wiggling Christmas Show (2000) • The Wiggles at Wonderland, Sydney (2001) • The Wiggles' 10th Birthday Tour (2001-2002) • Wiggly Party: Live in Concert (2001) • Wiggly Safari Tour (2002-2003) • The Wiggles 2002 Tour (2002) • Wiggly Safari Show (2002) • The Wiggles Asia Tour (2003) • The Wiggles Live! At Dallas Brooks Hall (2003-2006) • A Concert for Holly (2003) • The Wiggles Live In Concert! (2003) • Lights, Camera, Action, Show! (2003) • The Wiggles In Concert! (2004) • The Wiggles Live In Concert (2004) • The Wiggles 2004 UK Tour (2004) • Santa's Rockin'! Live In Concert (2004) • The Wiggles LIVE in Concert Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert! (2005) • The Wiggles Live In Concert! (2005) • 2005 New Zealand Tour (2005) • The Wiggles 2005 UK Tour (2005) • Sailing Around the World Live! (2005-2006) • LIVE Hot Potatoes! (2005-2006) • The Wiggles Live in Concert (2006) • Wiggledancing! Live On Stage (1st Leg) (2006) • Getting Strong Live in Concert! (2012) • The Celebration Tour! (2012) • The Wiggles Meet The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2012) • Christmas Celebration Tour! (2012) • The Wiggles' 25th Anniversary Reunion Show (2016) • The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bush Fire Relief (2020) • The OG Wiggles Reunion Tour! (2022) • Falls Festival (2022-2023) • The OG Wiggles Reunion for Heart of the Nation (2023) Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Sam (2006-2011) Wiggledancing! Live On Stage (2nd Leg) (2006) • The Wiggles: Live at Disney World (2006) • The Wiggles 15th Birthday Concert (2006) • Racing to the Rainbow Show (2006) • Carols in the Domain (2006-2010) • G'Day USA Aussie Family Concert (2007) • Racing to the Rainbow Live! (2007) • Wiggledancing! Live In Concert (2007) • The Wiggles Live In Concert (2007) • Pop Go The Wiggles Show! (2007) • Pop Go The Wiggles Live! (2008) • The Wiggles' Concert for UNICEF (2008) • LIVE Hot Potatoes! (2008) • You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Tour! (2008) • The Wiggles Go Bananas! Live in Concert (2009) • The Wiggles Big, Big Show In The Round (2009) • Wiggly Circus (2010) • Greatest Hits In The Round (2010) • ITunes LIVE (2011) • Ukulele Baby! Live In Concert (2011) • The Wiggles' Big Birthday Show! (2011) Anthony, Lachy, Simon and Emma (2012-2021) Carols in the Domain (2012-2021) • Taking Off!: Live in Concert (2013) • The Wiggles Meet The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2013) • Ready Steady, Wiggle! Tour (2013-2014) • Australia Day Concerts in Hyde Park (2013-2014) • Apples & Bananas Tour (2014) • The Wiggles Big Show! (2014) • Cinder-Emma! (2015) • The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra! Concert (2015) • Rock & Roll Preschool Tour! (2015) • The Wiggles BIG SHOW! & CinderEmma (2015) • The Wiggles Australia Day Concert 2016 (2016) • Wiggle Town Tour! (2016) • The Wiggles' Yarrabah School Concert (2016) • DANCE DANCE! The Wiggles BIG SHOW! (2016) • Wiggle Around Australia Tour (2017) • Wiggle Around New Zealand Tour (2017) • The Wiggles Big Show! (2017) • Wiggly Christmas Big Show! (2017) • Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle! Tour (2018) • Wiggle Pop! Big Show (2018) • Wiggle Fun Tour! (2019) • Party Time Tour! (2019) • Party Time Big Show (2019-2020) • Fun and Games Tour! (2020) • Live in the UK (Tour) (2020) • The Wiggles Live at the Sydney Opera House 2020 (2020) • Wiggly Christmas Show (2020) • We're All Fruit Salad! (Tour) (2021) Anthony, Lachy, Tsehay and Simon (2021-Present) Carols in the Domain (2021-present) • Fruit Salad TV Big Show Tour (2022) • The Great Wiggly Road Trip Tour! (2022) • The Wiggles Superhero Tour (2022) • The Wiggles Big Show (2022) • Holiday Party Big Show (2022) • Summer Holiday Fun Tour! (2023) • Hello! We're The Wiggles In Concert (2023) • Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Tour! (2023) • Wiggly Big Day Out Tour! (2023) • Hello Sunshine '24 (2024) • Wiggle Groove Tour (2024) • Wiggle & Learn Big Show (2024) • GIDDY UP! at the Tamworth Country Music Festival! (2025) • Wiggle & Rave with DJ Dorothy (2025) • Bouncing Balls Tour! (2025) • The Tree of Wisdom Big Show Arena Spectacular! (2025-2026) International Taiwanese Wiggles Concerts (2003-2007) Spinoffs Dorothy the Dinosaur The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Show (1998-2000) • The Dorothy the Dinosaur Show (2002-2005) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Dance Party (2002-2006) • Dorothy the Dinosaur Show (2004) • The New Dorothy The Dinosaur Show (2008-2009) • Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus Live on Stage (2009) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Christmas Spectacular! (2010) • Dorothy! Live at Six Nations (2011) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show! Live in Concert (2011) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party 2012 (2012) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Greatest Hits Show! (2014) • Dorothy the Dinosaur 2016 Show (2016) • The Dorothy the Dinosaur Show (2022) • Dorothy the Dinosaur Spectacular Show (2023-2025) • Dorothy the Dinosaur & Friends Christmas Party (2023) • Dorothy the Dinosaur & Friends Show! (2024) Emma! & Lachy! The Emma Tour! (2015-2016) • Emma and Lachy Tour (2017-2018) • Emma & Lachy Dance Party! (2019) More from The Wiggles Here's A How De Do (1996) • Haste to the Wedding (1998) • The Kingdom of Paramithi Cinderella Live (2009)