A disappointing experience start to finish
by FunForFour on 2023-10-11Coca-Cola Coliseum - TorontoRating: 2 out of 5Our family was hyped up for this event. This was the first show our little guy had ever seen. We left feeling robbed of what should have been a great experience.
The Wiggles show was to start at 4pm, with doors at 3pm. They started the show 15 minutes late. I can speak for all the parents around us who were also complaining and trying to keep their kids seated and self-entertained; this was unacceptable. Shows need to start on time. It's essential for teaching kids the importance of being punctual.
Audio was the next issue; you couldn't hear. No one was far from the stage based on the seating arrangements and we couldn't hear 90% of the performers. Where was the mic check prior to the show starting? I know it was the last show of the tour in Canada, but please care!! The audio range of each performer was brutal. Some you couldn't hear at all, and other times it would cut out completely. For obvious reasons you wouldn't want the sounds to be too loud around kids where they need earplugs or headphones on, but we struggled to hear and this is likely why so many kids were running around disengaged from the show.
Lastly, the show ended early.. and here I was worried it would run over due to a late start. 50 minutes of sing-a-long, 10 minutes of collecting and showing signs made for you, and 30 minutes of not wanting to be on stage... It was DISAPPOINTING.
We hope this isn't standard for all kids shows to feel this way, but when we were kids, the performers went the extra mile. And the building also wouldn't have been covered in police style security.. Way to make it look like the kids were going to riot and burn the place down. Scary for the kids in attendance.
Overall, I will not return to an MLSE venue or attend a Wiggles show.