Great trio of gigs: Thursday 13 August at London Hippodrome; Friday 14 August at Eastbourne Bandstand; Saturday 15 August at the legendary Fairport Cropredy Convention – Visit Toyah’s Official Instagram by clicking below.
Give or take a day or so :) After posting the link to Melissa Mailer-Yates’ feature the other day, I received a couple of messages with some very kind comments about this website over the weekend.
Although it is always nice to receive feedback I have never been a glory seeker type so I don’t particularly enjoy “praise” – This site isn’t my life, it’s essentially a hobby of mine that takes up a small part of my life (most updates are completed in an hour or so every few days, got it down to a fine-ish art lol) – and has always been about Toyah’s crazy-busy career (not her personal life, which any self respecting fan would understand any artist is entitled to) – I have zero interest in self promotion, especially reflected from someone else’s career and achievements… And on that self indulgent note, I’d like to welcome any new visitors to the site, as we rollercoast through our 16th year online, and invite you to take a browse. Thanks to Toyah having such a vast and eclectic 40 year career, there is a huge archive to explore…
Take a look at Downloads, Press Archive, Features, News Archive and Gallery…
A smidge of previously unseen Toyah, filmed in April 2015, at You Tube.
• Worksop Guardian: Stellar line-up of 70s and 80s stars for the Flashback Festival: Fans of music from the 70s and 80s will be in for a treat with some of the greatest artists and bands from that era at Clumber Park’s Flashback Festival next weekend.
The weekend will kick-off Friday, August 21 with the best of the 70s. The line-up consists of Boney M, The Real Thing, Hot Chocolate, Odyssey and disco legends Sister Sledge. The following day sees the return of all things 80, headlined by Sheffield band The Human League. The line-up also includes Soft Cell frontman Marc Almond, Jason Donovan, 5 Star, and Toyah and Flashbacks – Continue reading…
• Matlock Mercury: Top acts flock to Flashback: Clumber Park will see a 70s v 80s weekend of concerts later this month to mark the sixth anniversary of the popular retro music concert The Flashback Festival. Fans of music from those two decades will be in for a treat with some of the greatest artists and bands from that era in action.
Saturday sees the return of all things 80s. Enthusiasts of this era will be flocking to Clumber Park from all over the UK. The Human League are set to headline the festival. Joining The Human League will be Marc Almond, Jason Donovan, 5 Star, Toyah and Flashback’s favourite compere, The Doctor of Doctor & The Medics… – Continue reading…
Revisit our 2012 interview feature with Melissa Mailer-Yates and marvel at her wonderful “Brave New World” art – Which is still available as a print here.. Please click below to read.
Haven’t did this for a while. Maybe some of them just got lost on the interweb, but it’s good to see interest in Toyah is truly global. The last 500 people to visit Dreamscape came from…
Artist and Illustrator Mark Satchwill has created some wonderful Toyah art over the last five years, including The Changeling, and Snow Covers The Kiss – as well as the fantastic Thunder In The Mountains for Dreamscape Fanzine (see the cover here). This week Mark has painted four Toyah headshots and created a Toyah wallpaper with them. Visit Mark at his Instagram | Blog | Twitter | Facebook. (Photo © Mark Satchwill)
“Genuinely excited that (and my goodness she’s great in the film!) @toyahofficial will be in attendance for our AAAAAAAAH! World Prem!” Film4 FrightFest @ Twitter.
Toyah plays Eastbourne Bandstand this evening. The culmination of a day of events and music in the seaside resort. The Bandstand, on Grand Parade, is a gorgeous venue so it’s sure to be a great night of music and spectacle.
• Easbourne Herald: Whats on at Airbourne today?: Friday marks the first day of flying for Eastbourne’s air show. Hundreds of visitors will brave the weather to see the air displays and live music – Music can be found at the airbourne stage from 11am to 7.30pm and the Bandstand from 8pm. Highlights: 8pm: Toyah in concert, Bandstand – Continue reading…
• Visit Eastbourne: Toyah in Concert at Eastbourne Bandstand: Don’t miss your chance to see this legend live at Eastbourne’s iconic Bandstand. Doors and bar open at 7:00pm, Concert starts at 8:00pm, Concert finishes at approximately 9:30pm – Continue reading…
• Events in Towns: Eastbourne Bandstand: If that wasn’t enough, we have Toyah Willcox performing on Friday 14th August – Continue reading…
• Bandstand Info: The Eastbourne Bandstand is a bandstand on the seafront of the East Sussex coastal town of Eastbourne. It was built in 1935 and to this day plays an important part in the musical entertainment on the south coast offering around 150 concerts per year – Continue reading at Wikipedia…
• Dreamscaping: Browse all of our Toyah in Concert at Eastbourne Bandstand news and updates…
• Fairport’s Cropredy Convention opens today. Toyah plays the final day on Saturday.
• Northamptonshire Telegraph: Fairport begin Cropredy festival: Thousands of folk, fans are expected to head to Cropredy today as Fairport Convention’s annual festival returns. The hosts will kick off proceedings with an acoustic set as well as bringing the festival to a close on the Saturday night. The Friday will opened by the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winners who will be followed by ahab, Judith Owen, Skinny Lister, Skerryvore, Fish and The Proclaimers. The second day will be headlined by Level 42. The final day of Cropredy will be opened by Richard Digance who will be followed by Kevin Dempsey and Rosie Carson, The New Grasscutters, Band of Friends, Toyah Willcox, Paul Carrack and Iain Matthews and Egbert Derix – Continue reading…
• Banbury Guardian: What’s on where around Banbury: listings, August 13 edition: Music – Today (Thursday August 13) to Saturday August 15: Fairport’s Cropredy Convention – Three days of some of the best folk music at the popular annual shindig. Performers include Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Level 42, The Proclaimers, Fish, Paul Carrack, Toyah Willcox and Fairport Convention themselves. Tickets will be available at the gate. See www.fairportconvention.com – Continue reading…
Hippodrome / Thursday 13th
It’s Toyah! Actual Toyah Willcox! Household name! Singer! Model! Actress! She was on I’m A Celeb y’know. And she’s that voice in the Teletubbies that goes “Teletubbies, say goodbye!” Not many people know that. Anyway she’s at the Hippodrome for your aural pleasure, doing songs, and she’s going to be sublime.
The Hippodrome Casino, Leicester Square
Cranbourn Street, WC2H 7JH
Show time 8pm. Tickets from £40.
Toyah plays an Acoustic, Up Close & Personal date at the, new for this year, Cottingham Folk Festival in Yorkshire early next month.
Toyah Willcox: Acoustic, Up Close & Personal
+ Rita Payne + Fudgey
Sunday 6th September: 1pm – 5pm, The Civic Hall
Cottingham Folk Festival is a brand new event for the region’s already blossoming music calendar, to be hosted in various venues in the picturesque East Yorkshire village of Cottingham across the first weekend of September.
An exciting addition to a vibrant summer of events, this three-day extravaganza will see an incredible line-up of artists descend on what is thought to be the largest village in the UK.
Browse the full festival line-up here.
• Visit the Cottingham Folk Festival 2015 website. Browse all our Cottingham Festival related news. Click below to view info on the date at Toyah’s Official Gig Diary.
It looks like the full Aaaaaaaah! has possibly been leaked earlier today – There appeared to be various uploads at You Tube – Whether they were genuine or not, who knows, they have now all been removed anyway. Wait for the FrightFest 2015 premiere and additional screenings to show support for what is set to be another cult movie in Toyah’s filmography.
Toyah plays Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2015 on Saturday – The final day of the festival.
An annual well attended festival of folk and rock music held on the edge of the village of Cropredy, and run by Fairport Convention.
This year’s 35th anniversary of the festival will take place from Thursday 13th to Saturday 15th August 2015.
Hosts Fairport Convention make two appearances opening the festival and closing the show as is traditional. Other headliners are Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell and Level 42. Other acts include Paul Carrack, Iain Matthews and Egbert Derix, Trad Arrr, Dreadzone, ahab, Judith Owen, Skinny Lister, Skerryvore, Fish, The Proclaimers, Richard Digance, Kevin Dempsey and Rosie Carson, The New Grasscutters, Band of Friends and Toyah.
The music starts at 4pm on Thursday. As in previous years, the festival offers three-day (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) tickets; two-day (Friday and Saturday) tickets; and Saturday-only tickets.
Three-day (Thurs, Fri, Sat) ticket £125; Two-day (Fri and Sat) ticket £115; Saturday-only ticket £80.
• Visit the Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2015 website. Browse all our Cropredy related news. Click below to view the date at Toyah’s Official Gig Diary.
Pay a visit to Mark Satchwill’s Instagram to view some incredible new Toyah art from him.
Toyah plays the stunning Eastbourne Bandstand this Friday. An iconic venue and the busiest bandstand in the UK.
She is one of Britain’s iconic household names; an award-winning rock legend, accomplished TV presenter and much-loved stage actress.
Toyah is very much looking forward to performing at Eastbourne Bandstand for the first time ever in 2015! This charismatic, outspoken and much loved musician will be performing a 1.5 hour live concert which promises a selection of music that will span her career and include her hits ‘It’s A Mystery’, ‘Brave New World’ and ‘I Want To Be Free’.
Don’t miss your chance to see this legend live at Eastbourne’s iconic Bandstand.
• Continue reading at Eastbourne Bandstand for show times and ticket booking info.
There are still some months to go of 2015, but Toyah’s gig diary for 2016 is already filling up with live dates. The Yesterday Once More 80s Weekender, in Somerset, is set to be played in March.
80’s Weekender 2016
Holiday Resort Unity, Brean Sands, Somerset TA8 2RB
Friday 18th March – Monday 21st March 2016
Featuring Toyah, Limahl, Carol Decker (T’Pau), Owen Paul and many more.
The Unity Resort in Brean Sands is a four star facility which is well known as one of the south west’s top resorts.
• Further details at the Yesterday Once More website. NB: When booking mention “Toyah Facebook Page” to receive a 20% discount. This has now been officially confirmed as an acoustic gig. Browse all of Toyah’s confirmed gigs at toyahwillcox.com.
The newly printed New Mills Festival 2015 promotional brochures/flyers, featuring Toyah. She plays the festival on Saturday 12th September. Browse our New Mills Festival news here.
The Civic Centre is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a performance by Toyah Willcox, entitled ‘Toyah: Acoustic, Up Close and Personal’ on Sunday November 1st, closing this year’s Trowbridge Arts Festival.
A colourful character, and part of the ’80s post-punk New Wave scene, Toyah had considerable chart success with hits such as It’s A Mystery, I Want To Be Free and Brave New World.
Tickets for the performance cost £15 each, and are available to buy from Trowbridge Information Centre.
• Continue reading at Trowbridge TC wesbite.
Toyah brings the Acoustic, Up Close & Personal tour to The Hippodrome, Leicester Square, this coming Thursday, the first London date for the acoustic show.
Toyah said: “Really looking forward to Acoustic Up Close & Personal at Hippodrome London on 13 August. The venue is perfect to be a storyteller and a singer!”
Household name, pop icon, TV presenter, and stage/screen actress (Calamity Jane, Cabaret, Peter Pan, Jubilee, Quadrophenia) Toyah comes to The Hippodrome this August with her Acoustic, Up Close & Personal show.
This is a unique chance to experience Toyah in an intimate setting where music and stories take centre stage. This lively, entertaining and revealing show comes in the form of Toyah performing an unplugged set of her well-loved hits and classic songs, alongside recalling stories from her colourful, thirty-five year career. From filming pop videos on horseback at 5am in the morning to acting alongside Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier this is a show which lifts the lid on working in the entertainment business.
• Continue reading at The Hippodrome website.
Toyah’s Acoustic, Up Close & Personal tour plays the legendary Vauxhall Tavern, London on Thursday 10th September. Click below for further info and/or to book tickets.
