List of Thin Lizzy band members

This is a comprehensive list of personnel including all the various reunions for hard rock band Thin Lizzy.

Original band (1969–83)

The original band was led and run by writer, singer and bassist (and occasional acoustic guitar player) Phil Lynott. Thin Lizzy disbanded when he decided to end the group.

Name/Period Band members Releases
Thin Lizzy
December 1969–July 1970
Thin Lizzy
July 1970–December 1973
Thin Lizzy
January–April 1974
Thin Lizzy
May 1974

with

Thin Lizzy
June 1974–July 1978
Thin Lizzy
August–December 1978

with

Thin Lizzy
January–July 1979
Thin Lizzy
July–August 1979

with

Thin Lizzy
September–December 1979

with

Thin Lizzy
January–April 1980

with

Thin Lizzy
April 1980–early 1981

with

Thin Lizzy
Early 1981–August 1982
Thin Lizzy
September 1982–September 1983
Thin Lizzy

Band split

Reunion projects (1984–1996)

Though not an actual reunion, a project credited to Gary Moore and Phil Lynott which also featured Brian Downey on drums produced a single, "Out in the Fields", in 1985. Proper reunions, however, did not take place until after Lynott's death in 1986. Various projects subsequently appeared presenting themselves as tributes to Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy.

Musicians from the original (1969–1983) incarnations of the band are listed in bold.

Name/Period Band members Releases
1984–1986 Band split
Thin Lizzy – Self Aid Reunion Show
1986
1986–1991

Band split

Thin Lizzy – "Dedication" sessions
1991
1991–1993

Band split

"An Evening with The Thin Lizzy Band"
1993
1993–1994

Band split

"A Tribute to Phil Lynott"
1994
1994–1996

Band split

The reformed Thin Lizzy (1996–present)

Sykes with Thin Lizzy at the Music Hall in Aberdeen Scotland on 1 December 2007 Photo: Alec MacKellaig

In 1996 John Sykes decided to put together a fully reformed Thin Lizzy that would survive as a long term project rather than a brief set of reunion concerts. Scott Gorham has been a part of this, and initially Brian Downey and Darren Wharton were also included, in a lineup identical to the 1994 shows. However, the latter two left the band in 1998 and 2001 respectively.

In 2010, following a ten-month period of inactivity due to Sykes's departure, a new lineup was announced, anchored around Gorham and the returning Downey and Wharton.

Musicians from the original (1969–1983) incarnation of the band are listed in bold.

Name/Period Band members Releases
Thin Lizzy
1996–1998
Thin Lizzy
1998–2001
Thin Lizzy
2001

2001–2004

Band on hiatus

Thin Lizzy
2004–2005
Thin Lizzy
2005–2006
Thin Lizzy
2006–2007
Thin Lizzy
2007–June 2009
Thin Lizzy
May 2010–May 2011
  • Live In London 2011 - 22.01.2011 Hammersmith Apollo - live (2011)
  • Live In London 2011 - 23.01.2011 Indigo2 - live (2011)
Thin Lizzy
May–August 2011
  • High Voltage Festival - Recorded Live - July 23rd 2011 - live (2011)
Thin Lizzy
August 2011–December 2015
  • Live 2012 @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London - live (2013)
Thin Lizzy
April 2016–present

Timeline

References

  1. http://www.midgeure.com/archive/thinlizzygig.html Midge Ure official website accessed 3 October 2007
  2. http://www.midgeure.com/archive/thinlizzygig.html Midge Ure official website accessed 3 October 2007
  3. http://www.platform-end.co.uk/html/dave_f.html Manfred Mann's Earth Band website - Dave Flett profile page, accessed 3 October 2007
  4. http://www.midgeure.com/archive/thinlizzygig.html Midge Ure official website accessed 3 October 2007
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