Join the legendary Toni Childs for a special two-hour performance as she celebrates her life’s musical works.
Toni will be performing hits and fan favourites from Union, House of Hope, the Woman’s Boat and Keep the Faith in the first hour of her show then the second hour will be an introduction to Toni’s new music, from two very special albums, It’s All a Beautiful Noise and Citizens of the Planet.
Toni told the Express that her show was like a chocolate box of memories, where you ate your favourites first.
“On the night, I will be singing the band favourites first and then the new music in the second hour,” she said.
“People love the new stuff. It’s a real love up of next-level positivity. If you’re needing a reset, believe me, this will give you a reset – I think I’ve found my superpower!”
An Emmy winner and three-time Grammy-nominated recording artist, Toni Childs is a celebrated singer/songwriter known for her powerful voice, inspiring independent spirit and crafted storytelling. With fans in more than 50 countries around the world, Toni has produced a list of international hits such as: Don’t Walk Away, Stop Your Fussin’, Walk and Talk Like Angels, Zimbabwe, Where’s the Ocean, Many Rivers to Cross, I’ve Got to Go Now and Because You’re Beautiful, to name a few.
Over Toni’s illustrious career she has opened for Bob Dylan and performed duets with greats such as Al Green and Peter Gabriel. She has toured the world over, gaining a much-loved fan base.
The coming years will see the wider release of two very special albums of music. First, It’s All A Beautiful Noise and the second, Citizens Of The Planet. Both releases are a part of two unique 3D Mapping animated shows – two hours of music, animation and high-tech audience engagement.
“Younger me was really focused on being a rock star, chasing fame and fortune, while also wanting to be a really good storyteller,” she said.
“I wanted my music to stand the test of time, to be a crafts person in my storytelling, in my music, and to be respected by my peers. That was where I aimed my career and then I fulfilled that – my music has stood the test of time.
“But as events in my life took a dramatic turn with illness taking a decade of my life, years in between albums, that kind of stuff, I was given a chance to stop living a 16-year-old ambition, and instead have a look at the world around me and at the bigger picture.
“I had Graves’ disease, which is mercury poisoning, it came from allergies to chlorine and sulfates in toothpaste and shampoos and a lot of other toxins I was accumulating in my body,” Toni said.
“It made me really sympathetic to our purchases, our consumerism and how that’s not only affecting our own biology, but nature around us.
“It influenced all of my new productions, and I even gave under water concerts for the whales and dolphins as part of a project called Reef 360.
“Reef 360 tours around regional towns bringing coral species, harvested as part of the Great Barrier Reef Legacy in 2020, and giving people the the opportunity to protect the coral until we figure out how to cool down the reefs.”
Toni’s excitement and enthusiasm for the project is palpable, as she explains the importance of being a part of educating regional communities and schools and giving them an opportunity to have a piece of the Great Barrier Reef.
“We need spectacle, we need wow and things to open us up. We need things to come to our towns and to bring something different so people can be part of the conversation. People’s input should be valued and we should all be weighing in on stuff,” she said.
“The more that we can lock arms and raise each other up the better.”
Toni is offering an exclusive VIP meet and greet package that includes one concert ticket within the first row, a digital copy of Toni Childs Greatest Hits two CD set plus a drink backstage before the concert with Toni, at a special ticket price of $175. There is an allocation of 15 per show – this unique once in a lifetime experience can be purchased at the box office.
Relive your best musical memories with Toni Childs’ Greatest Hits Live in Concert.
Friday February 21 at the Theatre Royal Castlemaine.
