Blue Wiggle Anthony Field reveals his embarrassing encounter with Michael Hutchence at the ARIAs

Blue Wiggle Anthony Field reveals his embarrassing encounter with Michael Hutchence at the ARIA Awards that still haunts him to this day


Blue Wiggle Anthony Field has revealed the embarrassing moment he almost spilled red wine all over Michael Hutchence’s shirt at the ARIA Awards many years ago.  

Recalling the ‘terrible’ incident on Wednesday, Field, 58, explained that he’d accidentally knocked a bottle of wine over while approaching the late INXS frontman at an ARIA ceremony in the nineties. 

‘Years and years ago in the 90s, INXS were in the next table to us. And it was the days when you know, there was wine flowing,’ he told the I’ve Got News For You podcast.  

Rock star: Michael is pictured on stage in Frankfurt, Germany, on November 6, 1990

A memory he’d rather forget! Blue Wiggle Anthony Field, 58, (left) has revealed the embarrassing moment he almost spilled red wine all over Michael Hutchence’s (right) shirt at the ARIA Awards many years ago  

‘And I went over to say hello, because we did a bit of … (in the) early days with The Cockroaches [Field’s former band], we used to tour with INXS, and in Redfern I lived around the corner from Michael.

Unfortunately, Field’s well-meaning attempt at saying hello soon devolved into chaos.  

‘(Anyway) I went over to say hello and I knocked a bottle of red wine over the table. And it was terrible … the whole of INXS scattered, their girlfriends and wives … And um it was a funny moment,’ he admitted. 

That'll leave a stain! Recalling the 'terrible' incident on Wednesday, Field, 58, explained that he'd accidentally knocked a bottle of wine over while approaching the late INXS frontman at an ARIA ceremony in the nineties. Pictured L-R: The original Wiggles bandmates Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Murray Cook at the 2003 ARIA Awards

That’ll leave a stain! Recalling the ‘terrible’ incident on Wednesday, Field, 58, explained that he’d accidentally knocked a bottle of wine over while approaching the late INXS frontman at an ARIA ceremony in the nineties. Pictured L-R: The original Wiggles bandmates Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Murray Cook at the 2003 ARIA Awards 

Friends: 'I went over to say hello, because we did a bit of ¿ (in the) early days with The Cockroaches [Field's former band], we used to tour with INXS, and in Redfern I lived around the corner from Michael,' Field recalled

Friends: ‘I went over to say hello, because we did a bit of … (in the) early days with The Cockroaches [Field’s former band], we used to tour with INXS, and in Redfern I lived around the corner from Michael,’ Field recalled 

'I knocked a bottle of red wine over the table': Unfortunately, Field's well-meaning attempt at saying hello soon devolved into chaos. Pictured: Michael Hutchence, 1990

‘I knocked a bottle of red wine over the table’: Unfortunately, Field’s well-meaning attempt at saying hello soon devolved into chaos. Pictured: Michael Hutchence, 1990 

Iconic: Field is The Wiggles' last remaining original member, having spent 30 decades performing with the band. Pictured at the 2005 ARIA Awards

Iconic: Field is The Wiggles’ last remaining original member, having spent 30 decades performing with the band. Pictured at the 2005 ARIA Awards 

Field is The Wiggles’ last remaining original member, having spent 30 decades performing with the band. 

While still in their 20s, Field, along with original bandmates Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, and Greg Page, all went to the United States to try to expand their fan base.

The move paid off, with the band eventually selling out Madison Square Garden in New York City.   

Making it big: While still in their 20s, Field, along with original bandmates Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, and Greg Page, all went to the United States to try to expand their fan base. Pictured in 2005

Making it big: While still in their 20s, Field, along with original bandmates Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, and Greg Page, all went to the United States to try to expand their fan base. Pictured in 2005

That led to them meeting celebrity parents the likes of Robert De Niro and Jerry Seinfeld. 

It comes after The Wiggles announced the addition of four new ‘diverse’ members to the band in August.  

Longtime band-member Emma Watkins meanwhile quit The Wiggles in October, passing the yellow skivvy  to 15-year-old newcomer Tsehay Hawkins.     

Diversity: The Wiggles recently announced the hiring of four new 'diverse' members: Tsehay Hawkins, John Pearce, Kelly Hamilton and Evie Ferris

Diversity: The Wiggles recently announced the hiring of four new ‘diverse’ members: Tsehay Hawkins, John Pearce, Kelly Hamilton and Evie Ferris