Essentially this is the same tour, with the same setlist as I saw at Buxton Opera House last year. Meanwhile Toyah has been busy with live work, not least at Glastonbury, a tribute and testament to her stamina, ability and determination, Neither of them need the money, but I suspect both need the admiration and thrill of live performance.

Following toyah’s credible appearance on “Strictly Come dancing, her you tube channel “Sunday lunch continues to grab millions of views with their off bet covers selection, a selection on display tonight.

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Toyah’s luvvy -dovey stage banter with Fripp is a tad gooey for my tastes, but her performance isn’t. She opened with  ‘Thunder In The Mountains,’  even has time for  new song  ‘Roses In Chains‘ . ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine,’  and ‘Paranoid. Iommi reputedly texting her with “What the f*** was that” upon hearing it!

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The jingly jangly  ‘Echo Beach,’ was beefed up with a stronger synth accompaniment, Essentially this is the same tour, with the same setlist as I saw at Buxton Opera House last year. Meanwhile Toyah has been busy with live work, not least at Glastonbury, a tribute and testament to her stamina, ability and determination, Neither of them need the money, but I suspect both need the admiration and thrill of live performance.

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For the last night of the tour, in Wolverhampton, the home of Slade they could  not dare  not play  “Merry Xmas everybody”, for the ultimate feel good finale. When she was 16 I bet Toyah sang “I love Rock n Roll” in her bedroom pretending to be Joan Jett- fifty years later she is still doing it!

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A cracking, warm festive show, catch her with Fripp while you can. “Keep on Rocking in the Free world”

Setlist:

Thunder in the Mountains

Are Your Going to Go My Way

(Lenny Kravitz cover)

Echo Beach

(Martha and the Muffins cover)

It’s a Mystery

Sweet Child o’ Mine

(Guns N’ Roses cover)

Heart of Glass

(Blondie cover)

Paranoid

(Black Sabbath cover)

Fashion

(David Bowie cover)

Roses in Chains

Enter Sandman

(Metallica cover)

Sharp Dressed Man

(ZZ Top cover)

Rebel Yell

(Billy Idol cover)

Rockin’ in the Free World

(Neil Young cover)

I Want to Be Free

Merry Christmas Everybody

(Slade cover)

Heroes

(David Bowie cover)

I Love Rock and Roll

(Joan Jett and the Blackhearts cover)