More than 20,000 people from the Middle East and as far as the United States reportedly flocked to the Dubai Festival City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates last January 30, 2009, to watch the noontime show, “Wowowee.”

The show dubbed as “WowoWillie: Round the World…Touchdown in Dubai!” marked the beginning of Wowowee’s 2009 TFC World Tours, which is part of the 15th anniversary celebration of The Filipino Channel (TFC) and the 4th anniversary of the Wowowee.

Present in the opening were Luningning, Milagring, Mariposa, Saicy Aguila, co-hosts Mariel Rodriguez, Valerie Concepcion, and Pokwang and of course the main man Willie Revillame who sang a medley of his hit singles — “Wowowee Theme,” “Buksan Mo Papasukin Ako,” “Umaalog-alog,” “Sayaw Darling,” “Rock ‘n’ Rollin,” and “Igiling-giling.”.

Special guests include former Dubai-based scholar of Pinoy Dream Academy 2, Liezel Garcia and international singing sensation Charice Pempengco.