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Wiggle & Learn Big Show
Tour by	The Wiggles
Associated album	Wiggle and Learn: 100 Educational Songs for Children
Start date	November 9, 2024
End date	December 21, 2024

The Wiggle & Learn Big Show was The Wiggles' annual end-of-year arena tour of Australia from November to December 2024. It is based on the YouTube series of the same name.

Press Release

Presented by: Huggies Nappy Pants, The Wiggles Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! Get ready to make memories that last a lifetime! That’s right, the world’s most popular children’s entertainment sensation, The Wiggles, are back for another high-energy, show-stopping arena spectacular!

The Wiggles, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is an interactive and engaging live show experience, inspired by the hit YouTube series. An unforgettable musical extravaganza, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is set to spark creativity, curiosity and a love of learning through The Wiggles’ signature mix of education & entertainment.

Buckle in for an extravaganza of Wiggles’ hits including classics like ‘Hot Potato,’ ‘Fruit Salad’ and ‘Rock-A-Bye Your Bear’. Featuring all eight Wiggles, Anthony, Lucia (Blue), Simon, Caterina (Red), Lachy, John (Purple), Tsehay and Evie (Yellow). Plus, all our Wiggly friends Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, Captain Feathersword and the Tree of Wisdom!

The special guests don’t stop there! There’s set to be sleigh bells ringing when the Great Big Man in Red and his reindeer come to visit The Wiggles from the North Pole!

Whether it’s your first Wiggles concert or a yearly tradition, audiences of all ages are sure to be left smiling from ear to ear with this enthralling and energetic live experience that is The Wiggles, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW!

Be quick, tickets will sell like… Hot Potatoes!

Tour Dates and Venues

1. November 9-10, 2024 - Perth, WA RAC Arena
2. November 16, 2024 - Adelaide, SA Adelaide Entertainment Centre
3. November 23-24, 2024 - Brisbane, QLD Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4. November 30, 2024 - Canberra, ACT AIS Arena
5. December 7-8, 2024 - Melbourne, VIC Rod Laver Arena
6. December 11, 2024 - Newcastle, NSW Newcastle Entertainment Centre
7. December 14, 2024 - Sydney, NSW Qudos Bank Arena (recorded)
8. December 21, 2024 - Darling Harbour, NSW ICC Theatre

Setlist

1. Who's in the Wiggle House?
2. Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car (Short) (Melbourne only)
3. Big Red Ute (Melbourne onwards)
4. If You're Happy and You Know It
5. Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
6. Teddy Bear Family (New Song with no known name yet)
7. Bin Night
8. Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
9. Lachy!
10. Hello, Hello, Welcome to The Wiggles Show
11. Baby Shark
12. Apples and Bananas
13. Sign Reading Song
14. Miss Polly Had A Dolly
15. Move Your Arms Like Henry
16. Goodbye Henry (Perth only)
17. We're Dancing With Wags The Dog
18. Hokey Pokey
19. Ponies
20. Captain Feathersword (He Loves to Dance) (Perth to Newcastle)
21. Captain's Magic Buttons (Newcastle onwards)
22. Joannie Works With One Hammer (some shows)
23. I'm John, I'm Strong! (Canberra and Sydney only)
24. Romp Bomp A Stomp (Perth to Brisbane)
25. The Wheels on the Bus (Sydney only)
26. The Monkey Dance (DJ Dorothy)
27. Hot Potato (DJ Dorothy)
28. Fruit Salad
29. Bouncing Balls
30. Jingle Bells
31. Bubbles, Bubbles in the Air/Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
32. Rattlin' Bog
33. Do the Propeller!
34. Let's Have A Party (Instrumental)

Tour Personnel

Performers

The Wiggles

• Anthony Field - Guitar, Banjo, Vocals, Bass (on "Bin Night")
• Lachlan Gillespie - Vocals, Keyboard
• Simon Pryce - Vocals
• Tsehay Hawkins - Vocals (All shows except Canberra)
• Lucia Field - Vocals, Drums
• Caterina Mete - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard (on "Rattlin' Bog")
• John Pearce - Vocals, Guitar (Canberra, Sydney and Darling Harbour shows only)
• Evie Ferris - Vocals (All shows except Canberra and Newcastle)

Understudies

• Seamus Field - Understudy for John Pearce; Guitar, Vocals, Drums (on "Jingle Bells") (Adelaide shows)
• Greg Page - Understudy for Tsehay Hawkins; Guitar, Vocals (Canberra shows)
• Zoe Karatzovalis - Understudy for Evie Ferris; Vocals (Canberra and Newcastle shows)

Cast

• Paul Paddick - Captain Feathersword, Backing Vocals
• Dominic Field - The Tree of Wisdom, Drums, Vocals
• Zane Powell - Dancer, Buddy, Wags the Dog, Bok the Hand Puppet, Santa Claus
• Julia Lanzetti - Dancer, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus
• Stephanie Field - Dancer, Bubbles the Mermaid, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn, Dorothy the Dinosaur
• Michael King - Santa Claus (Canberra and Sydney shows)

Musicians

• Nikos Filippatos - Bass, Guitar (on "Bin Night")
• Lucky Oceans - Pedal Steel Guitar (Perth shows only)
• Ben Hardie - Guitar (Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Darling Harbour shows)
• Rainbow Rosalind - Violin, Flute, Keyboard (on "Bubbles, Bubbles in the Air/Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star") (All shows except Perth and Canberra)
• Aaron Schembri - Guitar (Melbourne shows only)
• Antonio Field - Guitar, Drums (Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney, Darling Habour shows)
• Seamus Field - Guitar, Keyboards (Sydney and Darling Harbour shows)
• Murray Cook - Guitar (Darling Harbour shows only)

Special Guest

• Richie Allan - Didgeridoo, Welcome of Country (Canberra shows)

Crew

• Luke Field
• Callum Hendry-Hodsdon
• Matthew Lanzetti
• Kimberley Stapylton
• Michael King
• Toby Baldwin
• Fraser Grut (Newcastle only)
• Aaron Hill (Sydney only)
• Ryan Yeates (Sydney only)

Trivia

• This is the second concert tour to be based on a YouTube series, the first being the Fruit Salad TV Big Show Tour.
• With the exception of the shows in Canberra, Sydney, and Darling Harbour, John Pearce was absent during the tour due to taking family leave in preparation for the birth of his son.
  • Seamus Field filled in for Pearce during the Adelaide shows.
  • Jessie Adamo, Pearce's wife, made a guest appearance during the Sydney performance of "Baby Shark".
• Greg Page filled in for Tsehay Hawkins during the Canberra shows due to Hawkins having to travel to Ethiopia. This marked the first time in 12 years that Greg performed in live shows for children.
• Zoe Karatzovalis filled in for Evie Ferris during the Canberra and Newcastle shows due to Ferris performing her final shows with the Australian Ballet.
• For this tour, the Wiggles wore brand-new skivvies decorated with sequins.
• During all shows from Perth to Canberra, the regular Big Red Car was used. Starting with the shows in Melbourne, a brand-new electric Big Red Ute stage car was used.
• The tour marked the first time that:
  • "Move Your Arms Like Henry" has been performed live since the Wiggle Around Australia Tour.
  • "Who's in the Wiggle House?" has been performed live since the We're All Fruit Salad Tour.
  • "Ponies" has ever been performed live.
  • "Captain Feathersword" has been performed live since the Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle! Tour.
  • "Captain's Magic Buttons" has been performed live since The Wiggles' 25th Anniversary Reunion Show.
• Similarly to the Holiday Party Big Show, a second, smaller stage was built within the seating area to allow the Wiggles and other characters to safely perform among the audience.
• This is the first concert tour to use a jumbotron display, albeit only for the shows at Perth.
• Jack Tori came to the Rod Laver Arena show in Melbourne, VIC.
• Joseph Paulo came to the Newcastle Entertainment Centre show in Newcastle, NSW.
• Alex Johnston came to the Qudos Bank Arena show in Sydney, NSW.
• Nick Webb was at the Qudos Bank Arena show in Sydney, NSW with his family.
• Caterina Mete's twin girls, Dolly and Gigi, made a few appearances during some shows too.

See Also

• The tour programme

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)