![]() ![]() On drums was Brian Downey who, to this day, plays in a latter-day version of the band. The other two were integral to Thin Lizzy. The three-piece line-up featured Eric Bell, who would soon leave the band, on guitar. Their music reflected a wide range of influences - blues, soul music, psychedelic rock, and traditional Irish folk music, but they are generally classified as hard rock.īack in 1973, the band hadn’t quite hit the big time and were in the middle of a ballroom tour promoting their third album, Vagabonds Of The Western World. It was the first of their many driving, propulsive rock hits which would include the likes of Jailbreak, Dancing In The Moonlight and the rabble-rousing The Boys Are Back In Town. The Dubliners had perfomed the song in the 1960s, but this was a whole new sound. ![]() Had you turned up at the Mayfair on this night in 1973, you would have seen a young, relatively unknown Irish band called Thin Lizzy.Īt that stage the rockers’ only hit had been their raucous take on the traditional Irish song Whiskey in the Jar. The iconic venue, of course, played host to the cream of rock groups from the mid-60s until its closure in 1999. Yet another classic band was treading the boards of the much-missed Newcastle Mayfair - 40 years ago to the day. ![]()
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