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The Wiggles Big Show is a concert tour by the Australian children's group The Wiggles. The tour was in promotion for The Wiggles Movie that would be released following the tour's completion. It commenced on October 7, 1997 at the State Sports Centre, Homebush, New South Wales<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19971015103707fw_/http://www.thewiggles.com.au/october.htm Archive of the group's website on the tour's start date]</ref> and concluded on December 4, 1997 at the Derwent Entertainment Centre in Tasmania<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19971015103727fw_/http://www.thewiggles.com.au/december.htm Archive of the group's website on the tour's conclusion date]</ref>. The tour would be the group's first large scale tour and the first to perform in arenas. '''A show at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre''' (either November 7th or 8th) would be recorded, but unlike how much The Wiggles filmed concerts that would get home media releases, the concert is one of many concerts the group recorded that has never seen a home media release and has never been seen in it's entirety.
The Wiggles Big Show is a concert tour by the Australian children's group The Wiggles. The tour was in promotion for The Wiggles Movie which would be released following the tour's completion. It commenced on October 7th, 1997 at the State Sports Centre, Homebush, New South Wales<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19971015103707fw_/http://www.thewiggles.com.au/october.htm Archive of the group's website on the tour's start date]</ref> and concluded on December 4th, 1997 at the Derwent Entertainment Centre in Tasmania<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19971015103727fw_/http://www.thewiggles.com.au/december.htm Archive of the group's website on the tour's conclusion date]</ref>. The tour would be the group's first large-scale tour and the first to perform in arenas. '''A show at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre''' on November 7th<ref>https://wigglesconcertarchive.fandom.com/wiki/1997-11-07_-_Melbourne_Sports_and_Entertainment_Centre</ref> would be recorded, but unlike how much The Wiggles filmed concerts that would get home media releases, the concert is one of many concerts the group recorded that has never seen a home media release and has never been seen in its entirety.


==Setlist==
==Setlist==
There is a lot of information online on what the setlist could be. Complete footage of Hot Potato (extended intro from VideoNow Jr. release), Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?), Di Dicki Do Dum, Wake Up Jeff!, Wave To Wags, Tap Wags, Quack Quack, Five Little Ducks, Baby Baluga, Nya Nya Nya, Ooh It's Captain Feathersword, Get Ready To Wiggle and Wiggly Medley exists<ref>[https://twitter.com/twbigshow1997 Twitter page dedicated to the special with clips from the special]</ref> via episodes of The Wiggles first television series and VideoNow Jr. releases of the series' episodes and the Disney Channel promo had clips from We Like To Say Hello, D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favorite Dinosaur) and Henry's Dance.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbuS5e8NCzx6byNUhWX48FmRIKZTkNVE1 YouTube playlist of the surviving footage]</ref> A presumed setlist from the tour (in which the concert that was recorded) was found on setlist.fm and a lot of the songs list on the site match the songs that have surviving footage, but it's unconfirmed if it's the actual setlist from the special.<ref>[https://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/the-wiggles-53d7aff1.html?tour=13d1817d Setlist.fm page on the tour's setlist that may've been used in the concert]</ref>
Prior to August 2022, it was unknown what the full setlist was. Complete footage of Hot Potato, Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?), Di Dicki Do Dum, Wake Up Jeff!, Wave To Wags, Tap Wags, Quack Quack, Five Little Ducks, Baby Baluga, Nya Nya Nya, Ooh It's Captain Feathersword, Get Ready To Wiggle and Wiggly Medley exists<ref>[https://twitter.com/twbigshow1997 Twitter page dedicated to the special with clips from the concert] Retrieved 16 Apr '21</ref> via episodes of The Wiggles first television series, their short series Let's Wiggle and VideoNow Jr. releases of the former's episodes and the Disney Channel promo has clips from We Like To Say Hello, D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favorite Dinosaur) and Henry's Dance.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbuS5e8NCzx6byNUhWX48FmRIKZTkNVE1 YouTube playlist of the surviving footage] Retrieved 16 Apr '21</ref> A presumed setlist from the tour (in which the concert that was recorded) was found on setlist.fm and a lot of the songs list on the site match the songs that have surviving footage, but it was unconfirmed if it was the actual setlist from the concert<ref>[https://setlist.fm/setlist/the-wiggles/1997/sports-and-entertainment-centre-melbourne-australia-33f6a0e9.html Setlist.fm page on the tour's setlist that may have been used in the concert] Retrieved 07 Jun '22</ref>. In June 2022 a clip from the concert shown in Anthony Field's Instagram story shows a song that is not found in the setlist, Dorothy The Dinosaur. The upload of the YouTube compilation that followed two months later revealed the rest of the songs in the setlist along with three other songs previously unknown to have been performed, Rock-A-Bye Your Bear, Romp Bomp A Stomp and Five Little Joeys.


==Availability==
==Availability==
The first released songs from the film were included as a bonus on the 1998 remake of the ''Wiggle Time'' video, with more songs appearing throughout their first TV series on the Seven Network. Their first TV Series would be released on DVD in November 2005, but the performance of Raffi's "Baby Baluga" was excluded due to licensing issues but it did air on Playhouse Disney in North America. A episode from their second TV Series includes a performance of Wake Up Jeff! that was not included in the previous series. Later in 2005, a few episodes of TV series 1 were released as part of VideoNow's Jr. titles in North America. A 3-pack release containing the "Wiggly Opera" episode is notable for having 3 bonus "Let's Wiggle" segments at the end, one being a performance of "Get Ready To Wiggle" that wasn't featured in TV Series 1.
The first released songs from the film were included as a bonus on the 1998 remake of the ''Wiggle Time'' video, with more songs appearing throughout their first TV series on the Seven Network. Their first TV Series would be released on DVD in November 2005, but the performance of Raffi's "Baby Baluga" was excluded due to licensing issues but it did air on Playhouse Disney in North America. An episode from their second TV Series includes a performance of Wake Up Jeff! that was not included in the previous series. Later in 2005, a few episodes of TV series 1 were released as part of VideoNow's Jr. titles in North America. A couple of 3-pack releases containing the "Wiggly Opera" and "Foodman" episodes are notable for having a few bonus "Let's Wiggle" segments at the end which adds extra footage that wasn't previously seen. One being a performance of "Get Ready To Wiggle" that wasn't featured in TV Series 1.


In November 2019, a new splash of information came through after a video containing lots of commercials from Australian kids channels was uploaded to YouTube by user StuTwo. Among the commercials was a Disney Channel Australia promo for an airing of the Disneyland special "[https://lostmediawiki.com/The_Wiggles_Live_at_Disneyland_(found_Australian_TV_special;_1998) The Wiggles in Disneyland]" and an airing of a TV Special titled "The Wiggles Big Show". The promo contain footage from the November 1997 Melbourne concert that has never been seen before and confirms more songs were performed at the concert<ref>[https://youtu.be/pHeVVU0grJo?t=1552 YouTube video with the promo in question]</ref>. Meaning that footage from the concert was aired as a 60-minute<ref>https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wiggles_Big_Show_(TV_Special)#cite_ref-1</ref> TV special on the Australian Disney Channel<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20001031152005/http://www.disney.com.au/DisneyChannel/playhouse/shows/wiggles/index.html Disney Channel page on the special's airing]</ref>. It is also speculated that the special with the concert footage may've have presumably aired on the channel sometime in 1999, as it was a part of a series of Wiggles specials that aired on the Australian Disney Channel throughout the year<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009135527/http://thewiggles.com.au/tvwiggles.html A mention of a series of broadcast specials about The Wiggles]</ref> as a result of the positive reception of the Disneyland special. In March 2020, a user by the name of "Michael McCartney" claimed to have a full recording of the special, although it is uncertain if it is referring to a cassette or VHS tape recording. Other than that, no recordings for the special have surfaced.
In November 2019, a new splash of information came through after a video containing lots of mid-September 2000 commercials from Australian kids channels was uploaded to YouTube by user StuTwo. Among the commercials was a Disney Channel Australia promo for an airing of the Disneyland special "[https://lostmediawiki.com/The_Wiggles_Live_at_Disneyland_(found_Australian_TV_special;_1998) The Wiggles in Disneyland]" and an airing of a TV Special titled "The Wiggles Big Show". The promo contain footage from the November 1997 Melbourne concert that has never been seen before and confirms more songs were performed at the concert<ref>[https://youtu.be/pHeVVU0grJo?t=1552 YouTube video with the promo in question]</ref>. Meaning that footage from the concert was aired as a 60-minute<ref>[https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wiggles_Big_Show_(TV_Special)#cite_note-1 Wigglepedia page on the special's runtime]</ref> TV special on the Australian Disney Channel<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20001031152005/http://www.disney.com.au/DisneyChannel/playhouse/shows/wiggles/index.html Disney Channel page on the special's airing] Retrieved 23 Dec '20</ref>. It is also speculated that the special with the concert footage may have presumably aired on the channel sometime in 1999, as it was a part of a series of Wiggles specials that aired on the Australian Disney Channel throughout the year<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009135527/http://thewiggles.com.au/tvwiggles.html A mention of a series of broadcast specials about The Wiggles] Retrieved 3 Aug '21</ref> as a result of the positive reception of the Disneyland special. No recordings of the special have surfaced online.


In November 2020, Anthony Field announced on Twitter that he found a copy of the concert and plans on uploading it to YouTube as part of The Wiggles ongoing Unreleased NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN Specials series.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthony_Wiggle/status/1326023501745041408 Anthony Field's tweet on finding a copy of the concert.] Retrieved 13 Nov '20</ref> Over a year after the announcement, the footage has not been uploaded to their channel.
On November 6, 2020, fan Jack Tori asked Anthony Field over Twitter if the concert can be found and uploaded as part of The Wiggles' Unreleased NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN Specials series<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201106102536/https://twitter.com/Anthony_Wiggle/status/1324659080510648320 Anthony Field's tweet on the concert's possible release]</ref>. Field announced just days later that he found a copy of the concert and reveals plans on digitizing it.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201110044708/https://twitter.com/Anthony_Wiggle/status/1326023501745041408 Anthony Field's tweet on finding a copy of the concert.] Retrieved 13 Nov '20</ref> In February 2022, the group revealed in a live chat of the 2020 Bushfire Relief concert video that the concert is currently getting a restoration<ref>[https://wiggles.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000131901 Comment on the concert's restoration] Retrieved 11 Feb '22</ref>. Three months later, Anthony revealed on Twitter that the concert is finally being digitized (meaning that the restoration process is done), he also hope to have the concert up sometime soon on the channel<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthony_Wiggle/status/1528585780674695168?cxt=HHwWgMCgneaq0LYqAAAA Digitizing news] Retrieved 23 May '22</ref>. Anthony later tweeted that the digitizing is done and getting the concert ready<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthony_Wiggle/status/1529062629045506049?cxt=HHwWgsCouYOXqbgqAAAA Finish digitizing] Retrieved 24 May '22</ref>. On June 7, 2022, Anthony later posted a clip of the concert on his Instagram story<ref>[https://youtu.be/FLLsQ7AUoRM Re-upload of the Instagram story on YouTube] Retrieved 07 Jun '22</ref>. Two months later on August 15th, the group's official channel uploaded a cleaner version of the Get Ready To Wiggle performance<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0KxZq4fbOs&ab_channel=TheWiggles</ref>. Three days later, a compilation of songs performed at the concert (taken from the Let's Wiggle short series) was uploaded to the group's channel. We Like To Say Hello and various other song prologues from the concert are the only pieces of content from the concert to have not surfaced.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Promos/Videos===
===Promo===
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===Songs===
===Videos===
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===Image===
===Images===
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WakeUpJeff!(1997Live)6.png|Screenshot from the Wake Up Jeff! performance with the banner revealing the location of when the concert was recorded
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Static-assets-upload10824193890024513148.png|Screenshot of the comment from the group reveals the February 2022 status of the concert's release
Screenshot 2022-05-24 130056.png|Screenshot of Anthony's tweets on Twitter confirming the digitizing process of the concert prior to its release
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Extended Link==
==External Link==
*[https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wiggles_Big_Show_(TV_Special) Wigglepedia page on the special]
*[https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wiggles_Big_Show_(1997_Tour) Wigglepedia page on the tour]
*[https://wigglesconcertarchive.fandom.com/wiki/1997-11-07_-_Melbourne_Sports_and_Entertainment_Centre The Wiggles Concert Archives page on the concert]
*[https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/5391/wiggles-show-disney-channel-1999| Lost Media Forums about TV Special]
*[https://reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/htn69t/the_wiggles_big_show_lost_disney_channel/| Reddit post about the TV Special]


==See Also==
==See Also==
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*[[The Wiggles Live at Disneyland (found Australian TV special; 1998)]]
*[[The Wiggles Live at Disneyland (found Australian TV special; 1998)]]
*[[The Wiggles (partially found alternate versions of episodes of children's show; 1998-2011)]]
*[[The Wiggles (partially found alternate versions of episodes of children's show; 1998-2011)]]
*[[The Wiggles Series One (partially lost deleted scenes of children's live action series; 1997-1998)]]
*[[The Wiggles Series One (partially lost deleted scenes of children's live-action series; 1997-1998)]]
*[[The Wiggles Show (partially found animated songs from children's show; mid 2000s)]]
*[[The Wiggles Show (partially found animated songs from children's show; mid-2000s)]]
*[[The Wiggles (lost unaired ABC pilot featuring children's group; 1995)]]
*[[The Wiggles (lost unaired ABC pilot featuring children's group; 1995)]]
*[[The Wiggles Show (partially found Latin American adaptation of children's series; 2006)]]
*[[The Wiggles Show (found Latin American adaptation of children's series; 2006)]]
*[[Let's Wiggle (partially found short series for children's band; 1997-1999)]]
*[[Let's Wiggle (partially found short series for children's band; 1997-1999)]]
*[[The Wiggles (partially found Taiwanese adaptation of children's series; 2003-2007)]]
*[[The Wiggles (partially found Taiwanese adaptation of children's series; 2003-2007)]]
*[[Wiggle and Learn (lost unreleased original version of children's TV series; 2006)]]
*[[Wiggle and Learn (lost unreleased original version of children's TV series; 2006)]]
*[[A Wiggly Postcard from Asia (rumored/lost TV special of The Wiggles tour; existence unconfirmed; 2003)]]
*[[A Wiggly Postcard from Asia (lost TV special of The Wiggles tour; existence unconfirmed; 2003)]]
*[[Dorothy The Dinosaur (lost episodes of unreleased fourth season of children's TV series; 2016)]]
*[[The Wiggles (lost Indian adaptations of children TV series; existence unconfirmed; 2006)]]


===Concerts===
===Concerts===
*[[Wiggly Party Live in Concert (partially found footage of Vodafone Arena performance; 2001)]]
*[[Wiggly Party Live in Concert (partially found footage of Vodafone Arena performance; 2001)]]
*[[Yule Be Wiggling Christmas Show (lost footage of The Wiggles live performance; 2000; existence unconfirmed)]]
*[[Yule Be Wiggling Christmas Show (lost footage of "The Wiggles" live performance; existence unconfirmed; 2000)]]
*[[Toot Toot Show! (partially lost footage of The Wiggles performance; 1998)]]
*[[Toot Toot Show! (partially lost footage of The Wiggles performance; 1998)]]
*[[The Wiggles - NASA (lost footage of National Aeronautics and Space Administration performance; 2004)]]
*[[The Wiggles - NASA (lost footage of National Aeronautics and Space Administration performance; 2004)]]
*[[Santa's Rockin'! Concert (partially found footage of Sydney Entertainment Centre performance; 2004)]]
*[[Santa's Rockin'! Live In Concert (partially lost footage of Sydney Entertainment Centre performance; 2004)]]
*[[Wiggly Safari Show (partially found footage of The Wiggles performances; 2002)]]
*[[Wiggly Safari Show (partially found footage of The Wiggles performances; 2002)]]
*[[Wiggledancing! Live On Stage (partially found pro-shot recordings of concert tour; 2006)]]
*[[Wiggledancing! Live On Stage (partially found pro-shot recordings of concert tour; 2006)]]
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*[[Christmas Celebration (lost footage of The Wiggles final performance; 2012)]]
*[[Christmas Celebration (lost footage of The Wiggles final performance; 2012)]]
*[[The Wiggles LIVE In Concert Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert (partially found footage of Indian Ocean earthquake fundraiser performance; 2005)]]
*[[The Wiggles LIVE In Concert Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert (partially found footage of Indian Ocean earthquake fundraiser performance; 2005)]]
*[[The Wiggly Big Show Tour (lost footage of "The Wiggles" live performance; 1999; existence unconfirmed)]]
*[[The Wiggly Big Show Tour (lost footage of "The Wiggles" live performance; 1999)]]
*[[The Wiggles Reunion Show (partially lost footage of Melbourne performance; 2016)]]
*[[Pop Go The Wiggles Show (partially found footage of The Wiggles tour; 2007)]]
*[[Sailing Around The World Live! (partially lost recordings of The Wiggles tour; 2005-2006)]]
*[[Big Red Car Tour (partially found footage of The Wiggles concert tour; 1995-1996)]]
*[[The Wiggles (lost video recordings from Wonderland Sydney concert; 2001)]]


===Videos===
===Videos===
*[[Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (partially found original version of music video from album; 1996)]]
*[[Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (partially found original version of Wiggles video; 1996)]]
*[[Wake Up Jeff! (partially found original version of Wiggles video; 1996)]]
*[[Wake Up Jeff! (partially found original version of Wiggles video; 1996)]]
*[[A Wiggle Tale: Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital (found promotional VHS tape; 1999)]]
*[[A Wiggle Tale: Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital (found promotional VHS tape; 1999)]]
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*[[The Wiggles (partially found unreleased music videos of children's group; 2000s-2020s)]]
*[[The Wiggles (partially found unreleased music videos of children's group; 2000s-2020s)]]
*[[Toot Toot! (found original version of The Wiggles video; 1998)]]
*[[Toot Toot! (found original version of The Wiggles video; 1998)]]
*[[Pop Go The Wiggles (lost unreleased version of The Wiggles video; existence unconfirmed; 2006)]]


===Music===
===Music===
*[[Get Ready To Wiggle! (lost "The Wiggles" UK album; 1999)]]
*[[Get Ready To Wiggle! (lost "The Wiggles" UK album; 1999)]]
*[[The Wiggles Show (partially lost songs from Latin American children's series; 2006)]]
*[[The Wiggles (partially lost re-recorded instrumentals of Australian children's band; 2000s)]]
===Miscellaneous===
*[[WiggleWorld (partially found interactive children's website; 2000-2001)]]
*[[Neighbours "Episode 3896" (partially found episode of Australian soap opera; 2001)]]
*[[Mister Moose's Fun Time (partially found spin-off of "The All New Captain Kangaroo" Fox Kids children's series reboot; late 1990s)]]


==Reference==
==Reference==
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 23 April 2024

LiveFromTheWigglesBigShowtitlecard3.jpg

Title card to the excerpt from Wiggle Time (1998), which uses the tour's title.

Status: Partially Lost

The Wiggles Big Show is a concert tour by the Australian children's group The Wiggles. The tour was in promotion for The Wiggles Movie which would be released following the tour's completion. It commenced on October 7th, 1997 at the State Sports Centre, Homebush, New South Wales[1] and concluded on December 4th, 1997 at the Derwent Entertainment Centre in Tasmania[2]. The tour would be the group's first large-scale tour and the first to perform in arenas. A show at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre on November 7th[3] would be recorded, but unlike how much The Wiggles filmed concerts that would get home media releases, the concert is one of many concerts the group recorded that has never seen a home media release and has never been seen in its entirety.

Setlist

Prior to August 2022, it was unknown what the full setlist was. Complete footage of Hot Potato, Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?), Di Dicki Do Dum, Wake Up Jeff!, Wave To Wags, Tap Wags, Quack Quack, Five Little Ducks, Baby Baluga, Nya Nya Nya, Ooh It's Captain Feathersword, Get Ready To Wiggle and Wiggly Medley exists[4] via episodes of The Wiggles first television series, their short series Let's Wiggle and VideoNow Jr. releases of the former's episodes and the Disney Channel promo has clips from We Like To Say Hello, D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favorite Dinosaur) and Henry's Dance.[5] A presumed setlist from the tour (in which the concert that was recorded) was found on setlist.fm and a lot of the songs list on the site match the songs that have surviving footage, but it was unconfirmed if it was the actual setlist from the concert[6]. In June 2022 a clip from the concert shown in Anthony Field's Instagram story shows a song that is not found in the setlist, Dorothy The Dinosaur. The upload of the YouTube compilation that followed two months later revealed the rest of the songs in the setlist along with three other songs previously unknown to have been performed, Rock-A-Bye Your Bear, Romp Bomp A Stomp and Five Little Joeys.

Availability

The first released songs from the film were included as a bonus on the 1998 remake of the Wiggle Time video, with more songs appearing throughout their first TV series on the Seven Network. Their first TV Series would be released on DVD in November 2005, but the performance of Raffi's "Baby Baluga" was excluded due to licensing issues but it did air on Playhouse Disney in North America. An episode from their second TV Series includes a performance of Wake Up Jeff! that was not included in the previous series. Later in 2005, a few episodes of TV series 1 were released as part of VideoNow's Jr. titles in North America. A couple of 3-pack releases containing the "Wiggly Opera" and "Foodman" episodes are notable for having a few bonus "Let's Wiggle" segments at the end which adds extra footage that wasn't previously seen. One being a performance of "Get Ready To Wiggle" that wasn't featured in TV Series 1.

In November 2019, a new splash of information came through after a video containing lots of mid-September 2000 commercials from Australian kids channels was uploaded to YouTube by user StuTwo. Among the commercials was a Disney Channel Australia promo for an airing of the Disneyland special "The Wiggles in Disneyland" and an airing of a TV Special titled "The Wiggles Big Show". The promo contain footage from the November 1997 Melbourne concert that has never been seen before and confirms more songs were performed at the concert[7]. Meaning that footage from the concert was aired as a 60-minute[8] TV special on the Australian Disney Channel[9]. It is also speculated that the special with the concert footage may have presumably aired on the channel sometime in 1999, as it was a part of a series of Wiggles specials that aired on the Australian Disney Channel throughout the year[10] as a result of the positive reception of the Disneyland special. No recordings of the special have surfaced online.

On November 6, 2020, fan Jack Tori asked Anthony Field over Twitter if the concert can be found and uploaded as part of The Wiggles' Unreleased NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN Specials series[11]. Field announced just days later that he found a copy of the concert and reveals plans on digitizing it.[12] In February 2022, the group revealed in a live chat of the 2020 Bushfire Relief concert video that the concert is currently getting a restoration[13]. Three months later, Anthony revealed on Twitter that the concert is finally being digitized (meaning that the restoration process is done), he also hope to have the concert up sometime soon on the channel[14]. Anthony later tweeted that the digitizing is done and getting the concert ready[15]. On June 7, 2022, Anthony later posted a clip of the concert on his Instagram story[16]. Two months later on August 15th, the group's official channel uploaded a cleaner version of the Get Ready To Wiggle performance[17]. Three days later, a compilation of songs performed at the concert (taken from the Let's Wiggle short series) was uploaded to the group's channel. We Like To Say Hello and various other song prologues from the concert are the only pieces of content from the concert to have not surfaced.

Gallery

Promo

Mirror of the Disney Channel Australia promo for the special.

Videos

Mirror of Anthony Field's Instagram story where an unseen clip of the concert is shown off.

Official upload of Get Ready To Wiggle from the concert.

Compilation of songs from the concert (We Like To Say Hello and various prologues are not included).

Fanmade 'restoration' of the same concert, featuring previously released songs and one prologue of Wake Up Jeff! song (taken from TV Series 2 Episode 23 - Communication)

Images

External Link

See Also

TV

Concerts

Videos

Music

Miscellaneous

Reference