The Breath Catcher: An original short story written & read by Toyah Willcox
“I have always loved short stories, they can inhabit any world from suburbia to the fantastic. When time is short and long distances need to be travelled, the short story has taken me to places I willingly want to go to. So whether you have five minutes to spare, or you want to escape for a while…join me and my love of the unpredictable. Welcome to Toyah’s Wonderful World of Weird….”
• Listen at Toyah’s official You Tube and Facebook from tomorrow – Friday 9th May – at 8am UK time. Browse our other Toyah’s Wonderful World Of Weird posts, here. (Image © Toyah)
Toyah’s blog for May 2025 is available to read at toyahwillcox.com. Sending our very best wishes to Robert x
UK music icon Toyah Willcox has announced two special shows in London and Coventry this October.
Celebrating The Best of Toyah will see Toyah perform hits from across her career, treating audiences to her signature powerhouse vocals, infectious energy and commanding presence.
28 October: London Union Chapel
30 October: Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
These shows will support an exciting celebratory release coming in late summer 2025, with details to follow soon.
On the upcoming shows, Toyah says: “I’m so excited for these October for celebratory shows, Celebrating the Very Best of Toyah. I can’t wait to be back on stage, performing the hits from over 40 years of music. Expect to hear ‘It’s a Mystery’, ‘I Want to Be Free’, ‘Echo Beach’, ‘Good Morning Universe’ – and many, many more! See you there!”
• Continue reading, for further details, at The Official Toyah Willcox website. Tickets are on sale now.
Toyah’s Wonderful World Of Weird: The Puca
An original short story
Written & read by Toyah Willcox
Short Story Premieres Good Friday, 18 April 2025
“I have always loved short stories, they can inhabit any world from suburbia to the fantastic. When time is short and long distances need to be travelled, the short story has taken me to places i willingly want to go to. So whether you have five minutes to spare, or you want to escape for a while…join me and my love of the unpredictable. Welcome to Toyah’s Wonderful World of Weird…”
• Listen at Toyah’s official You Tube from Good Friday – tomorrow, 18th April. (Image © Toyah Willcox) See links to Toyah’s previous short stories.
“I am so excited to play on Brighton Beach on 23 July, alongside The Human League and Marc Almond. This will be a special day in one of the most iconic seaside locations in the UK.” Toyah xx
• Watch Toyah announce she is playing Brighton Beach by clicking below. Ticket links here. (Image below right © Toyah Willcox)
• Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Chesney we love you! – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)
Toyah’s blog for April is now online to read at toyahwillcox.com.
Mother’s Day: An original short story written & read by Toyah Willcox (with Special Guest, Eno)
“I have always loved short stories, they can inhabit any world from suburbia to the fantastic. When time is short and long distances need to be travelled, the short story has taken me to places I willingly want to go to. So whether you have five minutes to spare, or you want to escape for a while…join me and my love of the unpredictable. Welcome to Toyah’s Wonderful World of Weird….”
• Listen at Toyah’s official You Tube and Facebook. (Image © Toyah Willcox)
Read Toyah’s latest blog at toyahwillcox.com. Including news on Now That’s What I Call A Musical, Rewind Dubai & more. New announcements happening soon too! As well as lots about the new Toyah & Robert family members, the gorgeous Fripp & Eno. (Photos © Toyah)
Now This Isn’t What I Would Call A News Post… (see what I did there?, yup, I’m here all week!!), but just a post to say that this poster – created for Toyah’s week of shows at Edinburgh Playhouse in Now That’s What I Call A Musical – is AMAZING!!! (Photo © Toyah)
Browse Toyah’s, officially confirmed, live schedule for 2025 – including gigs, festivals and more!
Now That’s What I Call A Musical is currently playing the Edinburgh Playhouse – a wonderful venue in Scotland’s capital city that Toyah has played a number of times over the past 40+ years: Including The Changeling Tour (1982), Best Of The 80s Tour (2004), Vampires Rock (2009) and 80s Invasion Tour (2017) – with Toyah in a guest role.
• See social media posts from Toyah about the show here and here. (Image © Toyah Willcox)
Toyah also played Rewind Dubai at the weekend (Saturday 22nd February). See a related post here, and a preview of an interview with Toyah talking Rewind Dubai here.
Toyah presents two new limited edition official t-shirts that are available to order now. Featuring illustrations that celebrate Toyah’s Minx and Blue Meaning eras. Watch Toyah “modelling” both t-shirts at Facebook and Instagram.
• Click below to order the t-shirts. (Images from a video that is © Toyah Willcox)
Two Lovers Meet: An original short story written & read by Toyah Willcox
“I have always loved short stories, they can inhabit any world from suburbia to the fantastic. When time is short and long distances need to be travelled, the short story has taken me to places I willingly want to go to. So whether you have five minutes to spare, or you want to escape for a while…join me and my love of the unpredictable. Welcome to Toyah’s Wonderful World of Weird….”
• Listen at Toyah’s official You Tube and Soundcloud. (Images © Toyah Willcox)
Toyah’s blog for February is now online to read at toyahwillcox.com.
Toyah’s first blog of 2025 is available to read at toyahwillcox.com.
After four years of a series of charting and well-received album catalogue reissues in expanded and collectible form, Toyah and Cherry Red Records is delighted to announce there are further surprises in store for next year.
On 21 March 2025, Cherry Red Records will release two strictly limited edition picture discs of the 1980 Toyah albums Sheep Faming In Barnet and The Blue Meaning, marking each album’s 45th anniversary.
Both of the album picture discs feature rare and unseen imagery unearthed by Toyah’s archivist, and are pressed with the 2020 album remaster by Nick Watson, overseen by Joel Bogen. The vinyl records come protected in a PVC sleeve which is housed in a special die-cut outer jacket that carries a further unseen images to create a spectacular collector’s item celebrating the album’s original music and imagery.
Both albums can be pre-ordered ahead of their March 2025 release.
• Continue reading at toyahwillcox.com. Pre-order both vinyls at Cherry Red Records.
Toyah & Robert wished everyone a Happy New Year on Instagram, X/Twitter and Facebook earlier today. Click below to watch. (Image © Toyah Willcox)
Toyah & Robert wished everyone a Merry Christmas on Christmas Eve at Instagram, X/Twitter and Facebook. Click below to watch. (Image © Toyah Willcox)
A great Christmas (video) Blog from Toyah – Rounding off 2024 with lots of joyful and special memories of this year, and positive news for 2025!
Toyah’s December Blog for this month takes the form of a special video message rather than putting pen to paper due to time and schedules. Enjoy a video direct from Toyah…
A little late posting about Toyah’s blog this month – Apologies, been very busy the past few months!
