Wiggles Are Breaking Up!

Anthony, Greg, Jeff and Murray - The Wiggles –  today announced that 2012 would be their final year of touring together and unveiled exciting plans for the future of the world famous children’s entertainment group. 


The Wiggles will embark on a Celebration Tour at the end of the month with shows planned for Singapore, the UK, USA, Canada and New Zealand. The group will head home for their final Australian tour in November and December.  
Jeff, Murray and Greg will then 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.   
“ We’ve bee n entertaining children around the world for 21 years and it’s important that we  plan fo r the future so that T he Wiggles can keep wiggling in the years to come,”  said Murray .  
“ The touring and performing over the past 21 years has  meant that we’ve spent  a long time away from our own families and friends. We miss them and want to spend more time at home which is a major reason why three of us decided it was time to hand on our skivvies to a new generation.’’
“Singing, dancing and performing for children and their parents around the world has been such great fun-we have been so lucky to do something that we love for so long,”  said Greg.
“When The Wiggles asked me to return to the group last year I was excited at the thought of performing with the three guys that I started the group with 21 years ago.  With Murray and Jeff’s decision to  stop performing at the end of the year it’s a nice sense of closure to  also  end my  time on stage during the final tour with all the original members of the group.”  
 “ It’s bee n so  great  hav ing Greg back with us so far t his y ear, an d to finish our time on stage all together again seems so  fitting,”  Jeff said.
“ We want to thank all our Wiggly fans– it’s bee n a  great ride in our big red car.  We are really looking forward to saying farewell and having one last dance with everyone during t he tour.”  
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.  
“ Lachy, Simon and Emma all have  wonderful singing voices and are experienced children’s performers.  They  have worked with us for several years, playing various characters including Wiggly dancers, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword and Wags the Dog,”  said Anthony .
Emma said it was a huge thrill to become the Yellow Wiggle and the first female skivvy-wearer in the group’s 21-year history aside from Kylie Minogue, who was made an honorary Pink Wiggle in 2009.

A Letter to Wiggly Fans!

“When The Wiggles asked me to return to the group last year I was excited at the thought of performing with the three guys that I started the group with 21 years ago.  With Murray and Jeff’s decision to  stop performing at the end of the year it’s a nice sense of closure to  also  end my  time on stage during the final tour with all the original members of the group”  Greg