Gloucestershire Echo – Toyah Ready To Rock Cheltenham Church
A new Toyah interview, by the ‘Gloucestershire Echo’:
Toyah Willcox And The Humans Come To Cheltenham
Former pop punk star Toyah Willcox has chosen a Bishop’s Cleeve church to kick off her new tour.
St Michael’s and All Angels Church will be filled with fans of the singer, who shot to fame 30 years ago with hits such as It’s a Mystery.
Her new band The Humans will play a free, intimate gig at the church, which has a capacity of 200 people, on Saturday.
Joining the one-time princess of punk on stage will be REM drummer Bill Rieflin.
Toyah, who has had 13 top 40 singles, recorded 20 albums and toured the world, said: “We have a strong association with Bishop’s Cleeve artist PJ Crook.
“And a long-standing relationship with Cheltenham.”
Toyah and her husband, guitarist Robert Fripp, are patrons of Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum and she said her mother, who was a touring dancer, worked in a theatre in Cheltenham before she was born.
This will be her first gig in Cleeve, but Robert has already played at the church twice.
“I am so excited about it,” said Toyah.
Read the full interview online at ‘This is Gloucestershire’ here.
