Event Details
Date: Friday, August 03, 2012
Start Time: 6:30 PM
Event Type: Concerts, Special Events
Last Updated: June 11, 2012
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The WigglesThe Wiggles are a childrens pop musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt and Phillip Wilcher. In 2006, Page was forced to retire from the group due to illness and was replaced by understudy Sam Moran. Field and Fatt were members of the Australian pop band The Cockroaches in the 1980s, and Cook was a member of several bands before meeting Field and Page at Macquarie University, where they were studying to become pre-school teachers. A school project led to the recording of their first album and tour in 1991. As a result of their background, the group combines music and theories of child development in their videos, television programs, and live shows. Since their inception, other regular characters (Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus, and Wags the Dog) and a troupe called The Wiggly Dancers have toured with them and appeared in their CDs, DVDs, and television programs.The group has franchised their concepts to other countries, developed Wiggles sections in amusement parks in Australia and the US, and won several recording industry awards. The Wiggles have been called the worlds biggest preschool band and your childs first rock band. The group has achieved worldwide success with their childrens albums, videos, television series, and concert appearances.