Released in 1980, it documents his world tour in support of his 1979 album Top Priority.

The album sees Gallagher taking a faster-paced, more hard rock sound than on his previous blues-dominated live albums.

Originally released with eight tracks, Stage Struck was augmented with two bonus tracks ("Bad Penny" and "Keychain") when reissued in 1999, four years after Gallagher's death, by his younger brother and manager, Dónal Gallagher.

In 2005, Stage Struck was ranked number 419 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.

[4] All tracks composed by Rory Gallagher.