More big music acts and festivals are heading to Exeter this year – here’s everything we know so far
Festival season will soon be upon us and if you haven’t decided on which music gigs you want to go to this year – then here is a little help. Once again there are plenty of festivals to choose from in and around Exeter for 2017, with big named artists that are guaranteed not to disappoint.
Let’s Rock, Powderham Castle: 80’s festival Let’s Rock is back again this year bringing with it Tony Hadley, Howard Jones and Jason Donovan. The festival will once again take place at Powderham Castle on Saturday, July 1, and the acts that will be heading to Exeter this year include, Belinda Carlisle, Chesney Hawkes, Imagination, Big Country, From the Jam, Hazel O’Connor, Katrina, Jaki Graham and Toyah.
How do I get tickets and how much are they?: Tickets are now on sale here. General tickets cost £47.30. VIP tickets are also available priced £132.
• Continue reading at the Exeter Express & Echo. Visit the Let’s Rock Exeter website (Toyah is also playing Let’s Rock London this year). See the dedicated pages for both Let’s Rock festivals at toyahwillcox.com here and here.
There are just six weeks to go until the start of the 80s Invasion Tour 2017, with the first date taking place at Rhyl Pavilion on Thursday 2nd March.
The tour, with Paul Young, Martika, Toyah and China Crisis plays 15 dates all over the UK: Rhyl, Leicester, Stoke, Edinburgh, Shrewsbury, Chatham, Malvern, Basingstoke, Birmingham, Guildford, Aylesbury, London, Huddersfield, Newcastle and Liverpool.
• Click below for all of the venues, further info and ticket booking links at toyahwillcox.com. Browse Dreamscape’s 80s Invasion Tour news here.
Prince’s Park, Salford is now home to what organiser’s describe as “a boutique music festival”, also known as Irlam Live.
Taking place from Friday 2 June to Sunday 4 June, Headline acts include Jason Donovan, Alexander O’Neal and Odyssey. The weekend will consist of ‘Legends Friday’, ‘Soulfest Saturday’, and ‘Retro Sunday’ with up to 5,000 visitors per day finishing at 9pm each night.
Toyah Willcox is set to perform and Bob Marley’s Wailers will also be flying in from Jamaica!
• Continue reading at ITV News. See also the Irlam Live 2017 website, and dedicated gig page at toyahwillcox.com.
Toyah plays the Upton House Music Festival 2017 this Summer, as part of an 80s Extravaganza with Kim Wilde and Billy Ocean. The time schedule for the concert – taking place on Friday 9th June – has now been announced:
Event Timings for the 80’s Extravaganza
• 5.00pm – Hospitality gates open
• 5.30pm – Public gates open
• 7.30pm – Concert commences – Toyah on stage
• 8.00pm – 8.15pm – Interval
• 8.15pm – 9.00pm – Kim Wilde on stage
• 9.20pm to 10.30pm – Billy Ocean
• 10:30pm – Depart
Toyah Willcox: From punk princess to cult stage actress and high priestess of TV, Toyah is a uniquely gifted performer and an inextinguishable flame. In a career spanning over 35 years she has amassed 13 top 40 singles, recorded 29 albums and toured live across the world. Expect to hear hit singles,”Thunder In The Mountains”, “It’s A Mystery”, “I Want To Be Free”, ”Echo Beach”, and many more!
• NB: All timings above are currently approximate. Further info/Book tickets at the festival website. See also the festival Facebook page and dedicated gig page at toyahwillcox.com.
Toyah’s first gig of 2017 is Loving The 80’s at Parr Hall, Warrington on Saturday 28th January. A headlining full band “Classics, Hits & Surprises” performance.
The 80’s-fest, which also features Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Tight Fit, Electro 80’s, Jennie from The Bellestars, LaLa Shockette, DJ Caz Matthews and much more will also pay tribute to Steve Strange.
Come and join the most exciting lineup of iconic bands from the 80’s. Loving The 80’s – The Ultimate 80’s Night.
If you are an 80’s music and fashion lover don’t miss this show.
After the resounding success of our January gig we want to bring the 1980’s back to the Parr Hall once again! If you love the music, the makeup, the fashion and the vibe of this fantastic decade, join us for a fantastic night on 28 January 2017.
Headlining our gig is the amazing Toyah – we just know you’ll be “Loving the 80’s” once again!
• Further info/Book tickets here. See also the dedicated gig page at toyahwillcox.com.
New photos and new, confirmed, live dates – Acoustic, Up Close & Personal; Classics, Hits & Anthems; and a number of festivals – are now online at toyahwillcox.com and official Toyah social spaces. Click below to visit the website. (Photo © Official Toyah)
Breaking Through, Toyah’s official newsletter, announced details this week of a great new tour t-shirt and two posters which will be available to buy at Toyah’s live dates this year. Sign up to Breaking Through – for regular official Toyah news updates and info – by clicking below.
Toyah headlines the opening night of Whitby Goth Weekend 2017 – with a full-band “Classic Hits & Surprises” performance – on Friday 21st April. Click below for more info.
Punk star Toyah Willcox is looking forward to performing at next year’s Upton House Music Festival in Poole.
Toyah is part of an ‘80s Extravaganza at the three-day festival on Friday June 9, along with Billy Ocean and Kim Wilde. The singer and actress has close links with Dorset thanks to her 30-year marriage to Wimborne born and bred King Crimson musician, Robert Fripp, and her time spent living in Witchampton.
She said: “Dorset is very close to my heart and I love returning there whenever I can. It will be great fun playing Upton House Music Festival as well as meeting up with a few old friends.”
• Continue reading at the Dorset Echo.
Getting into the festive spirit – The 80s Invasion Tour 2017 – with a Christmas stocking promo sent out by email to subscribers.
Perfect last minute gift… 2017’s 80s Invasion show with Paul Young, Martika, Toyah and China Crisis.
80s Invasion Tour 2017: Paul Young + Martika + Toyah Willcox + China Crisis
Due to overwhelming public demand after this year’s hugely successful run, the ‘80’s Invasion’ tour is back in 2017 with four iconic artists from the decade performing on the same bill.
The new line-up features Paul Young – one of the most popular solo artists from the era, legendary pop punk princess Toyah, Liverpool’s finest guitar duo China Crisis and for the first time performing in the UK in over 25 years, flying in especially from the USA the gorgeous Martika!
The tour will take in 15 dates and starts on 2nd March at Rhyl’s Pavillion, culminating on 19th March at Liverpool’s Philharmonic, with London’s Indigo2 on 16th March.
• See www.tdpromo.com for more details. View a larger version of the 80’s Invasion Tour 2017 Christmas stocking here. Browse all of Dreamscape’s news on the forthcoming tour here.
Due to overwhelming public demand after this year’s hugely successful run, the ‘80’s Invasion’ tour is back in 2017 with four iconic artists from the decade performing on the same bill.
The new line-up features Paul Young – one of the most popular solo artists from the era, legendary pop punk princess Toyah, Liverpool’s finest guitar duo China Crisis and for the first time performing in the UK in over 25 years, flying in especially from the USA the gorgeous Martika! The tour takes in 15 dates and starts on 2nd March at Rhyl’s Pavilion, culminating on 19th March at Liverpool’s Philharmonic, with London’s Indigo2 on 16th March.
• Continue reading at The Beat Manifesto. Visit Toyah’s Gig page at toyahwillcox.com. Browse all of Dreamscape’s 80s Invasion Tour 2017 news.
Toyah plays the Upton House Music Festival 2017 on 9th June, alongside Billy Ocean and Kim Wilde. Visit the festival website by clicking below.
Toyah Willcox: From punk princess to cult stage actress and high priestess of TV, Toyah is a uniquely gifted performer and an inextinguishable flame. In a career spanning over 35 years she has amassed 13 top 40 singles, recorded 29 albums and toured live across the world. Expect to hear hit singles,”Thunder In The Mountains”, “It’s A Mystery”, “I Want To Be Free”, ”Echo Beach”, and many more!
Toyah is making a return to Blackpool’s Rebellion Festival next year, an event she previously played at in 2011. Rebellion Festival 2017 takes place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between Thursday 3rd August – Sunday 6th August. Dozens of bands are already listed as playing, with more acts to be announced over the coming months.
• Visit the Rebellion Festival website. See also Toyah’s Official Gigs page, where a number of live dates for 2017 have already been added.
Billy Ocean, Kim Wilde and Bryn Terfel to play Upton House Festival 2017
A host of star names will light up a festival in Dorset next summer. Upton House Music Festival in Poole, is back on Thursday June 8 to Saturday June 10 2017 with a host of star names. Details of the first two sensational nights have now been revealed – with the identity of Saturday’s headliner being kept strictly under wraps for the time being.
The three-night festival is held at the idyllic Upton House and Country Park in Poole, Dorset with a Classical Spectacular followed by an 80s Extravaganza and a final night starring a top international artist.
Friday June 9 is 80s Extravaganza party night starring incomparable R’n’B superstar Billy Ocean, hugely successful singer Kim Wilde and punk princess Toyah.
• Continue reading at the Dorset Echo. Read another article on this at the Daily Echo.
Hard to believe, I know, but my hair was once orange. Bright orange. It wasn’t meant to be. It was supposed to be blonde, but the dying process failed miserably, hence the Tangoed mullet. It was July 1982. I was 18 and stupidly excited as I had front row tickets to see Toyah a couple of days later at the Playhouse. The ‘hair-don’t’ proved serendipitous; when Toyah bounced on stage we appeared to have shared the same bottle of dye.
That was my introduction to the force of nature that is Toyah Willcox.
…Towards the end of that Playhouse gig, the front two rows ended sitting cross-legged up on stage as the elfin star danced around us belting out the classic Ieya.. actually, it might have been Danced … or maybe even Race Through Space, my favourite.
• Continue reading at the Edinburgh Evening News.
Following her success in last year’s outdoor concert in a town park, Eighties pop punk princess Toyah is returning to Aylesbury but this time she will be indoors, at the Waterside Theatre as part of the 80’s Invasion Tour.
Joining her on stage will be fellow 80s stars, Luton’s Paul Young, Liverpool’s China Crisis and from America, Martika.
Toyah wowed the crowds during her outdoor gig, and sang with as much energy and passion as in her heyday, so she’s sure to be a hit on the Waterside stage.
• Continue reading at The Bucks Herald.
Tonight’s London gig will open with, the wonderful, Angel & Me…
‘We have had 40 years of practice at what we do’: pop icon Toyah Willcox is ready for the 80s Invasion in Greenwich
They may have ended over a quarter of a century ago but the 1980s will never really die. With its colourful fashion and experimental pop it seems everyone has a soft spot for the decade.
Pop star Toyah Willcox, whose hits included It’s a Mystery and Thunder in the Mountains, will play the 80s Invasion Tour at Indigo2 on March 16 alongside Paul Young, Martika and China Crisis.
She told us: “It is going to be a lot of fun. We have two hours of non-stop hits so I am looking forward to it a lot. I work with China Crisis and Paul Young all the time so we are very much old friends as well as family. I think it is going to be a bit of a giggle.
“We are well practised, we have had 40 years of practice at what we do so the shows tend to be quite sparkling and polished but we do have fun at the same time.” She added: “Eighties music is a phenomena and it seems to go from strength to strength.
“I’ve found this with nearly everything I did in the eighties – my films are the same. They bring new audiences. It must be something about that decade that rang in the changes.
“For me I think it was because songs were pretty epic back then.”
• Continue reading at News Shopper. See also This is Local London.
Tickets for next March’s 80s Invasion Tour are now on general sale as of 9am this morning. Paul Young, Martika, Toyah and China Crisis play 15 dates around the UK. Click below to visit toyahwillcox.com for ticket links to every venue. See also tdpromo at Twitter for updates.
Toyah, Paul Young and China Crisis hit Rhyl for 80s nostalgia meltdown
Big names coming to Pavilion after “overwhelming public demand” for 80s revival night, which will also see Martika – of Martika’s Kitchen fame – perform in UK for first time in 25 years
Pop icons Toyah, Paul Young and China Crisis are riding back to North Wales on a wave of Eighties nostalgia. The evergreen stars will bring their ‘Invasion’ show to Rhyl next year and it’s sure to revive memories of punk haircuts, suave suits and timeless tunes.
They’ll be joined by US-based singer Martika – perhaps best known for her No 5 hit ‘Toy Soldiers’ released in 1989 – who will be performing in the UK for the first time in 25 years. Organisers say the show follows this year’s successful concerts and is being staged due to “overwhelming public demand”.
How can I buy tickets?
Paul Young, Toyah, China Crisis, Martika are at Rhyl Pavilion Theatre on Thursday, March 2, 2017. To buy £35.50 tickets ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk. Tickets to meet and greet the stars cost £76 but check for availability.
All tickets go on sale tomorrow, (Friday, September 9) at 10am.
• Continue reading at the North Wales Daily Post.
The 80s Invasion Tour 2017 pre-sale opens this morning at 9am…
