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Review: Toyah Willcox at The Tivoli in Aberdeen

Mark Lenthall reviews Toyah Willcox at The Tivoli Theatre in Aberdeen, Wednesday June 10, 2026.

Not many artists can say they’ve enjoyed two successful careers separated by a kitchen table. Toyah Willcox can.

The viral Sunday Lunch videos she and her husband, prog rock guitarist Robert Fripp, began making during lockdown introduced her to an entirely new generation, proving that sometimes the shortest route back into the spotlight involves a phone camera, a few daft ideas and a complete disregard for dignity.

At Aberdeen’s Tivoli Theatre on Wednesday night, a stop on her Songs & Stories tour, the audience got to meet the woman who had been all this and more before the algorithm found her.

How was Toyah Willcox at the Tivoli?
Like recent appearances there from Stewart Copeland and Justin Hawkins, the show demonstrated the growing appeal of the “Evening With” format. Audiences increasingly seem willing to hear what happened behind the music.

The woman once dubbed the “High Priestess of Punk” has enough stories over five decades to fill several evenings, never mind one.

• Continue reading at Aberdeen Press & Journal.

We – Me, Sharon, Brian, Alec & Michael – had a brilliant day in our glorious capital on Friday (12th June). It’s impossible not to have a great time in Edinburgh as it’s such a wonderful, interesting, vibrant city. We packed in breakfast, a museum visit, a walk around the city centre, lunch and some chill out time at our respective hotels before doing the Songs And Stories Meet & Greet with Toyah at The Queen’s Hall, followed by another great show.

• See Dreamscape’s other 2026 “tour dates” :) here! (Photos © David Fleming except #1 & 3 © Sharon Dickson and #4 © Brian Green)

Since our last update, Toyah’s Songs And Stories Tour has played Stamford, Ilkley, Leeds, Blyth and Hexham.

This past week saw the tour hit Scotland with dates in Aberdeen (Wednesday 10th June at Tivoli Theatre), Greenock (Thursday 11th at Beacon Arts Centre), Edinburgh (Friday 12th at The Queen’s Hall), Airdrie last night at the Town Hall, with the final date of the tour taking place tonight at Perth Theatre.

I was lucky enough to attend two of these dates: Aberdeen Tivoli Theatre and Edinburgh Queen’s Hall. See other posts on these just above and below!

• Songs And Stories 2026 is complete but there’s a whole new tour for 2027… Get your tickets here. (Aberdeen tour photo © Sharon Dickson)

We – Sharon and I – had an awesome day in Aberdeen on Wednesday (10th June). I haven’t visited The Granite City since I was a teenager so I was really looking forward to it and it didn’t disappoint. We had a lot of fun before doing the Songs And Stories Meet & Greet with Toyah at the Tivoli Theatre, followed by a great show. So good to meet Toyah again after many years and get my first ever photo with her.

• See Dreamscape’s other 2026 “tour dates” :) here! (Photos © David Fleming except #3 © Sharon Dickson)

Toyah’s Blog for June is another Vlog (video) with lots of news and great rehearsal footage from the tour. Watch at toyahwillcox.com. (Screenshot from a video that is © Toyah)

Carol Decker’s 30 Rock Chicks!: NOW 80s: Monday 15th June: 11pm
T’Pau’s Carol Decker brings a bit of Heart and Soul to a countdown of ’80s ladies who like to rock! With Joan Jett, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks and Pat Benatar. (as well as Toyah via the Thunder In The Mountains video).

New Toyah 2026 live dates for Toyah have been announced, including Penkridge Open Air Festival on Saturday 29th August and Blackpool 80s Weekender on Saturday 26th September. The latter also includes a “Toyah in Conversation” session.

• Browse all of Toyah’s future confirmed live dates at toyahwillcox.com.

The Chase: Celebrity Special: Challenge: Wednesday 17th June: 7pm
Bradley Walsh hosts the quiz show as four celebrities take on the Chaser. Singer Toyah Willcox, ex-footballer John Barnes, writer Germaine Greer and heavyweight boxer Audley Harrison pit their wits against one of the country’s finest quiz brains in the hope of winning thousands of pounds for their chosen charities.

• Toyah At Home: June 2026 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Centrefold – Watch… (Image © Toyah)

Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Wednesday 24th June: 6.30pm
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Thursday 25th June: 1.30pm
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Friday 26th April: 9.25am
Blue Marigold. Series 5, Episode 1. Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold’s mental health deteriorates. Years later, she plots a comeback. Director: Giles Foster. Starring: Toyah Willcox, Ralph Bates, Sharon Duce, Helen Fraser, Billy Hamon, Edward Jewesbury. (Photo © ITV)

Toyah and Cherry Red Records are pleased to announce the release of Revelations, arriving on 21 August 2026. Revelations is a comprehensive collection of B-Sides and rarities from Toyah’s recording history for the Safari Records label. It is designed to perfectly complement the album catalogue reissue programme.

Revelations is released on two exciting formats.

2LP VINYL EDITION: The 2LP Vinyl brings together for the first time ever the band’s complete run of B-Sides and flexi-discs plus three completed outtakes not included on LPs, EPs or singles. This marks the first time these 22 B-Sides and non-album tracks have appeared together on one single release. From the beloved War Boys and Angels & Demons (both from the top 5 hit EP Four From Toyah) and Voodoo Doll (12” B-Side of the top ten hit single Thunder In The Mountains) to the two-track flexi-disc release featuring Sphinx and For You, and Warrior Rock, a flip-side of 1982’s Brave New World.

Revelations is pressed on Grey Smoke vinyl housed in a full colour outer jacket with spot gloss detailing. Two colour inner bags feature rare, unseen and classic Toyah imagery. Following on from last year’s highly praised Chameleon – The Very Best of Toyah, this collection grants lots of Toyah fans wishes to present the band’s B-Sides on one album, whilst the vast majority of the 22 tracks have also not been pressed on vinyl since the 1980s.

5CD BOX SET EDITION: The 5CD box set is an anthology of 102 tracks in total, of which 50 are previously unreleased. Revelations is housed in a clamshell box with spot gloss detailing and features classic, rare and unseen images. Full colour CD wallets and a 40-page booklet make it an essential release for Toyah fans.

• Pre-Order Revelations on 5CD Box Set and/or 2LP Vinyl Edition at Cherry Red. Read the press release at toyahwillcox.com. Browse the full Box Set tracklist and the Vinyl LP tracklist. Watch Toyah announcing the release last week.

After enthusiastic response from audiences and reviewers for her 2026 tour, Toyah is pleased to announce 38 live dates for autumn 2027. Tickets are on sale now.

“I am so excited to be back on the road with my storytelling and songs tour in 2027 — An Evening With Toyah: Rebel With A Cause. We’ll be hitting the road in autumn 2027, and tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am! See you there! Toyah x”

A singer and actor, a TV host and author, a British Rock & Pop Award winner and film star — Toyah Willcox has worn many hats during a remarkable career spanning more than 50 years.

The High Priestess of Punk burst onto the scene in 1976 as she forged dual careers as a musician and actress, appearing at The National Theatre and London’s Royal Court. Her role in Quadrophenia made her a household name, and soon after she gate-crashed the charts with It’s a Mystery, I Want to Be Free, and Thunder in the Mountains. Her album Anthem earned a gold disc, she was awarded Best British Female Singer at the British Rock & Pop Awards, and a BRIT nomination for British Breakthrough Act.

She married Robert Fripp, guitarist for King Crimson, in 1986, and starred opposite Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier and Roger Daltrey of The Who, among others. Acting, presenting, performing, headlining tours, and releasing 23 studio albums have all continued her unique story — and now it’s time to reflect.

• Browse the full Rebel With A Cause | Songs And Stories 2027 tour dates at awaywithmedia.com. Read the full press release announcement at toyahwillcox.com.

Toyah is back with an announcement of a new release, Revelations, coming out 21 August on Cherry Red Records. Pre-Order now at Cherry Red.

• Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – I Wanna Rock N Roll! – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s new Sunday Lunch. This week covering KISS. (Image © Toyah)

• Classic Rock/Louder: The nation rejoices as a corpse-painted Robert Fripp sings in the latest edition of Robert and Toyah’s Sunday Lunch: Watch national treasures Robert and Toyah perform Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss – Continue…

• Far Out: Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox take on electric Kiss hit in latest ‘Sunday Lunch’ episode – Continue…

• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend – Continue…

Since our most recent update, Toyah’s Songs And Stories Tour has played Stafford, Burnley, Lancaster, Stockport, New Brighton, Radlett, Redditch. Worcester, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Clacton-On-Sea, Epsom, East Grinstead, Chandler’s Ford and Greenwich (just last night).

There are upcoming dates at Stamford Corn Exchange (3rd June), Ilkley King’s Hall (4th), Leeds City Varieties (5th), Blyth Phoenix Theatre (6th), Hexham Queen’s Hall (7th), before Toyah brings Songs And Stories to Scotland for five dates, beginning at Aberdeen’s Tivoli Theatre on Wednesday 10th June. (Tour photo © Toyah)

Celebrity Lingo: ITV: Thursday 4th June: 5.35am
Series 2, Episode 3. Adil Ray hosts the game of words as Good Morning Britain’s Kate Garraway and This Morning’s Ashley James battle singers Toyah Willcox and Carol Decker to win big money for charity. (Photo © ITV)

• Saturday Song: I Want To Be Free (45th Anniversary) – Watch… Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Blind – Watch… (Image © Toyah)

Sending Best Wishes and Many Happy Returns to Toyah… Not only my favourite pop star since the age of 12, but a woman, and artist, who continues to inspire me – and numerous others! Happy Birthday Toyah!!

• Saturday Song: In The Fairground (Live 1981) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Poison – Watch… (Image © Toyah)

Celebrity Fantasy Homes: Really: Saturday 30th May: 6am
Toyah (Series 2, Episode 2). Celebrities hunt for a new home. Gaby Roslin helps the original punk-pop princess Toyah Willcox search for a second home, in Richmond upon Thames, with a budget of £650,000.

Wishing Toyah & Robert a very, very Happy 40th Anniversary. On this day exactly 40 years ago – 16th May 1986 – they were married. That day was also Robert Fripp’s 40th Birthday… Happy 80th Birthday Robert. (Wedding Day photo © Toyah)