The World's Most Popular Children's Entertainment Act The Wiggles! Make Their Return To Canada This Fall

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May 25, 2015, 07:00 ET

THE WIGGLES "ROCK & ROLL PRESCHOOL" TOUR KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 2015 – TICKETS ON SALE MAY 28^th!

TORONTO, May 25, 2015 /CNW/ - Coming off a smash hit Australian tour of 145 sell-out shows and more than 100,000 tickets sold, the world's most popular children's entertainment group, The Wiggles, will return to Canada this fall for their "Rock & Roll Preschool" tour, playing shows across the country.

Ready to once again delight families across the country with their incomparable brand of preschool entertainment, The Wiggles will be touring in support of their brand new CD and DVD, Rock & Roll Preschool, as well as a new season of their hit TV series airing on Treehouse. For a preview of Rock & Roll Preschool click here.

Joined on stage by their lovable friends Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus, founding member Anthony Field (Blue Wiggle), Emma Watkins (Yellow Wiggle), Simon Pryce (Red Wiggle) and Lachlan Gillespie (Purple Wiggle) can't wait to deliver a rocking good time for their audiences!

"This tour will get you all shook up," laughed Emma. "Of course we'll play our classic wiggly favourites like 'Rock-a-Bye Your Bear', 'Fruit Salad' and 'Do the Propeller!' affirmed Lachy. Simon added excitedly, "With this new tour, we've got everything from Irish dancing, ballerinas, and a couple of hip shaking Elvises!" "We can't wait for our friends in Canada to see this new show!" enthused Anthony.

"The Rock & Roll Preschool" tour will include new music from the Rock & Roll Preschool album. Kids will shake to "That's the Sound of Rock & Roll", rise and shine with "Wake Up!", and be the coolest kid in preschool with "I Want a Leather Jacket".

After 24 years of performing, The Wiggles are the world's #1 Children's entertainment group. With 23 million DVDs, 8 million books and 7 million albums sold. The Wiggles have performed to millions of fans worldwide, and count amongst their fans such high-profile celebrities as Johnny Depp, Robert De Niro, Jerry Seinfeld, Cate Blanchett, Chris Rock, Shaquille O'Neal and Harry Styles.

Major Wiggles brand partnerships include Treehouse TV and Corus Feeds Kids.

Canadian Tour Dates:

Tuesday, 9/15	North Bay, ON	Capitol Centre
Wednesday, 9/16	Ottawa, ON	Centrepointe Theatre
Thursday, 10/1	Fredericton, NB	The Fredericton Playhouse
Friday, 10/2	Moncton, NB	Capitol Theatre
Saturday, 10/3	Halifax, NS	Scotiabank Centre
Sunday, 10/4	St. John's, NF	Mile One Centre
Wednesday, 10/7	Peterborough, ON	Showplace Performance Centre
Thursday, 10/8	Kitchener, ON	Centre in the Square
Friday, 10/9	London, ON	Centennial Hall
Saturday, 10/10	Windsor, ON	Chrysler Theatre
Tuesday, 10/13	Sarnia, ON	Imperial Theatre
Wednesday, 10/14	Belleville, ON	The Empire Theatre
Thursday, 10/15	Brantford, ON	The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts
Friday, 10/16	Brampton, ON	Rose Theatre Brampton
Tuesday, 10/20	Winnipeg, MB	Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts
Wednesday, 10/21	Brandon, MB	Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium
Thursday, 10/22	Regina, SK	Conexus Arts Centre
Saturday, 10/24	Lloydminster, AB	Vic Juba Community Theatre
Sunday, 10/25	Calgary, AB	Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Monday, 10/26	St. Albert, AB	The Arden Theatre
Tuesday, 10/27	Sherwood Park, AB	Festival Place
Wednesday, 10/28	Mission, BC	The Clarke Theatre
Thursday, 10/29	Vancouver, BC	Centennial Theatre

On sale to the general public May 28^th

For a complete list of tour dates and ticket information for the "Rock & Roll Preschool" tour, please visit: www.thewiggles.com.

Fans can follow the gang on Twitter via Twitter.com/TheWiggles and become a fan of their official Facebook page at Facebook.com/TheWiggles.

About The Wiggles

The Wiggles were created by Anthony Field 24 years ago after he obtained a degree in Early Childhood Education at Sydney's Macquarie University. Anthony had been a member of Sydney pop band The Cockroaches who had Gold and Platinum Album success in Australia in the 1980's. He combined his musical pedigree with his education background to produce something quite unique. Anthony has produced The Wiggles music since the beginning and they now have more than 50 CD and DVD releases, and have earned 17 x gold, 12 x platinum, 3 x double-platinum, 10x multi-platinum awards for their music and DVD sales and winning 11 x ARIA Awards (Australia's equivalent of the Grammy Award) for Best Children's Album (making ARIA history as the most awarded ARIA winner in the one category.) The original Wiggles line up made musical history for 20 years, engaging and entertaining children around the world with their TV shows (broadcast in over 100 countries) and their exciting live shows, famously selling out 12 shows at Madison Square Garden Theatre, which is a question in Trivial Pursuit game! Three of the original Wiggles retired after performing for over 20 years and a new exciting era began.

Emma (the first female Wiggle), Lachy, Simon and Anthony have hit the ground the running! Each year, The Wiggles perform over 250 shows around the world, connecting with more than a quarter of a million children and their parents, grandparents and carers. After 24 years as the leaders in children's entertainment, The Wiggles are now reaching across generations, so that, parents who attended the show as children, are now bringing their children along.

Fans can catch The Wiggles Ready, Steady, Wiggle! TV series daily on Treehouse.

SOURCE The Wiggles