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Thin Lizzy at the Yokohama wharf, Kanagawa, September 1980

Here's what happened when cops raided a Thin Lizzy tour hoping to score a huge drugs bust

By Niall Doherty published

When the Royal Ulster Constabulary decided to go after Thin Lizzy for suspected drug abuse it resulted in road blocks, surprise backstage busts and strip searches – but not an ounce of cocaine to be found

Concerts & Shows
Phil Lynott and Cliff Richard

Phil Lynott once invited Cliff Richard into the studio to hear new Thin Lizzy songs while his dealer chopped out heroin behind the squeaky-clean pop star

By Paul Brannigan published

Thin Lizzy's studio sessions in Paris for 1979's Black Rose album were punctuated by heavy drug use, and Phil Lynott wasn't particularly careful about hiding that fact

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Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher and U2 superimposed on as picture of St Patrick

10 of the best ever rock bands from Ireland

By Malcolm Dome last updated

Ireland has always punched way above its weight when it comes to musical output. Here's 10 of the very best rock acts from the Emerald Isle

Bands & Artists
Phil Lynott on Good Morning Britain, October 13, 1984

Phil Lynott calmly explaining on breakfast TV that using heroin can be "very enjoyable" makes for heartbreaking viewing

By Paul Brannigan published

When Phil Lynott appeared on Good Morning Britain in October 1984, he gave millions of breakfast TV viewers a striking insight into the appeal and dangers of using heroin

Bands & Artists
Thin Lizzy onstage

Thin Lizzy's Live And Dangerous: the real story of the greatest live album ever

By Mark Blake published

Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham look back at the troublesome birth of a classic live album, Thin Lizzy’s Live And Dangerous

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Thin Lizzy's November 14, 1976 'Live And Dangerous' Hammersmith Odeon set to get first vinyl release on Record Store Day

By Paul Brannigan published

Night one of Thin Lizzy's three-night stand at London's legendary Hammersmith Odeon in November 1976 is to get a stand-alone vinyl release for the first time

Bands & Artists
Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous deluxe edition packshot

Thin Lizzy's Live And Dangerous: now more live and more dangerous than ever

By Neil Jeffries published

Thin Lizzy's Live And Dangerous a.k.a. The Greatest Live Album Of All Time – reissued alongside the seven shows recorded to make it

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Dire Straits, Thin Lizzy, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company and Electric Light Orchestra at the launch of The Summit

Led Zeppelin once released a song on K-Tel: the result was one of the great all-star photos

By Fraser Lewry published

Led Zeppelin on K-Tel? It really happened

Bands & Artists
The cover of Classic Rock 310 featuring Phil Lynott

The true story of Thin Lizzy's classic Live And Dangerous - only in the new Classic Rock

By Classic Rock Magazine published

Also in this issue: Christine McVie, Dr Feelgood, Rush, Iggy Pop, The Darkness, Black Stone Cherry, Ugly Kid Joe, The Band, Ville Valo, Sam Ryder and more

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Thin Lizzy standing in front of a car in New York

"I can’t work with these guys. They're falling down drunk" - the story of Thin Lizzy's Dancing In The Moonlight

By Paul Brannigan published

How Thin Lizzy took a funky Phil Lynott bass riff and “a gamble” to make their classic Dancing In The Moonlight

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