The Wiggles Final Tour Coming to Saint John

The original Wiggles final tour rolls into Saint John’s Harbour Station on October 14, 2012.

The Wiggles, the fast-dancing, fun-loving Fab Four from Down Under, are coming to Harbour Station in Saint John, NB on October 14th with their brand new show “Celebration”, which will reunite Original Yellow Wiggle Greg Page with Anthony, Jeff, and Murray for their final tour together as the original Wiggles.

After 21 years of entertaining and educating children around the globe, Red Wiggle Murray Cook, Yellow Wiggle Greg Page and Purple Wiggle Jeff Fatt have decided to hang up their trademark coloured jerseys to a new generation of Wiggles starting in 2013.

The Wiggles have entertained children throughout the world for over two decades and are bringing all the excitement and joy of their movies and television shows right before your eyes, live on stage! Come celebrate with Anthony, Greg, Murray, and Jeff! Harbour Station in Saint John will be their only New Brunswick appearance.

After 2012, Jeff, Murray and Greg will hand over the purple, red and yellow skivvies to a new generation of performers to instead take on backstage creative roles. Anthony will continue on stage as the Blue Wiggle alongside Emma Watkins, Lachlan Gillespie, and Simon Pryce, who have been handpicked by the group to become the Yellow, Purple, and Red Wiggles.

Emma, Lachy and Simon will join the original members of The Wiggles on the road for their Farewell tour. After that they will pull on the yellow, purple, and red skivvies and join Anthony on stage so that The Wiggles can continue to entertain and delight a new generation of children.

“We want to thank all our Wiggly fans– it’s been a great ride in our big red car. We are really looking forward to saying farewell and having one last dance with everyone during the tour,” Jeff said.

The Wiggles are strong advocates for a healthy lifestyle and are excited to bring their positive messages for all ages, to 17 cities across Canada and the North East United States this October. Stops include: Toronto, Hamilton, Washington DC, New York, Boston, Halifax, Saint John, Ottawa, London, Oshawa, Sault Ste Marie, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver.

Come and wiggle in the aisles for “The Wiggles Celebration – The Final Shows Together of Anthony, Greg, Jeff and Murray.”  The Wiggles are excited to bring their highly interactive, fun and educational message throughout Canada. Audience participation features include:

· Start the fun at home by creating a giant wiggly sign to bring to the show.
· Having fun with your favorite wiggly pal as they sing and dance through the audience.
· Dress up as your favourite character.
· Yelling “Wake up, Jeff!” whenever the loveable Purple Wiggle falls asleep onstage.

Children can have even more wiggly fun while they wait for the show by visiting www.thewiggles.com.au, The Wiggles’ very own virtual world created specifically for pre-schoolers and their parents. Parents can monitor their child’s progress and have access to premium promotional offers, contests, merchandise discounts and pre-sale Wiggles tickets! You can also follow the gang on Twitter or become a fan of the group’s official Facebook page.

The Wiggles are proud to announce that their Canadian charity partner for October 2012 is UNICEF, receiving 50 cents from every ticket sold. The Wiggles have a long history with UNICEF including being named Goodwill Ambassadors in 2008, donating a special “handwashing” song to UNICEF in honour of Global Handwashing Day, (annually October 15), and the production of their book Travelling the World for UNICEF, available at www.thewigglesshop.com and of which a portion of proceeds is donated to UNICEF.

Tickets are on sale now at the Harbour Station website or call the Box Office at (506)657-1234 or toll free 1-800-267-2800.