- Music
- 12 May 05
New Phil Lynott statue for Grafton St.
The Thin Lizzy legend is to be immortalised in a bronze statue on Dublin's predestrian shopping street
August 19 promises to be a red letter day for Philip Lynott aficionados as a lifesize bronze statue of the legendary Thin Lizzy man is unveiled in Dublin’s Grafton Street.
A joint initiative between Dublin City Council and the Roisin Dubh Trust, the early evening ceremony will be followed by a ticket-only celebration, which is expected to attract Philo fans from all over the world.
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The festivities take place on the eve of what would have been his 56th birthday, and the street where he shot the famous ‘Old Town’ video.