THIN LIZZY - Three New Shows Announced

February 8, 2011, 13 years ago

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THIN LIZZY have announced three new live dates. They are as follows (ticket links are highlighted):

May

29 - Jelling, Denmark - The Jelling Festival

June

4 - Killarney, Ireland - INEC
5 - Castlebar, Ireland - Royal Theatre

For a full list of confirmed dates and VIP packages go to the band's official website here

As previously reported, Thin Lizzy paid tribute to former band member GARY MOORE in Vienna on February 6th, the only way they know how: by turning it up to 11. The band dedicated the concert at the Vienna Arena Sunday night to Moore, who died over the weekend in a Spanish hotel room.

"I can't believe he's gone," said drummer Brian Downey, the only founding member of Thin Lizzy still with the band. Guitarist Scott Gorham, who took over after Moore left the band in 1974, said it was "an honor to have stood on the same stage with him."

Read the full report at HollywoodReporter.com

According to The Sun, Gary Moore - who died in Estepona, Spain yesterday (February 6th) at the age of 58 - choked on his vomit after knocking back champagne and brandy.

The 58-year-old ex-Thin Lizzy star was discovered just before 4am by his girlfriend, unconscious in their Spanish hotel room.

Medics found him lying lifeless on his back wearing just his underpants.

An ambulance source said: "We believe the deceased had been drinking heavily."

A source at The Kempinski hotel on Spain's Costa del Sol - where suites cost up to £3,500 a night - said: "There were definite signs of alcohol in the room.

"His girlfriend was very distraught, in floods of tears."

In a career dating back to the 1960s, Moore played with artists including Phil Lynott and Brian Downey as early as his secondary school days, leading him to membership with the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy on three separate occasions. Moore shared the stage with such blues and rock luminaries as B.B. KING, ALBERT KING, COLOSSEUM II, GREG LAKE and SKID ROW (not to be confused with the glam metal band of the same name), as well as having a successful solo career.

Moore collaborated with a broad range of artists including GEORGE HARRISON, TRILOK GURTU, DR. STRANGELY STRANGE, COLOSSEUM II, ALBERT COLLINS, JIMMY NAIL, MO FOSTER, GINGER BAKER, JACK BRUCE, JIM CAPALDI, VICKI BROWN, COZY POWELL, THE BEACH BOYS, OZZY OSBOURNE and ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER on the composer's Variations (album) in 1977. He experimented with many musical genres, including rock, jazz, blues, country, electric blues, hard rock and heavy metal, according to Wikipedia.


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