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The Hi-5 Circus Stageshow is the eighth Hi-5 concert, that began on the 31st of August to the 9th of September 2007 at the Singapore Expo, and later toured Australia and New Zealand the following year, where it concluded on the 11 to 12th of October in Auckland.
This tour notably marks the last concert tour for Charli Robinson, who officially left Hi-5 after the first Australian leg. Casey Burgess eventually succeeded her for the rest of the tour's run in her official overall debut in the group. This was also the first official concert tour that Stevie Nicholson participated in as well, succeeding in from Tim Harding following his injuries in the motorcycle accident that year, which resulted in the former's departure from the group.
Setlist[]
NOTE: Songs in bold highlight the Songs of the Week featured in this concert.
Act 1[]
- Silly Clowns (pre-show)
- Pretending Day
- Razzle Dazzle
- Hi-5 Marching Band
- Kellie the Courageous
- WOW!
- Balancing Is My Skill
- Wish Upon A Star
- Stumble and Bumble
- Happy Today
Act 2[]
- Switching Around
- An Elephant's Trunk
- Flamenco
- So Many Animals
- Strong Man (adaptation of Iron Man)
- Circus Pups
- Stop And Go
- Dancing at the Circus
- Party Street
Cast[]
Presenters[]
- Nathan Foley
- Kellie Crawford
- Charli Robinson (up until Perth)
- Sun Pezzimenti
- Stevie Nicholson
Puppeteers/Understudies/Performers[]
- Noni McCallum as Chatterbox, Jup Jup, Nellie and various monkeys (Singapore and Australian legs only)
- Simon McLachlan as Jup Jup, Nellie and various monkeys
- Natalie Duarte as Chatterbox, Nellie and various monkeys (New Zealand leg)
- Casey Burgess (originally an understudy, later an official presenter from Cairns onwards)
Tour Dates[]
Singapore (2007)[]
- August 31st-September, 9th, 2007 - Singapore Expo, Hall 3
Australia Leg 1 (2008)[]
- January 5-6th, 2008 - Sydney Super Dome
- January 9th, 2008 - National Convention Centre, Canberra - Royal Theatre
- January 11-13th, 2008 - Arts Centre Melbourne - Hamer Hall
- January 18th, 2008 - Newcastle Entertainment Centre
- January 19th, 2008 - Wollongong Entertainment Centre
- January 21st, 2008 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
- January 22nd, 2008- QL, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
- January 24th, 2008 - Adelaide Entertainment Centre
- January 27-28th, 2008 - Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (last shows with Charli)
Australia Leg 2 - Regional "Party Street Tour" Leg 1 (2008)[]
- April 6-7th, 2008 - Cairns, QL, Brothers Leagues Club (first official shows with Casey)
- April 8th, 2008 - Townsville, QL, Civic Theatre
- April 9th, 2008 - Mackay Entertainment Centre
- April 10th, 2008 - Rockhampton, QL, Pilbeam Theatre
- April 13th, 2008 - Maryborough, QL, Brolga Theatre
- April 15th, 2008 - Lismore Worker's Club
- April 16th, 2008 - Grafton Ex Services Club
- April 17th, 2008 - Coffs Harbour, Coffs Ex Service Club
- April 19th, 2008 - Armidale Ex Services Club
- April 20th, 2008 - West Tamworth Leagues Club
- April 21st, 2008 - Port Macquarie Panthers
- April 22nd, 2008 - NSW, Club Forster
- April 24th, 2008 - Dubbo Civic Centre
- April 27th, 2008 - Orange Ex-Services Club
- April 28th, 2008 - Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
- April 30th - May 1st, 2008 - NSW, Penrith Panthers - Evan Theatre
Australia Leg 3 - Regional "Party Street Tour" Leg 2 (2008)[]
- July 1st, 2008 - Geelong Arts Centre - Ford Theatre
- July 2nd, 2008 - Ballarat, VC, Wendouree Centre for the Performing Arts
- July 4th, 2008 - Warragul Arts Centre
- July 6th, 2008 - Warrnambool (as part of the Fun 4 Kids Festival, actual venue unknown)
- July 9th, 2008 - Shepparton, Riverlinks Theatre
- July 10th, 2008 - Swan Hill Town Hall
- July 11th, 2008 - Bendigo, The Capital Theatre
- July 14-15th, 2008 - Theatre Royal, Hobart
- July 16th, 2008 - Tasmania, Launceston, Princess Theatre
- July 17th, 2008 - Devonport Entertainment and Convention Centre
- July 21st, 2008 - Albury Performing Arts Centre
- July 22nd, 2008 - Wagga Wagga Showgrounds
- July 23rd, 2008 - Griffith Ex-Servicemen's Club
- July 25th, 2008 - Goulburn Worker's Club
- July 27th, 2008 - NSW, Campbelltown Convention and Entertainment Centre - The Cube
- July 28th, 2008 - NSW, Revesby Worker's Club
- July 29th, 2008 - NSW, Hornsby RSL Club
- July 30th, 2008 - Tumbi Umbi, NSW, Mingara Recreation Club
New Zealand (2008)[]
- September 27th, 2008 - Invercargill, ILT Stadium Southland
- September 29th, 2008 - Dunedin, Regent Theatre
- October 1st, 2008- Christchurch Arena
- October 3rd-4th, 2008 - Wellington, Michael Fowler Centre
- October 6th, 2008 - Palmerston North, Regent on Broadway
- October 8-9th, 2008 - Hamilton Founders Theatre
- October 11-12th, 2008 - Auckland, Aotea Centre
Trivia[]
- This tour marks the last concert tour for Hi-5 in Singapore and New Zealand featuring Sun and any of the original members. For the New Zealand leg, this additionally also marks the only such tour of the group to feature Stevie, as Hi-5 would not return back to the country in 8 years until the Hi-5 House Hits! Tour.
- Also during the New Zealand and Singapore legs, meet and greets with the cast were held across various venues. These sessions would take place across malls in New Zealand and on Sentosa Island in Singapore.
- This tour is Stevie's first official appearance, though he first debuted in Live Action Heroes.
- This tour also marks the last time Noni McCallum plays Chatterbox, as well as the first time she voices Jup Jup alongside Simon McLachlan.
- The Australian program for the tour features serval errors to credits in some of the songs as follows:
- “WOW” is credited to Cameron Clarke, despite it being written by Duncan Fine.
- “Stop and Go” is credited to Chris Phillips instead of Cameron Clarke.
- Despite being in the concert, “Kellie the Courageous” is left uncredited.
- ”An Elephant’s Trunk” is credited as “Elephant’s Trunk” and gives songwriting credit to Cathy Martin and Chris Phillips, when it was originally written by Lisa Hoppe.
- During the regional Australian leg of the tour, the show was shortened to a length of 40 minutes, omitting several songs and notably excluding the use of Chatterbox and Jup Jup.
- The initial posters for the "Party Street" regional tour featured Tim and Charli, despite them already having left the group upon the tour announcements.
- Portions of the early preview of the concert in Sydney was filmed and released on a promotional DVD was given away with an issue from The Sun-Herald and The Age on November 18th 2007 to promote the concert's tour in Australia in 2008.
- This is the first ever time where Casey is debuted as an understudy, but she officially debuted in the Hi-5 Playtime! Concert as the member.
Gallery[]
Promotional image
2008 Tour Dates
Tour Promo Videos[]
Hi-5 Circus Stage show commercial
Hi-5 New Zealand Tour 2008