Thin Lizzy Hire Guns N' Roses Guitarist
04/04/2011
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(Rock News Desk) Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus played a few tracks with Thin Lizzy in Chicago last week – and he'll join the band next month when Vivian Campbell returns to Def Leppard.Campbell revealed the news after his final US appearance with Phil Lynott's reactivated band, currently starring original-era members Scott Gorham, Brian Downey and Darren Wharton alongside Campbell, ex-Whitesnake bassist Marco Mendoza and ex-Almighty frontman Ricky Warwick. Fortus will take over after Lizzy play at Slaine Castle, Ireland, on May 28. Campbell reports: "Well, that was it: my last US show with Lizzy – and it was a great one to end on. New guitarist Richard Fortus came and played a couple of songs. "I have one final gig with them in Ireland, and the very next day we start Def Lep rehearsals." more on this story
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