UK2001

                                                                The Wiggles and their friends, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog                                                                        and Henry the Octopus, together with Captain Feathersword, the tickly                                                                  pirate, have been providing an extravaganza of colour, fun and music                                                                           especially for little people since they first teamed up nearly a decade ago.

                                                                 Affectionately known as the “Fab 4 for the under 5s”, THE WIGGLES                                                                        have become a household name in Australia, where one in every two                                                                            toddlers sings along to a Wiggles CD or video, or has been to a Wiggles                                                                      concert and where, this summer, they performed live in front of 60,000                                                                         children at the Sydney Olympics’ Stadium, Australia.

                   ‘It’s a Wiggly Wiggly World’ UK Tour

In 1999 THE WIGGLES made their first trips to the UK for a series of sell-out theatre shows supported by a Saturday morning TV series on GMTV. Now - to coincide with the release of the video “It’s a Wiggly Wiggly World”, which features brand new songs including a duet with Rolf Harris - the “Giants of toddler rock” (Daily Telegraph) are back with their unique blend of educational entertainment; a wiggly wiggly world of song and dance that will appeal to pre-school children (and “big kids”) everywhere.

There’s a world of difference singing “She’s the one” and “Fruit Salad, Yummy Yummy”!

Sing:

D-O-R-O-T-H-Y, Dorothy the Dinosaur, D-O-R-O-T-H-Y, She’s your favourite dinosaur

Greg

Dorothy the Dinosaur

“And I thought, why don’t we do an album for children – real rock ‘n’ roll music – but no guitar solos, because the kids wander off.”

Jeff

Henry the Octopus

Sing:

Henry the Octopus lives down in the deep blue sea, Henry the Octopus he’s a friend to you and me ……. “Hi, everybody”

Wags the Dog

Sing:

Well he’s covered in beautiful brown fur, He’s got a great big bark that you might have heard, Hey everybody, we’re with Wags, Wags the Dog

The manic, tickly pirate

Captain Feathersword

Earlier this year, Cleo, a leading Australian women’s magazine, named the 36-year old “Bachelor of the Year”!

Anthony

Murray

So, will they go on and on, like the Rolling Stones, playing for the children of their original fans? “We could do. To a child, all adults are old.“ says Murray. “They can’t tell the difference between a 30-year old and a 50-year old.”

THE WIGGLES

“It’s a Wiggly Wiggly World” UK Tour

Children love them – and so do their mums!

THE WIGGLES

Rolf Harris took time from his busy schedule to meet up with group at the Hexagon, Reading, during the Wiggles UK tour. Rolf joined the Wiggles on their latest video, “It’s a Wiggly Wiggly World”, to record Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport

‘It’s a Wiggly Wiggly World’ UK Tour – Spring 2001

PRESS RELEASE

¨They have played to an audience of thousands at the 2000
Sydney Olympics.

¨They have gone platinum with three albums, making them the only
chart-busting kid’s band.

¨An estimated one in every two toddlers in Australia sing along to a Wiggles video or CD or has been to a Wiggles concert. THE WIGGLES are an Australian phenomenon! Get ready for Wiggle-mania to storm the UK with an action packed 28-date ‘It’s a Wiggly Wiggly World’ UK Tour (9th March – 10th April 2001) to coincide with the UK release of their It’s a Wiggly Wiggly World Video from Buena Vista.

The ‘Fab four for the under 5s’ first teamed up almost a decade ago, and since then have been entertaining literally thousands of pre-school children with their unique blend of entertainment: catchy sing-along songs, simple dance routines and outrageous acting.

From pub rock to toddler rock, The Wiggles boast an unusual rise to fame – their success lies in playing to small audiences, rather than big ones – small, that is, in terms of the size of the average audience member. In the beginning, there were Anthony, Greg and Jeff, who, together with Anthony’s brother, Paul, were the Cockroaches, a successful pub rock band, playing in front of many appreciative grown-ups. At the height of their career, Anthony and Greg put their music on hold in order to take up places at teacher training college in Sydney. There they met Murray and, having written children’s songs as part of their course, the three quickly recognised their talent for performing to a much younger audience. Spurred on by the success of their first foray into the world of children’s entertainment, Anthony recruited Cockroaches’ keyboard player, Jeff, to help them record a tape of rock ‘n’ roll songs for kids. It was released in 1991 and The Wiggles were born. They haven’t looked back since.

Almost a decade later and The Wiggles are still putting their teacher training to good use. With the help of Captain Feathersword, the friendly pirate, and their animal friends, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, and Dorothy the Dinosaur, the most loveable dinosaur in all the world, The Wiggles create a Wiggly Wiggly World of dancing and music, which is often educational, (promoting wholesome values like sharing and friendship), but always fun – a unique blend of entertainment that is sure to delight young children and their parents alike.

Further info: Kate Walker Tel. 01285 644622 Email. shows@huttrussell.co.uk