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British Blues Star Toby Lee Signs to Fontana Records Photo Credit: Lulu VicedominiLive Photo Credit: Instagram: elisamoroportfolio / Facebook: elisamoroph The British blues guitarist Toby Lee, described as “out of this world” by Jools Holland, today announces his signing to Fontana Records as his first single with the label, ‘Work You Out’, is released. Born…

So excited to be heading to the Caribbean island of Curacao for the International Blues Seas Festival – please check out their website for details. I’ll be playing on April 3rd 2026

Delighted to be playing the Geneva Blues Festival on Friday May 8th 2026 – check out their website for tickets.

Absolutely loved guesting with Starcat at The 100 Club in London and in Brighton! The rockabilly supergroup features Slim Jim Phantom from the Stray Cats, Neil X from Sigue Sigue Sputnik/Marc Almond and Phil Polecat from The Polecats. I’m a huge rockabilly fan so this was a real treat!

Well that’s it – I’m all grown up!

Great show at The Half Moon in London last night – wonderful to have Nick Heyward at the show!

Tonight was the last night of our tour in York. Thanks to everyone who came out to support us, it really does mean the world.

Delighted to say Isabella Coulstock and I are heading out on tour leading up to Christmas – check out our dates on my tour pages…

Having so much fun on tour with the band and our amazing guests James Emmanuel and Isabella Coulstock.

Great night kicking off our tour at Gloucester Guild Hall – thanks to everyone for selling out the show!

What a night I had with Gibson Guitars this week – I became Marty McFly for one night – my Back to the Future moment! Gibson were launching the Back to the Future ES-345’s and I joined the awesome Lockerbillies to re-enact the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance! Best night ever…

An honour to be writing at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios with Pete Robertson.

Loving our tour in the Netherlands – this time at the DeLoods Club – thanks for having us!

Back in the Netherlands at the Qbus Club in Leiden – we do love a good road trip!

Rockin’ our set at the Crossroads Festival in the Netherlands – thanks for inviting us.

This was one of my favourite shows of all time! The venue, the lighting and the crowd were simply incredible – thank you so much!

Excited to be writing new songs with Pete Robertson at The Bert Jansch Studio in Frome.

Excited to announce my UK October/November Tour Dates! Opening the shows will be the incredible James Emmanuel and my special guest for the whole tour is the amazing Isabella Coulstock!

We were invited to Goodwood Revival celebrating the iconic VW bus – thanks so much for letting us get involved and we loved the daily parades around the track. Thanks also to Marc Darcy Suits for suiting me up for the occasion.

Today I took delivery of my dream car – a 1967 21-window VW Samba – I have dreamt about this all my life! Huge thanks to Andy Finch at Spikes Vintage Restorations for making this dream come true!

Incredible night at Hague Blues – huge thanks to the team for making us so welcome!

What a night in Aschaffenburg playing the Colos Saal – such a great vibe in this place!

Rockin’ show at the Blues Garage in Iserhagen, Germany – great crowd in a wonderful club – can’t wait to go back!

Had an awesome time at The Big Feastival in Oxfordshire – just a few miles from where I grew up – an incredible mix of music and the best food – we loved it!

Sold out show at the Rye Jazz and Blues Festival – a wonderful gig in a beautiful church.

The most incredible setting for a festival – Castell Roc in Chepstow alongside When Rivers Meet and The Peace Pirates.

Gorgeous sunshine and a gorgeous crowd at Devafest!

We got to perform ‘House on Fire’ live on the Sunday Brunch TV show plus an interview with the other guests!

Back in London for the Ealing Blues Festival – Thanks so much for having us!

Amazing to have a festival close to home! Rock Oyster you were awesome!

Such an honour to meet the legendary Bonnie Raitt in Belgium while on tour with the band.

We loved being a part of Gent Jazz – such a great crowd, we had an awesome time!

Our first festival in Poland – thanks to everyone who braved the rain – such a wonderful crowd!

Our second Glastonbury and always so much fun – such a huge iconic show that we are very proud to play!

Isle of Wight Festival ticked off our bucket list – what an honour to play the River Stage!

Our first acoustic show supporting Robert Cray at the Royal Festival Hall – a very special night!

Had the best night at Bush Hall, London as part of our tour – thanks so much for selling out this show!

Straight from Nashville to perform with Jools Holland in Hasselt, Belgium – what a night!

Such an incredible honour to perform one of my songs ‘Stingray’ at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville! And then to join Joe Bonamassa on stage for another song. All in memory of the late great Duane Eddy. I loved being a part of the “Titans of Twang” event.

Delighted to make the pages of Guitarist Magazine! – I’ve been reading this since I was 6-years old! Thanks so much for running a feature on me.

Had an awesome time shooting the video for Count on Me with videographer Joe Farrar. It was shot entirely at Perranporth Airfield in Cornwall with my lovely old Buick.

Wonderful to be back out on the road with Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra – this time in Paris!

We are delighted to be playing a FREE SHOW in Banbury – the Oxfordshire town where I was born in 2005! The show takes place at ‘Also Known As’ in Banbury on Friday May 9th and I will be joined by my amazing special guest Isabella Coulstock. To reserve your tickets please email akabooking@gamechangerpubs.com Entry…

Delighted to add The Stables in Milton Keynes to my Spring tour! Do come and see us on June 3rd – The Stables is one of my favourite venues and is where I saw my first gig! I remember the volunteer staff, known as Stablemates, really looked after me and gave me a bolster seat…

The Radio Edit of ‘Count on Me’ is out today! It’s been so exciting to hear it being played regularly on BBC Radio 2 and many other stations around the UK. Thanks so much for all your support as always, it really does mean the world to me. https://100percent.it/CountOnMe

I was honoured to receive the ‘Bob Harris Emerging Artist Award’ at the 2025 UK Americana Awards held in London on January 23rd! I also performed ‘House in Fire’ with the house band which was great fun. Other winners on the night included Lyle Lovett, Candi Staton, Jason Isbell, CMAT, Kezia Gill, Hannah White, David…

Last week our song ‘Count on Me’ made the ‘New to Two’ playlist on BBC Radio 2 which was very cool. This week we jumped straight to the A-List – totally blown away!

Delighted to be performing at the UK Americana Awards on January 23rd. The annual awards will be held at Hackney Church in London.

So excited to be heading to Nashville for ‘Titan of Twang’ – a celebration of Duane Eddy! It will be my first time performing at the Grand Ole Opry and I’m in very good company. Peter Frampton, Joe Bonamassa, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Steve Earle, Buddy Miller, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Molly Tuttle, JD McPherson, Slim…

Our first show of 2025 will be Milkfest ’25 at the Indigo at London’s O2 Arena on February 23rd. We are special guests at the event which is raising funds and awareness for The Brain Tumour Charity. Performing on the night will be Dr Feelgood, When Rivers Meet, Paul Jones and Dave Kelly, The Milk…

Well that’s a great start to 2025 – Number One in the iTunes Charts. Thanks so much to you all for supporting my album ‘House on Fire’ Here’s to an exciting year ahead…

Happy New Year! What an incredible New Years Eve we had – best night ever… What a way to end 2024 – Thank you all so much!

I just wanted to wish you a very Happy Christmas! Thank you for all your support throughout this year, it really does mean the world. It’s been an incredible 2024 and I’m looking forward to what 2025 brings! Sending music and love to you all, Toby xx

So excited to say I will be performing on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny on New Years Eve! The iconic show has been running for 30 years and this year I’ll be alongside Roger Taylor, Kathy Sledge, Jade, Jungle, CMAT, Paul Carrack, The Boomtown Rats, Marc Almond and Ruby Turner.

Since I was 10, I always looked forward to getting my copy of Guitarist magazine and I would read it cover to cover making lists of guitars I would dream of owning one day! Well I’m delighted to say I’m going to be in it! More to follow…

Excited to announce our ‘Live in 25’ Spring Tour in April/May! The tour kicks off in Cardiff on April 24th through to our final night at Bush Hall in London on May 15th. Tickets are available on my tour page and it will be great to see you…

It’s been an incredible year with Jools Holland – over 60 shows in total. I’ve had the time of my life! Thanks to Jools and the amazing orchestra and crew who welcomed me as part of their family throughout the year. The best news is that I have a few more dates with Jools in…

I’d been looking forward to this all year – two nights at the Royal Albert Hall with Jools Holland and his incredible Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. It was an amazing experience and one I will treasure always. Having lost my voice for four previous shows, thankfully it recovered in time for these special nights! Thank…

Just been confirmed for the amazing Rock Oyster festival in Cornwall in July. So nice to have a festival so close to home! Artists confirmed include Ministry of Sound Classical, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, UB40 and many more. More details available on my tour page…

I’ve performed at over 100 shows this year but last night in Nottingham, I lost my voice completely. Tried everything to improve the situation but now on full voice rest! Thanks to Jools, I obviously still had my guitar so managed to perform some Blues with him on the night…

Me and the band have just been booked for Deva Fest – a very cool festival being held at Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire from the 7th – 10th August. Lots of great acts confirmed including Gloria Gaynor, Happy Mondays, Matt Goss and many more. Details on the tour page – see you there!

It’s been such an honour writing with Guy Chambers and I’m loving the vibe we are creating – can’t wait for the next session! His work with Robbie Williams became the soundtrack for a generation so to be in the same room writing new songs is unreal! Thank you Guy…

Had a great day in Glastonbury recording some unplugged versions of my songs plus a few extras! Really looking forward for you to hear the results! House on Fire Unplugged is available on Spotify right now!

Lots of festival bookings coming in and our next announcement is the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival in August! It’s a fantastic festival described as Scotland’s most loved family Music and Arts festival. Details on my tour page…

Really looking forward to performing at Chepstow Castle on August 10th alongside When Rivers Meet and Xander and the Peace Pirates. It’s a stunning setting and we can’t wait to see you – tickets available on my tour page!

We couldn’t have a UK tour without having a very special gig in my hometown! So here it is….. Tuesday 29th October – the last full band show of the year before I head out on tour with Jools Holland until Christmas. Taking place at Project 83 in Newquay – supported by the amazing Clay…

Well this was it, the opening night of the tour at The Grace in London! Such an exciting experience, the band were awesome, a packed out crowd and then selling all our merch after the show. Such a buzz that will set us up for the rest of the tour!

This was a first for me – just me and my acoustic guitar playing to a small audience in selected record stores. I absolutely loved it and it was great to hand over the limited edition vinyls of House on Fire in person! Thanks to all the stores for making me so welcome.

For the launch of House on Fire, we were invited to the BBC to appear on the Cerys Matthews Show. Chris and I had the opportunity to play three songs acoustically – House on Fire, Safe Ground and we attempted Iron Sky by Paolo Nutini! I think it went alright!!

The House on Fire video was so much fun to shoot and we needed the weather to be kind to us! We used videographer Adam Pitts – we’ve known Adam for a long time and he shot the Search for Happiness video as well as Kansas City, It Could Be So Easy and Take the…

A really special day at Packaged Sounds seeing my House on Fire vinyls being pressed for the first time! I even got to press a special one-off white vinyl myself! I had no idea how vinyls were made so to watch the whole process was amazing. Took a while to sign over 1000 of the…

We went for a beach surf vibe for this video and used the talents of photographer Joe Farrar to capture the footage. Rain stopped play on the first scheduled date but we managed to shoot it a week later. My VW bus was out of action but my VW club buddy Lee Curtis let me…

We were so honoured to be the support act for the legendary Status Quo at Vivary Park Taunton. With Chris Haddon away, Jake Loosemore stepped in for this memorable show. We had so much fun and it was great to perform on a huge stage with amazing lighting and a giant ‘Toby Lee’ backdrop. We…

Had a great day on the photoshoot for the House on Fire album with photographer Joe Farrar. The album designer Julian Balme has a great collection of classic cars which we used for the shoot – I have classic cars too but they don’t work at the moment! I’m really pleased with the results and…

Tonight was the last night of the Jools Holland Summer Tour! It has been the most incredible and life changing time of my life and I will really miss it. The best part is that I have the Winter Tour too – so that’s another 30 shows this year! Check my Tour page to secure…

An awesome two show day with my band and then with Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. We’re a long way from home but it doesn’t get much better than this!

Lots of fun filming the music video for one of our singles ‘Fever’ Filmed by the super talented Joe Farrar, we can’t wait to see the results! Thanks to Cube Recording – where the whole album was written – for the use of the live room…

Heading up to Durham for a two show day at the Northern Kin Festival! First me and my lovely band will be performing in the afternoon followed by an evening performance with Jools Holland and his incredible Rhythm & Blues Orchestra! Going to be a very long day but I’m loving every minute…

Great to see the new album coming together! I’m so proud of this album. Here’s a taste of how the album will look along with some other goodies! Loving the limited edition vinyl and also the cassette – how cool is that! Check my store to make your order…

Delighted to say I’ve signed to 100% Records for my upcoming album “House on Fire” Really exited to release this album – my first album of original recordings. October 4th is the big day and I cannot wait…

Such an awesome time at Guitare en Scene – after our fight into Geneva, we headed back into France to the festival site. An amazing festival featuring John Fogerty, Status Quo, Chris Isaac, Dave Stewart Eurythmics, Marcus Miller and Nile Rodgers & Chic. One to remember for sure!

Huge thanks to Lotus for giving me a tour of their amazing factory in Norfolk – loved visiting Classic Team Lotus to see all the historic race cars and then to see all the latest models! Think I better get saving!

A great few days in Croatia where we headlined the Thrill Festival – thank to the crowds that packed the City Park! Such a fun festival and we had a great time…

Great show at the Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes last night. Wonderful to be joined by amazing young guitarist Rhys John Stygal who brought his Stevie Ray style to our version of Crossroads. Thanks to everyone for coming out to support us…

Delighted to say the we are supporting Status Quo on August Bank Holiday weekend! The show takes place at Vivary Park, Taunton on Friday August 23rd. Very excited for this one!

Such an experience taking to the stage at Glastonbury – for the opening slot on the Acoustic Stage on a Sunday morning, we had a great crowd! As it was my first Glastonbury – it would have been great to stay after my set and try and take in the vast site – but it…

An incredible night at the Gibson Garage in London to launch the Les Paul ‘Yardburst’ in memory of Jeff Beck. Great to take to the stage with Johnny Depp and Imelda May for a very special night!

A total honour to be a part of this night celebrating the memory of Jeff Beck – with the launch of the 1959 Les Paul ‘Yardburst’ The event will be hosted by Imelda May and I’ll be playing the ‘Yardburst’ alongside some very special guests. Thank you Gibson!

Some tickets still available for the next run of Jools Holland shows – I’m loving this experience so much! All tickets links can be found on my Tour page. Hope to see you out on the road…

Great night in Scunthorpe with Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. Pictured here with the amazing guest singers, Imelda May, Sumudu Jayatilaka, Louise Marshall and Ruby Turner

Tonight was incredible! My opening night with Jools Holland and his amazing Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. A wonderful crowd at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall made me feel so welcome. It’s a real honour to be a part of this very special family of musicians and I can’t wait for the year ahead. Thank you Jools

Loving the rehearsals with Jools Holland ready for the upcoming Spring and Summer tour. Best bit is Jools is a car guy so when we are not playing music, we are searching for our dream vehicles!

Absolutely great night at Cheltenham last night! 600 tickets for our show sold out very quickly and the audience were amazing – thanks so much to everyone who came, we loved every minute!

Next show for us is the Cheltenham Jazz Festival – our show is nearly sold out so do get yourself a ticket while you can! See Tour page for tickets….

Had the best time at the UK Blues Awards held at The Stables in Milton Keynes last night! So delighted to win the UK Young Artist of the Year award for the third time. Totally honoured to be the youngest artist in the UK Blues Hall of Fame! Thank you so much to everyone who…

Incredible news just in! We are playing the legendary Glastonbury Festival! An absolute dream come true for us – we are opening the Acoustic Stage, which despite the name, is far from acoustic. Simply cannot wait…

Excited to be flying to Croatia to headline the Thrill Blues Festival in July in Croatia! A real honour to be asked and our first time in Croatia – can’t wait…

Delighted to announce that we have new stock of my signature Blackstar St James amp available! I use my 50 watt 2×12 amp for everything, whether it’s in the studio or out on the road. The Jools Holland team even carry one on their truck so I am never without it! Buy yours today –…

Delighted to say me and the band will be performing at Guitare en Scène in France on Sunday 21st July. We are joining an incredible line up including John Fogerty, Chris Isaak, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Status Quo and Dave Stewart.

We had an amazing night in London performing at the iconic Dingwalls in London – we were first out in front of a sell out audience followed by international bluesman Ian Seagal and closing the night was Elles Bailey and her wonderful band. I also joined Elles for a song at the end of her…

An incredible day at the opening of the Gibson Garage London in the presence of rock royalty – Jimmy Page, Sir Brian May and Tony Iommi I had the nerve-wracking task of performing the National Anthem as Jimmy Page cut the ribbon!  Great to catch up with Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian and also James Bay…

So excited to announce that I will be joining Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra for their winter tour The tour kicks off on October 22nd and runs right up to Christmas including two nights at the Royal Albert Hall. With Gilson Lavis on drums and featuring the amazing vocals of Ruby Turner,…

Busy year ahead with my band – here are a few dates with many more to add With my Jools Holland dates and my band dates we have over 100 shows planned – going to be a busy year! Hope to see you as we move around the country – all dates and ticket links…