Def Leppard has announced that it is canceling the third leg of their North American tour which was scheduled to start October 22 in Reno. The band said in a statement on their website:Due to unforeseen personal matters, the third leg of Def Leppard’s North American Tour, set to begin on October 22nd, has been cancelled. "We know how truly blessed we are to have such committed fans," said the.
Severe thunderstorms that produced high winds and flying debris caused eight people to be injured and significant damage inflicted to the Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, NC, where Def Leppard was scheduled to perform Tuesday night (August 21).Venue management has issued the following statement regarding the Def Leppard show cancellation and possible rescheduling:"The Def Leppard/Styx/Fore...
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Rock Radio is reporting that Joe Elliott has spoken once again about the media feud that broke out between Def Leppard and Poison last year, before the bands cleared the air and went on tour together.The singer explains that when he said Def Leppard were better than Poison, he didn't mean Poison literally – and that, as a member of Def Lep, he's entitled to think his band is better than everyon.
Britain's biggest arena band is coming to put America's arenas to the test: Def Leppard announced US tour dates today. They also announced that they've been in the studio, working on a new album! The album details will be released shortly, but we've been told that it includes "a very special collaboration." Joe Elliott (vocals), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick "Sav" Sav...
It’s always sad when a show is canceled, and even more sad when it’s an entire tour. Def Leppard, due to what the band calls ‘unforeseen personal matters’, has been forced to cancel their fall tour across the United States, which was set to hit cities like Reno, St. Paul, Detroit, and Nashville. “We know [...]
Def Leppard have unexpectedly canceled the third leg of their North American tour.The jaunt was set to kick off this Thursday (October 22) but the band has announced that due to “personal matters” the tour will have to be postponed.“We know how truly blessed we are to have such committed fans,” said the band in a statement.“That’s why we’ve agonized over this decision. Even if just a
If you've ever wanted to interview Def Leppard - read on.Noisecreep is interviewing Def Leppard front man Joe Elliott next week - and your help is needed. Dearest Bring Back Glam! readers, here's all you need to do:To submit a question to Joe, just leave it in the comment section. I'll give you until Sunday at 11:59pm ET to leave questions and then the comments will be closed. Do not email me q...
The following veteran artists have posted new touring dates (number of new shows in parenthesis followed by geographic location of new dates):Def Leppard (16) - Michigan, Kentucky, CanadaSteely Dan (7) - Denver, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, TornotoWillie Nelson (10) - New York, Southeast U.S.Michael McDonald (10) - U.S. West & East CoastSlayer (21) - EuropeMegadeth (23) - U.S.a-ha (6) - Europe, Ja...
Barbara O'Brien of The Buffalo News reports that Friday, June 26 has been proclaimed "Def Leppard Day" in the town of Hamburg, New York by virtue of a unanimous vote Monday by a bemused Town Board.Two members of the famed band, Phil Collen and Rick Savage, will be...
Britain's Metal Hammer magazine presented their Metal Hammer Golden God awards on Monday night in London. Def Leppard was given the Legends Award while Iron Maiden received the Best UK Band and Golden God awards. Steve Vai was given the Riff Award and Canada's Anvil, just resurging after years in obscurity, won the Metal as Fuck award.For the full list of winners, see the Metal Hammer site. Y...
Taylor Swift was lucky enough to perform with rock legends Def Leppard when she taped a special for CMT called Crossroads. The country/pop cutie performed the bands hit Photograph. Check out People.com's preview of the performance and check out some pix below. The show will air on November 7. Taylor will be releasing her sophomore [...]
If you still harbored any illusions that Def Leppard were still a rock band, Geoff Barton of Classic Rock Magazine is reporting :It’s enough to shatter your achy breaky heart. New Wave Of British Heavy Metal pioneers Def Leppard have received three first-round Country Music Television (CMT) award nominations. The Leps’ duet with Taylor Swift on their song Photograph has been nominated for bot