As a child of the 90s, in my early years, The Wiggles was pretty much my life. In fact, one of the highlights of my childhood was getting to attend a concert they were performing in Victoria and getting to have my photo taken with them. Getting just that little bit more recognition in 2022, it has been confirmed that they are being welcomed into the Australian Music Vault to commemorate their 2022 Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Service to Australian Music. Some of the band’s most iconic objects are now on display in the exhibition space at Arts Centre Melbourne.
Objects on display for the public to view include:
- Custom Maton Mastersound MS500 guitar signed by past and present members of The Wiggles – 2015-2022
- Original prop sword used by Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword for performances with The Wiggles –1995-2022
- Purple skivvy worn by Jeff Fatt when performing with The Wiggles – c.1991-2012
- ARIA Hall of Fame awarded to Anthony Field of The Wiggles – 2011
- and more.
Formed in Sydney in 1991, The Wiggles have been entertaining and delighting generations of children all over the world for more than 30 years. Adorned in coloured skivvies and accompanied by the characters Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus and Wags the Dog, The Wiggles have forged their own cultural landscape fostering a love of music in millions of children.
Their evolution is unlike any other. While undertaking studies in early childhood education, Anthony Field (Blue Wiggle) recruited fellow university students Murray Cook (Red Wiggle) and Greg Page (Yellow Wiggle) alongside Jeff Fatt (Purple Wiggle) to record an album for children.
While the line-up of the children’s music supergroup has changed in recent years, with only Anthony Field still performing in his blue skivvy, all four have seen a resurgence in their adults-oriented nostalgia tours.
The display is open now until the end of July. The AMV is a free exhibition and open daily from 10am – 5pm, with no bookings required.
We’re really honoured to be recognised by the Australian Music Vault in this fantastic exhibition of Wiggles memorabilia. It’s so great to take a trip down memory lane and see some of the amazing items from the past 30 years. I’m not sure what Jeff will do without his purple skivvy as we still have a show to play in Adelaide next weekend, but I’m sure we’ll figure something out!
Anthony Field
