Tag: Ricky Warwick

Thin Lizzy are back on this side of the world with a UK tour announcement for January/February 2012

The band consists of Scott Gorham, Brain Downey, Darren Wharton, Richard Fortus, Marco Mendoza and Ricky Warwick.

Hopefully we will see some Irish dates announced very soon for this tour.

JUDAS PRIEST will embark on a North American tour in the fall with support from THIN LIZZY and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY.

Singer Rob Halford said, “We’re pulling out all the stops. We’ve built a brand new stage set, we’ve got all the effects that people love us for — the lasers, the fire, the bombs, the smoke, new costumes, and the bike. It’s just a full-on metal extravaganza.”

The tour — which was announced last month during a press conference at the Renaissance Hotel at Highland and Hollywood in Los Angeles, California — will kick off on October 12 in San Antonio, Texas.

Last week I had the chance to speak to Ricky Warwick. Starting out as a rhythm guitarist in New Model Army, Ricky formed The Almighty in 1988. Three successful solo albums, many successful side projects and currently fronting the mighty Thin Lizzy on tour – is there any stopping this man? Always a confident musician, Ricky talks about how this line up came to life, working with Nathan Connelly, his love of his family and how life couldn’t be better for the Northern Irish legend.

First congratulations on the current Thin Lizzy tour.

Thank you very very much. I’m having a great time and it is going really well.

While annoucing tour dates for their upcoming tour – Def Leppard have annouced a brilliant line up for the Dublin and Belfast dates.

Both Thin Lizzy and Alice Cooper have been lined up to support Leppard in Belfast Odessey Arena on June 7 and then Dublin O2 arena on June 8.

While a 2011 tour wasn’t expected from the band as they are working on their new album, a follow up to 2008′s smash hit ‘Songs from the Sparkle Lounge’ – they are certainly coming back out with a bang. Along with the dates annouced, the band have also been confirmed as the final headline act for Download Festival in Donnington after closing the festival in 2009.