Toyah & Robert posted this great promo image on their social media spaces last week in the build up to their two gigs at The Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. (Image © Toyah Willcox/Robert Fripp)
Press for the official announcement of Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch Rock Party 2023 Tour:
• NME: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp confirm ‘Sunday Lunch Rock Party’ tour: The run of shows includes a show at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire – Continue…
• Consequence: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp Officially Announce 2023 “Sunday Lunch Rock Party Tour”: The married couple will celebrate their popular YouTube series with a month-long UK outing – Continue…
• Classic Rock/Louder: Robert Fripp and Toyah announce Rock Party tour: Toyah Wilcox promises “an uplifting party of a show” with husband Robert Fripp on September and October live dates – Continue…
• Metal Sucks: Toyah & Fripp to Take Their YouTube Show All Over the U.K. This Fall – Continue…
• Far Out: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp officially announce ‘Sunday Lunch’ tour – Continue…
• At The Barrier: Robert & Toyah’s Rock Party: Tour News: It’s been on the cards – now it’s here! Robert (Fripp) & Toyah’s Rock Party is heading on tour – Continue…
• Ghost Light: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp Announce Toyah and Robert’s Rock Party Tour – Continue…
• Ultimate Guitar: Robert Fripp and Toyah Are Hitting the Road on ‘Rock Party’ Tour: The duo will balance Toyah’s hits with their popular Sunday Lunch covers – Continue…
• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Rock Party Debut: Toyah & Robert’s Rock Party makes its debut next May 26th & 27th at Huntingdon Hall in Worcester! – Continue…
• Official Toyah Tik Tok: This weeks updates including Rock Party – Continue…
Toyah & Robert had a week of celebrations, Robert’s birthday, Toyah & Robert’s 37th Wedding Anniversary, and Toyah’s Birthday. As well as a Thank You from Toyah on her big day!
The Guardian also took note of Toyah’s birthday, and Classic Rock updated with a past interview with Robert – How I Met Toyah And Why I Love Her – DGM Live recalled An Upbeat Week & Sunday Lunch.
Robert Fripp and Toyah’s 10 Best “Sunday Lunch” Performances
The frisky couple have been entertaining millions with their over-the-top cover songs
When the concert industry shut down in 2020, two musical heroes emerged to entertain us each week. The married couple of King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and new wave singer Toyah Willcox blessed us with their “Sunday Lunch” series of cover songs, and the world has never been the same.
While lockdown had us, er, down, the frisky pair kept our spirits up, delivering fun renditions of iconic rock and metal songs (mostly from the kitchen in their UK home), complete with Toyah’s risqué outfits and Robert’s no-nonsense guitar playing (even if he has to appear in a silly get-up himself once in a while).
And even though the world has opened back up, the couple continues to entertain us each week with new “Sunday Lunch” performances. The YouTube series has turned into such a phenomenon that Toyah and Robert are taking the show on the road, booking a UK tour for the fall of 2023.
• Continue reading at Consequence.
Toyah’s blog for May is available to read at toyahwillcox.com.
• Saturday Morning Song: Obsolete (1981) from Anthem (Acoustic performance from Faith & Music 2006) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Where It All Began – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)
A specially filmed acoustic performance of the song Obsolete from the album Anthem.
There’s new songs every Saturday morning uploaded to the Toyah channel in the 11am Toyah At Home slot. Remember to catch a new monthly Toyah At Home special at 11am on the first Saturday of each month.
Toyah & Robert’s Rock Party makes its debut on May 26th & 27th at Huntingdon Hall in Worcester! Tickets: toyahwillcox.com/gigs.
80s Greatest Songs: Channel 5: Saturday 3rd June: 00.00am
1982. Series 1, episode 3. Janice Long recalls the hits of 1982, when ABC, Culture Club, Musical Youth, Tears for Fears, the Stranglers, Kraftwerk, the Jam, Yazoo, and the Goombay Dance Band made their way up the charts. Toyah Willcox, Paul Gambaccini, Cheryl Baker and Clare Grogan add their thoughts on the era.
Happy Anniversary to Toyah & Robert, and a Happy 77th Birthday to Mr Fripp. See DGM Live’s Seventy-Seven Celebrations! celebrating Robert’s day… and It’s Toyah & Robert’s 37th Anniversary today at You Tube.
Isle of Wight film starring Toyah Willcox has trailer released
The trailer for a short film shot on the Isle of Wight, and starring Toyah Willcox, has been released.
Weightless is produced by Ventnor resident Rowena Amos and her film company 9 of Cups Productions.
It was recorded on the Island last year, with Toyah spotted filming on beaches in Freshwater and Ventnor. The film has a host of well-known Isle of Wight names attached to it, including stills photographer Gianpaolo Mario Giancovich, musician JC Grimshaw, and Angelina Grimshaw working with the crew on costumes.
• Continue reading at the Isle Of Wight County Press. See more of Dreamscape’s post on Weightless here.
Toyah: Live At Drury Lane. Album Review
Liverpool Sound and Vision 8.5/10
In one of the great mysteries of life, the fans of one of Birmingham’s finest musical ambassadors, the scintillating and unique Toyah Willcox, have always been left wondering why one of the most memorable performances of her early career was never given the aural treatment it deserved. Why it seemed to appear on every other format except the one it mattered on, the vinyl love it required to truly capture an icon at the height of her powers and majestic best.
Toyah: Live At Drury Lane has become an almost mythic like tale, one of a queen riding into battle to take on the scourge of beige mediocrity, the uniform of men in suits and the screaming banshees of dull complexity. That tale of mythic, even legendary proportions has been mostly lost, the format used at the time that framed the evening as lost as the mists that have enveloped our lives as our bodies have been eroded by tide and the fears of those who wish us to be servient to the commonplace.
• Continue reading Liverpool Sound and Vision.
• Saturday Morning Song: The Furious Futures (1981) from Four More From Toyah EP (Live In Germany 1982 performance) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Venus In Furs – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)
Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week revisiting their cover of The Velvet Underground’s Venus In Furs. (Image © Toyah Willcox)
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover The Velvet Underground’s “Venus in Furs” – Continue…
• Classic Rock/Louder: This week’s Toyah and Robert Fripp video was brought to you by sadomasochism, bondage and submission: Watch in wonder as Toyah sings The Velvet Underground’s S&M anthem Venus In Furs while Robert Fripp provides an awestruck running commentary – Continue…
• Official Toyah TikTok: Venus In Furs – Continue…
• DGM Live: Upbeat Moments & Sunday Lunch – Continue…
A vintage specially filmed TV concert performance of the song The Furious Futures from Bremen, Germany on 13 January 1982. This features Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Phil Spalding, Simon Phillips & Adrian Lee.
There’s new songs every Saturday morning uploaded to the Toyah channel in the 11am Toyah At Home slot. Remember to catch a new monthly Toyah At Home special at 11am on the first Saturday of each month.
May 26th, Toyah & Robert’s Rock Party makes its debut! Tickets here.
RF: Slinky persons of the grooving variety might like to get out their party shoes in preparation for Toyah & Robert’s Rock Party in Worcester this May 26 & 27th. Audient alert: please be prepared to rock out and have a good time!
Quadrophenia Reunited – 40 Years On: Sky Arts: Saturday 27th May: 1.50am
Celebrity fans and cast members come together to shed light on the making of Quadrophenia and explore the legacy that the cult film has left behind, 40 years after its release. (Photo © Sky Arts)
Out Now! Toyah – Live At Drury Lane. Packaged as a special CD/DVD edition or a semi-transparent pink 12″ double vinyl, these editions mark the first time the stereo audio has been released. Find out more at Cherry Red.
Quadrophenia Reunited – Our Generation: Sky Arts: Saturday 27th May: 00.50am
Lauren Laverne hosts a one-off special bringing the stars of Quadrophenia together. Featuring reminiscing, interviews, a table-read of the script and plenty of surprises. (Photo © Sky Arts)
Out Now! Toyah – Live At Drury Lane. Packaged as a special CD/DVD edition or a semi-transparent pink 12″ double vinyl, these editions mark the first time the stereo audio has been released.
Toyah – Enduring Icon Of Pop Culture Deep Dive Interview! by Steve Blame (formerly of MTV)
Toyah Willcox, better known simply as Toyah, is an English pop star and artist who rose to fame in the late 1970s and 1980s. With her distinctive voice and striking appearance, Toyah became a fixture on the UK music scene, producing numerous hits and carving out a unique space for herself in the world of pop. Beyond her music career, Toyah has also been a prolific actress, writer, and television presenter, making her a multi-talented and dynamic figure in the entertainment industry. With a career spanning several decades and a devoted fan base, Toyah remains an enduring icon of British pop culture.
