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The Wiggles Big Show (2022 Tour)
Tour by	The Wiggles
Start date	August 20, 2022
End date	November 1, 2022

The Wiggles Big Show was The Wiggles' tour of New Zealand and Canada from August to November 2022.

Initial Press Release

Anthony, Tsehay, Lachy and Simon can't wait to sing, dance and play music for their fans, and will be bringing along all of their Wiggly friends too! Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn are all coming along for the fun, PLUS The Wiggles are excited to introduce Caterina Wiggle and John Wiggle from the Fruit Salad TV series to their fans!

The Wiggles Big Show Tour! will feature all your favourite Wiggles songs such as ‘Do the Propeller!’, ‘Hot Potato’ and ‘Rock-A-Bye Your Bear’, along with new and catchy tunes such as ‘Dippy Do Dinosaur Dance’! The Wiggles Big Show Tour! will get your hands clapping and toes tapping! Come along and sing and dance with Anthony, Lachy, Simon, Tsehay, Caterina, and John and all their Wiggly friends!

Tour Dates and Venues

New Zealand Leg

1. August 20th - Hamilton, Globox Arena, Claudelands
2. August 21st - Auckland, Spark Arena
3. August 22nd - New Plymouth TSB Showplace Theatre
4. August 23rd - Palmerston North, The Regent on Broadway
5. August 24th - Wellington, Michael Fowler Centre
6. August 27th - Christchurch, Christchurch Arena
7. August 28th - Dunedin, Dunedin Town Hall
8. August 29th - Invercargill, ILT Stadium

Canadian Leg

1. September 28th - Moncton, NB Avenir Centre (recorded)
2. September 30th - St. John's, NL Mary Brown's Centre
3. October 2nd - Glace Bay, NS Savoy Theatre
4. October 3rd - Halifax, NS Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
5. October 5th - Montreal, QC Théâtre St-Denis
6. October 6th - Ottawa, ON Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe
7. October 7th - Peterborough, ON Peterborough Memorial Centre
8. October 8th - Oshawa, ON Tribute Communities Centre
9. October 9th - Toronto, ON Meridian Hall
10. October 11th - Kitchener, ON Centre in the Square
11. October 12th - Kingston, ON Leon's Centre
12. October 13th - London, ON Centennial Hall
13. October 14th - Barrie, ON Sadlon Arena at Barrie Molson Centre
14. October 15th & 16th - Hamilton, ON FirstOntario Concert Hall
15. October 17th - Burlington, ON The Burlington Performing Arts Center
16. October 20th - Winnipeg, MB Centennial Concert Hall
17. October 22nd - Brandon, MB Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium
18. October 23rd - Saskatoon, SK Centennial Hall
19. October 24th - Lloydminster, AB Vic Juba Community Theatre
20. October 25th - Edmonton, AB Edmonton Expo Centre
21. October 26th - Red Deer, AB Red Deer Memorial Centre
22. October 27th - Calgary, AB Jack Singer Concert Hall
23. October 29th - Victoria, BC McPherson Playhouse
24. October 31st - Vancouver, BC Vancouver Playhouse Theatre
25. November 1st - Vernon, BC Kal Tire Place

Setlist

New Zealand Leg

1. Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
2. Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
3. Boom, Boom, Boom, You're a Superhero
4. Romp Bomp A Stomp
5. Dippy Do Dinosaur Dance
6. Quack Quack
7. Hot Potato
8. Say the Dance, Do the Dance
9. Ballerina, Ballerina (Christchurch show only)
10. Hey Tsehay!
11. If You're Happy and You Know It
12. The Wheels on the Bus
13. Apples & Bananas
14. Fruit Salad
15. Baby Shark
16. Joannie Works With One Hammer
17. Five Little Joeys
18. Di Dicki Do Dum
19. Hello Henry!
20. Henry's Dance
21. Bok the Dancing Puppet
22. Elephant (Tame Impala Cover) (Christchurch show only)
23. The Road To The Isles (Do The Highland Fling) (Wellington show only)
24. Simon Says
25. Wags The Dog, He Likes To Tango (Hamilton shows only)
26. Wiggle Your Ears
27. I'm John, I'm Strong!
28. Rattlin' Bog
29. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
30. Do the Propeller!
31. Dippy Do Dinosaur Dance (Karaoke)

Canadian Leg

1. Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
2. The Fairy Dance (Instrumental)
3. Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
4. Boom, Boom, Boom, You're a Superhero (Moncton to St Johns only)
5. D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) (some shows)
6. Romp Bomp A Stomp
7. Dippy Do Dinosaur Dance (some shows)
8. Di Dicki Do Dum
9. Goodbye Dorothy! (some shows)
10. Quack Quack (some shows)
11. Home Among the Gumtrees (John Williamson Cover)
12. If You're Happy and You Know It
13. Baby Shark
14. Michael Finnegan (some shows)
15. Happy Birthday (Kingston show only)
16. Do the Skeleton Scat!
17. Wags The Dog, He Likes To Tango
18. Wiggle Your Ears
19. Hot Potato
20. Say the Dance, Do the Dance
21. Goodbye Wags! (some shows)
22. Round and Round the Garden
23. The Music of the Ballet Orchestra
24. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
25. Simon Says
26. Johnny Works With One Hammer
27. Five Fingered Family (some shows)
28. Hey Tsehay!
29. Hello Henry!
30. Henry's Dance (Moncton & St Johns shows only)
31. The Wheels on the Bus/Apples & Bananas/Fruit Salad
32. Goodbye Henry!
33. Bok the Dancing Puppet
34. Goodbye Bok! (some shows)
35. Taba Naba (Toronto show only)
36. Five Little Joeys (Moncton to St Johns only)
37. Five Little Monkeys
38. I'm John, I'm Strong! (some shows)
39. Rattlin' Bog
40. Do the Propeller!
41. Let's Have A Party (Instrumental)

Tour Personnel

Performers

The Wiggles

• Anthony Field - Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Drums, Bass
• Lachlan Gillespie - Keyboards, Vocals
• Simon Pryce - Vocals
• Tsehay Hawkins - Vocals
• Caterina Mete - Vocals, Guitar, Dorothy the Dinosaur
• John Pearce - Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Henry the Octopus
• Lucia Field - Vocals, Drums
• Evie Ferris - Vocals (Canadian leg only)

Cast

• Paul Paddick - Captain Feathersword, Backing Vocals
• Callum Hendry-Hodsdon - Dancer, Bok the Hand Puppet, Wags the Dog, The Tree of Wisdom, Henry the Octopus

Musicians

• Jack Gatto - Drums, Backing Vocals, Guitar
• Jake Cropley - Bass, Backing Vocals, Guitar
• Jeff Fatt - Keyboards (New Zealand leg only, all shows except Hamilton)
• Nick Webb - Guitar (New Zealand leg only)
• Jae Nelson - Drums (Auckland show only)
• Rainbow Rosalind - Violin (Dunedin show only)

Crew

• Luke Field
• Aaron Hill (New Zealand leg only)
• Toby Baldwin (Canadian leg only)

Trivia

• This was the first tour of New Zealand to feature Tsehay Hawkins, Caterina Mete, John Pearce, and Lucia Field as official members.
  • Evie Ferris was the only Wiggle to not appear in the New Zealand leg of the tour.
• This was the first tour of Canada to feature Tsehay and the Fruit Salad TV Wiggles, and the band's first tour of the country since the COVID-19 pandemic ended.
  • The Canadian leg of the tour is also the first time that Evie appeared as the Yellow FSTV Wiggle.
• According to an interview with Anthony Field^{[citation needed]}, this tour was originally meant to stop in the United States during September, but the American leg of the tour got cancelled for unknown reasons.
• The stage backdrop for this tour was recycled from the Fruit Salad TV Big Show tour.
• Despite being mentioned and shown in promotional material, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn was completely absent from the actual tour.
• This was the first tour since 1997 to have one or more of the band members physically perform as a Wiggly Friend.
• During the Canadian leg of the tour, Lucia Field was absent from the Kingston show and Simon Pryce was absent from the Brandon and Saskatoon shows due to a sore throat.

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) • North American 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 (2004-2005) • The Wiggles 2004 UK Tour (2004) • United States Tour 2004 (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 Emma Tour! (2015-2016) • 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) • Emma and Lachy Tour (2017-2018) • 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) • Emma & Lachy Dance Party! (2019) • 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) More from The Wiggles The Kingdom of Paramithi Cinderella Live (2009)