THIN LIZZY / DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell recently spoke with Allyson B. Crawford at AOL Noisecreep about splitting time between the two bands. An excerpt from the story is available below:

While Campbell is a touring member of Thin Lizzy, his loyalties lie with his day job in Def Leppard. The Lep will hit the road for a summer tour with Heart providing support. All that touring means less time for Thin Lizzy, but Campbell already has that worked out.

"The situation as it stands with Lizzy is that they've very generously said that I could come and go as my schedule dictates -- that they'll find someone else to play with over the summer while I'm touring with Def Leppard, and then I'm free to come back."

Campbell doesn't rule out the possibility of new Thin Lizzy music and he says he'd like to be part of the songwriting if and when it happens.

"I know my heart is in the right place and I feel the same is true of [singer] Ricky Warwick. Ricky embodies a lot of the same soul and spirit that Phil Lynott had. He has a lot of the same characteristics to his personality and he's very authentic at what he's doing. He's not trying to be Phil Lynott, he's trying to be Ricky Warwick fronting Thin Lizzy. I think we've won over a lot of skeptics who said Thin Lizzy shouldn't even be playing with the name Thin Lizzy... and taking it one stage further. I do think that at some point in the near future the band might want to experiment, to write new songs and see what happens."

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Thin Lizzy recently confirmed that Richard Fortus from GUNS N' ROSES will replace Campbell on guitar for all Thin Lizzy live shows while he is back touring and recording with Def Leppard.

Vivian's last show will be at Slane Castle in Ireland on May 28th.

Thin Lizzy's European summer tour dates are as follows:

May

28 - Dublin, Ireland- Slane Castle
29 - Horsens, Denmark- Jelling Festival
30 - Hillerod, Denmark - Frederiksborg Culture House

June

1 - Ipswich, England - Regent Theatre
2 - Swindon England - MEC Arena
4 - Kilarney, Ireland - INEC
5 - Castlebar, Ireland - Royal Theater
7 - Belfast, Ireland - Odyssey Arena (with Def Leppard and ALICE COOPER)
8 - Dublin, Ireland -O2 Arena (with Def Leppard and Alice Cooper)
10 - Derby, England - Download Festival
11 - Solvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival
12 - Uppsala, Sweden - Katalin And All That Jazz
14 - Enschede, Netherlands - Enschede Atak Festival
15 - Ulm, Germany - Ulmer Zelt
18 - Clisson, France - Hellfest
19 - London, England - Finsbury Park Feis
24 - St. Goarshausen, Germany - Lorely Festival
25 - Dessau, Germany - Ferropolis Rock The Nation

July

10 - Weert, Netherlands - Bospop Festival
23 - London, England - Victoria Park High Voltage Festival
30 - Stuttgart, Germany - Rock of Ages
31 - Lokerse, Belgium - Locust Festival

Visit the Thin Lizzy website for ticket links and VIP packages.