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• Toyah At Home: May 2025 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments: The Bunnies: Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Throwback! to a Gerry & The Pacemakers song – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)

Dreamscape has 25+ years of news archives, covering almost everything that’s happened in Toyah’s career from early 2000, but this isn’t only a news site – There are also tons of retro, and not so retro, Toyah career features – celebrating albums, eras, releases, significant Toyah “moments” and much more – to browse and read!

The Hit List: BBC One: Saturday 10th May: 6.25pm
Celebrity Special. Series 7, episode 8. Marvin and Rochelle Humes present a celebrity edition of the music-based quiz show.

It’s time for the stars to shine in another celebrity special. The famous faces joining Rochelle and Marvin in this episode of the addictive music quiz are comedians Ivo Graham and Emmanuel Sonubi, musician Toyah Willcox and ex-footballer Pat Nevin, and EastEnders stars Natalie Cassidy and Jamie Borthwick. Who will guess the song titles first and get the chance to win £10,000 for their chosen charity?

Fab time yesterday in my home city of Glasgow, and a day out with my long time pal, Alec. We went to an episode recording of Mrs Brown’s Boys – this was a lot of fun, my face was sore from laughing! – at BBC Scotland on Pacific Quay, and then into the city for a fab meal at China Sea on Renfield Street. A brilliant day!

• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photo © David Fleming)

Toyah Willcox announces Coventry show

UK music icon Toyah Willcox has announced two special shows in London and Coventry this October.
Celebrating The Best of Toyah will see Toyah perform hits from across her career, treating audiences to her signature powerhouse vocals, infectious energy and commanding presence.

These shows will support an exciting celebratory release coming in late summer 2025, with details to follow soon.

On the upcoming shows, Toyah says: “I’m so excited to be heading out on the road this October for two celebratory shows, Celebrating the Very Best of Toyah. I can’t wait to be back on stage, performing the hits from over 40 years of music. Expect to hear It’s a Mystery, I Want to Be Free, Echo Beach, Good Morning Universe – and many, many more! See you there!”

A pioneering figure in the UK’s new wave and post-punk movement, Toyah has made an indelible mark on the entertainment industry with her unique voice, electrifying stage presence, and artistic versatility.

Toyah’s groundbreaking career includes eight Top 40 singles, including It’s a Mystery, Thunder in the Mountains and I Want to Be Free, and 28 albums, such as the Gold-selling Anthem and 2021’s Top 30 album Posh Pop.

• Continue reading at What’s On Warwickshire. Tickets are on sale here.

Get 15% off Toyah’s back catalogue titles this month using code TOYAH15 at checkout at Cherry Red!

The discount ends at midnight (GMT) 31 May 2025

• Saturday Song: Get In Your Car (Toyah & The Humans – Live At Trading Boundaries) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Do Ya Think I’m Sexy! – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s new Sunday Lunch. This week covering Rod Stewart. (Image © Toyah Willcox)

• Classic Rock/Louder: “Come up to the bedroom now, honey!” Things get steamy in the Fripp-Willcox kitchen as Robert and Toyah tackle Rod Stewart’s Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?: The Fripp-Willcox cover of Rod Stewart’s classic features a rare lead vocal from Robert Fripp – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” – Continue…

• Brave Words: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform Rod Stewart Classic “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” – Continue…

• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend – Continue…

Way Back When! 1981: NOW 80s: Saturday 3rd May: 1am
60 minutes of lesser heard hits from 1981. Including The Pretenders, Spandau Ballet, George Harrison, Toyah & The Pointer Sisters.

UK music icon Toyah Willcox has announced two special shows in London and Coventry this October.

Celebrating The Best of Toyah will see Toyah perform hits from across her career, treating audiences to her signature powerhouse vocals, infectious energy and commanding presence.

28 October: London Union Chapel
30 October: Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

These shows will support an exciting celebratory release coming in late summer 2025, with details to follow soon.

On the upcoming shows, Toyah says: “I’m so excited for these October for celebratory shows, Celebrating the Very Best of Toyah. I can’t wait to be back on stage, performing the hits from over 40 years of music. Expect to hear ‘It’s a Mystery’, ‘I Want to Be Free’, ‘Echo Beach’, ‘Good Morning Universe’ – and many, many more! See you there!”

• Continue reading, for further details, at The Official Toyah Willcox website. Tickets are on sale now.

It’s the third date of Dreamscape On Tour 2025, and this week it was a trip to Dundee. Absolutely fabulous city, with so much to see, do, explore… Sharon and I packed a week’s worth of activities, fun and laughter into around eight hours. A brilliant day.

• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here!  (Photo © David Fleming)

Toyah announces two special October shows

Toyah Willcox has announced two special October shows in London and Coventry

Celebrating ‘The Best of Toyah’ will see the singer perform hits from across her career, treating audiences to her signature powerhouse vocals, infectious energy and commanding presence.

The shows at London Union Chapel (28 October) and Coventry Warwick Arts Centre (30 October), will support an exciting celebratory release coming in late summer 2025, with details to follow soon.

On the upcoming shows, Toyah says: “I’m so excited to be heading out on the road this October for two celebratory shows. I can’t wait to be back on stage, performing the hits from over 40 years of music. Expect to hear It’s A Mystery, I Want To Be Free, Echo Beach, Good Morning Universe – and many, many more! See you there!”

• Continue reading at Classic Pop. Tickets are on sale here.

Quadrophenia: Sky Cinema Drama: Sunday 4th May: 1.45am
Quadrophenia: Sky Cinema Drama: Monday 5th May: 00.45am
The Who wrote and produced this energetic story of a young man disillusioned with his life in 1960s London. Phil Daniels excels as the alienated anti-hero Jimmy Cooper. Director: Franc Roddam. Starring: Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Toyah Willcox, Philip Davis, Mark Wingett, Sting, and Ray Winstone.

The Lee Mack Show: BBC Radio 4 Extra: Tuesday 1st May: 11pm
Toyah Willcox. Series 1, episode 6. Comedy sketches and music, with regulars Angela McHale and Steve Brown and guest Toyah Willcox. First aired in 2005. (This show includes Toyah performing a stonkingly good version of Sweet Child O’ Mine).

• Saturday Song: Brave New World (Acoustic) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Summer Of 69 – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)

Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted: Really: Wednesday 7th May: 1am
Toyah Willcox. Series 1, episode 5. The team undergoes one of the most terrifying investigations yet when visiting Toyah Willcox, who has experienced strange activity in her home ever since she moved in. (Photo © Discovery)

Toyah’s Wonderful World Of Weird: The Puca
An original short story
Written & read by Toyah Willcox
Short Story Premieres Good Friday, 18 April 2025

“I have always loved short stories, they can inhabit any world from suburbia to the fantastic. When time is short and long distances need to be travelled, the short story has taken me to places i willingly want to go to. So whether you have five minutes to spare, or you want to escape for a while…join me and my love of the unpredictable. Welcome to Toyah’s Wonderful World of Weird…”

• Listen at Toyah’s official You Tube from Good Friday – tomorrow, 18th April. (Image © Toyah Willcox) See links to Toyah’s previous short stories.

Marc Almond and Toyah to join the Human League for Brighton Beach bash

Get ready for a truly iconic night as On The Beach proudly presents synth-pop legends The Human League, live on Brighton Beach for a one-off headline show under the summer sky on Wednesday 23 July 2025, gates open at 4.30pm and curfew at 10pm.

Celebrated for their timeless anthems like ‘Don’t You Want Me’, ‘Human’ and ‘Together in Electric Dreams’, The Human League will bring their unmistakable sound to the seaside for a spectacular evening of nostalgia, energy and pure 80s magic. With the waves crashing beside you and the sun setting over the sea, this is more than a gig – it’s a moment. Join thousands of music lovers for an unforgettable night with one of Britain’s most influential electronic bands, set against the iconic backdrop of Brighton Beach.

Support acts include Marc Almond of Soft Cell fame, Toyah and new act A Thousand Mad Things.

• Continue reading at Brighton & Hove News.

“I am so excited to play on Brighton Beach on 23 July, alongside The Human League and Marc Almond. This will be a special day in one of the most iconic seaside locations in the UK.” Toyah xx

• Watch Toyah announce she is playing Brighton Beach by clicking below. Ticket links here. (Image below right © Toyah Willcox)

• Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Chesney we love you! – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)

Toyah’s blog for April is now online to read at toyahwillcox.com.

• Toyah At Home: April 2025 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Bad Rep! (Unseen Version) – Watch… See Also: Exclusive Fripp & Eno: 21st Century Schizoid Man (Re-Recording) – Watch… For April Fools!!! (Image © Toyah Willcox)