SPREAD the word around, as the boys are back in town. Legendary rockers Thin Lizzy come to the O2 Academy Bournemouth on November 29.

The show, which was originally due to take place on May 24, has been rescheduled. Thin Lizzy are currently supporting Guns N’ Roses on a UK tour and original tickets for the Bournemouth date will remain valid.

The Irish rock band shot to fame in the 1970s with hits such as Whiskey In The Jar, Jailbreak and of course The Boys Are Back In Town.

The night though will be notable for its absences, as iconic frontman Phil Lynott died in1986 and guitarist Gary Moore in February last year.

The new lineup, features vocalist Ricky Warwick, bassist Marco Mendoza and guitarist Damon Johnson alongside classic Thin Lizzy members Scott Gorham, Brian Downey and Darren Wharton.

Gorham is one of the core members of the band who performed alongside Lynott from 1974, alongside Thin Lizzy’s founding drummer Brian Downey and keyboard player Darren Wharton, who joined the band in 1980.

Also in the band is Marco Mendoza, who first joined a reformed line-up of Lizzy in 1996 playing Lynott’s bass parts and most recent recruit guitarist Damon Johnson, fresh from playing with Alice Cooper.

Johnson is the reformed band’s first full-time guitarist, with the role having been played previously by Guns ‘N Roses axeman Richard Fortus and Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell.

The decision to resurrect the band’s name came in 2010 when Gorham and Downey were working in a Dublin studio on reissues of Thin Lizzy’s back catalogue.

The band has gone from strength to strength since announcing their return and have been exciting fans at dates across the UK this year. Scott Gorham said: “The response has been amazing – there are some towns we haven’t played with this line up and demand for us to play there means we can add more shows, so here you are!”

The band, who have not released a studio album since 1983’s Thunder And Lightning, indicated earlier this year that they are considering recording new material together. Were this to happen, it would mark the first new music the band had released since the death of front man Phil Lynott.