According to Hot Press, the world-renowned RTÉ Concert Orchestra are taking on their next creative tribute, RTÉ Thin Lizzy Orchestrated.
Part of Wider Than Pictures, a series of events by Singular Artists hosted at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks in Dublin, the orchestra will perform an open air, fully-seated summer night concert shining light on one of Ireland’s iconic rock ‘n roll leaders, Thin Lizzy.
Third in the lineup of events announced by Singular Artists, the concert will take place the the National Museum on August 27th. Recently appointed conductor Stephen Bell will lead the orchestra in their performance. Audiences can expect special guest musicians and vocalists and golden renditions of Thin Lizzy’s greatest tracks, from "Old Town" to "Whiskey In The Jar".
The RTÉ Concert Orchestra, established in 1948, was voted the world’s favourite orchestra in 2015 and has appeared in several Eurovision Song Contests as well as soundtracks to films such as Stephen Rennicks’ Room. One of the more recent performances from RTÉ Orchestra came during lockdown, with a TV tribute to David Bowie featuring members from the Starman’s own band.
Tickets go on sale this Wednesday, May 11th via Ticketmaster and Singular Artists.
Spenwood Books will be publishing British music historian Richard Houghton's new book, Thin Lizzy: : A People's History, on July 8.
Description: The Thin Lizzy story is one of myths, legends, romance, rock riffs and some of the greatest music to blast over the airwaves in the Seventies and Eighties. More than anything, the band famed for hits "Whiskey in the Jar", "The Boys are Back in Town" and "Waiting for an Alibi" is remembered for exhilarating live performances – the twin guitars, the explosive drumming, the dry ice, the police sirens and the flash bombs, all orchestrated by iconic lead singer and bass guitarist, Phil Lynott.
This affectionate oral history uses hundreds of previously unpublished eyewitness accounts to take the reader on a journey through Lizzy’s career, from Phil’s Dublin childhood to Lizzy’s early success, the trans-Atlantic breakthrough with the album Jailbreak and the chasing of fame in America, and on to the rows, the walk outs and the band’s break up.
It captures the line up changes that saw Lizzy get through five guitarists – Eric Bell, Brian Robertson, Gary Moore, Snowy White and John Sykes – and ends with the disappointment of failing to break America, the impact of drugs on the band, Phil’s ill-fated attempt to continue his career post-Lizzy and, ultimately, the sad loss of one of the most charismatic front men in music history.
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