Thin Lizzy, who feature John Sykes on vocals completed their UK tour on Thursday Night (Dec 13th) at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.

Live photos from the bands set can be viewed below. 

Speaking to Komodo Rock, John Sykes said "This incarnation of the band is more about remembering Phill, and paying respect to his music and legacy. That's really what it's about, it's not about doing new music. It's about his legacy and his music being timeless, and what a great gift to all of us, through his music and song witting. Phil was a one off sort of giant, if you ever met him he had the presence of like a thousand men. He was a born rock star.

"Trust me, he was a one off. I've been the game for a long long time, and I've never met anyone like him. The fact that we go out today, and there's a lot of youngsters in the audience. I say to them, 16 or 17 year old kids, how did you get turned onto Thin Lizzy, and a lot of them say we grew up with it with our parents. It's amazing to see the younger audience come out and be so into it. It's a testament to how great Phil's songs are and how timeless they are." 

Read the entire interview here.

All photos Copyright Moonshayde for Komodo Rock 

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written by rock stacey, December 15, 2007

i have been listening to jailbreak and when i hear cowboy song on side 2, i hear the guitar harmonies and just rock it. i love you guys. such a great influence on my rock. thank you. thank you phil. thank all of you. i can't believe i'm hearing 1976. way ahead of your time. keep rocking. fuck.

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'Completed their UK tour!'
written by Allison Sutherland, December 17, 2007

When are people who write for a living going to be forced to sit a mandatory geographical exam of the British Isles and the province of Ulster...... the inclusion of which (along with the Channel Islands) constitutes 'UK.' Therefore, the UK tour did not complete on Thursday, it completed last night, here in Belfast, within the U of K!!! And just for the record, it was absolutely stonkingly phe-bloody-nominal!!!

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written by TheSpunkyLobster, December 18, 2007

*holds up hand*

Yup that was my bad, and yes you are absolutely right that the tour ended in Belfast.

My fault completely.

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Music and Borders ?
written by Noel, December 29, 2007

UK, Belfast, blah blah, Lizzy are an Irish Band and don't recognise borders. Keep your political crap out of music.

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Sire
written by Robonez, March 03, 2008

John Sykes is a great player ! ! !

And boy, does he have a lot of hair ! ! !

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