A last opportunity to buy tickets for tomorrow’s two-set gig at the Hare & Hounds, King’s Heath.
This is going to be a very special evening. This is the first time Toyah has played live in her hometown and the sets will include songs from throughout her career.
Tomorrow morning Toyah receives the first star on the King’s Heath Walk Of Fame, and the ceremony will be followed by a celebratory lunch. The Hare & Hounds gig will round off a very special day for Toyah, and is sure to be a night everyone who is lucky enough to attend will remember! Don’t miss it if you can! Get your ticket(s) here.
Toyah makes her third consecutive appearance at the Rock & Bike Fest today. In 2010 she was part of the headlining Vampires Rock show, while last year she compered and also guest performed with Stone. This year she is again compering and will also play a couple of songs with The Sweet. Here are a few memories from the last three years at the ‘Rock & Bike Fest’. Click below for full details on this year’s festival.
Rebel Run, Victims Of The Riddle, Blue Meanings, Elusive Stranger, Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You) and Little Tears Of Love have all been confirmed for the setlist(s) at this Monday’s Hare & Hounds gig.
The latter five won’t feature on the Autumn ‘Changeling Resurrection II’ tour and are being performed exclusively on Monday evening as part of the special 2-set retrospective gig. (News Source: Official Toyah Facebook)
The winning songs in the ‘Walk Of Fame’ setlist vote, both of which will be played at next Monday’s Hare & Hounds gig, are Blue Meanings and Elusive Stranger.
From VICTIMS OF THE RIDDLE to LATEX MESSIAH via BRAVE NEW WORLD… this gig promises to be a very special night for Toyah fans. An unmissable concert with classic album tracks, singles, b-sides & rarely performed tracks. Tickets are available here.
It’s now confirmed that Toyah will be playing at the ‘Here and Now: The Very Best Of The 80’s’ show at Glasgow Green on Saturday 21st July.
The Biggest Party On The Green This Summer. Join Rick Astley, Belinda Carlisle, Paul Young, Toyah, The Real Thing, Curiosity Killed The Cat and Carol Decker (T’Pau) at Glasgow Green.
Here And Now brings the best of the ’80s artists together for a night of nostalgia, hit after hit at Glasgow Green.
From the first Here And Now in 2001 the shows have become a runaway success and have been attended by over one million people worldwide. The Here and Now tour is stopping off at Glasgow Green this summer.
Buy tickets here | View all of our H&N Glasgow Green news.
There’s now just one week until Toyah is inducted into the King’s Heath Walk of Fame, and plays the homecoming gig at the Hare & Hounds in the town. Toyah tweeted today: “Only a week till Hare & Hound Walk OF Fame gig! I’m actually really nervous BUT V excited“.
There’s lots happening to make this a really special event for Toyah and the fans attending: Paul from PAC Photography will be taking photos of everyone at the gig (see news post below); there’s also still time to vote for your favourite song to be included in the set list(s) too.
This Friday Wayne’s Asylum on ‘Switch Radio’ will be a Toyah Special, and includes an interview with the Homecoming Queen herself! More info on that here.
• View all of our Walk of Fame/Hare & Hounds news.
To help celebrate Toyah’s unique one-off Walk Of Fame Show at The Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath, Birmingham on Monday 16 July, Paul at PAC Photography will be taking photos of everyone that attends.
These will be made into a very special mosaic which will be presented to Toyah. It will be a wonderful momento of what promises to be a very special night. Please try to arrive as close to door opening time as possible (19.30) and be a part of this wonderful evening.
An update, from Toyah’s Official Facebook, on the King’s Heath ‘Walk Of Fame’ set list vote. The, two-set, gig takes place on Monday 16th July at The Hare & Hounds:
BLUE MEANINGS and ELUSIVE STRANGER are in the lead…. but will it stay that way?! … get voting……
The forthcoming one-off gig at Birmingham King’s Heath Hare & Hounds is going to be a special night for Toyah celebrating her induction on the KH Walk of Fame. It’s also going to be a special night for fans who can help choose selections for the set list. Pick your favourite song from the following choices and the most popular 2 will be performed. One song in each of the 2 sets on the evening
A full career-spanning retrospective with classic Toyah songs from the albums SHEEP FARMING, BLUE MEANING, ANTHEM, THE CHANGELING, LOVE IS THE LAW, VELVET LINED SHELL and CRIMSON QUEEN plus CLASSIC SINGLES & RARE B-SIDES……… plus the chance for fans to vote for 2 songs to be performed on the night!
Vote for either Elusive Stranger, Blue Meanings, Masai Boy, Pop Star, Waiting or Our Movie at Toyah’s Official Facebook.
Photos of Toyah live at last weekend’s ‘Mylor Sessions’. View larger versions of each, and the songs that made up the two set lists, at Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to Angus Turner)
Toyah plays at ‘Mylor Sessions’ tonight, with a full-band gig.
The concert sold out within a couple of weeks of being announced. It’s sure to be a great night and Toyah has been tweeting about it over the last couple of days. View all of our ‘Mylor Sessions’ news.
The Hare & Hounds, King’s Heath, where Toyah will play a homecoming show on 16th July to mark her inclusion on the King’s Heath Walk Of Fame, now have a dedicated Toyah page at their website.
Good news for those who missed out on tickets for Toyah’s ‘Mylor Sessions’ gig, taking place this Saturday.
A handful of last minute tickets for the gig in Mylor, Nr. Falmouth, Cornwall will go on sale at 8am tomorrow (Wednesday 20th June) from the ‘Mylor Sessions’ Website. (News Source: Official Toyah Facebook)
Toyah’s official website released a new promo image today for Toyah’s upcoming ‘Walk Of Fame’ gig at the Hare & Hounds, King’s Heath, Birmingham.
Tickets for the concert are also now available to buy.
The concert will include two sets spanning Toyah’s punk beginnings and cult classics from Sheep Farming In Barnet through to top ten hits and selections from the platinum selling albums Anthem and The Changeling.
Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate Toyah’s music heritage in this very special one-off intimate show.
WALK OF FAME GIG
Monday 16 July 2012
Hare & Hounds, King’s Heath, Birmingham
Tickets £15.00 from theticketsellers.co.uk / hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk
• View a larger version of the new promo image at toyahwillcox.com.
An excellent selection of photos of Toyah at last weekend’s ‘Blackpool Pride 2012’ have now been added to Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Huge thanks to Ray Sears)
A new gig has just been announced to mark Toyah’s inclusion in the King’s Heath ‘Walk Of Fame’.
TOYAH CONFIRMS ONE-OFF KING’S HEATH WALK OF FAME GIG
Celebrating Toyah’s induction as the very first star on the King’s Heath Walk of Fame comes a very special homecoming gig in the Hare & Hounds.
This intimate, strictly one-off concert with Toyah’s full band is a true celebration of Toyah’s roots in her hometown on the day her star is unveiled on the King’s Heath Walk of Fame.
SPECIAL HOMECOMING SHOW – ALL TOYAH CLASSICS
* Neon Womb * It’s A Mystery * Thunder In The Mountains * Brave New World *
• Continue reading at toyahwillcox.com. (Photo © Official Toyah)
• Toyah’s set list at Blackpool Pride: Echo Beach, Thunder In The Mountains, It’s A Mystery, Rebel Yell, I Want To Be Free, I Love Rock’n Roll (Thanks to Glyn Whelan)
• Boyband ReConnected tweeted a photo yesterday, “backstage with Toyah”, from Blackpool. View a larger version here. (Thanks to birthday boy Andrew York – Happy Birthday Andrew!)
• Toyah also tweeted a photo of herself and Hazel Dean: “hazel dean and I are getting the party started …….tee hee“. View the photo.
• Toyah tweeted a number of other messages about being in Blackpool, and playing Blackpool Pride, over the last couple of days, including: “Blackpool pride was joyous! Rain finally stopped“. View them all at Toyah’s Twitter.
Photos of Toyah onstage yesterday at ‘Blackpool Pride 2012’, at the North Pier Theatre. View larger versions of each at Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to Glyn Whelan)
A great page at Hall For Cornwall for Toyah’s upcoming gig at Mylor Sessions.
Toyah has been touring for the past year to rave reviews. This hotly-anticipated concert tour sees Toyah perform a selection of material from her first three albums and a concentration of songs from her Platinum-selling albums Anthem and The Changelling which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year. This is a unique chance hear Toyah’s well-known hits alongside cherry-picked songs and dark quirky anthems – many of which have not been heard live since her early tours from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Toyah is included in the ‘Here and Now’ advert for the forthcoming Glasgow Green concert.
Here And Now brings the best of the ’80s artists together for a night of nostalgia, hit after hit at Glasgow Green.
From the first Here And Now in 2001 the shows have become a runaway success and have been attended by over one million people worldwide. The Here and Now tour is stopping off at Glasgow Green this summer. Enjoy music from Rick Astley, Belinda Carlisle, Paul Young, Toyah, The Real Thing, Curiosity Killed The Cat and T’Pau at Glasgow Green on Saturday 21st July 2012. Don’t miss the perfect opportunity to let your hair down and enjoy a blast from the ’80s.
NB: There is no confirmation at the Official Gigs page that Toyah will play this date.
There’s also a great image of Toyah at the Eden Bar website, promoting her forthcoming visit!
