Photos from last night’s Toyah Unplugged concert at The Water Rats – filmed for a TV special to air soon on Vintage TV. Please click below to view larger versions of these, and more, at Dreamscape’s Gallery. Obsolete is mentioned in the set-list but wasn’t played and Toyah was considering singing a David Bowie song but felt it was too emotional. (Photos © Paul Lomas)
There’s another retro 1981 Top Of The Pops appearance from Toyah on BBC Four in early March.
I *think* this is the edition that originally aired on 14th May 1981 and was a “Cup Final Special”, with Toyah performing I Want To Be Free in the studio. More detailed info should be available soon. (Update: BBC website have now confirmed it is!!)
Top Of The Pops: 1981: BBC4:
Fri 4th March: 7.30pm / Sat 5th March: 00.30am
Sunday 6th March: 2.25am
Tommy Vance introduces the pop programme. Includes appearances from Toyah, Thin Lizzy, Department S, Tenpole Tudor, Sheena Easton, Kim Carnes and Adam and the Ants, plus a dance performance by Legs and Co.
There are transcripts of a few recent Toyah radio and TV interviews now online at The Toyah Willcox Interview Archive, including Sky High Radio, BBC Radio Wiltshire and Needle Time from Vintage TV. Click below to get reading.
Toyah, Live at the Unity Hall, Wakefield, halfway through the Ieya UK Tour, on 6th June 1980 has recently been uploaded to You Tube. Toyah Willcox (Vocals), Joel Bogen (Guitar), Charlie Francis (Bass), Steve Bray (Drums), Pete Bush (Keyboards). Thanks to Duncan Round.
Vivisection / Indecision / Race Through Space / Waiting / Danced / Ghosts / Love Me / Insects / Tiger! Tiger! / Tribal Look / Bird In Flight / Neon Womb / IEYA / Last Goodbye
Celebrity Fantasy Homes: Really: Saturday 5th March: 5pm
Celebrities hunt for a new home. Gaby Roslin helps punk-pop princess Toyah Willcox search for a second home, in Richmond upon Thames, with a budget of £650,000.
Toyah Unplugged – a one-off gig being filmed for future broadcast on Vintage TV – takes place tonight at The Water Rats in Kings Cross, London.
The gig is, essentially, sold out but Vintage TV tweeted last night: “Missed our @toyahofficial tickets? We have 10 left on the door from 7pm at tomorrow’s @waterrats show – first come, first served!“. Toyah also tweeted about the gig: “so looking forward to @VintageTV recording at @Water_Rats tomorrow“. Click below for more info at toyahwillcox.com.
On this day – February 22 – in 1980, Toyah’s Sheep Farming in Barnet album was released. It began life as six-track EP (or AP – Alternate Play – as Safari Records called it), in August the previous year, but was expanded to full album status by Safari.
Photos from Toyah’s first Proud, Loud & Electric gig of the year, at The Fisher Theatre in Bungay, Beccles on Saturday night. Please click below to view larger versions of these at the newest page at Dreamscape’s Gallery – Toyah Live 2016. (Photos © Angus Turner)
• Browse our Toyah Live 2014 and Live 2015 gallery pages. Or visit the Dreamscape Gallery contents page here.
This website’s Gallery Home Page has, at last, had the update I’ve been meaning to do for a while – there’s now a direct link to the “Live 2015” page of photos, as well as to the newest addition to the gallery, “Live 2016”. Browse 1000’s of photos of Toyah, including numerous shots from many of the live concerts from the past few years, by clicking below…
Exactly 35 years ago this evening Toyah played their, now legendary, At The Rainbow concert, at The Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London. Toyah Willcox (Vocals), Joel Bogen (Guitar), Phil Spalding (Bass), Nigel Glockler (Drums), Adrian Lee (Keyboards). See the Discography page at toyahwillcox.com and click below to read Dreamscape’s 2011 mini-feature. Watch the gig at You Tube and if anyone still has Breaking Through: The Official Toyah Newsletter #12 from July 2014 in their inbox, there’s a great At The Rainbow feature included in that also.
Busy week of events at the Fisher Theatre
Tomorrow (Saturday 20th February), Toyah Willcox will grace the Bungay stage, with the full Toyah band. The uniquely gifted performer is outspoken, charismatic, impossible to categorise and one of Britain’s iconic household names, an award winning rock legend as well as a much loved stage and screen actress and music composer. This is a standing only show, at 8pm, with tickets £25.
• Continue reading at the Beccles & Bungay Journal. This is a full band Proud, Loud & Electric gig. Buy tickets here.
A new Kaleidoscope Man poster, painted by Matt Allsopp who recently did the concept art for Godzilla and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Kaleidoscope Man is a fantastic new sci-fi movie – currently being made in phases. For phases 1 to 7 they successfully crowd-funded over £40,000 and shot various scenes that fit around the main story and characters.
They now have some private investors on board and have just completed shooting for phase 7. This means that 93% of the movie has been completed. With another mix of private investment and some additional crowd funding the plan is to get the movie completely shot over the next few months.
If all goes to schedule Kaleidoscope Man should be released in the summer of 2016.
Toyah has a role in this forthcoming film, playing Clare Dove. Visit the Kaleidoscope Man website. Browse Dreamscape’s KMan news archive here.
Headlining the second annual Graze Festival – Sunday 28 August – will be one of the most danceable live bands on the planet: The Beat. Featuring Ranking Roger and his son Ranking Junior, The Beat will entertain with hits such as Mirror In The Bathroom, Stand Down Margaret and Tears Of A Clown.
The first Graze Festival was held in Twyford, near Winchester, in August 2015 as a family day of music and fine food. As well as creating an entertainment high-spot for the village and visitors, the festival also raises money for local good causes.
Joining The Beat for this second outing will be Toyah and her band. Toyah Willcox is one of the UK’s most celebrated female hit-makers as well as a popular actor. Also on the bill is the inimitable John Otway, who has a strong following in Hampshire and has played in Twyford several times.
Graze is determined to repeat the format of last year’s inaugural festival, which raised over £10,000 for local causes as well as providing a hugely popular day’s entertainment.
• Continue reading at the Graze Festival website. Book tickets here.
Things you thought you would never see #19 – Toyah wearing a Bird in Flight t-shirt!!! :) This is the new 2016 official design which will be on sale at Toyah’s acoustic and electric gigs this year. See Toyah’s tweet by clicking below. (Photo © Toyah Willcox)
There’s a new screening for Aaaaaaaah!, along with another Q&A session with Director/Actor Steve Oram, at the Club Haus Bar & Cafe in Bristol this Saturday.
Aaaaaaaah! We Are Not Men
Film Screening at Club Haus
Portable Pictures present Aaaaaaaah! We are not men, a film by Steve Oram. The screening begins at 8pm and will be followed by a Q&A session with Steve Oram. Tickets £5 in advance.
Steve tweeted earlier this week: “Aaaaaaaah! in Bristol next sat, can’t wait. I’ll be there talking ape nonsense and pissing in the corner, come down!”
• Continue reading at Visit Bristol. There’s also more info at Portable Pictures. Browse our comprehensive Aaaaaaaah! news archive here.
Toyah and Robert Fripp’s appearance on All Star Mr & Mrs, which originally aired on ITV in May 2013, is being repeated again on TV3 in Ireland at the beginning of next month.
All Star Mr & Mrs: TV3: Sunday 6th March: 8pm
Toyah Willcox, Gabby Logan and Jake Wood. TV presenter Gabby Logan and former Scottish rugby international Kenny Logan, singer Toyah Willcox and her husband, guitarist Robert Fripp, and EastEnders star Jake Wood (Max Branning) and his wife Alison find out how much they really know about each other. The couple who give the most correct answers to a series of questions about each other get the chance to win £30,000 for their chosen charity. Hosted by Phillip Schofield. (TV3 is available on Channel 103 on Sky Ireland/Virgin Media Ireland/Saorview/eir TV)
Toyah at KAOS Blackpool last night. The set list was: Good Morning Universe, Rebel Run, Thunder In The Mountains, It’s A Mystery, Rebel Yell, I Want To Be Free, Echo Beach and I Love Rock N Roll. View a video montage at You Tube by clicking below. (Thanks to DJ Aldini)
• Toyah also tweeted a photo from her trip to Blackpool this morning.
Following her sell out acoustic show in Beccles last year, 80s icon Toyah Willcox returns to the area, appearing at The Fisher Theatre, Bungay, in concert with her full band.
Toyah is best known for her hits singles I Want to be Free, Thunder in the Mountains and It’s a Mystery. She has produced more than 17 albums and tours relentelessely, appearing often throughout the UK and Europe.
Tickets for the show, at 8pm next Saturday, February 20 are £25.
They can be bought from Kulture Shock, Blyburgate, Beccles or from The Fisher Theatre, Bungay. Fans attending can meet Toyah after the show when she will be happy to chat to fans and sign autographs, included in the ticket price. Cameras are welcome at the concert.
• Continue reading at the Beccles & Bungay Journal.
Footage from Thursday’s Quadrophenia: The Immersive Experience has been uploaded to You Tube: Director Franc Roddam and cast members from ‘Quadrophenia’ including Phil Daniels and Toyah Willcox discuss the film after a special screening at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith in London on Thursday 11th Feb 2016.
Nearly 40 years since the making of the era defining British film Quadrophenia one of its stars says plans are being put in place for a follow-up.
Speaking after a special presentation of the 1979 film, which documents the Mods and Rockers descent on Brighton on a 1960s Bank Holiday weekend, Toyah Willcox, 57, tells us at London’s Eventim Apollo: “We’re talking about making a film now, getting everyone back together. I’d love it and I think Sting would be up for it. I’ve enjoyed watching it again after all those years”.
As well as Toyah, who plays Monkey in the movie, and Sting, the likes of Ray Winstone, Leslie Ash and Phil Daniels, who most recently played Kevin Wicks in Eastenders, made up the star-studded cast, while The Who guitarist Pete Townsend was one of the writers. Perhaps they could replace Lambrettas with mobility scooters this time around?
