Billy Idol is delighted to announce that Toyah will be joining his six UK arena dates this October on The Roadside Tour, alongside very special guests, Television.
“We’re looking forward to having Toyah join us!“. Click below for ticket info and/or booking. Read more on this at toyahwillcox.com.
It’s another Summer of festivals for Toyah, with a set at Chilfest 2022 this afternoon. Toyah’s stage time is 5.35pm for the festival’s 10th Anniversary, taking place at Pendley Manor, Tring.
A quartet of photos from the Electric Ladies Tour at Anvil Arts, Basingstoke (Thursday 16th June).
Toyah’s set was: Thunder In The Mountains / Good Morning Universe / Echo Beach / Brave New World / It’s A Mystery / Rebel Run / Danced / Space Dance / I Want To Be Free. The first encore was Toyah and Saffron performing Will You and then all of the Electric Ladies finished with Rebel Yell.
• Please click on the photo below to view larger versions. (Thanks to Ian | Photos © Ian Davis)
Tonight is the final gig of the Electric Ladies Tour, taking place in Toyah’s home city, at Birmingham Town Hall. (Photo © Toyah Willcox)
“I could feel the love in the room” Toyah’s Isle of Wight Festival Big Top show
Singer Toyah told the County Press her Isle of Wight Festival Big Top experience was ‘breathtaking’.
Speaking after her show on Sunday, she said the audience had been amazing and she was given a fantastic welcome.
She said: “The Big Top was breathtaking, it was so good because I could see the whole audience.
“I could feel the love in the room, which was so nice. Everyone knew the music which was great, even my newer music. Also, the weather was amazing for me as it wasn’t too hot!”
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Toyah and Saffron perform a gorgeous version of Hazel O’Connor’s Will You on the Electric Ladies Tour. See a different angle of the performance at Toyah’s Instagram.
Official Toyah completed their social media countdown to tonight’s opening gig of the Electric Ladies Tour with this previously unseen Posh Pop shot of Toyah. See all of the upcoming tour dates by clicking below. (Photo © Toyah Willcox)
Toyah, Lene Lovich and Saffron of Republica help Hazel O’Connor
The Electric Ladies tour by Toyah, Lene Lovich and Saffron of Republica in support of Hazel O’Connor is coming to The Anvil in Basingstoke on June 16 at 7.45pm.
Hazel is still recovering from suffering a bleed on the brain and is unable to join the tour, but she will be very much with the others in spirit. Her singing and acting career took off in 1980 when she played Kate in the film Breaking Glass while also writing and performing its soundtrack album. This produced hits including Will You, the tale of a woman who nervously edges towards spending the night with her new man for the first time.
Toyah Willcox is one of the most recognisable faces in UK pop culture, clocking up an impressive ten hit singles and eight hit albums, including a gold-selling anthem, and her recent hit album, Posh Pop. Her biggest hits include It’s A Mystery, Thunder in the Mountains and I Want To Be Free.
She will be joined on this tour by new wave pioneer Lene Lovich, whose hits in the late 1970s included Lucky Number and I Think We’re Alone Now, and 1990s indie rock chick Saffron from Republica, whose hits included Ready To Go.
Performing alongside their full band, each artist will perform their own set alongside some collaborations. Some of Hazel’s songs will also be performed, and a portion of the income from each show will go directly towards helping her with her ongoing recovery. For tickets, priced £32, call 01256 844244 or visit anvilarts.org.uk
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1980s legends John Cooper Clarke and Toyah Willcox coming to Gloucestershire
He’s a punk poet legend, whose work is seen on the National Curriculum and she’s a music icon
Following her 2021 Top 25 charting album “Posh Pop” and over 80 million worldwide YouTube views for her weekly Sunday Lunch videos with Robert Fripp, national music legend and true icon Toyah is back on tour. This special tour celebrates 40 years of the iconic, acclaimed and Gold-certified selling album Anthem.
Originally released May 1981, the album contains the smash hit singles I Want To Be Free and It’s A Mystery, alongside bonafide classics such as We Are and Obsolete that have stood the test of time to this very day. Spending 46 weeks in the charts Anthem became one of the most-loved LPs of the 1980s.
To celebrate its 40+1 anniversary, an extended selection from Anthem will be performed by Toyah and her band alongside her other greatest hits and classics. Toyah’s career spans 43 years, 30 albums, over 25 feature films, countless TV and theatre roles, TV presenting and two books.
• Continue reading at the Gloucestershire Live.
Toyah plays Chilfest 2022 on Saturday 2nd July in Tring. Tickets are available at www.chilfest.co.uk. Browse all of Toyah’s upcoming festival dates (and all other tours/dates too!) at toyahwillcox.com. Toyah previously played Chilfest back in 2014.
Toyah onstage at the The Glassbox Theatre, Gillingham last Thursday, (24th March), the penultimate date of the Posh Pop Tour.
These photos are wonderful. If Toyah ever needs an official photographer again, she need look no further than Brian. His live shots are incredible so heaven knows what he could create with a photo session. Please click on the photos below to view larger versions.
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In support of Hazel O’Connor, the Electric Ladies Tour will be going ahead with Toyah, Lene Lovich and Saffron of Republica.
Unfortunately, due to ongoing health issues, Hazel is unable to join the Electric Ladies Tour, but she will be very much with them in spirit.
Some of Hazel’s songs will be performed and a portion of the income from each show will going directly to Hazel to help towards her ongoing recovery.
All tickets remain valid.
Performing alongside their full band, each artist will perform their own set alongside some unique collaborations.
This hit-packed retro fest will include such classics as Thunder In The Mountains, Will You, Lucky Number, Ready To Go, Say When, Drop Dead Gorgeous and It’s A Mystery.
The Yarm, Lincoln, Exeter dates will no longer be taking place. Saffron will not be performing at Guilford, London & Milton Keynes, just Toyah & Lene Lovich.
• See all the dates and ticket links here.
An amazing photo of Toyah from the penultimate gig of the Posh Pop Tour 2021/22. This took place at The Glassbox Theatre, Gillingham last Thursday, 24th March. Return soon to see more great photos from this concert.
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Toyah onstage at the Old Fire Station, Carlisle last Thursday night (17th March), a date from the Posh Pop Tour. The set list included Good Morning Universe, Sensational, Ieya, It’s A Mystery and Take Me Home.
There are just two dates left of the Posh Pop Tour: Gillingham (24th March) and Sheffield Green (25th March). Further info on these dates and all of Toyah’s confirmed upcoming live dates for 2022 can be found at toyahwillcox.com. Please click on the photos below to view larger versions.
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Rebellion Punk Festival in Blackpool: Stiff Little Fingers announced as one of the headliners, joining acts The Stranglers, Toyah, Squeeze and Gary Numan
Stiff Little Fingers have been confirmed as a major headliner for this summer’s Rebellion Punk Festival in Blackpool.
Blackpool will once again be at the centre of the punk universe for four days in August with Rebellion bringing together hundreds of British and American acts from the punk scene’s various eras.
“It hasn’t been easy to pull all these amazing bands like SLF together, but this year is going to be the biggest and best ever Rebellion seen in Blackpool.,” said the festival’s co-founder Jennie Russell-Smith.
• Continue reading at Blackpool Gazette.
Sensational Toyah Brings Her ‘Posh Pop Tour’ to East Sussex
TOYAH + HOLLY DEANNA (CURRLS) – ST MARY IN THE CASTLE, HASTINGS 12.3.22
The music scene in Hastings has steadily been getting back on its feet this year and is starting to thrive once again. Tonight’s show at St Mary In The Castle is a sure sign of a return to normality though you could hardly describe Toyah as ‘normal’.
My first encounter with Toyah may have been as a 16 year old hearing ‘Sheep Farming In Barnet’ and being most intrigued by her, or it could have been watching her playing ‘Monkey’ in ‘Quadrophenia’ around the same time, but whichever I was hooked.
I got around to seeing her in the flesh for my one and only time at Drury Lane Theatre Royal on Christmas Eve, 1981, which was actually broadcast on BBC2 as an ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’ special. I say seeing her in the flesh but my main recollection of that night is being stuck in the balcony about as far away as you could get. I then lost my return tube ticket home, but luckily the train inspector was full of Christmas cheer and allowed me through the barrier.
Tonight was my opportunity to reconnect having lost touch with her career and was surprised to find out that she has released 16 albums, of which 11 are as a solo artist. Throw in a few compilation albums and a box set, and you have quite an accomplished music career. Of course that isn’t the end of her talents as she has appeared in over 20 films, presented on television, appeared in numerous shows, and done a fair bit of charity fundraising.
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The 45th Anniversary Concert for Marc Bolan – Shepherd’s Bush Empire – Saturday 17th September. presented by T.Rextasy, Marc Almond & Neal X: includes special guests: Tony Visconti, David Vanian, Toyah, Holly Johnson, Andy Ellison & more!
Toyah onstage at Esher Theatre in Surrey on Friday night (11th March), a date from the Posh Pop Tour. The set list included Good Morning Universe, Take Me Home, Sensational, Ieya, It’s A Mystery and Obsolete. Watch/Listen to performances of all of these songs here.
There are just four dates left of the Posh Pop Tour: Carlisle (17th March), Whitehaven (18th March), Gillingham (24th March) and Sheffield Green (25th March). Further info on these dates and all of Toyah’s confirmed upcoming live dates for 2022 can be found at toyahwillcox.com. Please click on the photos below to view larger versions.
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Punk princess Toyah Willcox will perform an up close and personal set in Carlisle next week.
The 1980s icon will be at the city’s Old Fire Station on Thursday, March 17 as part of her UK tour.
The show, will see the singer performing her loved hit singles and classic songs, alongside recalling stories from her colourful career. Toyah’s career has spanned over 40 years, where she has worked as a singer and TV presenter.
The 63-year-old has featured in films such as Jubilee, Quadrophenia and the recent The Ghosts of Borley Rectory, as well as TV shows such as Shoestring, Minder, Kavanagh QC and Maigret.
She returns in Cumbria after performing in Millom last month. The singer will perform hits including ‘It’s A Mystery’, ‘Thunder in The Mountains’, ‘I Want to Be Free’ and ‘Good Morning Universe’ alongside numbers from her latest release, ‘Posh Pop’.
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Toyah onstage at The Exchange in Sturminster Newton last night (Friday 25th February), a date from the Posh Pop Tour.
The set list included Thunder In The Mountains, Dance In The Hurricane, Neon Womb, Levitate, Obsolete, Summer Of Love, Good Morning Universe, Brave New World, Rhythm In My Heart, Danced and Take Me Home. Please click on the photos below to view larger versions.
• Browse Dreamscape’s Posh Pop Tour archive and Posh Pop archive. The tour plays The Flying Fish in Ilminster tonight! (Thanks to Ian | Photos © Ian Davis)
Earlier in the month, the Clarence Hall hosted the iconic music legend, Toyah Willcox, as part of her Posh Pop Tour. As promoter Jamie Richards of Woodfired Summit said: “It wasn’t a mystery why the crowd loved her. Such talent, such presence, such enthusiasm and so much energy”.
Hall Trustee David Jeremiah was in the audience, and has contributed the following perspective:
“Music defines us. I identify with R&B and Rock and Roll so, Toyah’s arrival on the “Hip Hop” “Punk” music scene in 81/82 had passed me by. Nevertheless, during lockdown, I had become hooked on “Toyah and Robert’s Sunday Lunch” – see it on YouTube. Knowing she was appearing at the Clarence Hall, I bought four tickets and persuaded Ann and two old rocker friends to come along.
The gig was a sell-out. The Hall was buzzing, and the music was loud. Without a doubt the evening was a roaring success and Toyah, admitting to never being in this part of the world before, was effusive about Crickhowell in general and the Hall in Particular.
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