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As well as guesting on the radio show – on Saturday 20th June – Toyah has also recorded a filmed portion for BBC Radio 2’s Sounds Of The Eighties, with Sara Cox. (Photo © BBC)

This will be available on the BBC Red Button (as well as BBC Interactive 601 on Freeview), and also BBC iPlayer. The Red Button air time slots are as follows:

Saturday 20th June: 10.30pm
Sunday 21st June: 3am & 8.30pm
Monday 22nd June: Midnight & 7pm
Sara Cox plays a plethora of ’80s videos and chats to punk pop icon Toyah about her hectic times during the early 1980s and the creation of her album Anthem, which included tracks such as It’s a Mystery, I Wanna Be Free and Obsolete. Toyah also reveals her own favourite video from the decade. 80s videos in the show include classics from Human League, Whitney Houston, the Jam, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Thompson Twins, Adam and the Ants, Pet Shop Boys, the Pretenders and ABC. Plus a look back at what the top five singles were this week in 1989.

Toyah has paid tribute to two legendary veterans of British theatre, television and film: Sir Christopher Lee and Ron Moody both died yesterday, at the respective ages of 93 and 91. Toyah worked with Christopher on The Disputation and Ron in Peter Pan. Click below to read Toyah’s tributes at Twitter.

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Yesterday: Tuesday 23rd June: 7.15am
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Yesterday: Wednesday 24th June: 9pm
DJ Tony Blackburn and punk rocker Toyah Willcox take to the road, scouring the shops of York and Pickering in the hope of finding some poptastic period pieces to flog at auction.

Toyah earlier today at the NDNA Awards. (Photo © NDNA)

“Thunder in the Mountains, or at least in the High Peak…”

Setting this year’s New Mills Festival off with an enormous bang, and following on from last year’s hugely successful fundraiser, this year sees the colourful, dynamic and unique Toyah Wilcox and her band take to the stage at New Mills Art Theatre on Saturday 12 Sept 2015. Toyah will be belting out all her old hits including the iconic hit singles – It’s A Mystery, I Want To Be Free and Thunder In The Mountains, as well as newer material, in her famous high-energy style.

To give locals, and those willing to travel, first choice of the front row seats in the iconic 500 – seater venue, tickets will go on sale first at New Mills Carnival on Sat 13th June, in person only. Seats will then be available online from Monday 15th June or from the Festival Box-Office at The Studios at 12 Union Road New Mills, on Saturdays from 10-12am.

Toyah at New Mills Art Theatre: Saturday 12 September, Doors 7 pm
New Mills Art Theatre, Jodrell Street: Tickets £18 and £15 concessions

• Continue reading at the New Mills Festival website.

Toyah’s June blog is available at, the revamped and now super responsive, The Official Toyah Willcox Website. Click below to read the blog and view photos from the last month.

David Bowie, Roxy Music, Toyah Willcox – a Bucks club night has seen it all

The Friars Club, in Aylesbury, has seen hundreds of artists play since 1969, and has promoter David Stopps to thank for this

Not many people can say they have received a text message from David Bowie, and even fewer can say they have played an influential role in the history of rock. And when it comes to rock music, market towns in the home counties are probably not most people’s first point of call.

But it may come as a surprise to some to learn that Bucks has a fascinating and unique musical history, in part down to its location roughly halfway between Birmingham and London. As promoter of the Friars Club since 1969, a music club based in Aylesbury, David Stopps has seen legendary bands and artists perform here over the past 46 years.

Along with being the first place David Bowie performed his famous Ziggy Stardust persona, other bands to have taken the stage under his guidance include Genesis, The Jam, The Clash, The Ramones, Howard Jones, Marillion, Toyah Willcox, The Velvet Underground and Roxy Music.

• Continue reading at Get Bucks.

Celebrating the forthcoming 30th anniversary of the release of Toyah’s debut solo album MINX. View a larger version of Dreamscape’s fan art by clicking on it and another image here.

Photos from last night’s Acoustic, Up Close & Personal gig at Carnglaze Caverns, Cornwall – A venue which is inside an actual cave!! View larger versions of these photos at the Live 2015 page at Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to Angus | Photos © Angus Turner)

Following last Thursday’s announcement by BBC Who’s in Today?, the date of Toyah’s guest appearance on BBC Radio Two’s Sounds Of The 80s, presented by Sara Cox, has been revealed.

This is Toyah’s second time on the show, she previously guested back in February 2014. That is available to listen to here.

Sounds Of The 80s: BBC Radio Two: Saturday 20th June: 10pm
Sounds Of The 80s: BBC Radio Two: Saturday 24th June: 3am
Singer and actor Toyah Willcox joins Sara Cox to look back on the decade, with hits, album tracks, 12-inch singles and the top 5 from the week in the 1980s.

• Visit the BBCR2/Sounds Of The 80s website.

Hear music star Toyah Willcox sharing her fave Sounds of the 80s with the lovely Sara Cox! Check out Toyah in the 80s when she had a slightly different look for our contribution to this week’s #throwbackthursday

• BBC Who’s in Today?: Check out Toyah Willcox in for Sounds of the 80s on BBC Radio 2 with Sara Cox – we’re celebrating ‪#‎TBT‬ in her honour! – Visit the Who’s in Today? Facebook…

• BBC Who’s in Today?: Visit the Who’s in Today? project website…

• Tony Banks: A Chord Too Far: More info on the forthcoming boxset which includes Toyah’s Lion Of Symmetry – Continue reading…

• Brave New World: Some of us never tire of Toyah’s iconic/unforgettable/still relevant 1982 image – Check out what Mark Wallis Design has done with the single sleeve…

• Celluloid Wickerman: Alchemical Magic in Derek Jarman’s The Tempest (1979): Forever a cinematic alchemist – a sage that conjured and devoured celluloid before the eventual ritualistic sacrifice- Derek Jarman is the perfect suitor to Shakespeare’s The Tempest (1979); a play whose heart is bathed in the tragedy and power of magic – Continue reading…

Toyah Willcox will line up with other 80s icons in Stamford on Sunday

A line-up of musical icons will help to recreate the nostalgia of the 1980s at a concert in Stamford on Sunday.

Burghley House is the historic setting for the 80s Greatest Hits Tour featuring Toyah Willcox, Bananarama , Midge Ure, Curiosity Killed The Cat and Oydessey.

Bananarama (hits include Cruel Summer and Venus), Midge Ure (lead singer of Ultravox, famous for Vienna), Toyah (It’s A Mystery and I Want To Be Free), Odyssey (Use It Up and Wear It Out and Going Back To My Roots), and Curiosity Killed The Cat (singles include Misfit and Down To Earth).

Tickets are £39.95 and the event promoters are encouraging people to get to the venue early and enjoy their own picnic before the show starts.

• Continue reading at The Hunts Post. Browse Dreamscape’s Here and Now @ Stamford news.

A couple of very recent photos – Toyah was filming in Wales with Len Goodman earlier this week (left), and arrived at the BBC Radio studios today. View a larger version of photo one at Toyah’s Twitter, and photo two at Contact Music. (Photos © Toyah Willcox [1], Contact Music [2])

Toyah’s proud, loud and will be heard at Carnglaze

In a career spanning 30 years Toyah has had 13 Top 40 singles, recorded 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over 40 stage plays, made ten feature films and presented such diverse television programmes as The Good Sex Guide Late, Watchdog and Songs Of Praise.

She relives it all in Acoustic, Up Close and Personal at Carnglaze Caverns on Saturday at 8pm.

• Continue reading at the Cornish Guardian.

Toyah to play loud and proud at Mr Kyps

Punk star Toyah Willcox comes to Poole next week for a gig at Mr Kyps. The 56-year-old singer, actress and reality TV star – who hit the charts in 1981 with It’s A Mystery and I Want To Be Free and appeared in The Who-inspired 1979 film Quadrophenia and Derek Jarman’s seminal Jubilee- will be at the Lower Parkstone venue on June 13, to give her Proud, Loud and Electric gig.

From punk princess to cult stage actress and high priestess of TV, Toyah Willcox is one of Britain’s iconic household names – an award-winning rock legend as well as a much-loved stage/screen actress and music composer.

• Continue reading at the Bournemouth Echo. (Photo © Bournemouth Echo)

Toyah Willcox and her band take to the stage at New Mills Art Theatre on September 12– setting this year’s New Mills Festival off with an enormous bang.

The colourful, dynamic and unique Toyah will be belting out all her old hits including the iconic hit singles – It’s A Mystery, I Want To Be Free and Thunder In The Mountains, as well as newer material, in her famous high-energy style.

• Continue reading at Artsbeat.

Dreamscape’s Toyah news for April and May 2015 has now been “archived” – Browse over 15 years of press, interviews, releases, photos, TV, radio and much more in the News Archive.

Full list of artists confirmed for Fairport Convention’s annual weekender in August

Fairport Convention have confirmed the complete lineup for this year’s edition of their Cropredy Convention festival.

Tickets are on sale now, priced at £120 for the full weekend, £110 for Friday and Saturday and £75 for Saturday only. Charges increase after July 31.

August 13: Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Katzenjammer, Dreadzone, Trad Arr, Fairport Convention semi-acoustic set.

August 14: Level 42. The Proclaimers. Fish. Skerryvore. Skinny Lister. Judith Owen. Ahab. BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner (tab).

August 15: Fairport Convention and guests, Iain Matthews and Egbert Derix, Paul Carrack, Toyah Willcox, Band Of Friends, The Newgrass Cutters, Kevin Dempsey and Rosie Carson, Richard Digance.

• Continue reading at PROG.

New concerts and appearances are being added to Toyah’s Official Gigs page, at toyahwillcox.com, all the time – It’s just recently been announced Toyah will play the New Mills Festival, Derbyshire in September.

Crimson Queen “Toyah” to Visit New Mills!

Tickets on sale first at New Mills Carnival on Sat 13th June, in person only. Seats will then be available online from Monday 15th June, or from the Festival Box-Office at The Studios at 12 Union Road New Mills, on Saturdays from 10-12am.

New Mills Community Festival is a 2-week annual celebration of community and cultural spirit through a diverse range of activities from talks and walks to concerts, gigs, exhibitions and an impressive lantern procession.

The overall aim is to enrich the community’s experience of and participation in different creative activities.

New Mills is situated on the borders of North West Derbyshire and Cheshire, is part of the Derbyshire Peak District and traces its history back to the 13th century. The town is set in an area of spectacular natural beauty and is a popular destination for walkers of all abilities. There are guided walks as part of the festival and even a Fungi Foray! It is easily accessible by train or bus and boasts two train stations. Services run direct from Sheffield or Manchester in less than an hour.

• Visit the New Mills Festival website. Browse Toyah’s 2015 Gig Diary.

Sad to hear the news that “Mayhem”, Toyah’s legendary warehouse in Battersea will soon be demolished – Read the plans for regeneration of the area here. (Thanks to Dan Greensmith for the info and for these photos)