News

26th January 2012

Everyone still buzzing as much as I am about the great news?!?!?! Seems the news is all over the internet certainly! Here's some highlights.....

Total Rock Radio

Hot off the announcement that Little Angels will be reforming to play Download Festival, Tina and Sara from Total Rock Radio caught up with frontman Toby Jepson on the Noiseletter last night. And for any fans that missed it, fear not, it's up now as a podcast for you to listen to at your leisure:

http://totalrock.com/podcast/TobyJepson_Jan12~1327445213.mp3

Toby chatting to Roarrock

http://roarrock.co.uk/littleangels-toby-chats-to-roarrock/

Also.....if you are a guitar player I can not recommend highly enough Bruce's Guitar Geek page on the official site-seriously this is what the internet was created for-that's how good it is :)

17th January 2012

BEST. NEWS. EVER!!!

After months of speculation it has finally been confirmed that the Little Angels re-union is 100% happening-featuring the Jam tour line up of Toby Jepson, Bruce John Dickinson, Jimmy Dickinson, Mark Plunkett and Mark Richardson. And they will be playing at Download in June-get your tickets booked and I will see you there with bells (and a massive grin) on!

There's a website been launched for news/updates etc as and when. I'd expect more dates to follow (fingers crossed!)

11th December 2011

Absolutely fantastic show in York last night (despite several guitar changeovers!). The setlist was She's A Little Angel / Motivated / Kickin' Up Dust / Happy Ever After / Womankind / Weight Of The World / Breakdown / Forgiveness / Inside Out / Don't Pray For Me / I Ain't Gonna Cry / Deliver Me / All Roads Lead To You / Rear View Mirror / The Chosen One / Unfortunate Man / Lucky / Boneyard / Way That I Live / Radical Your Lover / / Unwind / Young Gods ~ Back Door Man / Too Much Too Young

8th December 2011

Toby played a great show in Kendal last night running just shy of 2 hours! The finger busting set comprised of She's A Little Angel / Motivated / Kickin' Up Dust / Happy Ever After / Womankind / Weight Of The World / Forgiveness / Breakdown / Inside Out / Don't Pray For Me / I Ain't Gonna Cry / Deliver Me / All Roads Lead To You / Rear View Mirror / The Chosen One / Unfortunate Man / Boneyard / Way That I Live / Radical Your Lover / / Unwind / Young Gods ~ Back Door Man / Too Much Too Young

13th November 2011

Toby played the Diamond Rock Club last night....setlist was Unwind / Motivated / Kickin' Up Dust / Happy Ever After / Womankind / Weight Of The World / Forgiveness / Breakdown / Deliver Me / Inside Out / Don't Pray For Me / I Ain't Gonna Cry / All Roads Lead To You / The Chosen One / Unfortunate Man / Boneyard / The Way That I Live / Radical Your Lover / / She's A Little Angel / Young Gods ~ Back Door Man / Too Much Too Young

7th November 2011

The Kendal and York shows have been re-scheduled for 7th and 10th December 2011 respectively. All original tickets remain valid :)

29th October 2011

Unfortunately tonight's show in York, and Mondays in Kendal have been cancelled due to a family bereavement-thoughts and prayers sent to Toby and his family.

28th October 2011

Toby played a great show at Corporation in Sheffield last night, with a setlist of She's A Little Angel / Kickin' Up Dust / Motivated / Forgiveness / Womankind / Breakdown / Inside Out / The Chosen One / Don't Pray For Me / I Ain't Gonna Cry / Unfortunate Man / Unwind / Deliver Me / Boneyard / Way That I Live / Young Gods ~ Back Door Man / / Radical Your Lover / Too Much Too Young

16th October 2011

Listen to another new Fastway track 'Deliver Me' at www.tobyjepson.com

6th October 2011

Listen to the new Fastway song "Leave The Light On" here ---> http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=164250

It is killer :D

14th September 20011

Lots of exciting news today-firstly more tour dates:
27th Oct - Sheffield Corporation - Tickets
29th Oct - Fibbers York - Tickets
31st Oct - Bootleggers Kendle - Tickets

These are as well as the previously announced....
12th Nov - Diamond Rock Club Ballymena, NI - Tickets

Also the new Fastway album finally has a release date....14th November 2011...put it in your diarys and pre-order here!

Tracklist is:
1. Deliver me
2. Fade out
3. Leave the light on
4. Loving fool
5. Dead and gone
6. Sick as a dog
7. Freedom song
8. Do you believe
9. Love I need
10. On and on

Can. Not. Wait!

Oh, and the front cover looks like this.....

5th September 2011

Toby confirmed for a solo show at The Diamond Rock Club in Ballymena on 12th November 2011! More show sot be announced shortly I hope!

5th August 2011

US Tour Dates for Dio's Disciples announced......
22nd September 2011 Poughkeepsie, NY, The Chance
23rd September 2011 Asbury Park, NJ, Stone Pony
26th September 2011 Buffalo, NY, Town Ballroom
27th September 2011 Pittsburgh, PA, Altar Bar
28th September 2011 Cleveland, OH, House of Blues
29th September 2011 Chicago, IL, House of Blues
30th September 2011 Medina, MN, Medina Entertainment Center
6th October 2011 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre
7th October 2011 Houston, TX, Scout Bar
8th October 2011 San Antonio, TX, Sunken Gardens
9th October 2011 Dallas, TX, Trees

More dates will be announced as they are confirmed

20th June 2011

Tourography updated with some setlists and photos, plus a recording of the Dio Disciples set from Download on the Music page...enjoy :D

15th May 2011

More Dio's Disciples dates added....

Wed June 29 - Milan Magazzini Generali
Fri July 1 - Bilbao Rockstar Live
Sat July 2 - Madrid Heineken
Sun July 3 - Barcelona Bikini

12^th April 2011

European Dio's Disciples dates announced....

Wed 6/08 Moscow, Russia, A2 Club
Thu 6/09 St. Petersburg, Russia Kosmonayt
Fri 6/10 Tampere, Finland Sauna Open Air Festival
Sat 6/11 Castle Donnington Download Festival
Sun 6/12 Newcastle, UK Academy
Tue 6/14 Glasgow, UK Garage
Wed 6/15 Wolverhampton, UK Sleigh Rooms
Thu 6/16 Manchester, UK Academy 2
Fri 6/17 London, UK Islington Academy
Sun 6/19 Uden, Netherlands De Pul
Mon 6/20 Aschafensburg, Germany Colos Saal
Tue 6/21 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
Wed 6/22 Berlin, Germany C Club
Fri 6/24 Dessel, Belgium Graspop
Sat 6/25 Bochum, Germany Matrix
Mon 6/27 Vienna, Austria Szene Wien
Tue 6/28 Lucerne, Switzerland Konzerthaus Schuur

31st March 2011

Shamelessly stolen from www.TobyJepson.com

"Hi there

Tonight I can confirm that I have been approached for, and I have accepted the job as vocalist for Dio's Disciples.

It is a project put together by Ronnie James Dio's Wife and manager Wendy Dio, to keep the great mans music alive and to celebrate the amazing legacy he left behind after his untimely death last year.

The band will consist of Dio band members:
Craig Goldy on guitar, Simon Wright on drums, Rudy Sarzo on bass and Scott Warren on Keyboards. I will be joined on stage by vocalist Tim 'Ripper' Owens to share the duty of delivering what I believe to be some of the greatest Rock songs ever written.

As im sure you can imagine, this is an unbelievable privilege for me but also incredibly daunting as Ronnie is without doubt one of the greatest vocalist to ever grace the stages of rock and can never be replaced.
Ronnie was a pivotal reason for me wanting to get into this game in the first place after hearing that amazing tone and delivery as a kid, so I don't take this task lightly and intend to do everything in my power to do as good a job as possible and hope all fans of Ronnie's can join us in celebrating the great man and his music.

There are shows plans for Europe and the rest of the world and will bring you the dates as soon as I have them.
Until then I thank you for reading and sincerely hope you will join us and become one of Dio's Disciples!

Kindest regards

Tobe
Scarborough 2011"

21st March 2011

A big congratulations to Toby who has been announced as the singer for Dio Disciplines-a tribute to Ronnie James Dio who passed away last year. Wendy Dio posted the following messages at www.ronniejamesdio.com

"Dear Friends,

I wanted to let you know that Rudy, Simon, Craig and Scott will be playing some shows in Europe together with Ripper Owens and Toby Jepson as DIO Disciples.

There will never be another Ronnie, but we want to keep his music alive and hope you will support the band and become one of the
DIO Disciples.

We will post the UK/European tour dates as they are confirmed, and we are planning some US dates also.

Hope to see you at one of the shows.

With love, Wendy"

Exciting stuff....and worldwide news no less! Guess I'd better start learning some Dio song lyrics.....More news on dates and locations as and when.

Also, I've added the last 3 tracks from Decembers Manchester show to the Music page for your enjoyment :)

19th February 2011

Next three songs from Manchester up on the Music page....

22nd January 2011

Setlists for the 2 Diamond Rocks shows form November last year added to the Tourography page, plus various Skin tour photos/setlists etc added.

13^th January 2011

Check the TJTV page to watch a video of Toby playing Young Gods ~ Back Door Man live and acoustic from The Underworld, Camden, London on 15^th December 2010!

12th January 2011

Kicking off the New Year with a huge thank you to Keith for letting me share his recording of Toby's set from Manchester on 10th December 2010 on the SKin tour....go to the Music page for the first 3 tracks.... :D

20th December 2010

Well, that's the tour all over and done with sadly-although Nottingham was particularly brilliant it must be said. EP3 proved to be the soundtrack of the tour, although only "The Chosen One" made it to the setlists (for now!).

Academy, Manchester - 10th December 2010
She's A Little Angel, Kickin' Up Dust, Unwind, The Chosen One, Don't Pray For Me, I Ain't Gonna Cry, Young Gods, Too Much Too Young

Waterfront, Norwich - 11th December 2010
She's A Little Angel, Kickin' Up Dust, Unwind, The Chosen One, Don't Pray For Me, I Ain't Gonna Cry, Young Gods, Too Much Too Young

Thekla, Bristol - 12th December 2010
She's A Little Angel, Kickin' Up Dust, Unwind, The Chosen One, Don't Pray For Me, I Ain't Gonna Cry, Young Gods ~ Back Door Man, Too Much Too Young

Academy, Bournemouth - 14th December 2010
She's A Little Angel, Kickin' Up Dust, Unwind, The Chosen One, Don't Pray For Me, I Ain't Gonna Cry, Young Gods ~ Back Door Man, Too Much Too Young

Underworld, London - 15th December 2010
She's A Little Angel, Kickin' Up Dust, Unwind, The Chosen One, Don't Pray For Me, I Ain't Gonna Cry, Young Gods ~ Back Door Man, Too Much Too Young

Academy, Birmingham - 16th December 2010
She's A Little Angel, Kickin' Up Dust, Unwind, The Chosen One, Don't Pray For Me, I Ain't Gonna Cry, Young Gods ~ Back Door Man, Too Much Too Young

Academy, Oxford - 17th December 2010
She's A Little Angel, Kickin' Up Dust, Unwind, The Chosen One, Don't Pray For Me, I Ain't Gonna Cry, Young Gods ~ Back Door Man, Too Much Too Young

Rock City, Nottingham - 18th December 2010
She's A Little Angel, Kickin' Up Dust, Unwind, The Chosen One, Don't Pray For Me, I Ain't Gonna Cry, Young Gods ~ Back Door Man, Too Much Too Young

10th December 2010

3 shows down and it's been going very well so far-Toby sounds fantastic AND EP3 is finally out! It sounds great and, at the time of writing, Gina is currently my favourite. Or Better Off Dead. Or maybe Rear View Mirror......ok I can't commit to one right now......

Setlists so far:

Bootleggers Bar, Kendal - 7th December 2010
Unwind, Kickin' Up Dust, All Roads Lead To You, Happy Ever After, Weight Of The World, The Chosen One, Deliver Me, Inside Out, Forgiveness, Don't Pray For Me, Womankind, Unfortunate Man, Forbidden Fruit, Boneyard, Radical Your Lover, Young Gods ~ Back Door Man, She's A Little Angel, I Ain't Gonna Cry, The Way That I Live, Too Much Too Young

Cathouse, Glasgow - 8th December 2010
She's A Little Angel, Kickin' Up Dust, Unwind, The Chosen One, Don't Pray For Me, Radical Your Lover, Young Gods ~ Back Door Man, Too Much Too Young

O2 Academy2, Newcastle - 9th December 2010
She's A Little Angel, Kickin' Up Dust, Unwind, Deliver Me, The Chosen One, Don't Pray For Me, I Ain't Gonna Cry, Too Much Too Young

"Deliver Me" is a new Fastway song which will be on their forthcoming album. Onward to Manchester.....

3rd December 2010

Tomorrows gig at Stereo in York has also been postponed until after the new year, again due to the weather :(

2nd December 2010

Tomorrows gig at Corporation in Sheffield has unfortunately been postponed until next year due to the weather/snow. All tickets will remain valid for the re-scheduled show-the date for which will be confirmed as soon as possible :(

16^th November 2010

EP3 has a release date and it is….6^th December 2010! Tracklist (the order of which is not yet finalised) is:
1. Better Off Dead
2. Small Talk
3. Back In The Day
4. Backslide
5. Got To Have It
6. Gina
7. Just No Way To Stop From Loving You
8. Rear View Mirror
9. The Song With No Name

With The Chosen One and Hurts as bonus tracks!

That'll be an 11 track EP then! No complaints from me :D

29th September 2010

Two "new" songs, 'It's A Shame' and 'Unfortunate Man' available for download on Toby's official website now! These two songs were chosen from a bunch of unreleased demos from around 1995. And frankly I think they are great, especially It's A Shame. Lyrics on the Lyrics page!

22nd August 2010

Final warm-up show for the December tour announced at Corporation in Sheffield on Friday 3rd December.

18th August 2010

Work on EP3 is coming along nicely apparently....Toby's latest blogs lists the titles (subject to change) as: Rear View Mirror, Small Talk, Better Off Dead, Got To Have It, Backslide, Back In The Day....

Although Toby had previously mentioned that 'Back In The Day' would be a download track but who knows....

10th August 2010

Overwhelming Me is available for download/streaming at www.tobyjepson.com right now. I love this song to say the least! Lyrics below.....

Overwhelming Me

I’ve been waiting for so long

Am I crazy – I don’t understand what’s going on

Didn’t see where you came from

Thought that I would end up living out my life alone

Please forgive me if I seem a little out of my head

Oh it’s overwhelming me

So unexpectedly

Is this how I should feel? Is it real?

Oh it’s overwhelming me

So unexpectedly

Finally I feel something real

But it’s hard to change routine

Cos I’m a creature comforted by falling in-between

Can you give me a little time

To adjust I spent so long preparing for the fight

Please forgive me if I seem a little out of my head

Oh it’s overwhelming me

So unexpectedly

Is this how should I feel? Is it real?

Oh it’s overwhelming me

So unexpectedly

Finally I feel something real

Is this real enough

Is this the real thing we’ve got
I could not take rejection

Not again I’d rather stop it now

So tell me please I’ve got to know

Can we let this love grow

Oh it’s overwhelming me

So unexpectedly

Is this how should I feel? Is it real?

Oh it’s overwhelming me

So unexpectedly

Finally I feel something real

Oh it’s overwhelming me

So unexpectedly

Is this how should I feel? Is it real?

Oh it’s overwhelming me

So unexpectedly

Finally I feel something real

2nd August 2010

Actual proper bona-fide EP 3 news-it will be available for the Skin tour! It may include some bonus tracks but the titles released so far are 'Better Off Dead', 'Rear View Mirror' and 'Small Talk'.

Also, this weeks track is the phenomenal 'Overwhelming Me'-coming in the next few days. Other tracks coming soon on the free download list are 'Back In The Day' and 'Gina'. Exciting times :)

Oh, and finally-another warm up gig has been announced-The Diamond Rock Club in Ballymena on Saturday 27th November 2010.

31st July 2010

Two new Warm Up shows added to the list of upcoming tourdates; Stereo in York on Saturday 4th December and Bootleggers in Kendal on Tuesday 7th December....

17th July 2010

Lyrics to the new songs, Hurts and The Chosen One available for download on www.tobyjepson.com, along with songs on the jukebox you may not have heard before......

Hurts

There’s always something taking place

Beneath my happy smiling face

That I wear a frown

It isn’t that I have a doubt

It’s more about the feeling

That’s hanging round

It isn’t like a new phenomena

I was just a commoner

Way back when

But at the time I’m flying

There’s no point in us denying

Whats happening

[Chorus]

Cos it hurts just a little bit more

Than it ever did before

Yeah it hurts just a little bit more

Than it ever did before

Dice is always loaded

So the game I can’t control
It’s never fair

The crumbs beneath the table

Aren’t sufficient to disable

All that I fear

Where in this equation

Is the source of our salvation

And happiness

Still waiting for an answer

I’m a lover not a dancer
Of all your sweet tenderness

But it hurts just a little bit more

Than it ever did before

Yeah it hurts just a little bit more

Than it ever did before

And it takes all my time to ignore

Everything that gone before

Yeah it hurts just a little bit more more more

But it’s a good ?????

Yeah it hurts just a little bit more

Than it ever did before

Yeah it hurts just a little bit more

Than it ever did before

And it takes all my time to ignore

Everything that gone before

Yeah it hurts just a little bit more

Than it ever did

Yeah it hurts just a little bit more

Than it ever did before

Yeah it hurts just a little bit more

Than it ever did

And it takes all my time to ignore

Everything that gone before

Yeah it hurts just a little bit more more more more

The Chosen One

Though it’s hard to admit

I stopped making sense

Between the blood and the spit

I lost my confidence

But I never thought

That I would live to see

All my hopes fade away

The rests just bad memories

So hold on tight, don’t be scared

Don’t look down unless you’re well prepared
Turn my face to the sun
I’m not gonna be the chosen one

This foolish work of art

Has everything but taste

While cautious men slow down

The idiot makes haste

And the tracks of my tears

As plain as the egg on my face

And as I crack a smile

It’s hard to imagine what those tears erase

?????? rides down, another fall
Just you wait until your dad gets home

Happiness, worn and gone

I’m not gonna be the chosen one

Footloose, two left feet

Sometimes hell the only place to be

Putting your faith in fools

??Fool is wrong???

Well I’m not gonna be the chosen one

I’m not gonna be the chosen one

I won’t wait

Can’t be late

When I’ll be back I can’t say

I won’t wait

Can’t be late

When I’ll be back I can’t say

So forgive my mouth

Exohonorate

Lets’ not holler

Put on the brakes

Guilt complex

Hours of fun

I’m not gonna be the chosen one

Waters on

Little rain

Old men know the truth but still complain

Welcome to this house of fun

I’m not gonna be the chosen one

The chosen one

I’m not gonna be the chosen one

Turn my face to the sun

Cos I’m not gonna be the chosen one

15^th July 2010

In the words of Professor Farnsworth - "Good news Everyone!". Toby has been confirmed as support for Skin again on their farewell tour in December; the dates are:
Glasgow Cathouse Dec 8th
Newcastle Academy Dec 9th
Manchester Academy Dec 10th
Norwich waterfront Dec 11th
Bristol Thekla Dec 12th
Bournemouth Academy Dec 14th
London Underworld Dec 15th
Birmingham Academy Dec 16th
Oxford Academy Dec 17th
Nottingham Rock City Dec 18th

For ticket details see www.skinfreak.co.uk

Also I'm told that some previously unreleased Toby solo tracks will very very shortly be available for free download on Toby's official website so keep your eyes wide open. Pun-tastic!

3rd July 2010

Big news this week (which I have been a little slow at posting!)-basically Toby has quit as singer of Gun. The Official website sent out this announcement..

"GUN - Announcement from Toby Jepson

Due to increasing writing and production commitments for other artists, I have decided to leave GUN as the singer. I have had a fantastic time working with Jools and Dante and consider the music we have created together as being amongst the best I have been involved in throughout my career . I wish them well and sincerely hope that we will work together again in some capacity in the future. I stress that that I am in no way leaving the world of live music, far from it, it is simply that at the moment I cannot commit 100% to future GUN plans and would not want to stand in the way of the bands potential further development . I fully intend to resurface as a rock singer in one way or another in the near future so watch this space...
Toby Jepson
Scarborough
June 2010

GUN - Announcement from Jools & Dante.

Following on from Toby's announcement we will take some time out to decide GUN's future.
The last couple of years have been great and we have really enjoyed playing the gigs. Thanks to Toby for being an excellent frontman and thanks to the fans for supporting us.
Dante and I will keep you posted with what's happening.......so don't go away now!"

Toby is currently producing an album for a Russian singer which should be finished in August and then his commitment will be EP3 (finally!). I'll still be reminding him every week though.

In the meantime, enjoy 3 more songs from the Gun Rockers show on the Music page, and expect more news soon regarding Toby live dates of some nature....

6th June 2010

Welcome to the real world
Money
Don't say it's over
Popkiller
Taking on the world
Let your hair down
Better days
Seraphina
Steal your fire
Shame on you
Word up

3rd June 2010

Next 3 tracks from Rockers available for download now :)

30th April 2010

First three tracks of a "new" show Gun show available for download on the Music page - enjoy!

26th April 2010

Fantastic Toby solo show last night in Scarborough, again another mixture of acoustic and electric tracks. I'm told that the show was recorded and that some tracks may make it onto a live CD which may be a stopgap to EP3, speaking of which the latest news is "summer".

Interestingly a new song entitled 'The Chosen One' was included on the setlist last night but Toby didn't actually play it during the show (sadly). The final setlist was:

She's A Little Angel / Kickin' Up Dust / All Roads Lead To You / Boneyard / Inside Out / Forgiveness* / Weight Of The World* / I Ain't Gonna Cry* / Don't Pray For Me* / Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind* / Womankind* / Unwind / Happy Ever After / Let Your Hair Down / Radical Your Lover / Young Gods ~ Won't Get Fooled Again / Too Much Too Young / Soapbox* / Pop Killer

* = acoustic tracks

30^th March 2010

Toby will be playing a solo show at The Victoria Hotel in Scarborough on Sunday 25^th April 2010. Expect a mix of acoustic and electric tracks and a selection of tracks from every era of Toby career, possibly including some new songs and some that have never previously been played live before. For more details and to reserve/order tickets go here.

I’ve also made the last few songs from Bridlington and Cambridge available for download a few days early. See the Music page.

22nd March 2010

March tour setlists uploaded, videos, photos etc coming soon!

24^th February 2010

Two new videos today; Toby performing ‘Don’t Pray For Me’ electro-acoustic on the Skin tour, plus Gun playing ‘Popkiller’ live from the November UK tour! See the TJTV page…..

19th February 2010

For those you impatiently waiting for the setlist from Toby's Irish show last weekend it was....

She's A Little Angel, Kickin' Up Dust, Some People Are More Equal Than Others, All Roads Lead To You, Boneyard, Inside Out*, Forgiveness*, I Ain't Gonna Cry*, Don't Pray For Me*, Unwind*, Soapbox*, Womankind*, Happy Ever After, Let Your Hair Down, Radical Your Lover, Young Gods ~ Won't Get Fooled Again, Too Much Too Young, Pop Killer, Boneyard (again!), Kickin' Up Dust (again!)

* = acoustic

2^nd February 2010

Gun have been confirmed as support act for the forthcoming Lynyrd Skynyrd UK tour. The dates are as follows:

Thursday 4 March 2010
Birmingham LG Arena
0844 338 8000

Friday 5 March 2010
Cardiff International Arena
029 2022 4488

Saturday 6 March 2010
London Hammersmith Apollo
0844 844 4748

Monday 8 March 2010
Manchester Apollo
08444 777 677

Tuesday 9 March 2010
Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
08444 999 990

Buy tickets online from www.livenation.co.uk

Unfortunately, this means that the show scheduled for Shetland Burra Hall on March 5th has had to be re-arranged for Saturday 27th March. All tickets will remain valid.

Old news..........

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