Toyah’s appearance at the Isle of Wight’s Jack Up The 80s two day festival has now been officially confirmed. She will play on Sunday 11th August.
• Further info on this festival at the ‘Jack Up The 80s’ website. Visit the Official Toyah Gigs page for details on all confirmed upcoming live dates.
Toyah announced info about the upcoming tour in her May blog yesterday: The autumn tour is shaping up and we should be announcing the dates any day now. London, Manchester and Bristol are solid, we are now awaiting confirmation on a few other dates before we announce. We have decided to keep it selective and to main venues as I have a TV series to shoot in the autumn, but there will be enough venues for everyone to reach and to follow us around the country. The tour set will include songs from LOVE IS THE LAW, CRIMSON QUEEN, ANTHEM, CHANGELING and SHEEP FARMING, in that order of priority.
Toyah also mentions the possibility of a tour in 2014: Next year I might tour CRIMSON QUEEN, in it’s own right, especially if I can pin SIMON DARLOW down to record the follow up and to come and do some dates too. CQ is a fantastic album and it has had such a great response in the industry I’d like to give it the time it deserves. But this isn’t my priority just yet.
• View a larger version of Dreamscape’s LITL Tour teaser here or by clicking on the image.
Toyah’s May blog is now available to read at The Official Toyah Willcox Website. There are also some new photos from the recording of All Star Mr & Mrs in a news update.
Toyah’s April blog is available to read at toyahwillcox.com. Click below to leap on over.
Toyah’s star on the King’s Heath Walk Of Fame, in York Road, has been laid. Congratulations to Toyah. There will eventually be at least 20 stars. View the full star by clicking below.
• The News at toyahwillcox.com was updated yesterday, with info on Hormonal Housewives, Weekend Guitar Trio, the Breaking Through newsletter and Toyah’s live dates so far for 2013.
• Something I always reiterate when posting news here about gigs has been advised officially: “If a gig doesn’t appear on the official GIGS page or on any of Toyah’s official webspaces then it means it has not been confirmed, so please bear this in mind when seeing online notices for gigs including Toyah in their line-up.” – Always best to double check or wait for official confirmation to avoid disappointment and/or losing money.
• Toyah mentions in her March blog that there is a lot of press to come during the Hormonal Housewives tour over the next two-and-half months. She will also record an interview for BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright Show and will guest on Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff after all.
• More Hormonal Housewives tweets from Toyah this week, including yesterday: “Kings Lynn was fabulous! Great audience. 2nite sold out. agent can’t even get ticket“. Viist Toyah at Twitter.
• The debut week of Hormonal Housewives’ shows finishes tonight with a performance at Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone.
• Star Portraits: Toyah art from a photo from 1986 by Coffee58 at ‘Star Portraits’ – Maybe Robert should have been included too?
Toyah’s March blog is available to read at toyahwillcox.com.
Toyah now has an official presence at Instagram, the photo-sharing website, and has already posted a couple of great Hormonal Housewives related photos over the last two days.
One from the stage set of the show, which opens tonight in Bromley, and the other, looking fantastic, in her dressing room in full Madonna Hung Up/Confessions On A Dancefloor garb. Visit or follow Toyah at Instagram by clicking below.
The first Breaking Through, Toyah’s new Official Newsletter, was mailed out to subscribers last night. and it included a plethora of information and Toyah goodies. Here’s a brief synopsis of just some of what’s included:
• A previously unseen Dean Stockings photo of Toyah, taken in 2007, you really won’t want to miss the full-size version of this; plus links to two exclusive live tracks: ‘Thunder In The Mountains (Ronnie Scott’s 2002)’ and ‘The Packt (The Changeling Resurrection 2012)’.
• There is also news on the re-print of In The Court Of The Crimson Queen (it now includes ’21st Century Supersister’ and revisions to the artwork); The Humans upcoming third album; a vote link to choose a song you’d like to hear on the Autumn Love Is The Law & More dates; Hormonal Housewives info and much more…
• At a later date the newsletter will also announce the forthcoming series of digital releases of some Toyah back catalogue titles, expanded to commemorate their digital debut.
• Toyah’s Gig Diary 2013: Three new PAs announced, and several gigs mentioned by Dreamscape over the last couple of months are now officially confirmed (see posts below).
• Sign up to Breaking Through: The Official Toyah Mailing List here.
The new Official Toyah Newsletter. Register here.
Join the official Toyah mailing list to receive receive Breaking Through, an e-mail newsletter and regular bulletins containing gig announcements, release news, links to buy Toyah products online and exciting exclusives direct from toyahwillcox.com.
A round-up of recently confirmed gigs means you can plan seeing Toyah live in concert and there will be news on any upcoming tour merchandise in the pipeline. Can you hear it……. breaking through.
• Sign up to the newsletter before 31st March and gain access to a previously unreleased exclusive track. There were 40 sign ups last night in the three minutes after the mailing list was announced on Toyah’s official webspaces!
Toyah’s February blog is available to read at toyahwillcox.com: Toyah talks Clare Balding, future plans, being glad to see the back of January and much more. Click below to read.
• Great to hear that Toyah, and toyahwillcox.com’s, Christmas gift to fans was a roaring success. Toyah’s Official Facebook updated today: Glad to see so many people enjoyed Twenty Four From Toyah which received 4391 plays in the 43 days it was live at Soundcloud, 12 Dec-24 Jan. All tracks “sold out” digitally too. Who knows what 2013 will bring…… :-)
• As the above says, ‘Twenty Four From Toyah’ is no longer available, but the artwork and booklet is currently still online at toyahwillcox.com (though this may change soon). View all of Dreamscape’s TFFT news here.
• “Set myself task of learning 17 pages a day of Hormonal Housewives script. This is fun :-)” tweeted Toyah today. Hormonal Housewives 2013 opens at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley on Tuesday 5th March and goes all over the country through March, April and May. View the complete dates at The Official Toyah Gigs page.
There’s now just one week left to collect all the songs from Twenty Four From Toyah: Live Archive Selections 1993-2102.
The page at Soundcloud, where all the tracks can still be listened to, will expire on the 24th January. Get your cover/artwork for the album, plus a digital booklet with photos and info here. The complete Twenty Four From Toyah can be downloaded at Media Fire in two zip files.
Twenty-Four From Toyah – Side 1 | Twenty-Four From Toyah – Side 2 (These are officially provided links).
Toyah’s first blog of the year is now available to read at toyahwillcox.com. Toyah talks Sleeping Beauty, ‘Sensational’ (there could be a full video made), touring plans for 2013 (Hormonal Housewives and the Toyah band) and pays tribute to Alfie Fripp.
Twenty Four From Toyah was Toyah’s Christmas gift to fans. Featuring a selection of unreleased live songs from various gigs and tours spanning 1993 to 2012. Not only celebrating Toyah’s live history over the past 20 years but marking the end of three recent highly successful UK tours commemorating Toyah’s amazing Safari albums from ‘Sheep Farming In Barnet’ to ‘The Changeling’.
Side One: 1993-2006: 1. It’s A Mystery (Acoustic, Take The Leap! sessions, 1993), 2. Dreamchild (Acoustic Dreamchild Tour, Burgess Hill 1994), 3. Now And Then (Acoustic Dreamchild Tour, Burgess Hill 1994), 4 Unkind (Acoustic Dreamchild Tour, Burgess Hill 1994), 5. Let Me Go (Acoustic Dreamchild Tour, Burgess Hill 1994), 6 Out Of The Blue (Has God Ceased To Dream You Tour, Plymouth 1994), 7. Moonlight Dancing (Has God Ceased To Dream You Tour, Plymouth 1994), 8. Something Good (Ronnie Scott’s, London 2002), 9. Strange (Ronnie Scott’s, London 2002), 10. Little Tears Of Love (Ronnie Scott’s, London 2002), 11. Obsolete (Acoustic Faith & Music sessions, 2006), 12. Neon Womb (Acoustic Faith & Music sessions, 2006).
Side Two: 2011-2012: 13. War Boys (FSFTA, London 2011), 14. Blue Meanings (FSFTA, London 2011), 15. Elusive Stranger (FSFTA, London 2011), 16. Pop Star (FSFTA, Oxford 2011), 17. Masai Boy (FSFTA, Oxford 2011), 18. Demolition Men (FSFTA, Shorham 2011), 19. Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You) ( FSFTA, Manchester 2011), 20. Castaways ( TCR, London 2012), 21. Voodoo Doll (TCR, London 2012), 22. Bird In Flight ( Manchester 2012), 23. Rebel Run (Minehead 2012), 24. Angel & Me (TCRII, Brighton 2012).
• Listen to the complete ‘Twenty Four From Toyah’ album at Soundcloud. Download the album cover and a booklet with photos and song information at toyahwillcox.com. Thanks to Toyah, and the Official Toyah Website, for this great gift!
Toyah’s Christmas Countdown was fully revealed and completed on Christmas Eve. Browse Twenty Four From Toyah at Soundcloud.
A great selection of rare live Toyah recordings from 1993 to 2012.
Download the digital artwork as well as a Twenty Four From Toyah booklet at toyahwillcox.com.
Toyah’s Christmas Countdown is well and truly under way at toyahwillcox.com, with the third reveal today. There’s a new box to open every day at around 1pm right through until Christmas Eve… Not only that but to celebrate its 30th anniversary ‘I Believe In Father Christmas’ is to be released as a digital single very soon.
Toyah’s festive December/Christmas blog is now online at toyahwillcox.com. There will also be a 12 Days of Toyah Christmas Advent Calendar at the official website beginning on 13th December.
Keep an eye on Toyah @ Twitter for updates from pantoland, aka The Marlowe, Canterbury.
Exciting news from The Official Toyah Willcox Website: Exclusive multimedia material is coming soon to toyahwillcox.com to celebrate the end of two year’s worth of successful live concerts including brand new previously unseen images and live tracks.
The Resurrection Live Sessions: An occasional series of videos, filmed at Brighton Concorde 2, the final date of The Changeling Resurrection II UK Tour. First up is Danced. I think this was filmed and, brilliantly, edited by Ali Carron who is also making a Toyah related documentary that will air next year. NB: The gig footage won’t be released on DVD but more will feature exclusively at Toyah’s new Official Vimeo Channel. (Thanks to Michael)
• A new photo of Toyah was made available this week: View it at Toyah’s Official Facebook. For those not on FB a smaller version is also on the news page at toyahwillcox.com.
The Gigs page at toyahwillcox.com has been updated with Toyah’s forthcoming live/theatre activities: Sleeping Beauty and Hormonal Housewives. There’s also a new live track: Echo Beach live at Concorde2, Brighton on the final date of The Changeling Resurrection II Tour.
