Wiggle Pop! Big Show

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Wiggle Pop! Big Show
Associated album	Wiggle Pop!
Start date	November 10, 2018
End date	December 22, 2018

The Wiggle Pop! Big Show was The Wiggles' annual end-of-year arena tour of Australia from November to December 2018, in support of the Wiggle Pop! album.

Footage of the Melbourne and Canberra shows was later seen in episodes of The Wiggles' World.

Press Release

The Wiggles will explode onto stages around Australia, when they bring their brand new Wiggle Pop! Big Show around the country this November and December! The Wiggle Pop! Big Show will feature all your favourite Wiggles songs such as ‘Do the Propeller!’, ‘E-M-M-A’, ‘Hot Potato’ and ‘Rock-a- Bye Your Bear’, as well as some of their most Pop!-ular hits from the Wiggle Pop! album. You’ll see The Wiggles, their Wiggly friends and dancers, Santa Claus, dancing reindeers and much more!

Setlist

1. Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
2. Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
3. I'll Tell Me Ma
4. Simon Says
5. Play the Bass Guitar
6. Let's Go Riding with Ponso the Pony
7. The Dance Of The Scottish Horses
8. Who Stole The Cookie From The Cookie Jar?
9. Five Little Ducks (some shows)
10. Say the Dance, Do the Dance
11. Henry's Merengue
12. Apples & Bananas
13. Emma's Yellow Bow
14. Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
15. Balla Balla Bambina
16. Five Little Monkeys (some shows)
17. The Giraffe
18. Shake Your Sillies Out (some shows)
19. Pappadum
20. Hot Potato
21. Fruit Salad
22. Fruitie In My Hat
23. ABC
24. Itchy Fingers (Jimmy's Sea Shanty)
25. Joannie Works With One Hammer
26. Super Anto
27. Five Fingered Family
28. Jingle Bells
29. We're Dancing With Wags The Dog
30. Romp Bomp A Stomp
31. Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?)
32. Dorothy Pas De Deux
33. Round and Round the Garden
34. Away in a Manger
35. Silent Night
36. Do the Propeller!

Tour Dates and Venues

1. November 10th - WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, NSW
2. November 17th and 18th - Perth Arena, Perth, WA
3. November 24th and 25th - Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, SA
4. December 1st and 2nd - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
5. December 4th - Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, TAS
6. December 5th - Silverdome, Launceston, TAS
7. December 8th - ICC Theatre, Darling Harbour, NSW
8. December 11th-13th - Wests City, Newcastle, NSW
9. December 15th and 16th - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD
10. December 19th and 20th - Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, ACT
11. December 22nd - Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW

Tour Personnel

Performers

The Wiggles

• Anthony Field - Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Drums, Bagpipes
• Lachlan Gillespie - Vocals, Keyboard, Drums on "Simon Says"
• Simon Pryce - Vocals, Bass
• Emma Watkins - Vocals, Drums, Bass on "Pappadum"

Cast

• Paul Paddick - Captain Feathersword, Backing Vocals, Bass
• Caterina Mete - Dancer, Bass
• Dominic Field - Dancer, Drums, Wags the Dog, Santa Claus
• Chelsey Priadko - Dancer, Dorothy the Dinosaur
• Lucy Wiggan - Dancer, Henry the Octopus
• Callum Hendry-Hodsdon - Dancer
• Stephanie Di Coio - Dancer
• Taryn Priadko - Dancer
• Jess Cadou - Dancer
• Samuel McKeown - Dancer

Musicians

• Oliver Brian - Guitar, Banjo, Drums
• Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Bass (all shows except Wollongong, Perth, and Adelaide)
• David O' Reilly - Drums, Bass (Newcastle and Canberra shows)
• Lucky Lartey - Congas
• Pepsie Magonya - Djembe

Special Guests

• Jimmy Barnes - Vocals (Darling Harbour show)
• Jackie Barnes - Drums (Darling Harbour show)

Crew

• Paul Field - Managing Director
• Luke Field - Global Head of Touring
• Caterina Mete - Choreographer, Wardrobe Creation & Coordination
• Michael King

Trivia

• This was the final Wiggles tour before the introduction of Shirley Shawn the Unicorn.
• During the opening performance of "Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car" at the Perth show, the Wiggles instead used one of the arena's utility vehicles as a substitute for the non-functioning Big Red Car.

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) • 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) • 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) • The Big Little Show! (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)