Thin Lizzy, The Three Musketeers tour 1983
Line-up: Philip Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Darren Wharton, John Sykes
Date Arena City, Country Comments
PHILIP LYNOTT AND THE SOUL BAND TOUR OF IRELAND DEC-82
 (27th Dec - 3rd January)

Line-up: Philip Lynott, Brian Downey, Darren Wharton, Jimmy Bain, Jerome Rimson, Gus Isidore

830101 Club Crystal Kiltimagh, Ireland

Supported by Bogey Boys

Thanks to Martin Stassen
 Adverts

Thanks to Tony Kenny
 Advert

Thanks to John O´Reilly
 Advert
830102 Community Centre Ashbourne, Ireland

Supported by Cest Clave

Thanks to Martin Stassen
 Advert, Review

Thanks to Tony Kenny
 Advert

Thanks to John O´Reilly
 Advert
830126 Regal Theatre Hitchin, UK The first live concert by the new line-up is recorded by the BBC for Sight and Sound In Concert.
Bootlegs
BBC Rock Hour #417
 BBC Transcription disc
 Jailbreak
 Final lightning
This is the one
Farewell Tour 1983 Live
Thanks to Mark Long
Ticket

Thanks to Tony Went
Tickets

Thanks to Gary Critcher
 Advert
830128 The Tube Newcastle, UK Live on Channel 4´s The Tube

Thanks to Tony Went
 TV Pass
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING UK TOUR FEB, MAR-83
 Supported by the Mama´s Boys

Line-up: Philip Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Darren Wharton, John Sykes
830209 Futurist Theatre Scarborough, UK

Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Tickets
830210 Queens Hall Leeds, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

 Tickets

Thanks to Don Bolster
 Poster

Thanks to Graham Hart
 Photo

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Graeme Hanley
 Ticket

Thanks to Adriano Di Ruscio
 Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket
830212 Apollo Theatre Manchester, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Phil Osborne
Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket
830213 Royal Court Theatre Liverpool, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Tickets

Thanks to Joe Hynes
 Ticket

Thanks to Steve Harrison
 Poster, Ticket
830214 City Hall Sheffield, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

 Ticket
830215 City Hall Sheffield, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Graeme Hanley
 Ticket
830217 De Montford Hall Leicester, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Bootleg
Struck in Leicester 

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to Adriano De Ruscio
Ticket
830218 Assembly Rooms Derby, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to John Walsh
Ticket
830219 Apollo Theatre Coventry, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Bootleg
Live Coventry Apollo

Ticket

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket
830221 Odeon Theatre Birmingham, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Mark Long
Ticket

Thanks to Mike Bowen
Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket
830222 Odeon Theatre Birmingham, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Mark Long
Ticket
830224 Gaumont Theatre Ipswich, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Michael Bloomfield
 www.rockpopmem.com
 Poster

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Keith Edge
 Ticket
830225 The Brighton Centre Brighton, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket
830226 The Guildhall Portsmouth, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Martin Lock
 Ticket

Thanks to Alun Williams
 Backstage pass
830227 Apollo Theatre Oxford, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Alison Russell
 Ticket
830228 Apollo Theatre Oxford, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Darren fainting resulting to no encore.

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket
830301 St. Georges Bradford, UK
830302 Gaumont Theatre Southampton, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Alison Russell
 Ticket, Backstage pass
830303 Colston Hall Bristol, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Ticket

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket
830304 Thin Lizzy release the album Thunder and lightning
830304 Leisure Centre Gloucester, UK Cancelled
Postponed to 830504
Thanks to Tim Barnes

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket
830306 Arts Centre Poole, UK
830309 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Recorded for future live album.

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket
830310 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Recorded for future live album.

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket
830311 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Recorded for future live album.

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Gary Critcher
 Ticket, Photo
830312 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Final day at Hammersmith Odeon features guest appearances by Robertson, Moore, Bell. Snowy was never invited to the show.
Recorded for future live album.

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Bootleg
Remembering Part 3 

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Ian Williams
Ticket
830314 Lockley Grand Hall, Guild Hall Preston, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket
830315 Market Hall Carlisle, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Brian Goodwin
 Ticket

Thanks to Adriano Di Ruscio
 Poster

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Dez Zonked and Brian Goodwin
 Photos
830317 Playhouse Theatre Edinburgh, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket

Thanks to Simon Rowberry
 Backstage pass
830318 The Capitol Aberdeen, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket
830319 Apollo Theatre Glasgow, UK Recorded by Radio Clyde FM
Brian Robertson special guest. The reason that Robbo played was that the recording of the Hammersmith gig was to bad. 
So they recorded the gig.
Bootleg
Glasgow 83
Alibi

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Phil Osborne
Ticket

Thanks to Gillian Osborne
Ticket

Thanks to Lynne McCubbin
 Ticket

Thanks to Colin Wilson
 Ticket
830320 City Hall Newcastle, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket
830321 City Hall Newcastle, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Recorded by radio.

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket
830323 St. Georges Hall Bradford, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Graeme Hanley
 Ticket
830324 Royal Centre Concert Hall Nottingham, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket
830325 Victoria Hall Hanley, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Andrew Belfort
Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket
830327 St. David´s Hall Cardiff, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket
830328 Odeon Theatre Birmingham, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Mark Long
Ticket

Thanks to John Walsh
Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket

Thanks to Simon Rowberry
 Backstage pass
830329 Apollo Theatre Manchester, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Mark Stanway keyboard player from Magnum was invited to the show by Sykes. He met Philip at the Britannia Hotel. Philip asked Mark if he wanted to join the Swedish Folk Park Tour. Mark agreed.

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket

Thanks to Harry Potts
 Photos

830331 Cornwall Coliseum St Austell, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Poster

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket
IRISH TOUR APR-83

Line-up: Philip Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Darren Wharton, John Sykes


 Thanks to David Allen
830405 City Hall Cork, Ireland Supported by Mama´s Boys

RTE Radio 2 by arrangement with MCD presents

Thanks to James O´Shea
 Ticket

Thanks to David Allen
 Advert
830406 Leisureland Galway, Ireland Supported by Mama´s Boys

RTE Radio 2 by arrangement with MCD presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to David Allen
 Advert
830408 King´s Hall Belfast, Northern Ireland Supported by Mama´s Boys

MCD presents

Part of the show televised by RTE Irish TV for the programme
The Sun Goes Down.
Cold sweat - live

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Joe McGivern
 Ticket

Thanks to Anthony Hegarty
 Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket

Thanks to David Allen
 Advert

Thanks to Noel Megahey
 Ticket, Photos
830409 Royal Dublin Society Dublin, Ireland Supported by Mama´s Boys

RTE Radio 2 by arrangement with MCD presents

Televised concert. 
Recorded by RTE Irish TV

Bootleg
Thunder & Lightning in Dublin
Dublin 83

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to Adriano Di Ruscio
 Ticket

Thanks to Don Bolster
 Ticket

Thanks to David Allen
 Advert
830410 Royal Dublin Society Dublin, Ireland Supported by Mama´s Boys

RTE Radio 2 by arrangement with MCD presents

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket

Thanks to John Hutchinson
 Ticket
EUROPEAN TOUR APR, MAY-83

Line-up: Philip Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Darren Wharton, John Sykes

830423 Hammerleinhalle Nurnberg, Germany Cancelled
830424 Lowenbraukeller Munich, Germany Cancelled
830425 Eizer Hof Mainz, Germany Cancelled

 Ticket

Poster
830426 Philipshalle Dusseldorf, Germany Cancelled
830427 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen Aarhus, Denmark Supported by Mama´s Boys

Thanks to Claus Johansen
 Advert

Thanks to Carl Blicher Jensen
 Photos
830428 Falkoner Teatret Copenhagen, Denmark Supported by Trash

Thanks to Claus Johansen
Ticket

Thanks to Roger Jönsson
Ticket

Thanks to Carl Blicher Jensen
Ticket
830429 Scandinavium Gothenburg, Sweden Supported by Mama´s Boys

EMA Telstar presents

Thunder & lightning
Waiting for an alibi
Jailbreak
Baby please don't go
This is the one
Angel of death
Are you ready
The holy war
The sun goes down
Cold sweat
Cowboy song
The boys are back in town
Suicide
Sha la la
Emerald
Baby drive me crazy
Still in love with you
Rosalie
Whiskey in the jar
Dancing in the moonlight

 Thanks to Stefan Polzer
Ticket

Thanks to Ari Larsson
Ticket, Poster

Thanks to Magnus Lindqvist
Ticket

Thanks to Terje Dokken
Ticket

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to Stefan Björnshög
Ticket, Advert

Thanks to Magnus Rouden
 Photos
830430 Johanneshovs Isstadion Stockholm, Sweden Supported by Mama´s Boys

EMA Telstar presents

The band was involved in a car crash at 140 mph near the city Sodertalje.
Scorpions in audience

Thunder & lightning
Waiting for an alibi
Jailbreak
Baby please don't go
This is the one
Angel of death
Are you rReady
Holy war
The sun goes down
Cold sweat
Cowboy song
The boys are back in town
Suicide
Sha la la
Emerald
Baby drives me crazy
Still in love with you
Rosalie
Whiskey in the jar
Dancing in the moonlight
Rosalie

Thanks to Don Bolster
 Poster

Thanks to Mats Pettersson
 Advert

Thanks to Magnus Osenius
Ticket

Thanks to Åke Moänge
Ticket

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to Lasse Gidbo
Ticket

Thanks to Erik Seth Ringo Starre
Ticket

Thanks to Klas Forsner
Ticket

Thanks to Petri Tarkanmäki
 Ticket

Thanks to Magnus Rouden
 Photos

Thanks to Jan Axelsson
 Photos

Thanks to Stefan Enarsson
 Photos
830503 Gaumont Theatre Ipswich, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Bootleg
Sykes & Lynott

 Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket

Thanks to Keith Edge
Ticket
830504 Leisure Centre Gloucester, UK Supported by Mama´s Boys

Adrian Hopkins Promotions presents

Postponed from 830304
Thanks to Tim Barnes

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket
AT LAST SAYONARA TOUR JAPAN MAY-83

Line-up: Philip Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Darren Wharton, John Sykes


Thanks to Tony Went
830517 The Sun Plaza Tokyo, Japan Philip had been unable to get any heroin and was on stage in deep and serious withdrawal.
Philip looked dazed and confused.
830519 Shibuya Kohkaidoh Hall Tokyo, Japan Van Productions

Thanks to Tony Went
 Handbill
Ticket

Thanks to Yuusuke Mastuoka
 Ticket

Thanks to Phil Osborne
 Backstage pass
830520 Aichi Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Nagoya, Japan

Van Productions

Bootleg
Jail House

 Ticket
830521 Banpaku Kinen Hall Osaka, Japan Ace Promote

Bootleg 
Osaka Sundown

Thunder and lightning
Waiting for an alibi
Jailbreak
Baby please don´t go
Angel of death
Are you ready
Holy war
The sun goes down
Cold sweat
Sha la la
Baby drives me crazy
Still in love with you
Rosalie 
Thanks to Tom Pytel

Thanks to Johan Hagman

Ticket
830523 Shinjuku Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Tokyo, Japan Van Productions

Bootleg
Live in Japan
Still in live with us 

Thanks to Adriano De Ruscio
 Ticket

Thanks to Tony Went
 Handbill
Ticket

Thanks to Yuusuke Mastuoka
 Ticket
THE THREE MUSKETEERS TOUR OF SWEDISH FOLK PARKS JUL, AUG-83
 The tour was booked for Dave Edmunds but he couldn´t play so the Swedish concert arranger EMA Telstar asked Lynott if he wanted to do the tour instead.

Line-up: Philip Lynott, Brian Downey, John Sykes, Mark Stanway, Doish Nagle (13 gigs)
830719 Flight from London - Stockholm. Stayed at Alexandra Hotel, Stockholm
830720-21 Rehearsal at Europa-Film C-Hall in Stockholm, Bromma
830722 Folkparken Gävle, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Esso Motor Hotel, Gävle
 Thanks to Torbjörn Stråhle

Thanks to Stefan Enarsson
 Photos, Adverts
830723 Masten Kristianopel, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Esso Hotel, Kalmar
Supported by Nam Nam

Thanks to Magnus Rouden
 Photos

Thanks to Per Lindberg
 Poster

Thanks to Kjell Magnusson and Petter Lönegård www.olympen.nu
Sticker

Thanks to Jens Olander
 Adverts
830724 Day off. Stayed at Alexandra Hotel, Stockholm
830725 Day off. Stayed at Alexandra Hotel, Stockholm
830726 Folkets Park Västerås, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Esso Hotel, Västerås
Bootleg
Västeras Sweden 

Thanks to Magnus Osenius
 Poster

Thanks to Maria Jansson
 Photos

Thanks to Mats Andersson
 Photos
830727 Bökensveds idrottsplats Västervik, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Centralhotellet, Västervik
Supported by Lolita Pop

Thanks to Janne Josefsson
 Photos

Thanks to Alexander Eisenschmidt
 Photos
830728 Folkets Park Hunnebostrand, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Ramada Hotel, Gothenburg

Poster

Thanks to Ove Flink
 Advert
830729 Lobo (Folkets hus) Gothenburg, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Ramada Hotel, Gothenburg
Bootleg
Sykes birthday party 

 Thanks to Magnus Lindqvist
Ticket

Thanks to Stefan Björnshög
 Ticket

Thanks to Anna Svendsen
 Ticket

Thanks to Anna Svendsen
 Photos

Thanks to Stefan Björnshög
 Advert

Thanks to Thomas Jonsson
 Poster
830730 Alingsåsparken Alingsås, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Esso Scandic, Gothenburg

Thanks to Fredrik Bengtsson
 Advert
830731 Day off. Stayed at Alexandra Hotel, Stockholm
830801 Garage Stockholm, Sweden Stayed at Alexandra Hotel, Stockholm
Unannounced gig
830802 Folkborgen Norrköping, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Esso Hotel, Norrköping
Supported by Kalle Baah
 Thanks to Benka Nyberg

Thanks to Jan Axelsson and Roger Johansson
 Photos
830803 Folkets Park Karlskoga, Sweden 1410 people in audience
 Thanks to Patrik Molin

EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Esso Hotel, Karlskoga
830804 Folkets Park Södertälje, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Esso Hotel, Södertälje

Thanks to Olle Österberg and Gunilla Kjäll
 Photos
830805 Brunnsparken Örebro, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Esso Hotel, Örebro
 Thanks to Kent Öberg
 Ticket, Photos

Thanks to Klas Forsner
 Poster
830806 Folkets Park Avesta, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Kock (Star) Hotel, Avesta
Bootleg
Summer of 83

1.644 people in audience

Thanks to Johan Hagberg
 Advert
830807 Day off. Stayed at Alexandra Hotel, Stockholm

Phil and the boys did a gig at the club Garage (Daily News Cafe) Thanks to Bengt Grönkvist

 

830808 Gröna Lund Stockholm, Sweden EMA Telstar presents

Stayed at Alexandra Hotel, Stockholm
 8000-9000 people in audience.
The day before Philip play bass on the song Free by a swedish heavy rockband named Heavy Load
Bootleg
Live in Stockholm

Thanks to Nick Sharp
 Poster

Thanks to Stefan Enarsson
 Photos

Thanks to Mats Pettersson
 Advert

Thanks to Pär Sundbäck
 Photos
830809 Flight from Stockholm - London
EUROPEAN FESTIVALS

Line-up: Philip Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Darren Wharton, John Sykes
830828 Reading Festival Reading, UK The last gig in UK
Thin Lizzy, Ten Years After, The Climax Blues Band, The Steve Harley Band, The Enid
Recorded by BBC Radio One.
Later released as 
BBC Radio One Live In Concert

Poster

Advert

Thanks to Phil Osborne
Ticket

Thanks to Martin Lock
Ticket

Thanks to Tony Went
Tickets

Thanks to Jari Salonen
 Photos

Handbill
830902 Monster of Rock 83
Westfalenhalle		 Dortmund, Germany Monster of Rock 83
Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Saxon, Krokus, Survivor

Thanks to Tony Went
Ticket, Backstage pass, Program
830903 Monster of Rock 83
VFR Fussballstadion		 Kaiserslautern, Germany Monster of  Rock 83
Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Motorhead with Robbo, Meat Loaf,
Gorham and Downey almost failed to show up in time for the gig.

Ticket

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket, Backstage pass, Program

Thanks to Nick Sharp
Poster

Thanks to Manfred Altmann
Photos
830904
 		 Monster of Rock 83
Zeppelinfeld		 Nurnberg, Germany The last gig for Thin Lizzy
 35.000 in audience.
Bootleg
The final gig
The man and his music IV,
(Rosalie, Thunder and Lightning)

Thanks to Tony Went
 Ticket. Backstage pass, Program

Thanks to Wolfgang Gurster www.rock-shot.com
Photos

Thanks to Marco Gallino
 Photos

Thanks to Bernd Mueller
 Photos

Thanks to Peter Huber
 Photos

Poster
830923 Sherwood Rooms Nottingham, UK Lynott and Sykes jams with Mama´s Boys

 Thanks to Graham Hart
831114 Thin Lizzy release the album Life
831203 BBC Radio 1 Philip joins Auto Da Fe in concert on BBC Radio 1
831223 Savoy Entertainment Centre Waterford, Ireland Philip solo gig with Sykes