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| From
Sheep Farming...Islington: More
Photos |
11 November, 2011 |
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| More photos from the final
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' gig in
Islington. View larger versions by
clicking on each. All of these and more
have been added to Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery.
(Thanks to Martin Saint and Lärwi)   
  
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| From
Sheep Farming...Islington: More
Incredible Photos |
09 November, 2011 |
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| More of Damon's incredible
'FSF-A' o2 Academy Islington, London
photos, from the final gig of the nine
month spanning tour. Click on each to
view larger versions. All of these and
more have been added to Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery.
(Thanks again to Damon King)    
  
   
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| From
Sheep Farming...Islington: More
Great Photos |
09 November, 2011 |
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| The 'From Sheep Farming...'
Tour has certainly made 2011 a memorable
year for Toyah and fans.   
  
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| From
Sheep Farming...Islington: More
Photos |
09 November, 2011 |
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| More photos. Please click on
each photo for a larger version. (Thanks
again to Damon)   
  
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| From
Sheep Farming...Islington: Photos |
09 November, 2011 |
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| Fantastic photos of Toyah
from last Saturday's final 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem' concert at the o2
Academy Islington, London. Click on each
to view larger versions. All of these and
more have been added to our FSF-A
Gallery.
(Huge thank you to Damon King for his
photos and generosity)   
  
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| FSF-A...
Islington: Toyah, Fans &
Support Acts |
09 November, 2011 |
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| Photos from last Saturday:
1. Toyah and Damon King; 2. Toyah (yep
;)); 3. Toyah and Asher Meekins; 4. Damon
and Joe Black (who supported Toyah); 5.
Damon and Andi Fraggs (who also supported
Toyah); 6. Damon and Manuel Seuwin. All
of these and more have been added to our FSF-A
Gallery.
(Thanks to Damon and Shaun & Asher
Meekins for these great photos)   
  
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| From
Sheep Farming...: Islington:
Gallery Update |
07 November, 2011 |
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| Coming Soon: A bumper update
to the, already bulging at the seams,
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' Tour
Gallery, with many great new photos from
Saturday's final date at the o2 Academy
Islington. Photos courtesy of the
fanschmabulous Damon King. 
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| From
Sheep Farming To Anthem:
Islington |
06 November, 2011 |
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 Toyah
played to a full house last (Bonfire)
night at the o2 Academy Islington,
London. This was the final of the 23
dates of the 30th anniversary 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem' UK Tour.
Last night's set list was: Good Morning
Universe, War Boys, Bird in Flight, Echo
Beach, Thunder In The Mountains, It's A
Mystery, Neon Womb, Race Through Space,
Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel in You),
Danced, Jungles of Jupiter, I Want To Be
Free, We Are, Demolition Men, These Boots
Are Made For Walkin', Ieya, Obsolete.
Toyah tweeted last night: "London
was magnificent! A triumphant end to a
really wonderful tour! Thank u".
View Toyah performing 'Jungles of
Jupiter' at the o2 Academy here.
(Thanks to Paul Lomas) |
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| From
Sheep Farming To Anthem: Final
Date |
05 November, 2011 |
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| It's time to say farewell to
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' this Guy
Fawkes Day. Toyah plays the final date of
the year-long UK tour at the o2 Academy
Islington, London this evening and it's
sure to be a blistering performance for
Bonfire Night. 
Visit Dreamscape's
FSF-A section here |
View our FSF-A gallery here |
Visit The Official FSF-A section here |
Further info & ticket booking details
for all of the FSF-A tour dates available
here.
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| From
Sheep Farming...
Manchester/Leamington: Photos |
05 November, 2011 |
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| Photos of Toyah's 'From
Sheep Farming To Anthem' gigs at the
Assembly, Leamington Spa (1-9) and
Manchester Academy (10-12). These and
more have been added to Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery.
(Thanks to Ray Sears (1-5), Angus Turner
(6-9) and Stephen & Ian (10-12) for
the photos)    
   
   
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| Rock
Generation: 'FSF-A' Southampton
Review |
01 November, 2011 |
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 Toyah:
The Brook, Southampton
Review by Ross Ferrone Toyah
Willcox-singer, actress, TV personality.
Just for tonight though it will be
singer. Southampton’s Brook is
playing host tonight as we take a trip
down memory lane with the 30th
Anniversary Tour, rather aptly named
“from sheep farming to Anthem”.
Toyah is in fine form and good voice from
the off tonight. Earlier she was signing
autographs & smiling for camera shots
but its the songs we’re here for.
She opens with ‘Good Morning
Universe’ to great applause then
takes a trip through the back
catalogue...
• Read the full review at the 'Rock
Generation' website, here.
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| From
Sheep Farming... Manchester: More
Photos |
01 November, 2011 |
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| It's November!
More 'FSF-A' Manchester Academy photos.
Click on each for larger versions. These
have also been added to our gigantic FSF-A
Gallery
page. The penultimate 'From
Sheep Farming To Anthem' gig is this
coming Thursday at The Assembly,
Leamington Spa. Tickets here.
(Thanks to Michael O'Brien for the great
Toyah photos)    
   
   
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| From
Sheep Farming: Dreamscape Tour
Gallery |
31 October, 2011 |
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| Trick or Treat?
Check out 100's of terrific photos from
numerous dates of the 'From Sheep Farming
To Anthem' UK Tour. Thanks to all the
generous Toyah fans and gig-goers for
sending so many photos, including Sharon
Dickson for this great shot from The
Classic Grand, Glasgow. More than worthy
of a Gallery ad. View a larger version here
and click below to visit the 'FSF-A'
Gallery page. 
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| Londonist:
Music Choice: 31 October - 6
November |
31 October, 2011 |
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 Saturday:
things will get a little trancy with
D/R/U/G/S and Digitalism at the Forum.
Whilst the last night of Toyah’s
30th anniversary tour arrives at the
Islington Academy with support from the
charming ‘sleazy, spiky
synth-punk’ of Mechanical Cabaret.
• There's also a news
story at the 'Kenilworth Weekly News',
Leamington Assembly gig gives the Girls
something to scream about, on one of the
bands supporting Toyah at the 'FSF-A'
Leamington Spa gig, Girls That Scream.
View here.
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| The
Birmingham Press: What's On At
The Assembly |
31 October, 2011 |
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 On
Thursday there’s another
big-in-the-eighties singer at the
Assembly in the shape of local heroine
Toyah. Her chart days may be over, but
the former Ms Willcox has carved out a
reputation as a fine live performer and
her gigs should be approached with an
open mind. Tickets £18. |
| From
Sheep Farming... Manchester:
Photos |
31 October, 2011 |
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| Happy Halloween! Photos
of Toyah onstage, and off, last night at
a very busy Manchester Academy. Click on
each for larger versions. These have also
been added to our huuuuge FSF-A
Gallery
page. The
penultimate 'From Sheep Farming To
Anthem' gig is this coming Thursday at
The Assembly, Leamington Spa. Tickets here.
(Thanks to Paul Lomas for the great Toyah
photos)   
  
  
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| From
Sheep Farming... Bristol: Photos |
30 October, 2011 |
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| More amazing photos. Toyah
onstage at The Tunnels, Bristol on
Thursday night. Please click on each of
the below for larger versions. These, and
more, have also been added to our FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Zoe Evans, pictured
below with Toyah in Cardiff, for these
great photos)    
   
   
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| From
Sheep Farming... Cardiff: Photos |
30 October, 2011 |
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| Toyah at The Globe, Cardiff
on Friday night. Please click on each of
the below for larger versions. These, and
more, have also been added to our FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Zoe Evans)   
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| From
Sheep Farming... Wolverhampton:
Photos |
30 October, 2011 |
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| Fantastic photos of Toyah's
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' gig at The
Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton on 22nd
October. All of these and more have been
added to the FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Claire Wade - Click on
each photo below to view at Claire's
'flickr' photostream)    
   
   
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| From
Sheep Farming... Manchester:
Live! Tonight!! |
30 October, 2011 |
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| Toyah treats Manchester
Academy to the delights of 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem' tonight... 
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| From
Sheep Farming... Glasgow &
Bristol: Photos |
28 October, 2011 |
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| Toyah onstage at the Classic
Grand, Glasgow on Wednesday night. Also
at The Tunnels, Bristol last night.
Please click on each for a larger
version. These have also been added to
Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Sharon Dickson &
Simon Benson for these great photos)  
  
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| From
Sheep Farming... Hoylake, Wirral:
More Photos |
24 October, 2011 |
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| A couple more great photos
of Toyah last night at Jack Rabbit Slims
in Hoylake. Click on each for larger.
These have also been added to
Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery
page. Toyah tweeted
today: "Hoylake rocked! So
enjoying this tour, I'm rediscovering
myself". (Thanks to Myke
Crombleholme)  
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| From
Sheep Farming... Hoylake, Wirral:
Photos |
24 October, 2011 |
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| Toyah onstage last night at
Jack Rabbit Slims in Hoylake, Wirral.
Please click on each for larger photos.
These have also been added to
Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Myke Crombleholme for
these great photos)
  
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| From
Sheep Farming... Redhill, Surrey:
Photos |
24 October, 2011 |
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| Toyah onstage last Tuesday
at the Harlequin Theatre, Redhill. The
"stage invasion" gig of the
tour ;) Please click on each for larger
photos. These, and more, have also been
added to Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Liz Smith for these
great photos)   
  
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| From
Sheep Farming... Wolverhampton:
Photo |
23 October, 2011 |
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| Toyah onstage last night at
the Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton. The 16th
'From Sheep Farming...' gig of the tour.
Toyah tweeted: "My GOD
Wolverhampton was mighty. Totally rocking
to the rafters! Thank you!"
This has also been added to the FSF-A
Gallery.
(Thanks again to Paul Stephens) 
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| Stourbridge
News: Toyah On Song For A Mystery
Tour |
21 October, 2011 |
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 Punk
princess Toyah Willcox is this year
marking the 30th anniversary of her hit
single It's A Mystery and platinum album
Anthem.
As well as clocking up 13 Top 40 singles,
Toyah has recorded 20 albums, written two
books, appeared in more than 40 stage
plays, made ten feature films and
presented hundreds of television
programmes.
The versatile star’s latest tour,
called Sheep Farming To Anthem: Classics
Revisited Live, will feature all the hits
plus less well-known songs from her
earliest shows in the late 70s and early
1980s. Toyah’s
diverse TV career includes programming
not normally associated with the anarchic
punk movement, she has presented shows
ranging from The Good Sex Guide Late to
Songs Of Praise. She returned to her
musical roots in 2002 and is currently on
the road with her band - The Humans.
Catch Toyah at The Slade Rooms,
Wolverhampton on Saturday October 22.
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| Wirral
Globe: Toyah Is Back In Wirral
This Weekend |
21 October, 2011 |
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 Punk
princess Toyah Willcox returns to Jack
Rabbit Slims in Hoylake for a greatest
hits show this weekend.
Sunday's show, which starts at 8.30pm,
follows a sell-out performance at the
venue last year.
Supporting her on the night will be
singer / guitarist Steve Wale and ukulele
player Gerald Williams.
In a career spanning 30 years, Toyah has
had 13 top 40 singles, recorded 20
albums, written two books, appeared in
more than 40 stage plays, made ten
feature films and presented such diverse
television programmes as Watchdog and
Songs Of Praise.
Tickets for Sunday's show are from
www.rspromotickets.co.uk or 07970 990774.
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| Official
Toyah: A Message From Toyah |
20 October, 2011 |
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 WE'RE
THE LORDS OF THE JUNGLE...
I'm REALLY enjoying the Sheep
Farming To Anthem Tour
as the band & I make our way around
the UK for the final gigs of 2011. The
show really is a true celebration of
thirty years of the music and the images.
It's been amazing recalling some of my
own memories attached to each song but
also bringing them to you the faithful
fans and new followers who weren't even
born when I wrote Bird In Flight!!! I
think this live show is the best way to
mark the anniversary of Anthem and the
material which came in the run up to that
album. Hopefully you've seen some a
taster of how the show looks with the
videos we put up on Toyah YouTube TV
Channel. 
Thanks for such a great
reaction to the songs and the costumes
and I really hope you can join me at the
gigs for the remainder of the 2011 tour.
I urge you to buy tickets in advance
online for the remaining gigs as this
helps us schedule even more gigs in and
shows there is demand for this music and
more Toyah shows. All the details are on
the GIGS
page of my website to click and buy. I am
also doing signings of albums &
t-shirts before each gig when the venue
open the doors. See you on the tour. :-)
Be proud, be loud, be live!
love Toyah x
PS Pete Bush from the original
Sheep Farming band came to see the show
and said the songs sounded "better
than ever" :-)
FROM SHEEP FARMING TO ANTHEM TOUR
2011: REMAINING DATES
21 Oct Hertford / Corn Exchange Tickets
22 Oct Wolverhampton/ Slade Rooms Tickets
23 Oct Hoylake / Jack Rabbit Slims Tickets
26 Oct Glasgow / Classic Grand Tickets
27 Oct Bristol / Tunnels Tickets
28 Oct Cardiff / Globe Tickets
30 Oct Manchester / Manchester Academy Tickets
03 Nov Leamington Spa / Assembly Tickets
05 Nov London / o2 Academy Islington Tickets
(Photos © Chris
Jepson/Official Toyah)
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| From Sheep
Farming To Anthem: Catch Up |
17 October, 2011 |
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 Toyah played a trio
of 'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' gigs,
last Thursday through to Saturday, taking
in The Brook, Southampton, The Factory,
Porth and Ropetackle Arts Centre in
Shoreham-By-Sea.
Click on the photo to the left, Toyah
onstage in Shoreham on Saturday night,
for a larger version. (Thanks to Paul
Stephens for the photo) Toyah tweeted on
Sunday: "Ropetackle possibly one
of the best Toyah gigs ever! It was
glorious. thank you".
View Toyah performing 'Bird in Flight' at
The Brook, here.
View Toyah performing 'Jungles of
Jupiter' at the Ropetackle Arts Centre, here.
The next 'FSF-A' date is this Tuesday, at
the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill, Surrey.
Ticket details here.
• Visit the official
'FSF-A' page here.
View Toyah's upcoming gigs itinerary here.
View Dreamscape's 'FSF-A' section here,
and our dedicated gallery page, here.
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| Midhurst
& Petworth Observer: Toyah
Celebrates |
10 October, 2011 |
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 Toyah
celebrates landmark anniversary in
Southampton and Shoreham
Toyah Willcox goes back to her roots as
she celebrates the 30th anniversary of
her platinum-selling album Anthem.
She takes in the Ropetackle Arts Centre,
Shoreham, on her latest tour - From Sheep
Farming To Anthem: Classics Revisited
(Saturday, October 15, 8pm). She’s
also at The Brook in Southampton on
Thursday, October 13 (tickets are £15 on
023 8055 5366 or via www.the-brook.com,
doors open 8:00pm, on-stage 9:00pm).
• Read the full article at the
'Midhurst & Petworth Observer'
website, here. |
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| October
2011: From Sugar Rush To Classics
Revisited! |
01 October, 2011 |
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| Welcome to October:
A month, definitely, of two halves: Half
One is all about The Humans, the new
'Sugar Rush' album and the 'Sugar Rush'
UK tour. Half Two is so crammed full of
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem'... so many
classic songs, iconic Melissa Caplan
outfits and quintessential Toyah
moments... that it's difficult to move in
there... in a good way!  
The US 'Sugar Rush'
dates have been critically acclaimed,
with 4-star album reviews, and standing
ovations along the way, and the UK tour
is definitely not to be missed. Who can
put it better than Toyah? She tweeted
yesterday: "Sugar Rush
stormed the usa, can't wait for u 2 hear
it. Its like original toyah meets space
punk". How can anyone
resist that? The new material, which will
be heard live on the 'Sugar Rush' tour,
combines haunting soundscapes, edgy
experiments and sweet melodies. Please
click on the above promo flyers for full
details on how to see both tours.
Unfortunately The Humans' Glasgow date at
King Tuts has been postponed by the
promoters, but there are still six
English/Welsh 'Sugar Rush' concerts to go
to.
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| From Sheep
Farming... Isle Of Man: Live!
Tonight!! |
30 September, 2011 |
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| After a short break... Toyah
brings 'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' to
the Isle of Man tonight...
Visit Dreamscape's
FSF-A section here |
View our FSF-A gallery here |
Visit The Official FSF-A section here |
Further info & ticket booking details
for all of the FSF-A tour dates available
here.
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| IOM Today:
Toyah Comes To Play |
23 September, 2011 |
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 An
interview, published last Friday, from
'IOM Today'. Toyah talks FSF-A, Isle of
Man, school days, Jubilee,
Quadrophenia,
Teletubbies
and more.
She’s come a long way from punk
princess to popular TV presenter.
But there will be a definite 1980s retro
feel when Toyah Willcox takes to the
stage at the Villa Marina on Friday,
September 30.
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of her
1981 triple platinum album Anthem she
will be performing her hit singles
It’s a Mystery and I Want to Be Free
as well as selections from her other
early releases.
And she will be wearing original costumes
from that era. The 53-year-old told WWW
ahead of her island show: ‘It will
be a vintage feel. I will be wearing my
original costumes and there will be six
costume changes.’
• Read the full interview at the
'IOM Today' website, here. |
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| FSF-A @
Ropetackle Arts Centre,
Shoreham-By-Sea |
22 September, 2011 |
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 Toyah's
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' tour
really lets rip from 13th October.
Between then and 5th November there will
be 15 dates around the UK.
One of these is at the fantastic
Ropetackle Arts Centre in
Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex. Toyah
brings 'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' to
the the banks of the River Adur on
Saturday 15th October.
• View further details about the
gig, and the venue, here. |
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| Toyah Live
2011: Flashback/Rebellion: Photos |
28 August, 2011 |
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| A few more live photos from
recent festival appearances by Toyah:
1/2. Flashback To The 80s Festival,
Worksop (Sat 20th August - Thanks to
Gareth Forshaw); 3/4/5. Rebellion
Festival, Blackpool (Fri 5th August -
Thanks to Mark Freeman). Click on each
photo below to view larger versions at
'flickr'. All of these and more have been
added to the FSF-A
and 2010
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Gallery pages.  
  
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| Manx.Net:
Toyah Willcox To Rock Douglas! |
28 August, 2011 |
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 TOYAH
WILLCOX TO ROCK DOUGLAS - With full band
line-up, 30th September 2011
Plus Support Act on the Night will be an
Acoustic Set by Alex Harris and Elliot
Booth of IOM band NATIVE
Toyah has chosen The Isle of Man to
perform one of a series of special
gigs,.....namely - From "Sheep
Farming" To "Anthem":
Classics Revisited Live in 2011.
FROM SHEEP FARMING TO ANTHEM:
Classics Revisited Live 2011
The Gig Celebrates the 30th anniversary
of her breakthrough hit It's A Mystery
these live dates will include selections
from Toyah...h's first three albums,
"Sheep Farming In Barnet",
"The Blue Meaning" & the
Platinum-selling "Anthem". This
period includes some of Toyah's biggest
hits and greatest songs. The set list for
these gigs will celebrate the hits but
feature a a sprinkling of material not
heard since some of Toyah's early tours
from the late 70s and early 1980s.
• Read the full news article at the
'Manx.net' website, here. |
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| Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces! |
15 August, 2011 |
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 •
Chris Jepson's excellent 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem' photos from the
Leicester Square Theatre concert, as
featured on Toyah's Official website, are
available to buy at Photo Box
Gallery.
• Check out Kula Productions' Gallery
2011
for some great 'FSF-A' photos of Toyah at
Harrogate Theatre on 22nd July. •
Toyah plays 'Flashback To The 80s'
festival at Clumber Park this weekend.
Visit their Facebook
for updates.
• 'This Way Up' have a feature on,
the BBC2 1982 series Toyah appeared in, Dear
Heart in their "Forgotten
TV" section. View here.
Super Advice Person was played by
post-punk popster Toyah Willcox, then in
the middle of a run of massive chart hits
but also one of a baffling wave of 'they
can also act a bit' punk rockers.
I wonder where they got those groovy Dear
Heart pics? View more at
Dreamscape's 1982
Gallery.
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| Folk &
Roots: Wickham Festival 2011:
Review |
15 August, 2011 |
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 'Folk
& Roots' blog have a comprehensive
review of the 'Wickham Festival 2011',
including a brief mention for Toyah's
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' set.
After that it was back to catch the
last bit of Toyah’s act, looking
every inch the 80s icon in one of her
original costumes. She had some very
dedicated fans there to see her and
seemed to very much enjoy her time at
Wickham.
• Read the full review at the 'Folk
& Roots' blog, here. •
'Contact Music' also featured three
photos of Toyah at Wickham Festival in
their "Photos Of The Day" on
7th August. View here.
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| Uber Rock:
Rebellion Festival 2011: Review |
12 August, 2011 |
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 'Uber
Rock' have a comprehensive review of the
'Rebellion Festival 2011', including an
interesting take on Toyah's 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem' set, from a, self
confessed, non fan Ian Bell.
I had been looking forward to catching
Toyah live as she was always one of those
artists from my youth that I quite
admired but would never have claimed to
be a massive fan of, but with classic  songs
such as 'Mystery' and 'I Want To Be
Free', an acting career including a role
in the classic film Quadraphenia it would
be simply rude not to catch her live at
Rebellion, there is the day time and naff
TV show appearances but there's no need
to mention them is there.
The heavy hitters from the classic
'Anthem' album such as 'Demolition Men',
'Obsolete', and 'Thunder In The
Mountains' raised the crowd from its
keyboard induced paralasys and rightfully
gained the applause deserved. And with an
encore that included both 'It's A
Mystery' which went down extremely well
as did 'Danced' the disappointment was we
didn't get 'I Want To Be Free' or 'Good
Morning Universe', but that's me just
being picky. Toyah certainly lived up to
her reputation her tonight and continued
to divide the opinions of those who
witnessed her set. I mean is she a
(former) pop star, is she an actress, or
is she as she once so elquently put it
"a Punk Rock icon?" I'm perhaps
not the one to answer that million dollar
question, but maybe you are?
• Read the full review at the 'Uber
Rock' website, here. |
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| Toyah Live
2011: August Live Photos |
12 August, 2011 |
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| The last 12 days have been
exceptionally busy for Toyah. Along with
everything else she normally does she has
also played four huge concert dates.
We've just about managed to keep up with
her and have brought you some incredible
photos along the way. Here's a
reminder... Please click on each for a
larger version. All of these have also
been added to the FSF-A
and 2010
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Gallery pages.     
    
    
    
• A huge thank
you to Sharon Dickson, Kevin Slyfield,
Becky Varley, Claire Wade, Barry Delaney
and Claire (FestivalFolkie) for their
generosity and fantastic photos of Toyah
at 'Rewind Scotland', 'Rebellion
Festival', 'Here & Now 80s Concert,
Ascot' and 'Wickham Festival'..
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