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.
It’s the third date of Dreamscape On Tour 2025, and this week it was a trip to Dundee. Absolutely fabulous city, with so much to see, do, explore… Sharon and I packed a week’s worth of activities, fun and laughter into around eight hours. A brilliant day.
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photo © David Fleming)
Toyah announces two special October shows
Toyah Willcox has announced two special October shows in London and Coventry
Celebrating ‘The Best of Toyah’ will see the singer perform hits from across her career, treating audiences to her signature powerhouse vocals, infectious energy and commanding presence.
The shows at London Union Chapel (28 October) and Coventry Warwick Arts Centre (30 October), 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 to be heading out on the road this October for two celebratory shows. 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 at Classic Pop. Tickets are on sale here.
Quadrophenia: Sky Cinema Drama: Sunday 4th May: 1.45am
Quadrophenia: Sky Cinema Drama: Monday 5th May: 00.45am
The Who wrote and produced this energetic story of a young man disillusioned with his life in 1960s London. Phil Daniels excels as the alienated anti-hero Jimmy Cooper. Director: Franc Roddam. Starring: Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Toyah Willcox, Philip Davis, Mark Wingett, Sting, and Ray Winstone.
The Lee Mack Show: BBC Radio 4 Extra: Tuesday 1st May: 11pm
Toyah Willcox. Series 1, episode 6. Comedy sketches and music, with regulars Angela McHale and Steve Brown and guest Toyah Willcox. First aired in 2005. (This show includes Toyah performing a stonkingly good version of Sweet Child O’ Mine).
• Saturday Song: Brave New World (Acoustic) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Summer Of 69 – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)
Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted: Really: Wednesday 7th May: 1am
Toyah Willcox. Series 1, episode 5. The team undergoes one of the most terrifying investigations yet when visiting Toyah Willcox, who has experienced strange activity in her home ever since she moved in. (Photo © Discovery)
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.
Marc Almond and Toyah to join the Human League for Brighton Beach bash
Get ready for a truly iconic night as On The Beach proudly presents synth-pop legends The Human League, live on Brighton Beach for a one-off headline show under the summer sky on Wednesday 23 July 2025, gates open at 4.30pm and curfew at 10pm.
Celebrated for their timeless anthems like ‘Don’t You Want Me’, ‘Human’ and ‘Together in Electric Dreams’, The Human League will bring their unmistakable sound to the seaside for a spectacular evening of nostalgia, energy and pure 80s magic. With the waves crashing beside you and the sun setting over the sea, this is more than a gig – it’s a moment. Join thousands of music lovers for an unforgettable night with one of Britain’s most influential electronic bands, set against the iconic backdrop of Brighton Beach.
Support acts include Marc Almond of Soft Cell fame, Toyah and new act A Thousand Mad Things.
• Continue reading at Brighton & Hove News.
“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.
• Toyah At Home: April 2025 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Bad Rep! (Unseen Version) – Watch… See Also: Exclusive Fripp & Eno: 21st Century Schizoid Man (Re-Recording) – Watch… For April Fools!!! (Image © Toyah Willcox)
Three Toyah fans – that’s myself, Sharon and Brian – had a colourful and very fun day out in Glasgow last week. We all wore our Toyah t-shirts, sharing Toyahness around my wonderful home city. This photo is from the Transport Museum at Glasgow Harbour, just one of many places where our choice of tops initiated a conversation. A great day out! (Photo © David Fleming)
Celebrity Money For Nothing: Really: Tuesday 22nd April: 11am
Series 1, Episode 1. Sarah Moore and Jay Blades search the homes of celebrities to uncover unloved and unused gems for charity. Sarah and Jay look through the homes of 1980s pop stars Sinitta and Toyah Willcox in the hope of uncovering four pieces of junk to transform and sell on for a profit. Woodworking wizard Norman Wilkinson is tasked with taking on Toyah’s tired chairs, while robot-mad Mark Haig gives Sinitta’s broken fan a steampunk-inspired makeover. But will Sarah and Jay find new homes for their revamped items? (Photo © BBC)
The Chase: Celebrity Special: Challenge: Saturday 19th April: 7pm
Series 6, Episode 2. 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.
Celebrity Fantasy Homes: Really: Monday 21st April: 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.
50 Wild Women Of The 80s!: NOW 80s: Wednesday 9th April: 5pm
Brilliant songs, big voices, blazing hair & bags of attitude – the ladies of the 80s had the lot! From Toyah to Tina & Joan Jett to Janet Jackson.
Strictly star Toyah Willcox reveals why she was strip-searched in Sweden
We catch up with singer, actress and TV presenter Toyah Willcox on her top holiday spots and why she was regularly strip-searched on arrival at certain destinations during her early years touring.
Earliest holiday memory?
Playing on the estuary between Rock and Padstow in Cornwall, aged two or three. My siblings and I spent all day in an out of the water and I snacked on everything from candyfloss to cockles.
First trip abroad?
Jersey when I was seven. I fell in love with the island. Among the highlights was visiting Devil’s Hole, a 200ft deep crater, but I was disappointed that we didn’t get to meet the Devil.
Earliest touring memory?
My frustration as a vegetarian on learning that everything food-wise in Germany arrived with bacon, even the cabbage.
How’s touring changed?
On my first UK tour in 1977 I travelled to gigs on a motorbike; now I drive in my car or have a driver.
• Continue reading at the Daily Mail. Browse our Daily Mail archive of Toyah content here.
• Saturday Morning Song: It’s A Mystery (Live in Ulster) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – The Best – Watch…
Press for Toyah & Robert’s new Sunday Lunch. This week covering Tina Turner. (Image © Toyah Willcox)
• Classic Rock/Louder: Toyah and Robert Fripp return to action with spirited cover of Tina Turner’s evergreen sporting anthem The Best: Better than all the rest, etc – Continue…
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover Tina Turner’s “The Best” – Continue…
• inkl: Toyah and Robert Fripp return to action with spirited cover of Tina Turner’s evergreen sporting anthem The Best – Continue…
• Far Out: Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover ‘The Best’ in ‘Sunday Lunch’ return – Continue…
• MSN: Toyah and Robert Fripp return to action with spirited cover of Tina Turner’s evergreen sporting anthem The Best – Continue…
• Brave Words: Robert Fripp and Toyah Perform Tine Turner’s “The Best” In New Sunday Lunch Video – Continue…
• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend – Continue…
This isn’t actual Toyah news, but seeing as Spring is finally here – in the UK anyway – after what felt like a very long Winter, I thought I’d post a sun-is-shining shot of myself and my pal Brian spreading the Toyah love in Fort William last week. We found ourselves talking to so many people about Toyah that day. It was a lot of fun, and The Highlands has such stunning landscapes and scenery. Just beautiful! (Photo © David Fleming)
