Thin Lizzy tour 1978

Date Arena City, Country Comments
780216 Music Machine London, UK Greedies. Cancelled

The GREEDY BASTARDS sadly did not appear. The House was packed no wonder when you read the names of the musician. Instead of the GREEDYS came a band called CAFE JAQUES with a guy called CHRIS THOMSON. 2 days later I saw (with my camera) THE HEAVY METAL KIDS. This was the show when GARY HOLTON fell of the high MM Stage to the danceground and on his head fell the monitor-speaker. The MM stage is 2 Meters high !!!!

Thanks to Klaus Hiltscher
Advert, Story 

780329 Rainbow Theatre London, UK Special Thin Lizzy concert filmed for TV. Later released as Live and Dangerous video. 
Limited ticket price 1.50 GBP or 1 GBP
Bootleg
Should have been in by 10 
Live at the Rainbow Theatre 

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to Phil Osborne
Ticket

Thanks to Ian Williams
Ticket

780415 Chalk Farm Roundhouse London, UK Philip guest on bass with Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Nick Lowe also guest.

Ticket

EUROPEAN TOUR MAY-78

Line-up: Philip Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson

780505 Audi Max Hamburg, Germany Cancelled
780507 Kongresshalle Saarbrucken, Germany Cancelled

Thanks to Don Bolster
Poster

780508 Stadthalle Karlsruhe, Germany Cancelled

Poster

780509 Stadthalle Offenbach, Germany Cancelled

Poster
780510 Nibelungenhalle Nurnberg, Germany Cancelled

Poster
780511 Circus Krone Munchen, Germany Cancelled
780512 Haldenberghalle Göppingen, Germany Cancelled

Poster

780513 Musikhalle Hamburg, Germany Cancelled

Poster

 

780515 Pinkpop Festival Geleen, Holland Thin Lizzy, Jonathan Richman, Graham Parker, Journey, Partner, Robert Gordon & Link Wray, Mothers Finest

Poster, Program, Advert

Thanks to Alex Fedotov
Article

Thanks to Chris Hakkens
Photos

780517 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium Advert

Poster

780518 Stadium Paris, France Bootleg
Paris 78 

Thanks to Nick Sharp
Ticket

Ticket

Thanks to Niels E. Hansen weary tune books & music
Poster

780525 Baggot Inn Dublin, Ireland Lynott, Downey, Shiels
780526 Moran´s Dublin, Ireland Lynott, Downey, Bell
780602 Thin Lizzy release the album Live and dangerous
 LIVE AND DANGEROUS UK TOUR JUN-78

Line-up: Philip Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson

780613 Ulster Hall Belfast, Northern Ireland Philip guests with Boomtown Rats on the track Route 66. Lizzy stayed at Europa Hotel in Belfast

Gig promoted by Gary Mills and Tim Nicholson

780614 Ulster Hall Belfast, Northern Ireland Lizzy stayed at Europa Hotel in Belfast

Thanks to Paul Scharfman
Badge

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

780615 Ulster Hall Belfast, Northern Ireland Lizzy stayed at Europa Hotel in Belfast

Thanks to Shelagh Henry
Ticket

Thanks to Paul Scharfman
Badge

780617 The Apollo Glasgow, UK Supported by Johnny Cougar

Thanks to Phil Osborne
Ticket and story about the gig
Story

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket


Thanks to John Shiels and Fran McCloskey
Backstage pass

780618 King´s Hall, Belle Vue Manchester, UK Supported by The Drones
Bob Geldof joined Lizzy on the encore and they played Route 66

Thanks to Tony Went

Ticket

Thanks to Graeme Hanley
Ticket

Thanks to Phil Osborne
Ticket

Thanks to Keith
Badge

780619 Rainbow Theatre London, UK Supported by Horslips
Thanks to Sandra Laubscher former name Sandra Triffitt that worked for Phonogram press office in London
780620 City Hall Newcastle, UK Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

780622 Wembley Empire Pool London, UK SOLD OUT
Supported by Horslips.
Adam Clayton and Paul McGuiness (manager)of U2 backstage

Jailbreak
Bad reputation
Emerald
S & M
Waiting for an alibi
Southbound
Dancing in the moonlight
Massacre
Still in love with you
Johnny the fox
Warriors
Are you ready
Cowboy song
The boys are back in town
Don't believe a word
Rosalie
Sha la la
Baby drives me crazy
Me and the boys
The rocker

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to Sandra Laubscher former name Sandra Triffitt that worked for Phonogram press office in London
Backstage pass

Advert

Thanks to Don Bolster
Poster

Thanks to Paul Scharfman
Badge

780623 Wembley Empire Pool London, UK SOLD OUT
Supported by Horslips

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to Ian Williams
Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
Ticket

Thanks to Geoff Smith
Ticket

Thanks to Don Bolster
Poster

Thanks to Paul Scharfman
Badge

Advert

Thanks to Sandra Laubscher former name Sandra Triffitt that worked for Phonogram press office in London
Backstage pass

780706 Plaza De Toros Ibiza Supported by Suzi Quatro .
Last concert with Brian Robertson as member.

Thanks to Nick Sharp
Handbill

Thanks to Vince Ricci
Backstage pass

780729 The Electric Ballroom
(Frank Murray manager)
Camden, London, UK The Greedy Bastards (Greedies) supported by The Drones.

The Band:
Philip Lynott, Gary Moore, Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Chris Spedding and Jimmy Bain.

Brian Robertson in audience

Jailbreak
Jesus children of America
Cowboy song
The boys are back in town
Stop messing around
Don´t believe a word
Spanish stroll
Are you ready
Black leather
Pipeline
No one is innocent
Get out of here
Motor bikin
Pretty vacant

T-shirt

Ticket

Thanks to Phil Osborne
Article

Thanks to Ronson Atkins
Backstage pass

Thanks to Alex Fedotov
Article

780730 Gary Moore joins Lizzy again.
Official announcement that Gary Moore has permanently replaced Robbo in Thin Lizzy.
 US TOUR AUG-OCT-78
Supporting Kansas, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Blue Oyster Cult, AC/DC, Styx
Gary Moore on guitar replaces Robbo. Mark Nauseef replaces Brian Downey who returned to London to sort out personal matters.

Line-up: Philip Lynott, Mark Nauseef, Scott Gorham, Gary Moore
780808 Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi, US Opened for Kansas

10.039 in audience

Ticket

Advert

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

780809 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana, US Opened for Kansas

Beaver production

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

780810 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee, US Opened for Kansas
Band involved in carchase

8.520 in audience

Thanks to Keenan Neighbors
Photos, Article

Thanks to Shawn Kilkenny
Ticket

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Backstage pass

780812 Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US Opened for Kansas

11.462 in audience

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket
780813 Convention Center Dallas, Texas, US Opened for Kansas

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

780813 Binary Club Dallas, Texas, US Thin Lizzy played together with US. Kid drummer Mike Schwedler on his birthday at Binary Club in Dallas. They used to play at Mothers but it was closed that day so the played at Binary Club instead.

Thanks to Kirby Warnock
Photos

780814 County Coliseum El Paso, Texas, US Opened for Kansas
780815 Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Arizona, US Opened for Kansas
780816 The Forum Inglewood, California, US Opened for Kansas

Wolf and Rissmiller Presents

17.747 in audience

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Advert

780817 Roxy Los Angeles, California, US Opened for The Cars

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

780818 Cal Expo Grandstand Sacramento, California, US Journey, Marshall Tucker Band, Thin Lizzy, The Cars

Poster

T-shirt

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

7808?? California State Fair Sacramento, California, US
780820 Cow Palace Daly City, California, US Supporting Kansas and The Cars

Thanks to Don Bolster
Poster

Thanks to Alex Fedotov
Advert

Thanks to Jim Mohr
Ticket

780825 Palmer Auditorium Davenport, Iowa, US Opened for REO Speedwagon
Ticket
780826 Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, Wisconsin, US Opened for REO Speedwagon, Climax Blues Band

SOLD-OUT 37.000 in audience

Thanks to John DiTulio
Ticket

780827 Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, Wisconsin, US Opened for REO Speedwagon, Climax Blues Band

780829 Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan, US Supporting REO Speedwagon

Star Date Productions

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket, Backstage pass

780830 Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan, US Supporting REO Speedwagon

Thanks to Tony Went
Advert, Ticket

780903 Cape Cod Coliseum South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, US The Busch Cape Cod Summer Music Festival
Supporting The Outlaws
First act: Bill Chinnock
Second act: Thin Lizzy
Headliner: The Outlaws



Thanks to Rudi Childs and Jim Powell
Photos

Thanks to Heiko Klages
Advert

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

780905 Paradise Theatre Boston, Massachusetts, US Supporting Blue Oyster Cult?????
Soundboard recording
Bootleg
Drive me crazy 
Killing Moore
Paradise by the sounboard
780906 Paradise Theatre Boston, Massachusetts, US Supporting Blue Oyster Cult?????
780907 Day off
Thin Lizzy went to see Pink Floyd at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. I believe Snowy White was playing guitar.
780908 Tower Theater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Supported by Savoy Brown

Electric Factory Concerts

Thanks to Tonny Steenhagen
Advert

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Backstage pass

780909 Stanley Theatre Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, US Supporting Blue Oyster Cult

WDVE & Di-Cesare-Engler Productions

3.556 in audience

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

780910 Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, Kentucky, US Louisville Summerjam II
Steve Miller Band, Foreigner,
Reo Speedwagon, Thin Lizzy, Road Master

Sunshine Promotions

37.000 in audience

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to Don Bolster
Poster

780911 I.M.A Auditorium Flint, Michigan, US Supporting Blue Oyster Cult

Brass Ring Productions

3.153 in audience

Lizzy stayed at the hotel Howard Johnson´s Motor Lodge

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to Jeff Bogue
Ticket

780913 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, Michigan, US Headlined and supported by AC/DC

Brass Ring Productions

1.636 in audience

Ticket

Thanks to Kim Madeleine
Photos

Thanks to Ron Domilici
Photos

780916 Palace Theatre Cleveland, Ohio, US Headlined and supported by AC/DC

Thanks to Nick Sharp
Poster

Thanks to Jim Clevo
Ticket

Advert

Ticket

780922 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois, US Headlined and supported by AC/DC and The Dictators.
Concert filmed for TV show Midnight Special

Program

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

780923 Uptown Theatre Kansas City, Missouri, US Headlined and supported by AC/DC and The Dictators.

Thanks to Roger Jones / Austin Artistz

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to Mike Flanigan
Ticket, Story

Backstage pass

780924 Civic Auditorium Music Hall Omaha, Nebraska, US Contemporary Productions in Association with Chris Fritz presents

Headlined and supported by AC/DC and The Dictators.

Thanks to Chuck Kutz and Tony Went
Ticket


Thanks to Adriano Di Ruscio
Backstage pass

Advert

780926 Wendler Arena, Saginaw Civic Center Saginaw, Michigan, US Supporting The Doobie Brothers
Thanks to Martha M. Gouin
Ticket, Photo
780927 Ohio University Convocation Center Athens, Ohio, US Supporting The Doobie Brothers
6.500 i audience
PCC Pop Concerts Committee

Thanks to Chris G
Story, Article
v
780928 Rochester Community War Memorial Rochester, New York, US With Blue Oyster Cult and supported by AC/DC

Cedric Kusher Presents

9.274 in audience

Thanks to http://www.hotrails.co.uk
Ticket

Thanks to Martin Popoff
Backstage pass

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

780929 The Palladium New York City, New York, US Supporting Blue Oyster Cult.
Dictators cancelled

Ron Delsener presents

Adverts
Ticket

Thanks to Diane Kelso
Advert

Thanks to Sheri Lynn Behr © all rights reserved
http://slbehr.photoshelter.com/portfolio
http://slbehr.blogspot.com/
Photos

 
780930 The Palladium New York City, New York, US Supporting Blue Oyster Cult
Dictators cancelled

Ron Delsener presents

Adverts

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to Diane Kelso
Advert

Ticket

781001 The Palladium New York City, New York, US

Supporting Blue Oyster Cult
Dictators cancelled
Bootleg
Manchester, New York & Talk

Ron Delsener presents

Adverts

Thanks to Diane Kelso
Advert

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

781006 McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado, US Supporting STYX

The Concert Company Presents

12.008 in audience

Thanks to Steve Caudle
Ticket, Photos

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
Ticket

781007 Salt Palace Arena Salt Lake City, Utah, US Supporting STYX

United Concerts and KCPX Presents

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

781010 Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, Washington, US Supporting STYX

Brotherhood Attraction / Albatross Production Presents

14.659 in audience


Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket
781011 Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, Washington, US Supporting STYX

Brotherhood Attraction / Albatross Production Presents

14.450 in audience


Thanks to Randy Wells

781012 Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, Canada Supporting STYX

Beaver Productions & MCM presents

Thanks to Vince Ricci
Tickets

781013 Coliseum Spokane, Washington, US Supporting STYX

Cancelled show
781013 Music Hall Houston, Texas, US
781014 Tarrant County Convention Center Arena Fort Worth, Texas, US Supporting STYX

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

 
781015 Civic Auditorium Pasadena, California, US Supported by Snail

Avalon Attractions / KWEST


Thanks to Jon Sutherland
Ticket

Thanks to Bill Rowan
Ticket

Thanks to Benny Sandqvist
Advert

Adverts

TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND

Line-up: Philip Lynott, Mark Nauseef, Scott Gorham, Gary Moore


63 cm * 44cm
Thanks to Adriano Di Ruscio


44 cm * 57.5cm
Thanks to James Anfuso

781020 Botanical Gardens Brisbane, Australia With The Angels, Jon English, Wha-Koo
781022 International Sports Centre Newcastle, Australia With Sports, Jon English, Wha-Koo
Thanks to Juan Mahony
Photo

Thanks to Gail Beckhouse
Photo

Thanks to Adriano Di Ruscio
Poster

Thanks to James Anfuso
Poster

781027 Myer Music Bowl Melbourne, Australia With The Angels, Jon English, Wha-Koo
781028 Myer Music Bowl Melbourne, Australia With The Angels, Jon English, Wha-Koo

Bootleg
Melbourne Myer Music Bowl


Thanks to Paul Sandalis
Photos

Thanks to Adriano Di Ruscio
Poster

Thanks to James Anfuso
Poster

781029 Opera House Sydney, Australia With Sports, Jon English, Wha-Koo

Filmed for documentary and TV by Channel 7-TV.
Power cut during Cowboy song when police turn it off because scared crowd getting out of hand.

781101 Western Springs Stadium Auckland, 
New Zealand
Cancelled

Thanks to Mark Hesselberg
Poster
781105 Empire Pool, Wembley London, UK
It is not Lizzy gig, but a charity football tournament including last minute reserves none other than The Dublinaires  .  .  . Bob Geldof and Philip Lynott.
I suspect they were in full support as reserves to assist the Penthouse Pets and the Playboy Bunnies !!!
The event took place on Sunday Nov 5th 1978 and was attended by several major stars including Midge Ure, Stranglers, ELO, Rod Stewart and Elton John.

Thanks to Tony Went
Programme

781116 Miss World contest at Royal Albert Hall. Phil Lynott was one of the star judges at the event. Silvana Suarez from Argentina won
Article
GREEDIES DEC-78, JAN-79

781216 The Electric Ballroom Camden, London, UK The Greedy Bastards (Greedies) + Fame
with Bob Geldof

Advert

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
Ticket

781217 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK Downey back in Lizzy. 
Gary freaked and chased a roadie off the stage. The roadie had given Gary a guitar with no strap. So the guitar just fell to the floor. Steve Jones on encore doing a version of "My way" After the gig there was a party at Kensington Hotel

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Article

Thanks to Ronson Atkins
After concert party invitation

781219 McGonagles Dublin, Ireland Hot Press Party

Fit Kilkenny & The Remoulds
Greedies: Philip Lynott, Gary More, Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Steve Jones, Paul Cook
The Vipers: Dave Sweeney, Paul Boyle
Boomtown Rats: Bob Geldof, Gerry Cott
Skid Row: Brush Shiels, Noel Bridgeman
Revolver: Phil Byrne
U2: The Edge, Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen

Thanks to Hugo McGuinness
Article

781220 The Stardust Artane, Dublin, Ireland The Greedy Bastards (Greedies) supported by U2

Thanks to Hugo McGuinness
Advert, Story, Article

Thanks to John Barrett
Photo

781221 The Stardust Artane, Dublin, Ireland The Greedy Bastards (Greedies)

Thanks to Hugo McGuinness
Advert, Story

Thanks to Mick Taylor
Photos

781223 McGonagles Dublin, Ireland The Greedy Bastards (Greedies)
Advertised as Christmas Special

Thanks to Hugo McGuinness and Smiley Bolger
Advert, Story