đź“° Slade & Thin Lizzy On Tour - Advert : Oct. 1972
- Slade
- Oct 14, 1972
- 2 min read
A full-page tour advertisement for Slade co-headlining with Thin Lizzy across a major UK run in November and December 1972.
Slade & Thin Lizzy on tour — presented by Mel Bush in association with Barn Productions.
New Musical Express
Date: October 14, 1972
Length: 3 min read
đź“° Key Highlights
• Joint tour: Slade & Thin Lizzy
• Extensive list of November and December 1972 dates including Newcastle, Oxford, Wolverhampton, Bournemouth, Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Stoke, Liverpool, Birmingham, Sunderland, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Southampton, Brighton, Plymouth, Cardiff and Bristol
• Promotion of Thin Lizzy’s new single “Whisky In The Jar” (available from November 3 on Decca)
• Promotion of Slade’s album *Slade Alive!* on Polydor
• Presented by Mel Bush in association with Barn Productions
đź“° Overview
Published on October 14, 1972, this advert in the New Musical Express announced a high-profile co-headline tour pairing Slade at the peak of their glam success with the rising Irish rock band Thin Lizzy.
đź“° Source Details
Publication / Venue: New Musical Express
Date: October 14, 1972
Format: Full-page concert tour advertisement
Provenance Notes: Original 1972 NME tour advert.
đź“° The Story
Mel Bush presents Slade and Thin Lizzy on a major UK tour, with the dates running from early November through early December, offering fans two of the most exciting live acts of the moment on the same bill.
đź“° Visual Archive
Large, bold “SLADE & Thin Lizzy” lettering, accompanied by album cover images for Thin Lizzy’s *Shades Of A Blue Orphanage* and Slade’s *Slade Alive!*, plus a clean list of tour dates.
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đź“° Closing Notes
This October 1972 NME advert captures a classic early glam double bill — Slade riding high on chart success while Thin Lizzy’s “Whisky In The Jar” was about to break them through, creating one of the strongest live packages of late 1972.
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