Toyah brings the Acoustic, Up Close & Personal tour to The Hippodrome, Leicester Square, this coming Thursday, the first London date for the acoustic show.
Toyah said: “Really looking forward to Acoustic Up Close & Personal at Hippodrome London on 13 August. The venue is perfect to be a storyteller and a singer!”
Household name, pop icon, TV presenter, and stage/screen actress (Calamity Jane, Cabaret, Peter Pan, Jubilee, Quadrophenia) Toyah comes to The Hippodrome this August with her Acoustic, Up Close & Personal show.
This is a unique chance to experience Toyah in an intimate setting where music and stories take centre stage. This lively, entertaining and revealing show comes in the form of Toyah performing an unplugged set of her well-loved hits and classic songs, alongside recalling stories from her colourful, thirty-five year career. From filming pop videos on horseback at 5am in the morning to acting alongside Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier this is a show which lifts the lid on working in the entertainment business.
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Toyah’s Acoustic, Up Close & Personal tour plays the legendary Vauxhall Tavern, London on Thursday 10th September. Click below for further info and/or to book tickets.
Household name, pop icon, TV presenter and actress Toyah is coming to the Engine Shop at Enginuity on Friday evening, 2 October. ‘Acoustic, Up Close & Personal with Toyah’ is a wonderful chance to experience the 1980s pop superstar up close and personal at a lively song and storytelling style gig.
Toyah will be entertaining the audience with a selection of her much loved hit singles. Supported by musicians Chris Wong and Colin Hinds, her performance will include It’s a Mystery, Thunder in the Mountains, I Want to be Free and Good Morning Universe.
Tickets to ‘Acoustic, Up Close & Personal with Toyah’, which are priced at £20 per person, are available in advance only. They can be purchased online or from the Ironbridge Visitor Information Centre and any of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum shops. Tickets include admission into Enginuity from 5pm, the auditorium opens at 7pm and the performance starts at 8pm.
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There’s a chance to experience Toyah Willcox up close and personal at the Exchange Sturminster Newton in what promises to be a lively unplugged/storyteller’s style gig, which will include Toyah performing an acoustic set of her loved hit singles and classic songs, alongside recalling stories from her colourful, thirty-five year career.
Toyah will be at the Exchange on Thursday 15th October 7.30pm. Tickets: £18. Contact the box office 01258 475137.
Toyah’s Gig Diary for the remainder of 2015 is packed full of concerts, including a variety of Summer festivals; Fairport’s Cropredy Convention (15th August), Flashback Festival (22nd August), Cottingham Folk Festival (6th September). There’s also the Acoustic, Up Close & Personal UK Tour, numerous Proud, Loud & Electric gigs and a number of one off appearances.
Toyah makes her debut at Eastbourne Bandstand next month (14th August), and plays the New Mills Festival, Derbyshire (12th September). There’s also a return to Bristol for a Proud, Loud & Electric gig at The Fleece (5th November).
• Click on any of the promo images above for the full list of upcoming gigs, plus links to buy tickets, at The Official Toyah website. (Thanks to Andrew Payne for the Eastbourne photo)
The 28th consecutive edition of the annual Bewdley Festival brings its traditional mix of local talent and national and international stars of stage, screen and concert halls, all packed into ten days in October and with something for everyone.
Evening events offer music from Leo Sayer, Mari Wilson, and Toyah Willcox plus comedy from Dr Phil Hammond. From your TV screens, Festival brings science presenter Professor Alice Roberts, food critic and writer Jay Rayner and Antiques Roadshow experts Hilary Kay and Paul Atterbury.
9th to 18th October 2015: Tickets for the 2015 Festival are on sale for all events from Saturday 25th July 2015. Tickets can be purchased either by phone or post (many events sell very quickly so please check availability first) from Worcester Live
A talented duo of guitarists, Chris Wong and Colin Hinds, accompany Toyah on meticulous and melodic acoustic versions of the hits It’s A Mystery, Thunder In The Mountains, I Want To Be Free and Good Morning Universe through to Sensational, a track used recently on a national TV advertising campaign starring Patsy Kensit.
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Toyah’s Acoustic, Up Close & Personal tour played Nantwich Civic Hall last night. The Mayor of Nantwich met up, pre-gig, with Toyah – Looking amazing in red! View the full photo, at Twitter, by clicking below. (Photo © Nantwich Civic)
Acoustic, Up Close & Personal with Toyah at Enginuity Friday evening 2nd October
Household name, pop icon, TV presenter and actress Toyah is coming to the Engine Shop at Enginuity in Coalbrookdale on Friday evening, 2nd October. ‘Acoustic, Up Close & Personal with Toyah’ is a wonderful chance to experience the 1980s pop superstar up close and personal at a lively song and storytelling style gig.
Toyah will be entertaining the audience with a selection of her much loved hit singles. Supported by musicians Chris Wong and Colin Hinds, her performance will include It’s a Mystery, Thunder in the Mountains, I Want to be Free and Good Morning Universe.
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Princess of Punk Toyah Willcox to perform in Nantwich
The original Princess of Punk Toyah Willcox will be performing in Nantwich with her Close Up and Personal Tour.
Toyah will be in town for one night only this Friday July 10, from 8pm.
This is a unique chance to experience Toyah up close and personal. A lively unplugged/storytellers style gig, it will include Toyah performing an acoustic set of her loved hit singles and classic songs, alongside recalling stories from her colourful, 35-year career.
Toyah will be performing alongside musicians Chris Wong and Colin Hinds and hits include It’s A Mystery, Thunder In The Mountains, I Want To Be Free and Good Morning Universe.
Tickets are £17 available from Nantwich Civic Hall on 01270 628633 or online at www.nantwichtowncouncil.gov.uk
• Continue reading at the Nantwich News. View the complete upcoming Acoustic, Up Close & Personal dates. Browse all of Dreamscape’s Acoustic… related news by clicking below.
It’s A Mystery is one of Toyah Willcox’s most well known tracks but from her ‘Up Close and Personal’ performance at Lowdham Village Hall it was no mystery that her career has been such a success, spanning 30 years. The Warthog Promotions event, part of Lowdham’s Book Festival 2015, featured Wilcox talking about her life and selection of acoustic performances.
Supported by Chris Wong and Colin Hinds on guitar, Willcox belted out numbers from across her career: Good Morning Universe: Be Proud, Be Loud, Be Heard; Jungles Of Jupiter; Echo Beach; and, Bird In Flight which was number one in the first ever Indie record chart. Diminutive and self-effacing off-stage, once in the limelight, bedecked in bright pink dress and silver bangles, the ‘rebel’ commanded the arena.
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Village Hall, Main Street, Lowdham
Friday 19th June, 8pm, £20
Toyah – Up Close and Personal
Saturday 20th June, 8pm, £22.50
Fotheringay – The Legends Return
Warthog Promotions are delighted to present two fantastic concerts to open the Lowdham Book Festival. Spanning a wide spectrum of musical tastes we welcome the uniquely gifted Toyah Wilcox with her Up Close and Personal tour, plus the reunited legendary band Fotheringay who are performing a small number of shows to coincide with the release of a limited edition set of recordings.
Please note – tickets for these two events are very limited. Please contact Michael Hoare on 0115 966 3596
• View the full list of Toyah’s 2015 tour dates at toyahwillcox.com. Visit the Lowdham Book Festival website. Browse all of Dreamscape’s Lowdham news.
Toyah’s Gig Diary is packed full of concerts for 2015. There’s sure to be a date near you…
Photos from last night’s Acoustic, Up Close & Personal gig at Carnglaze Caverns, Cornwall – A venue which is inside an actual cave!! View larger versions of these photos at the Live 2015 page at Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to Angus | Photos © Angus Turner)
Toyah’s proud, loud and will be heard at Carnglaze
In a career spanning 30 years Toyah has had 13 Top 40 singles, recorded 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over 40 stage plays, made ten feature films and presented such diverse television programmes as The Good Sex Guide Late, Watchdog and Songs Of Praise.
She relives it all in Acoustic, Up Close and Personal at Carnglaze Caverns on Saturday at 8pm.
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Photos from Toyah’s Acoustic, Up Close & Personal gig at the Corn Exchange, Hertford last Saturday. View larger versions of these photos at the Live 2015 page at Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to Angus | Photos © Angus Turner)
Photos from Toyah’s Acoustic, Up Close & Personal gig at Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, which took place on Friday 15th May. View larger versions of these photos, and more, at the Live 2015 page at Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to Paul | Photos © Paul Lomas)
British punk icon Toyah Willcox gained a reputation as a rebellious extrovert throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Now more mellowed but no less talented or charismatic, the much-loved singer and actress is performing at Babbacombe Theatre next month.
In a career spanning 30 years, Toyah has had 13 top 40 singles, recorded 20 albums, appeared in over 40 stage plays, made 10 feature films and presented such diverse television programmes as The Good Sex Guide Late, Watchdog and Songs Of Praise.
She is now touring new show ‘Toyah Acoustic — Up Close and Personal’, described as an ‘unplugged/storyteller’s style’ performance.
The concert will comprise of an acoustic set of her hit singles and classic songs alongside recalling stories from her colourful, 35-year career with projections on to a big screen showing clips of films and videos she has appeared in.
• Continue reading at the Torquay Herald Express. Also available, as It’s no mystery why singer Toyah has staying power, at the West Morning News.
The It’s A Mystery, Thunder In The Mountains and I Want to Be Free star will be appearing at Hertford Corn Exchange on Saturday night.
The acoustic gig is part of Toyah Willcox’s Up Close & Personal tour.
It will be a special night for support act Alysha Hutchings.
The 15-year-old from Roydon, Essex, was asked by organiser Joolz Addison to perform.
Alysha will be talking about the songs and what they mean to her and why she has chosen them.
This, she hopes, will be in keeping with Toyah, the night’s headline performer, and will allow the audience to relate to her experience, to inspire them and provide hope in their lives.
Alysha will be performing at 8pm, followed by Pat Crilly and then Toyah.
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Mum’s battle inspires young Alysha to sing with Toyah
A 15-year-old girl has used her mother’s fight against a brain tumour as inspiration ahead of a landmark in her fledgling music career.
Teenage singer Alysha Hutchings has been invited to support Toyah Willcox at the Corn Exchange in Hertford this weekend. Alysha, from Roydon, was asked to perform by Joolz Addison, manager at the venue in Fore Street, after two outstanding performances at The Corn Exchange’s Sunday live sessions and a fundraiser for the Brain Tumour Charity.
Moved by Alysha’s loss of her mother to the condition in 2013, Joolz has been working with Alysha and another songwriter, Ashley Tomlin, to help Alysha develop her own style and tell her story through music.
Alysha’s dad, Paul Hutchings said: “Alysha is very aware of the privilege she has been given to perform at her age with such a famous artist and is very much looking forward to meeting her”.
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Photos from Toyah’s Acoustic, Up Close & Personal gig at Haverhill Arts Centre, which took place on the 1st May. View larger versions of these photos, and more, at the Live 2015 page at Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to John & Julie | Photos © John Weston)
Toyah to perform acoustic and story telling gig at Enginuity
Household name, pop icon, TV presenter and actress Toyah is to perform at Enginuity in Coalbrookdale on Friday 2 October. ‘Acoustic, Up Close & Personal with Toyah’ is a wonderful chance to experience the 1980s pop superstar up close and personal at a lively song and storytelling style gig.
She will also be recalling stories from her varied and colourful 35 year career with conversation and film clips; Toyah’s roles on stage and screen have included parts in Calamity Jane, Cabaret, Peter Pan, Jubilee and Quadrophenia. After the show Toyah will sign autographs and pictures.
Tickets to ‘Acoustic, Up Close & Personal with Toyah’, which are priced at £20 per person, are available in advance only.
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