Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the
founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil
Lynott, met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led
them throughout their recording career of twelve studio albums. Thin Lizzy are
best known for their songs "Whiskey in the Jar", "Jailbreak" and ... read more

Live Music: Midge Ure Live in Cleveland, January 16, 2013

Midge Ure has engendered quite a bit of goodwill over the years, thanks to a long musical career spanning myriad genres. In the ‘70s and ‘80s alone, the Scotl...
Posted 21 January 2.00pm — Comment on this

Thin Lizzy Members To Reunite As A New Band

Get ready for the Black Star Riders...
Posted 21 December 2012 6.04pm — Comment on this

Queued Up: S/T EP

Portland, OR quartet Queued Up name The Who, Thin Lizzy and The Hives as sources of inspiration for their songs. With a nod to the legendary Marquee poster for The Who:...
Posted 13 December 2012 5.05pm — Comment on this

Hammer of Doom News Report 10.15.12: Men Fighting Like Girls Edition

News and thoughts on Steven Tyler insulting KISS, Eddie Van Halen placing on Guitar World's Top 100 guitarists list, Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson airing their personal i...
Posted 15 October 2012 7.03am — Comment on this

Thin Lizzy To Record First Album In 29 Years

Veteran rockers Thin Lizzy are working on an album of new material - 29 years after their last release. Original member Brian Downey, who co-founded the Irish act with ...
Posted 18 September 2012 7.30pm — Comment on this

Gary Barlow to perform on War of the Worlds album remake

Joss Stone and Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson also among stars appearing on remake of Jeff Wayne's 1970s hitGary Barlow has landed a lead role performing on a revamp...
Posted 18 September 2012 4.49pm — Comment on this

Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott: 'I am Johnny Cool, you know' – a classic interview from the vaults

Thin Lizzy are back in the studio, so what better time to visit Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music writing – and rediscover this ...
Posted 18 September 2012 3.41pm — Comment on this

Thin Lizzy to record first album in 29 years

The boys are back in town to work on first new material since the death of singer Phil Lynott in 1986Thin Lizzy are set to make their first album in 29 years. The band wi...
Posted 18 September 2012 10.28am — Comment on this

Thin Lizzy Announces New Album

Their first in almost three decadesÂ…
Posted 18 September 2012 1.07am — Comment on this

Phil Lynott's mother objects to Mitt Romney using Thin Lizzy's music

Philomena Lynott said her son would not have approved of the Republican campaign's anti-gay and pro-rich policiesThe mother of Irish rock legend Phil Lynott has objected ...
Posted 3 September 2012 6.14pm — Comment on this

Band of Blogs: Bondax, Somadrone covers Thin Lizzy, Fiction

Every Friday, I pick out four new music picks from the best of the music blogosphere as part of my Day & Night digital section. Follow Day & Night on Twitter or Facebook....
Posted 11 May 2012 9.21am — Comment on this

Sleeve notes: Guardian critics' tips for 2012

Our writers share their predictions for the coming year. Plus, meet the musicians causing trouble with their cover versions ...The new year is here and, according to Guar...
Posted 6 January 2012 12.34pm — Comment on this

A "cache of up to 700 Thin Lizzy songs" found

Phil Lynott on stage with Thin Lizzy A treasure trove of tapes stashed away by Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott will be released as a boxed set later this year. Twenty six...
Posted 3 January 2012 5.11am — Comment on this

Thin Lizzy - Live @ Hellfest 2011


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Judas Priest played their not-final NYC area show at Izod Center w/ Black Label Society

photos by Kurt Christiansen Judas Priest @ Izod Center "Pop "retirements" prove to be about as reliable as political promises. Witness the "just kidding, folks" resurrect...
Posted 21 November 2011 5.33pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Thin Lizzy songs in the past year.

  • The boys are back in town  582 plays
  • Whiskey in the jar  522 plays
  • Waiting for an alibi  221 plays
  • Sarah  181 plays
  • Dancing In The Moonlight (caught Me In The Spotlight)  132 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Thin Lizzy over the past year.

  1. Absolute Classic Rock 1115 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 70s 755 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 228 plays
  4. Absolute Radio 90s 14 plays
  5. Absolute 80s 14 plays
  6. Absolute Radio 00s 13 plays
  7. Absolute Radio 60s 3 plays

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