“We wanted to allow every fan to say, ‘I helped put this statue here’”: The first images of a Gary Moore tribute statue have been released – but the campaign needs support to finish the project

Northern Irish rock guitarist and musician Gary Moore (1952-2011) performs live on stage at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London in April 1995, AND a clay statue of Gary Moore.

The first images of a Gary Moore statue that’s set to be erected in Belfast, Northern Ireland, honoring the late guitar hero have been released – and fans have been asked for their help to take the project into its next phase.

In January, it was announced that a proposal submitted by Belfast Green Party council Brian Smyth – filed on behalf of the Wild Frontier Memorial Project – to commission a statue in honor of Moore had been approved.