THIN LIZZY ANNOUNCE NEW LINE-UP & TOUR

A brand new line-up of hard rocking legends Thin Lizzy have announced a host of UK tour dates, and you will be able to get your tickets at Planet Rock TWO WEEKS ahead of the general riff-raff public.

The band's brand new expanded line-up includes Thin Lizzy mainstays Scott Gorham, Brian Downey and Darren Wharton with Marco Mendoza on bass, Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell on guitar and Ricky Warwick from the excellent Almighty on vocals

SCOTT GORHAM – GUITAR
BRIAN DOWNEY – DRUMS
DARREN WHARTON - KEYBOARDS
VIVIAN CAMPBELL – GUITAR
MARCO MENDOZA – BASS GUITAR
RICKY WARWICK – LEAD VOCALS / GUITAR

The band hit the road in January 2011 with a 13 date tour which culminates in a show at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo.

Tickets go on sale EXCLUSIVELY at PlanetRock.com on Friday 14 May at 9am TWO WEEKS before the tickets go on general sale.

Here are the dates:

Thursday 6th January – Aberdeen Music Hall
Friday 7th – Glasgow O2 Academy
Saturday 8th – Newcastle City Hall
Monday 10th – Leeds O2 Academy 
Tuesday 11th – Llandudno Theatre
Wednesday 12th – Leicester De Montfort Hall
Friday 14th – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Saturday 15th – Manchester Apollo
Sunday 16th – Bristol Colston Hall
Tuesday 18th – Southampton Guildhall
Wednesday 19th – Ipswich Regent   
Friday 21st – Cambridge Corn Exchange
Saturday 22nd – Hammersmith, London, HMV Apollo

Universal have also announced that they will be working on a series of classic Thin Lizzy reissues over the next 18 months, which will see deluxe and expanded versions of some of the band's best records.