He knew all the songs and he knew all the basic solos we used to play so he was the obvious choice. HeвЂ™s a great guy and a friend and also a big Lizzy fan. The best alternative would have been Vivian. So that didnвЂ™t really happen the way I wanted it to happen. But he was kind of busy doing something on his own, recording his own album and thinking of going out on tour with his own band. вЂњThe original idea was to get Robbo (Brian Robertson) back believe it or not. Brian Robertson Thin Lizzy members on the bandвЂ™s rise and fall: вЂHeroin was the worst mistake we madeвЂ™ The quintessential rock band made brilliant, dynamic rockвЂ™nвЂ™roll when they were. He plays with Def Leppard as you know, he was off the road and we were scheduled to do this tour and he was doing nothing in those two months

HeвЂ™s a friend from Belfast weвЂ™ve known for quite a long time. He actually played in a bad called Sweet Savage who supported Thin Lizzy back in the day. вЂњVivian Campbell has been around for quite a while. He explains how the tour came about: вЂњI got a call from Scott and we just had a little chat and we decided maybe we should do something for the 25th anniversary. Still, the band fired on all cylinders as they rocked through a set including scorching run-throughs of Bad Reputation, Waiting for an Alibi, and Cowboy Song, and high-class renditions of classics like The. вЂќBut what it does have is, it has the basic quality that we used to have.вЂќ Guitarist Gary Moore had just joined, replacing Brian Robertson, while drummer Mark Nauseef sat in for Brian Downey. вЂњIt will never be Thin Lizzy really without Phil,вЂќ admits Downey. It is a quite different Thin Lizzy line-up that will tread the boards at the Civic, with Downey back on drums, Scott Gorham and Def LeppardвЂ™s Vivian Campbell on guitars, Darren Wharton on keyboards, Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake/Ted Nugent) on bass and lead vocal duties taken by Ricky Warwick from The Almighty.

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