With thirteen albums to their credit, they have had over fourteen top 20 hits in Europe while classic tracks such as "The Boys Are Back In Town," "Jailbreak," and "Cowboy Song" have become staples of American rock radio. Formed in 1969 by Dublin school chums Phil Lynott and Brian Downey, Thin Lizzy scored their first top ten hit in 1972 with "Whiskey In The Jar" -- their reworking of the traditional Irish drinking song. Several years later when Lizzy lost original guitarist Eric Bell, Lynott brought in two players, American Scott Gorham and
Scotsman Brian Robertson. While the latter was replaced by a string of players over Lizzys career (including Gary Moore, Snowy White, Midge Ure, and eventually John Sykes) the move to have two main guitarists playing harmony leads proved to be their signature sound. According to Gorham, not only did new guitarists have to be good musicians, they also had to bring in a bit of their own unique style.

Lizzys biggest break hit in 1976 with the classic track "The Boys Are Back In Town" from the album Jailbreak. Lizzy worked constantly releasing strong albums with more hit singles, however, hard living, drug abuse, and continuous touring eventually wore down the band. It was announced in 1982 that the tour for the album Thunder and Lightning would be their farewell and as luck would have it, Lizzy was once again on top.

The yearlong tour had them playing the major halls throughout Europe and Japan, along with the
headlining spot at the Reading Festival. Despite sounding better than ever, Lizzy played their last show together on September 4th, 1983 at Germanys Monsters Of Rock Festival. In the years to follow, Lynott collaborated with other musicians and fronted a new band called Grand Slam, but the band never made its mark, nor was Lynott able to live beyond his Lizzy legacy. Phil Lynott died on the 4th of January 1986, from heart failure and pneumonia from years of drug abuse. He was only 35.

Fortunately, the post Lizzy years proved fruitful for its other members. Sykes went on to join Whitesnake and record the bands best selling albums, Slide It In and Whitesnake 87. He then formed Blue Murder and followed through with a successful string of solo releases. Scott Gorham returned to London and started doing session work with friends before forming his own band, 21 Guns.

Yet while each member was busy doing their own projects, they reformed in 1994 to do a series of shows to honor Lynotts name.

In 2000, the band released One Night Only, marking the first live album under the Thin Lizzy moniker in close to seventeen years. Recorded on their European tour, the members of Thin Lizzy pay homage to their celebrated past with a new fire and prove their songs have stood the test of time. It also marks the beginning of a new chapter for the band with a world wide tour to follow. As for the future, Gorham and Sykes are writing new material together enforcing that Thin Lizzys magic will always remain.

In 2003 -The Boys Are Back In Town again with their Global Chaos Tour. Scott Gorham, John Sykes and with rhythm section of Michael Lee on Drums from the Jimmy Page/Robert Plant camp and Randy Gregg on bass. Thin Lizzy will hit as many countries as possible to once again honor Phil Lynotts legacy.

Every person should have the privilege of hearing Phil Lynotts music live!

THIN LIZZY - GLOBAL CHAOS TOUR 2003
10-09 Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY
10-10 The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
10-11 Steel Music Hall - Rochester, NY
10-12 The Downtown - Farmingdale, Long Island NY
10-13 off
10-14 Don Hills - NYC, NY
10-15 off
10-16 Wreck Room - Wallington, NJ
10-17 Jaxx - Springfield, VA
10-18 Thunderdome - Baltimore, MD
10-19 off
10-20 Peabodys - Cleveland, Ohio
10-21 Coyotes - Louisville, KY
10-22 Double Door - Chicago, IL
10-23 Double Door - Chicago, IL
10-24 Pops - Sauget, IL
10-25 Surf Ballroom - Clearlake, Iowa
10-26 off
10-27 TBA
10-28 off
10-29 The Edge - Palo Alto, Ca
10-30 Roadhouse - Sacramento Ca
10-31 Ventura Theater - Ventura Ca
11-1 The Galaxy - Santa Ana, Ca
11-2 The Key Club - Los Angeles, Ca
11-3 off
11-4 off

11-5 off
11-6 Manchester Academy - Manchester, UK
11-7 Newport City Live Arena Newport, UK
11-8 Sheffield Leadmill - Sheffield, UK
11-9 Wulfrun - Wolverhampton, UK
11-10 TBA
11-11 Renfrew Ferry - Glasgow, UK
11-12 Newcastle Opera House - Newcastle, UK
11-13 off
11-14 Muffathalle Munich, Germany
11-15 Bluesgarage - Hannover, Germany
11-16 Orakel - Ingolstadt, Germany
11-17 Jazzhaus - Freiburg, Germany
11-18 Die Halle - Reichenbach, Germany
11-19 Hirsch - Nürnberg, Germany
11-20 Zeche - Essen, Germany
11-21 off
11-22 Tobaksfabrikken - Esbjerg, Denmark
11-23 Pumpehuset - Copenhagen, Denmark
11-24 off
11-25 off
11-26 off
11-27 Bosuil Weert Holland
11-28 Lucky Rijssen Holland
11-29 Biebob Vosselaar Belgium
11-30 off

12-1 Opera House - Cork Ireland
12-2 UCH - Limerick, Ireland
12-3 Castlebar - Travellers Friend Ireland
12-4 Waterfront - Belfast, UK
12-5 Ambassador - Dublin, Ireland
12-6 Ambassador - Dublin, Ireland
12-7 NEC - Killarney, Ireland