The little ditty that took YouTube and toddlers across the globe by storm is now the center of a touring live show that will take the stage in Atlanta and Augusta next year.
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"Baby Shark Live!" will return to the stage next year after finishing its first set of shows in North America this year. The second leg of the tour kicks off in Missouri on March 1. On April 23, the toddler-geared concert will come to Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. On May 13, the kids concert will arrive to the Bell Auditorium in Augusta, according to a report by WRDW.
The 90-minute show will undoubtedly feature the signature “doo doo doo” hit, but the rest of the show offers an array of other nursery rhymes and “high-energy fun,” said Stephen Shaw, co-president of Round Room Live, which is putting on the show.
"Our target demographic is 2 years old all the way up to 6 years old. That's sort of the main sweet spot. But it’s family. It's a family show. It’s parents with their kids. It’s grandparents with their grandchildren. It’s a show for the whole family,” Shaw told The Associated Press.
“Baby Shark” has been around for a few years, However, it became an international craze when the song and video by Pinkfong went viral with the nursery-school set, with little kids imitating the handclapping dance that went along with the video. Books, plush toys and other merchandise inspired by the song were hot-ticket items for the holidays, and the “Baby Shark” tour was soon hatched. “It’s one of those that has truly been a phenomenon where I think there’s any number of people who suspected it might start to fade a little bit, and it seems to be gaining steam,” said Jonathan Linden, Round Room Live’s other co-president. “It’s a lot of fun. It’s a fun song that sort of brings people together and everybody seems to know it."
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The tour, which played to crowds of about 3,000 during its initial run, was popular with some dates selling out, said Ryan Borba, managing editor of the trade publication Pollstar, which tracks the concert industry.
Tickets for the Augusta and Atlanta shows go on sale Friday. Check Ticketmaster for more details on presale and seating.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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