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The original Wiggles bushfire fundraising gig sells out in five minutes

They had to put on a second over 18s concert!
  • 07 Jan 2020

The original Wiggles reunited for an over 18s bushfire, fundraising gig and it sold out in five minutes. A second show had to be added.

WATCH: Sam Mac joins The Wiggles

The original Wiggles bushfire fundraising gig sells out in five minutes
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The original members - Greg Page, Murray Cook, Anthony Field and Jeff Fatt - will perform with proceeds going toward the Australian Red Cross and wildlife organisation WIRES.

The original Wiggles

The original Wiggles

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The band will play at the Castle Hill RSL in New South Wales on January 17 and 18.

"We didn't know how big (it would be) or if anyone would turn up," Field said, according to 7 News.

But the band is hoping they can do a national fundraising tour at some point.

"We'd love to go to all the cities and raise money," Field said.
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ORIGINAL Wiggles reunion show for bushfire relief.⁣ ⁣ We're getting the band back together... to raise some much-needed funds to assist with those affected by the bushfires in Australia.⁣ ALL proceeds from the show (tickets and merch sales) will be going to the Australian Red Cross and WIRES.⁣ ⁣ This is an over 18s show and will be held at Castle Hill RSL on January 18th at 8:00pm. Tickets go on sale tomorrow Tuesday January 7th at 10:00am.⁣ ⁣ Head to www.thewiggles.com/tours for more info. We hope to see you there!⁣

Celebrities in Australia and around the globe have joined fundraising efforts, with more than $30 million pledged to the NSW RFS through comedian Celeste Barber's Facebook fundraiser.

American pop superstar Pink has donated half-a-million dollars and encouraged her 32 million Twitter followers to dig deep.

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While Chris Hemsworth and his family are the latest in a long list of celebrities that have donated money to Australian bushfire relief efforts. 

The Thor star took to Instagram to announce a $1 million donation "to support the fight against bushfires in Australia". 

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