DECEMBER 2023

Happy festive season You Lot! Ho ho ho and all that!

You know the rules, lets get straight down to business.

So, Olga has just completed song demo 8 off the next album! Hopefully he'll be atsrting songs 9 and 10 soon. Finally a light at the end of the tunnel! He seems to be very happy with things so far, so that’s promising!

Gigs for 2024 are being added as we speak. There will probably be a few club shows, but mainly festivals, with (fingers crossed) the recording of the new album taking place at the end of 2024. We will of course keep you posted!

Keep yer eyes peeled for Duncan’s band ‘Snuff’ and Tommy’s band ‘Evil Conduct’. They will also be doing shows in 2024.

OK, a Christmas competition!

The prize is a copy of SONG BOOK number 1!
Yes, these are highly sought after, and can no longer be purchased, but we kept back a handful of them for competitions n’ stuff.

Send your answers and please include your full name and address. We will send anywhere in the world, depending where the winner is located! GOOD LUCK!

And your 3 questions are:

1. What year did The Toy Dolls first play South America?
2. What size is Duncan’s bass drum, 20” 22” or 24”?
3. In which German city were the latest red stage jackets first worn?

Ya might as well guess if you don’t know the answers, you have nothing to lose! We'll include a couple of The Toy Dolls Face stickers too, seeing as its Christmas! The winner will be announced early in the new year.

OK, Happy Holidays, keep checking the tour dates, oh, and please be extra quick if you want tickets for the 3 Dutch shows in February, these are flying out and its gonna be a totally wild few days in Holland!

Thank you too for all your lovely messages about the new DVD, The Toy Dolls Live From Hell, we are so glad you are enjoying it! If you don’t have it yet (why not?!) there is a link to get it in the webshop, it’s an absolute corker!

Until next time...

TTFN

OCTOBER 2023

Happy autumn You Lot!

A huge thank you from the lads, the crew and all The Toy Dolls team for a totally amazing year!

So now Olga is back to writing the next album at his studio in London, we'll keep you posted on his progress. Various shows and festivals are now being arranged for 2024, and we will keep you posted on those as well!

In the meantime, many of you have asked for a new live DVD, and also if we filmed any of the 40th anniversary shows. The answers are yes, and yes!

Secret Records are releasing The Toy Dolls live from Hell, recorded live at Hellfest France 18th June 2022.

The CD/DVD (Live From Hell – SECDP304) will be released on the 24th November, but is available for pre-order NOW!

Secret Records have created a special discount code for the release, with 10% off when you buy through them. The discount code at checkout is HELL.

Oh yes! As well as the live DVD, Secret have repressed “Another Bleedin’ Best Of” on yellow vinyl! Available from Secret Records on 27th October.

I have watched the Live From Hell video five times already! Totally outstanding! Totally brilliant!

In fact, I'm gonna go and watch it again now!

Enjoy You Lot

Until next time...

TTFN

SEPTEMBER 2023

Get a load o' this!!

Olga, The Toy Dolls (lead vocals)
Bryan, Bouncing Souls (bass)
Pete, Bouncing Souls (guitar)
Michael, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (drums)

Well, what a summer this has been! To keep things simple, to say a big thank you to everyone who attended the summer festivals, and a thank you to all the promoters and local crews, we have here a collection of ace photos taken at the various festivals.

Next up is SOUTH AMERICA! This tour is one NOT to miss.

ENJOY!

Until next time...

TTFN

JULY 2023

The remaining tickets for the lads' 40th Anniversary shows in South America are available, but be quick! Tour date details are on the right hand side of this page, ENJOY!

JUNE 2023

Well hello you lot! Long time no speak!

Apologies for the radio silence, but we've been waiting until we have the new webshop ready for ya! And here it is!

There's some really lovely new goodies for ya in there, including beanies and hoodies (FINALLY!!!) and baby shirts too! Anyways, take a look for yourself and ENJOY!

Remember, all the items can be sent worldwide. The postage costs vary from country to country so please make sure you choose the correct postage option at the top of the page. Not doing so will delay your order.

Here's the answers to the competition we featured in the previous updates

1. Made in the USA
2. Black Telecaster
3. Idle Gossip album
4. Key of A
5. Marshall JCM800 (2203)
6. Maple fretboard
7. Born in South Shields
8. Strings are changed every show
9. Seymour Duncan is the bridge pickup
10. Olga lives in London

There were so many entries for this one, but only a few of you with all the 10 correct answers. So, from those of you who were correct, we put the names in a hat and chose one winner at random.

And the winner is...

Joanna Moyes, from Suffolk in the UK. It's not usual for someone from the UK to win something on this site!

Joanna, your Guitar Course will be sent over the next few days by email (please keep checking your spam folder too, just in case!), and your certificate will be posted at the same time. Enjoy and Good Luck!

Hey, remember the collaboration songs and videos that Olga and Tommy made during lockdown with Mikey & His Uke?

Well, Olga has teamed up with another three BIG names to record yet another vid... Watch this space for full details very soon! This one is a corker!!

As we speak Olga is working on the demo for song #7 from the next album. Apparently his studio flooded a while back and that's put him behind by a few weeks, but everything has dried out now and he is back on schedule! We will keep you posted on the progress! Come on Olga man!!

As you have probably seen, the lads will be on tour in South America in September. Its highly likely that this will be the last time, so be quick if you don’t wanna miss out. Ticket links are on the tour dates to the right of this page, quite a lot of you left it till the last minute last time the guys were there, and of course you were too late! If you do get a ticket, then ENJOY, its gonna be a total blast!

Also, check out all the festivals our trusty trio are doing, its gonna be one great summer!

Ok, enjoy shopping on the new webshop, I have already made my shopping list, I hope theres something left for you lot!!

Until next time...

TTFN

MARCH 2023

COMPETITION TIME!

Hey You Lot!

Whilst Olga is busy song writing, and we wait for the festivals & gigs to begin, we thought we would have a competition for ya! This is a great one, the prize being the fab FULL ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUITAR COURSE (including a personalised, signed certificate) by our very own guitar genius, Olga!

That’s all 10 lessons (worth €150!)

Of course, with this being such a special competition, we can’t make it too easy for ya (like we usually do!).

Send your answers and include the email address to where you would like the lessons sending to. Include your postal address to where you would like the certificate sending, and remember to tell us the name you would like on the certificate!

OK, ten, not so easy, questions:

1. In which country was Olga’s Yellow Telecaster made?

2. What colour is Olga’s spinning Telecaster?

3. The Toy Dolls Face logo has evolved and been updated throughout the years, but on which Toy Dolls album did the Face logo make its very first appearance?

4. In what musical key is ‘Ive Got Asthma’? A, B, C, D, E F or H?

5. What make and model of amplifier does Olga use?

6. What kind of fretboard is Olga’s yellow Telecaster, maple or rosewood?

7. In which town was Olga born? Newcastle, South Shields, or Sunderland?

8. How often does Olga have his guitar strings changed for live shows? Every week, every month, or every show?

9. Olga uses a Seymour Duncan pickup on his yellow Telecaster. Is this the bridge pickup, or the neck pickup?

10. Where does Olga live now? Tokyo, Sunderland, or London?

OK, get your answers sent in quickly and we will announce the winner in the next updates in a few weeks from now. We should have news on the new webshop and Spotify too!

GOOD LUCK!

Until next time...

TTFN

JANUARY 2023

Hey You Lot!

Only a mini update this time around.

Just letting you know that we are still busy working on a completely new webshop with lots a nice new goodies. More news soon.

And, ya might o’ noticed that The Toy Dolls Spotify page is now verified! We are hard at work trying to add all the albums and concerts. In the meantime you can join in and click FOLLOW.

Olga is back to writing the next album, more news on this soon.

The lads are mostly doing festivals this year, keep an eye on the tour dates. 43 years can you believe!?

OK, more news when we get it.

Meantime, enjoy those live shows now that they can actually happen!

Until next time...

TTFN