FM announce their “Brotherhood UK Tour” during September 2025. Rosalie Cunningham replaces Tygers of Pan Tang at selected ...

Tygers of Pan Tang - The Carlisle, Hastings - 10th April 2025 at The Carlisle, Hastings | Thu 10 April 2025: Find event lineups and buy tickets in our 'What's On at The Carlisle Hastings' events Guide ...

Sykes was a native of England, and per Billboard, began playing guitar as a teen. He began playing with the band, Tygers of Pan Tang, in 1980, and eventually got started with Whitesnake in 1984.

Before joining Thin Lizzy around 1982, Sykes played with Tygers of Pan Tang, part of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement that also included bands like Iron Maiden and Def Leppard.

He played with metal band Tygers of Pan Tang in the early 1980s before joining Phil Lynott in Thin Lizzy for 12th album.

Sykes was a native of England, and per Billboard, began playing guitar as a teen. He began playing with the band, Tygers of Pan Tang, in 1980, and eventually got started with Whitesnake in 1984.

The British guitarist started his career with The Tygers of Pan Tang in 1980, his bio explains. He spent two years with the band before auditioning for a spot with Thin Lizzy.

He performed with the bands Streetfighter and Tygers of Pan Tang before joining a latter-day version of Thin Lizzy, which had scored a top-20 pop hit in 1976 with “ The Boys Are Back in Town.

“He didn’t widdle and he didn’t fiddle … he was the REAL deal,” said Tygers of Pan Tang co-founder Robb Weir. “We laughed the whole time we were together.

British musician John Sykes has died of cancer. Picture: Pete Cronin/Redferns Sykes began his music career with the band The Tygers of Pan Tang in 1980. He went on to audition for Thin Lizzy.

However, it was through one of Tygers of Pan Tang's producers that Sykes was introduced to Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, with whom he co-wrote his 1982 single “Please Don’t Leave Me ...

Sykes began his music career with the band The Tygers of Pan Tang in 1980. He went on to audition for Thin Lizzy.