Acclaimed Las Vegas-based show maker Brian Burke returns for his fourth WOW Show, promising to bring audiences closer to the action than ever before.
This year’s theme is RISE, which will feature an illuminated cityscape setting, sunrise colours and plenty of feel-good factor, alongside the world’s best wearable art.
“There’s nothing like WOW anywhere in the world,” says Burke, who is WOW’s Executive Creative Director as well as an international Emmy-nominated producer who created this year’s F175 Live launch at London’s O2 arena, 20 years of ‘Best of Las Vegas’ productions, and Cindy Lauper’s current global farewell tour.
“Where DREAM AWAKE last year was ethereal and breathtaking, RISE will have an elevating energy – a real sense of community, authenticity and celebration.”
RISE will light up Wellington’s TSB Arena from 18 September – 5 October. WOW Chief Executive Meg Williams says WOW’s continued success is a testament to the creative team and their ability to create a new experience every year.
“The 2025 WOW Show: RISE will allow you to experience even more detail of the spectacular garments that make WOW unique, with more walkways throughout the venue and storeys-high projections,” Williams says.
“We’ve had incredible feedback each year about the constant evolution of the show experience, right from the moment you arrive, so this drives us forward.
“RISE is designed to make people feel inspired. It’s about spreading joy through creativity and creating a collective sense of awe and wonder.
”WOW is the full experience – it is pop concert energy meets arena spectacle and living art gallery. Every year we challenge ourselves to craft an unmissable creative spectacle, and RISE will be just that.”
Tickets for the 2025 WOW Show: RISE are on sale at https://www.worldofwearableart.com/
2025 World of WearableArt Show: RISE
18 Sept – 5 Oct 2025
TSB Arena, WELLINGTON
Book now at worldofwearableart.com
