New Audiences Get Set To Jiggle With The Wiggles
The Wiggles announce debut performances at The Palladium in Dubai Friday 11 June (11.00am and 2.00pm) and Saturday 12 June 2010 (11.00am). Tickets Go on Sale Thursday 1 April 2010.
The world’s most popular children’s entertainers, The Wiggles, have announced that they are bringing their spectacular live show to the Dubai for the first time. In response to an unprecedented number of requests, The Wiggles will perform limited shows at The Palladium – Dubai Media City on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 June.
Since releasing their first album in 1991, The Wiggles have captivated preschool-age kids and equally delighted parents around the world with their catchy songs and lively family shows.
Wiggles Anthony Field (the Blue Wiggle), Murray Cook (the Red Wiggle) Jeff Fatt (the Purple Wiggle) and Sam Moran (the Yellow Wiggle) are now a global phenomenon whose contribution to children’s entertainment includes concert tours, albums, television series, movies, merchandise and licensing agreements.
Audiences in Dubai will also see on stage the world-famous Wiggly dancers and Wiggles friends Wags the Dog, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus and Captain Feathersword.
Today this much-loved musical supergroup performs to over one million fans each year in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere.
Anthony (The Blue Wiggle) said today, ‘A lot of what we do comes from the child’s perspective and an awareness of their early development. This is part of our popularity around the world: our songs are educational as well as highly entertaining. We’re so excited to be taking our live show to new audiences in Dubai.’
Fast facts:
• More than 30 million DVDs and CDs sold worldwide
• Television shows broadcast in over 147 countries
• Countless awards received for music, films and charity work
• University degrees in early childhood education
• Millions of fans including Gwyneth Paltrow, John Travolta, Johnny Depp and Sarah Jessica Parker
• Recordings with the world’s biggest artists including Kylie Minogue and Leo Sayer
• Announced UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors in 2008
• Received Order of Australia medals in 2010
THE WIGGLES LIVE IN CONCERT – TOUR DATES & DETAILS
The Palladium: Friday 11 June (11 am and 2 pm), Saturday 12 June (11 am)
Tickets will be on sale from Thursday 1 April 2010
Tickets available from www.timeouttickets.com or phone 800 4669
• Hot Potato Dhs250
• A Reserve Dhs190
• B Reserve Dhs140
The Wiggles Background
The Wiggles are the world’s most popular children’s entertainers – in any language!
The most popular children’s entertainers in the world, The Wiggles, Anthony, Murray, Jeff and Sam will sing all their hits with the Wiggly Dancers and special guests Wags the Dog, Captain Feathersword, Henry the Octopus and Dorothy the Dinosaur.
Over one million people around the world rush to see The Wiggles live in concert each year. Now it’s Dubai’s turn.
The Wiggles television shows screen in 147 countries and they have sold more than 30 million DVDs and CDs worldwide. By doing things that come from a child’s perspective, and the language they use, they have an uncanny ability to relate directly to, and inspire pre-school age audiences, and to produce songs that are educational as well as entertaining.
Since 2008 The Wiggles have been UNICEF Goodwill ambassadors and devote themselves to numeracy, literacy and sanitation issues.
In recent years, many of the world’s biggest artists have asked to record with The Wiggles including Kylie Minogue (The Pink Wiggle), John Fogerty, Leo Sayer and Rolf Harris.
Celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, John Travolta, Johnny Depp, Sarah Jessica Parker and Denise Richards flock to their shows.
For further media information contact:
Angela Summers
Public Relations consultant
Tel 050 552 4991
email angela11@eim.ae
