A busy past few weeks for Toyah: Gigs, guesting on various radio shows, Playing Let’s Rock Wales on June 1st, the Wychwood Festival on June 2nd.
Toyah tweeted on Saturday that she is preparing for gigs and appearances in Bali, Bognor, the Albert Hall, Colned and Newcastle over the next two weeks… (Photo © Toyah Willcox)
Christmas 2018. Photos of Toyah onstage at last night’s All Star Christmas Special, with The SAS Band, at GLive in Guildford, including a fantastic shot of Toyah and the band in festive headgear to get Christmas 2018 off to a great start!
Toyah performed Suffragette City, It’s A Mystery and Sweet Child O’ Mine, as well as I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday in the medley at the end of the concert.
Click below to see larger versions of both of these photos, and more, at Dreamscape’s Toyah Gallery. (Thanks to Angus | Photos © Angus Turner)
Toyah’s third gig of the week with The SAS Band is the 6th annual All Star Christmas Special, taking place tonight at GLive in Guildford.
Fabbagirls have shined their boots and Princess of Punk Toyah, Justin Hawkins of The Darkness and rock powerhouses Patti Russo, Chris Thompson and Tony Vincent are ready to blow the roof off of GLive Guildford TONIGHT! Last tickets available – click below to book.
Returning to G Live for their 6th annual Christmas Special, Queen’s MD and keyboardist Spike Edeny has invited some of his rockstar and musician friends to join him and his All-Star Band to help launch the festive season! Performing their biggest hits and many more… this year’s line-up will include:
Charismatic frontman of The Darkness, Justin Hawkins – hits include I Believe In A Thing Called Love and Christmas Time, TOYAH – It’s A Mystery, Thunder In The Mountains and I Want To Be Free, Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) – Blinded By The Light and returning by popular demand, Rock powerhouse Patti Russo (Meatloaf/Cher) and Tony Vincent (of We Will Rock You!).
The Fabbagirls, Susie Webb and Zoe Nicholas, will be opening the show for at 7.45pm. They were the original singers of Bjorn Again and are truly considered one of the best Abba Tribute acts. Even Abba has said they like them!
This is a night for real music lovers and it’s advised to book early, as this show always sells out!
From punk princess to cult stage actress, Toyah Willcox is a vibrant performer and an inextinguishable flame. Charismatic, outspoken and impossible to categorise, she is one of Britain’s iconic household names – an award-winning rock legend as well as a much-loved stage/screen actress and music composer.
In a career spanning over 40 years Toyah has amassed thirteen top 40 singles, recorded twenty-four albums, written two books, appeared in over forty stage plays, acted in twenty feature films and presented hundreds of television programmes.
The year 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of her music career as Toyah released her first ever single and album studio in 1979. This concert – with her full electric band– will be a celebratory retrospective including hit singles, album classics and fan favourites.
• Continue reading at the Theatre Royal Winchester.
A surprise guest is confirmed to appear at The SAS Band’s gig at The Brook in Southampton on Wednesday 28th November, featuring Justin Hawkins, Toyah, Patti Russo, Chris Thompson and Tony Vincent. Few tickets remaining… Click below to book.
• Toyah’s Painted Giraffe: “Touch The Wishing Stars” raised £8000 for Toyah’s mother’s hospice and is now placed permanently in the memorial garden at St. Richards Worcester – News Source – Toyah’s Nov 2018 Blog…
• Worcester Stands Tall: Browse all our past news on Toyah’s painted giraffe here… (Photo © Toyah Willcox)
• Toyah at Twitter: Studio day with Simon Darlow for very important release in 2019 – See the tweet…
• Toyah Releases 2019: Two new singles have been confirmed as being released by Toyah next year – News Source – Express & Star Interview…
• Edinburgh Evening News/Liam Rudden: My right ankle and left knee told me it hadn’t been a good idea to ‘pogo’ at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge on Friday. The occasion was the first of Toyah’s 60th Birthday gigs, though she looks a fraction of her age. The same could not be said for the vintage teenagers who turned out to see her – Continue reading…
• Acoustic, Up Close & Personal 2019: Toyah is playing the West End Centre, 48 Queens Road, Aldershot on 15th March 2019 – More info/Book tickets…
• Toyah at Twitter: FABULOUS SOLD OUT GIG & FINALE to the Toyah60 Tour @O2Islington last night. Great vibe & wonderful friends – See some backstage photos…
• Toyah60 – Finale: Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard) – O2 Academy Islington – 4/11/18 – Watch/Listen…
• BBC iPlayer Radio: There’s still a great selection of past Toyah at BBC Radio content currently available to listen to at BBC iPlayer Radio; Great Lives: Toyah Willcox on Katharine Hepburn (originally aired in September 2015), Ramblings: Toyah takes Clare Balding for a walk in Worcestershire (February 2013), Woman’s Hour: Toyah on being a punk (February 2012), A Good Read: Book reviews (March 1998), and Saturday Live: Toyah’s shares her secret life (August 2011), Inheritance Tracks: Two of Toyah’s favourite songs (April 2017), Woman’s Hour: Toyah talks punk classic Jubilee reimagined for the stage (February 2018), Ramblings: Toyah guest presents ‘The Same Walk 365 Times’ (October 2013), The Reunion: Women of Punk (April 2017), Sounds Of The 80s: Toyah on the 80s (February 2014).
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The Birmingham-born star rarely tours but has just finished a sell-out four-gig run with full electric band to celebrate 40 years in the business after turning 60 earlier this year.
The agile singer-songwriter has always had boundless energy, her videos and lively performances on erstwhile TV music show Top Of The Pops will testify to this, and she shows no signs of slowing down at 60. She leapt around the stage, commanding it with her strong and quirky tribal dance moves and leaning out towards the audience astride stone pillars in the small, crammed venue.
Her voice is as powerful and moving as it always was, diving straight in with All In A Rage, she took us through the full back-catalogue including Danced, Good Morning Universe, Thunder In The Mountains, Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard), Rebel Run, I Want To Be Free, Brave New World and ending with her best-known hit It’s A Mystery.
• Continue reading at the North Somerset Times. (Photos © Karen Richards/North Somerset Times)
Toyah Willcox wows crowds in Wolverhampton with new show – in pictures
Toyah Willcox wowed crowds of fans with a Sensational performance at Wolverhampton’s Slade Rooms.
The singer, songwriter and actress proudly presented her show TOYAH, featuring a full electric band, to celebrate 40 years in the music business. Now aged 60, the solo artist – who is from Birmingham – delighted fans with hit tracks including I Want To Be Free and Be Proud Be Loud.
The event was held in the city on Friday evening.
• Continue reading, and view a gallery of photos, at the Express & Star. (Photo © Dave Cox/Express & Star)
The fourth, and final, gig of Toyah’s Anniversary Tour is tonight at the O2 Academy Islington, London. The finale will see Toyah perform classics, favourites, hits and new material! There are still a limited number of tickets available, click on either of the pictures below to buy!
London is a city Toyah has played live in many times through her 40 year music career. From The Nashville to The Rainbow, from Hammersmith Odeon to the ICA, from The 100 Club to The Marquee, from Drury Lane’s Theatre Royal to The Borderline, and more…
Tonight’s support bands are Blue Zoo and Cauda Pavonis. The concert is the final Toyah band gig of 2018 – A year which saw Toyah, and fans, celebrating her 60th Birthday and the 40th Anniversary of her fantastic music career.
Toyah is now playing a third show with The SAS Band, following the 29th November show at The Brook, Southampton selling out. A new date has been added at the same venue on Wednesday 28th November.
These two dates are as well as The SAS Band All Star Christmas Show on Saturday 1st December at GLive, Guildford.
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Returning to The Brook for their annual pre-Christmas bash to launch the festive season, this evening will feature a line-up of some of the music industries greatest Rock, Pop and Soul performers, performing their biggest hits from across the decades.
This is a night for REAL music lovers and it’s advised to book early, as this show always sells out!
• Book tickets via links at toyahwillcox.com.
A selection of shots from last night’s sold out concert at Bristol Fleece, the second of Toyah’s four anniversary gigs – Celebrating 40 Years of Music in her 60th Year – for Autumn 2018.
Please click on the photos below to view larger versions of all nine at Dreamscape’s Toyah Gallery. (Thanks to Ian | Photos © Ian Davis)
By her own admission, she’s not quite right.
Toyah Willcox lives in a perpetual state of confusion, imagining that she ought to be doing something else or working on something new.
She’s a little bit OCD – her words, not ours – and is never happier than when playing one thing off against the other.
And perhaps that’s no surprise. After all, the one-time High Priestess of Punk has carved out a remarkable career as musician, singer, songwriter, actress, producer and author. In a career spanning 40 years, she’s had eight Top 40 singles, released more than 20 albums, written two books and appeared in more than 40 stage plays and ten feature films.
She’s voiced and presented numerous TV shows and enjoyed such hits as It’s A Mystery, Thunder In The Mountains and I Want To Be Free. Now in her 60th year, it’s time to reflect. The entertainer who was born in King’s Heath, refused to move to London and now lives just up the road in Worcestershire, is back on the road with shows that double as a career retrospective.
She’ll headline Wolverhampton’s Slade Rooms on Friday as part of a whistlestop tour that celebrates both her 60th year and her 40th year in music.
“I’ve been in the business for 40 years so there’s a lot of music to cover. We cherry pick what we think will be a good fun high-energy night for the fans. Obviously we’ll do all the hits and I also have two singles scheduled for release next year, so they’re in the set.”
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Hot on the heels of last night’s jam-packed Bristol gig, the third, and penultimate, anniversary concert is tonight at Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton. Support bands are Cauda Pavonis and Under A Banner. There are a limited amount of tickets still available, click below to book.
The second of Toyah’s four Anniversary gigs takes place tonight at The Fleece, Bristol. The gig is Sold Out! Doors open 7.30. Support bands are: The Radio Makers 7.45 – 8.15 and Cauda Pavonis 8.30 – 9.10, with Toyah onstage at 9.30 – 11.00.
Toyah has played The Fleece in St Thomas Street, Bristol many times. A great venue, with a 36-year history of gigs and music, and also with a great policy: The Fleece is a venue for people to enjoy music without fear of harassment or discrimination. We welcome diversity in our audience and work to create a safe space for everyone present; in return we ask that you respect these values and each other – Click below to visit their website.
Two future gigs – The SAS Band All Star Christmas Special, at GLive, Guildford on Saturday 1st December 2018 with Toyah as a special guest – Book tickets here – and Toyah at the O2 Academy, Newcastle on Saturday 22nd June 2019 – Book tickets here or by clicking below.
“Can’t wait for the show tonight @ The Ruby Lounge. On stage at 21:15. Xx #Toyah60” – Toyah at Twitter this evening before debuting the Toyah60 Anniversary gigs. (Photo © Toyah Willcox)
Toyah’s 40th Year in Music/60th Birthday concerts launch this evening, with the first of four gigs, at Ruby Lounge in Manchester.
There’s an exciting new setlist to look forward to, and oodles of new official tour merchandise – Brave New World t-shirts, Brave New World mugs, Rebel Run/Love Is The Law tote bags, badges, stickers & more – will be on sale at the gig.
Toyah will also play The Fleece, Bristol (Thursday 1st November), Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton (Friday 2nd November) and O2 Academy Islington, London (Sunday 4rh November)
These special concerts – with Toyah’s full electric band – will be a celebratory retrospective including hit singles, album classics and fan favourites. Throughout October The Official Toyah Willcox website has counted down to the beginning of the four-date anniversary tour, via social media, with a series of special updates.
Toyah’s upcoming Toyah60 anniversary gig on Sunday 4th November at O2 Academy Islington, London is close to selling out… Please click below if you still need a ticket!
There’s just a day until the first of Toyah’s four 40th Anniversary in Music/60th Birthday gigs – tomorrow’s tour opener is taking place at Ruby Lounge, Manchester. See official updates in the run up to the gigs at Instagram, Twitter and Facebook – Click below to get your ticket(s) for the concerts that haven’t sold out…
Confirmed! Toyah to join the All-Star line-up for The SAS Band Christmas Special at G Live Guildford on Saturday 1st December!
“I LOVE THE SAS BAND. The music, the guest stars, the audience. The whole experience is of a quality like no other… For me it has always been an honour to share the stage with these legends!“. TOYAH
It’s the final week of the countdown to Toyah’s Autumn Anniversary Tour, with yet more great content – posted across the official social media – from Toyah’s career, as well as previews of the new merchandise which will be available at the gigs. The opening gig, at Ruby Lounge in Manchester is just six days away. See those below and more at Instagram, Twitter and Facebook – Buy tickets for the gigs here or by clicking on the images below.
