The Holiday Party Big Show was The Wiggles' annual end-of-year arena tour of Australia from November to December 2022.
Footage of the December 17th show was later seen in episodes of Series 5 and 6 of Ready, Steady, Wiggle!.
Press Release[1][]
It's time to Wiggle! Experience the magic of The Wiggles' brand-new Holiday Party Big Show tour this November and December. Come along and join in the fun of this festive season, in what will be The Wiggles' most exciting show yet! You'll see The Wiggles, their Wiggly Friends and dancers, Santa Claus, dancing reindeer and it will even snow on stage! For over 30 years, The Wiggles' end of year Big Show has been a much-loved tradition for families across Australia and this year is no exception! The Wiggles Holiday Party Big Show will feature all of your favourite Wiggles songs such as Do the Propeller, Fruit Salad and Rock-A-Bye Your Bear, as well as festive favourites such as Go Santa Go! For the first time in Australian history, The Wiggles will be the first band to perform two arena tours in one year! It's double The Wiggles and double the fun at this very merry Big Show, which will perform in Wollongong, Canberra, Newcastle, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Caloundra, Melbourne, Alice Springs (for the first time since 2017!), Brisbane and Sydney! Join the festivities with Anthony, Tsehay, Lachy, Simon, Evie, Caterina, John and Lucia as they sing and dance with you! And of course, it wouldn't be a Wiggles Big Show without all of their Wiggly Friends too! Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn, Bok the Hand Puppet and Paloma the Mermaid are excited to come along and be a part of what will be their most festive show yet!
Tour Dates and Venues[1][]
- November 10-11 - Canberra, ACT Southern Cross Club
- November 12-13 - Wollongong, NSW Wollongong Town Hall
- November 16-17 - Newcastle, NSW Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre
- November 21 - Rockhampton, QLD Pilbeam Theatre
- November 22 - Gladstone, QLD Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre
- November 25 - Caloundra, QLD Kings Theatre
- November 27 - Bundaberg, QLD Moncrieff Entertainment Centre
- December 3 - Melbourne, VIC Rod Laver Arena
- December 4 - Adelaide, SA Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre
- December 6 - Alice Springs, NT Alice Springs Convention Centre
- December 10 - Brisbane, QLD Brisbane Entertainment Centre
- December 17 - Sydney, NSW Qudos Bank Arena (recorded)
Setlist[]
Leg One (Canberra - Bundaberg)[]
- Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
- Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
- D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)
- Quack Quack (Wollongong show onward)
- If You're Happy and You Know It
- Baby Shark
- Michael Finnegan
- Five Fingered Family
- I'm John, I'm Strong!
- Hot Potato
- Say the Dance, Do the Dance
- Johnny Works With One Hammer
- Do the Skeleton Scat!
- Wags The Dog, He Likes To Tango
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Goodbye Wags!
- Paloma the Mermaid
- Go Santa Go! (all shows except Canberra)
- Jingle Bells (all shows except Canberra)
- Round and Round the Garden
- The Music of the Ballet Orchestra
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Simon Says
- Hey Tsehay!
- Shirley Shawn the Unicorn (Newcastle show onward)
- Hello Henry!
- Apples & Bananas
- Fruit Salad
- Goodbye Henry!
- Five Little Monkeys
- Bok the Dancing Puppet
- Rattlin' Bog
- Do the Propeller!
- Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
- Goodbye Everyone! (Queensland shows only)
- Let's Have A Party (Instrumental)
Leg Two (Melbourne - Sydney)[]
- Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
- The Fairy Dance (Instrumental)
- Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
- Zorba's Dance (all shows except Alice Springs)
- D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)
- Five Fingered Family
- Di Dicki Do Dum (all shows except Queensland)
- Goodbye Dorothy! (Brisbane show only)
- Hey Tsehay!
- Bok the Dancing Puppet
- If You're Happy and You Know It
- Baby Shark (featuring Pinkfong and Baby Shark)
- Shirley Shawn the Unicorn (Melbourne show only)
- Do the Skeleton Scat!
- Wags The Dog, He Likes To Tango
- Hot Potato
- Say the Dance, Do the Dance
- Paloma the Mermaid
- Go Santa Go!
- Jingle Bells
- I'm John, I'm Strong!/Johnny Works With One Hammer
- Que Sera (Sydney show only)
- The Music of the Ballet Orchestra (Sydney show only)
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Apples & Bananas
- Fruit Salad
- Simon Says
- Hello Henry!
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Goodbye Henry!
- Rattlin' Bog
- Thunderstruck (AC/DC Cover)
- Do the Propeller!
- Let's Have A Party (Instrumental)
Performers[]
The Wiggles[]
- Anthony Field - Guitar, Banjo, Bass, Drums, Mandolin
- Lachlan Gillespie - Vocals, Keyboard, Drums
- Simon Pryce - Vocals
- Tsehay Hawkins - Vocals
- Evie Ferris - Vocals
- John Pearce - Vocals, Guitar, Drums
- Caterina Mete - Vocals, Guitar, Flute
- Lucia Field - Vocals, Drums
Cast[]
- Paul Paddick - Captain Feathersword , Backing Vocals
- Callum Hendry-Hodsdon - Dancer, Wags the Dog, Bok the Hand Puppet
- Paloma Hendry-Hodsdon - Dancer, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Paloma the Mermaid
- Stephanie Di Coio - Dancer, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn
- Julia Lanzetti - Dancer, Henry the Octopus
- Dominic Field - Dancer, Santa Claus, The Tree of Wisdom
- Zane Powell - Dancer (Melbourne show onward)
Musicians[]
- Jack Gatto - Drums, Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Jake Cropley - Guitar, Backing Vocals, Bass, Banjo (all shows except Canberra)
- Toby Baldwin - Bass, Drums, Guitar
- Nikos Filippatos - Bouzouki (Second leg onwards, all shows except Alice Springs)
- Aaron Schembri - Guitar (Melbourne show only)
- Dominic Lindsay - Trumpet (Sydney show only)
Special Guest[]
- Baby Shark & Pinkfong (Melbourne show onward)
Trivia[]
- This was the first Wiggles tour of Australia to feature Evie as the yellow FSTV Wiggle.
- During the November 11th show, there was a minute of silence held in honor of Remembrance Day.
- During the second leg of the tour, a second, smaller stage was built within the seating area to allow the Wiggles and other characters to safely perform among the audience.
- The Big Red Car also appeared onstage during this leg but was not actually used in any capacity at all.
- During the Sydney show, trumpeter Dominic Lindsay appeared in the same white tuxedo he wore during the Lights, Camera, Action, Show!.