Toyah News

Toyah is pleased to announce on 4 December 2026, Cherry Red Records will release Twenty-Four From Toyah, a 24CD box set celebrating Toyah’s singles discography with extensive bonus tracks, deluxe packaging and previously unreleased material. The...

A 41-year old rarity is now available digitally for the first time. Toyah & Robert Fripp recorded the track Mothership in 1985 not long after they met to work on the album The Lady Or The Tiger. It was recorded in the same session as...

Toyah Willcox will receive an Honorary Doctorates from the University of Worcestershire this September alongside acclaimed author and journalist Helen Lewis, internationally renowned historian Professor Dame Linda Colley, and sports stars Dawn...

The career-spanning compilation Chameleon - The Very Best of Toyah has been nominated for Best Catalogue Release in the AIM Association of Independent Music Awards 2026. The album was released in September 2025 by Cherry Red Records and brought...

Blackpool has unveiled a dazzling array of new, family-friendly features set to illuminate the resort’s famous 2026 Illuminations display, created in collaboration with three acclaimed female artists. British singer-songwriter Toyah Willcox joined...

On Saturday 1 August Toyah posted: The new album was finished yesterday. More news soon. It’s mastered on Tuesday. I am really excited and can’t wait to share it with you. It’s right back to TOYAH XXX

Toyah unboxes the new Revelations 2LP and 5CD box set that collects all of the Safari era B-Sides plus rarities, new mixes and archive live material. Out on 21 August 2026 Pre-Order Revelations: www.cherryred.co/toyah [video width="1024"...

Toyah is confirmed to play Hitchin Live at The Priory on 27 August as a special guest of The Human League. Tickets are on sale now.  The Human League bring their iconic synth-pop catalogue to Hitchin Priory on Thursday 27 August, headlining a huge...

Toyah and Cherry Red Records are pleased to announce the release of Revelations, arriving on 21 August 2026. Revelations is a comprehensive collection of B-Sides and rarities from Toyah’s recording history for the Safari Records label. It is...

On Saturday 26 September, Toyah will perform live at the iconic Winter Gardens alongside 1980s legends including Nik Kershaw, Katrina, Kim Wilde, ABC and many more. In addition to her live performance, Toyah will now also be taking part in a...

After enthusiastic response from audiences and reviewers for her 2026 tour, Toyah is pleased to announce 38 live dates for autumn 2027. Tickets are on sale from 10am on Friday 29 May 2027. Ticket links: https://www.awaywithmedia.com/tours/toyah "I...

Sunday All Over The World's 1991 track Sunday All Over The World features in its new Paul Stacey Mix on a cover mounted Robert Fripp CD with the new issue of Uncut magazine. Good Evening, Hippies is a 14-track CD compiled by Robert Fripp including...

Toyah is pleased to confirm summer performances in Wick and Lytham in addition to previously announced concerts at Rewind Festival, Henley and the Blackpool 80s Weekender. For details of all of Toyah's 2026 live dates visit the GIGS page.  On...

Toyah has paid tribute to Keith Hale who has passed away. “My thoughts are with Keith Hale’s family & friends and especially Alice, Keith’s daughter. Keith will be greatly missed. "I owe so much to Keith’s musical legacy from his groundbreaking...

You can watch Toyah's recent appearances on Celebrity Bridge of Lies on BBC iPlayer. Ross Kemp presents this high stakes quiz, as a team of Strictly Come Dancing stars, featuring dancer Amy Dowden, actor and comedian Nina Wadia, Gladiator Montell...

Toyah’s five studio albums originally recorded for Safari Records are now available to download in hi-res 24-bit audio on Bandcamp Head over to https://toyahofficial.bandcamp.com/music 1979 Sheep Farmimg In Barnet 1980 The Blue Meaning 1981 Anthem...

Toyah will appear in conversation with Pat Sharp at RetroCon 2026 at Birmingham NEC Arena on Saturday 2 May 2026. Live stage with rolling 80s and 90s acts | Legendary US and UK film and TV guests | Pat Sharp Beach Party | Experts on repair and...

Toyah contributes to the BBC Radio 2 series The Women Who Rock!, available now on BBC Sounds. Originally broadcast to celebrate National Album Day in 2025. "The Women Who Rock!," a four-part series that showcases the female rockstars who conquered...

Catch Toyah as a guest on two recent podcasts. Popnerd Toyah is a guest on the first episode of Popnerd, a new podcast. In this candid interview, Toyah shares insights into her creative process, how AI has helped her write songs, the importance of...

A brand new short story – the tenth – written by and narrated by Toyah! Toyah's Wonderful World of Weird returned in February with the tenth short story written and narrated by Toyah herself. Mrs. Charleston’s Balcony is available to listen to and...

In case you missed it, a new Toyah & Robert Sunday Lunch premiered on Sunday 25 January. The kitchen duo tackle X Ray Spex's Oh Bondage! Up Yours! in their inimiatable style.

I’m happy to announce that I’ll be playing at Rewind Festival 2026 on Sunday 23 August. Tickets go on sale at 9am on the 30 January TICKETS: https://south.rewindfestival.comSee you there!

45 years ago this week, on 30 January 1981, the EP ‘Four From Toyah’ came into the world. As the name made clear, it contained four songs from the band Toyah produced by Nick Tauber. This was the band’s first UK top 40 single entry and would rise...

In 2016 and 2021 Toyah collaborated with Lovely's Vintage to sell her vintage fashion, jewellery and accessories. Now in 2026 they are collaborating again to bring you some more fashion and accessories from Toyah's personal wardrobe - they will be...

Catch up on Toyah and Robert's Sunday Lunch Bloopers & Classics from 2025! Watch now! 

Toyah’s Wonderful World of Weird series began nine months ago, and its final story of the year, Santa’s Gift is out for the festive season is perfect for the Christmas season, a gentle start to the day or a cosy evening indoors. Curl up and be...

Get ready for a sparkling seasonal celebration as music icon Toyah Willcox brings her electrifying Christmas Party to the stage. With dates in Liverpool, Sunderland, London and Birmingham, Toyah and her band will delight fans with a mix of her...

Toyah is confirmed ti play the Blackpool 80s Weekender in September 2026. Featuring ABC, Kim Wilde, Go West, Haircut 100, Toyah, The Christians, Hue and Cry + more TBA Spanning two unforgettable days, this is set to be the biggest 80s celebration...

Greatest Hits Radio have announced today that Toyah Willcox will be filling in for Martin Kemp on his Greatest Hits Radio show whilst he is in Australia for I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. Following a successful show on sister station Greatest...

Published November 2025 by A Way with Media, Meteorite is Toyah Willcox’s fearless visual memoir of survival, creativity, and reinvention. From a childhood shaped by disability and isolation, she found liberation through music, theatre, and punk...

Toyah continues the series of expanded deluxe reissues of her solo catalogue with Demon Records this autumn. On 21 November limited edition picture discs and Deluxe 2CD Editions of the solo Toyah albums Ophelia's Shadow and Take The Leap! are...

Music icon Toyah has been announced as special guest on 10 dates of Adam Ant’s Antmusic 2025 Tour, set to run across the UK from October. Tickets are on sale now. Adam Ant said, “Performing live brings me such personal joy. I’m very much looking...

Chameleon - The Very Best of Toyah has entered the Official UK Charts: #9 Independent Chart #10 Physical Album Chart #11 Album Sales Chart #15 Scottish Charts #22 Vinyl Album Chart #35 Record Store Chart “Thank you EVERYONE for the amazing support...

Toyah has charged into no.10 of the Official UK Charts Midweek Album Chart Update with the career-spanning collection “Chameleon - The Very Best of Toyah”.   Official Charts news reports:  Liverpudlian rapper Mazza_l20 could break the Top 10...

A rave review of Chameleon has been published by Ottic Media. Read an excerpt below, and the full review online now at Ottic Media  "Toyah Willcox’s career has always defied easy classification, and Chameleon – The Very Best of Toyah leans into...

Beginning Monday 1 September, Toyah chooses her ‘Tracks of My Years’ on BBC Radio 2 with Vernon Kay in the week which the album Chameleon - The Very Best of Toyah is released. Music icon and actress Toyah takes us on her 10-song journey all this...

On Saturday 19 July 2025, Toyah joins Gary Davies live in the studio for BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s. Toyah looks back at 45 years of success and selecting some of her personal 1980s faves. Catch the programme live at 20:00 or on BBC Sounds...

Celebrating 45 years of music, Toyah will release a new career-spanning, hit packed collection Chameleon – The Very Best of Toyah on 5 September 2025 on Cherry Red Records. A pioneering figure in the UK’s new wave and post-punk movement, Toyah has...

Toyah plays Marsha Hunt in Joe Dunlop's exciting play that tells the behind-the-scenes story of how Bob Geldof pulled off Live Aid in 1985. The play, Remember Live Aid is now available on BBC Sounds having never been repeated since 1995. Based on...

BFI Southbank will celebrate the 10th birthday of Steve Oram’s weird and wonderful horror comedy Aaaaaaaah! with a special screening on Wednesday 20 August 2025. The screening event will include a Q&A with Steve Oram and (work permitting)...

Toyah’s 1987 solo album Desire and 1988 solo album Prostitute were both reissued on 6 June by Demon, on limited edition picture disc vinyl, and expanded Deluxe 2CD Editions. Both albums charted on various Official Album Charts on 13 June nearly...

Toyah's continues to invite you into her Wonderful World of Weird, an original series of short stories - written and narrated by Toyah Willcox herself. The fifth instalment in the series arrives at 8am on Monday 16 June. Strawberry Moon is a...

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

Scottish rock royalty Big Country have announced a string of UK dates for winter 2025, which will include stops in Cardiff, Leeds, London, Manchester and Newcastle. Tickets are on-sale Friday 9 May, 10am at ticketmaster.co.uk Throughout the tour,...

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...