Here Today... Gone To Hell!

 According to OurSports Central, DEF LEPPARD and BRYAN ADAMS will perform at the Community America Ballpark, Kansas City, Kansas on August 3. Kansas City T-Bones season ticket holders have first chance at the tickets between March 28 at 10 a.m. and April 1 at 5 p.m. Tickets for the general public go on sale April 2 at 10 a.m. The joint DEF LEPPARD/BRYAN ADAMS tour will also make a stop at the SBC Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma sometime this summer, according to The Daily Oklahoman. The baseball stadium is home to the Triple A minor league team Oklahoma RedHawks and seats over 13,000. Meanwhile, a LEPPARD/ADAMS date at the Arrowhead Credit Union Park in San Bernardino, California is planned for June, according to the San Bernardino County Sun.

I wanna go!!  :D

Hope they tour near my state.

Def Leppard is a great live band. I haven't seen Bryan Adams in concert, but I've always wanted to.

So cool!

Good grief ::)

It's hard to believe that Def Leppard USED to be a great band. There first album, "On Through the Night"? sounds like Judas Priest and kicks a lot of ass and is really underrated. The next album "High and Dry" sounds a bit like AC/DC and is a classic. "Pyromania" and "Hysteria" are two of the best albums in the pop-metal genre.

But boy, have they really gonna down the crapper ever since.? Def Leppard suck without Steve Clarke.

There last album "X" sucked big fat moose balls. It's hard to imagine when listening to "High and Dry" that this band would one day go on tour with a pansy like Bryan Adams. Def Leppard are a shell of their former selves and are dragging a great band's name though the mud.? Now a bunch of Matchbox 20 listening yuppies can go rock out to a ghost of a legend. Give it up boys.

Go listen to Euphoria, no Steve Clarke work there and i find it as good as past offerings and certainly guitar wise its more than a worthy Def Leppard album.

Even if they have gone downhill they play the old stuff live and sound fantastic, would u prefer they broke up? I'd rather they carried on if for nothing else than their live shows.

Personally i think if 'X' is ignored they are still going very strong.

I've never seen either perform but I'd really liked to. And it would be cool to catch both of them on the same bill. Maybe they'll come to the Birmingham Barons ballpark.

Saw 'em live 3 times. Last show was the best, even the songs they played from X.

DEF LEPPARD and BRYAN ADAMS will co-headline headline the Rock 'N Roll Double-Header Tour this summer, according to a press release. Two of the most popular rock acts to ever take the stage, will team up for the first time and perform at 26 minor league baseball stadiums. BRYAN ADAMS and DEF LEPPARD, combined, have sold more than 100,000,000 albums worldwide. Each made their album debut in 1980 ? and 25 years later they are still hitting home runs as each releases a new album in 2005.

Only five rock groups can claim two original albums selling 10,000,000+ copies each in the U.S.: THE BEATLES, LED ZEPPELIN, PINK FLOYD, VAN HALEN and DEF LEPPARD. The British band's blockbuster "Pyromania" hit #2 and 10 times platinum; "Hysteria" soared even higher ? #1 and 13 times platinum. Still swinging for the fences, this coming May they'll release "Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection", the band's biggest-ever "best of" album and the first two-CD set in the group's phenomenal career.

Confirmed DEF LEPPARD/BRYAN ADAMS dates:

Jun. 01 - Portland, OR @ PGE Park
Jun. 03 - San Jose, CA @ Municipal Stadium
Jun. 04 - Fresno, CA @ Fresno Grizzlies Stadium
Jun. 05 - San Bernardino, CA @ Arrowhead Credit Union Park
Jun. 07 - Mesa, AZ @ HohoKam Park
Jun. 08 - El Paso, TX @ Cohen Stadium
Jun. 10 - Oklahoma City, OK @ SBC Bricktown Ballpark
Jun. 11 - Ft. Worth, TX @ LaGrave Field
Jul. 01 - Camden, NJ @ Campbell's Field
Jul. 02 - Lancaster, PA @ Clippers Magazine Stadium
Jul. 03 - Wappingers Falls, NY @ Dutchess Stadium
Jul. 05 - Lakewood, NJ @ FirstEnergy Park
Jul. 06 - Brockton, MA @ Campanelli Stadium
Jul. 08 - Aberdeen, MD @ Ripken Stadium
Jul. 09 - Brooklyn, NY @ KeySpan Park
Jul. 10 - Rochester, NY @ Frontier Field
Jul. 29 - St. Paul, MN @ Midway Stadium
Jul. 30 - Schaumburg, IL @ Alexian Field
Jul. 31 - Davenport, IA @ John O'Donnell Stadium
Aug. 02 - Lincoln, NE @ Haymarket Park
Aug. 03 - Kansas City, KS @ Community America Ballpark
Aug. 05 - South Bend, IN @ Coveleski Stadium
Aug. 06 - Eastlake, OH @ Eastlake Stadium
Aug. 07 - Charleston, WV @ Appalachian Power Park
Aug. 09 - Dayton, OH @ Fifth Third Field
Aug. 10 - Lansing, MI @ Oldsmobile Park

Not one scheduled concert in the Southeast. :-\

Yeah, I was hoping they would too. But maybe they'll add more dates.

Agree on that, Euphoria is a good record and its without steve clark, we all miss him but that record is one of the good ones without steve just along with retroactive.  :peace:
I hope I can saw them this year  :)

Not that I like either - but no concert in Canada???!?!?!? This would make a killing there in select cities.....

Seems like an odd pairing really.

Certainly does, does either band even need the other? All it will mean is each band will perform for less time than if they toured seperately.

Maybe that is what they wanted?

I dunno...

But I've never breathed those two in the same sentence, until this thread.

I gotta cringe just seeing those two names side by side let alone touring together. As a fan who used to suppport everything they did, I just can't anymore. I will always like Def Leppard's music but it is so sad to see what they have become today. They let there record company turn them basically into a nostalgia act, it is quite sad. Instead of a kick ass new rock cd, they let the record company bribe them into rehashing another Greatest Hits package, that came right from Phil Collen's mouth. I spent a few weeks in the LA area visiting releatives and had the pleasure of meeting Phil , who really seemed distanced from the whole thing, to make a long story short he told me he and Vivian Campbell had done alot of writting more than enough material for a new album of uptempo modern rockers, but the record company rejected the idea of a new album to cash in on the back catalog "as usual" as he put it. So he took some of his songs and started a new band with some old friends and are going to make an album and Viv kept his songs for maybe a new Riverdogs cd. I would almost bet that this may be the bands swan song as sad as it is.

nah...they will keep releasing albums....

Why should I believe what you say anyway? Their history speaks for itself. X was not my favorite, but still good none-the-less. They are still puttin' albums out and will for a long time.

I saw him a fortnight ago, in Sydney. He was FANTASTIC!!  : ok:

does seem an like a strange pairing tho...i wonder what the thinking behind that was!

Billboard.com is reporting that tickets for the DEF LEPPARD/BRYAN ADAMS' 26-date co-headlining tour of minor league ballparks have a base price of $45.

At each LEPPARD/ADAMS stop, a stage will be built on the field, and fans can sit in the outfield or in the stands. "Everybody wants to play Madison Square Garden, but there's a point when you want to do something that's a little different," DEF LEPPARD lead singer Joe Elliott offers. The band's two-disc set "Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection" (Mercury/UME) will be released May 17.

Elliott says that although DEF LEPPARD has generally toured alone, pairing with ADAMS makes sense and is even a way to draw in new fans. "A BON JOVI or a BRYAN ADAMS is what people would perceive is a right fit for us," he says. "We're comfortable accepting the way people think."

What capacity do those places hold?

Anywhere from 4000 to 30,000.

If you want to believe me or not it doesn't matter,  I myself dont believe half of the stuff people post about meeting rock stars but i did meet Phil, nonetheless and that is what he said.

I agree with you X was not my favorite but there was some good stuff on there, I still say that album if properly promoted would have been huge because pretty much everything on there is single material give or take a few songs.

I hope they do continue to release albums because i do enjoy there music, I just find it disappointing that they are pretty much rehashing Vault with an additional cd of rock tracks, and touring minor league ball parks with Bryan Adams. I would rather see a new studio record and a tour to support that.

Just scored 4th row tickets to the Tampa show in June!!! Killer!!!

Tesla will open.

St Pete Times forum is the venue!!

Kick ass!!!!!

Cool!

I'm jealous!  :P

I will report back in 6 weeks.... :peace:

def leppard is the one of my first rock bands.Great band.

Bryan Adams is great musican.

That will be a great tour

Bryan catches a lot of crap (actually so does DL) but he is pretty good I think. Been around for 20 some years, how many crap artists now will be able to say that in 20?

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has posted the following message at the band's official web site:

"Hello, you lovely people!! I thought I'd just give you a quick update on what's going on as we prepare for this summer's tour... First of all, it's true what they say about sitting in front a computer screen all day ? at the age of 45 my short vision is starting to blur... I blame this thing!!

"Been busy for weeks now prepping for the tour, warming up, working out, talking to production people, merchandise, travel, you name it. And the second I sit down Uncle Malvin wanders in with a question or ten about one thing or another. Been busy in the studio too! In fact, I still am. I'll be in there tonight finishing off some bits for our covers CD (for any of you out there who ever doubted me...), a couple of vocal things to 'tidy up' plus a few handclaps etc. We'll be leaving the final mix of the album in the very capable hands of Ronan, our co-producer AND thankfully once again, out front sound engineer for the tour!

"I'm flying out to L.A. tomorrow to catch up with everybody, but the fun and games will have to wait a day as Thursday sees us doing press ? starting at 6.45 AM! Why do we do this??!! Well, all joking aside, you only get out what you put in, and no matter how hard I try, I can't figure out any way at all of doing breakfast radio live without actually being there.

"We'll rehearse the songs for a week or so before flying out to New York to do 'The Today Show' (again, at about the same hour!) Then we fly straight out to Portland for production rehearsals where we'll meet up with the rest of our crew (and hopefully Ronan will be bringing the finished mixes of the new album with him.)

"So there you go.....And there I go, as Ro has just given me that knowing look..... So while I go and finish off my last additions to what I think, will be a nice little addition to our catalogue (and I must add, A LOT OF FUN TO DO on and off over the last year or so!)

"I wish you well and hope to see you out there in the crowd somewhere this summer!

"Love 'n' peace baby..... YEAH!!"

DEF LEPPARD will tour minor league baseball stadiums with BRYAN ADAMS, beginning on June 1 in Portland, Oregon. DEF LEPPARD will play several shows of its own during the summer as well.

DEF LEPPARD's compilation, "Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection", was released on Tuesday (May 17).

DEF LEPPARD's official web site has been updated with the following message:

"By now, most of you know that the next DEF LEPPARD album will be a collection of cover tunes from (mostly) '70s hits, and some of you may have read in various interviews that the album is scheduled for release in the fall of this year. While the final tracklisting is still the subject of debate, we are happy to tell you that the band has given us the green light to announce the title of the album. It's short n' sweet, quite to-the-point and 'in your face' and it reflects the very essence of rock n' roll. DEF LEPPARD's new album will simply be called..... 'YEAH!'"

As previously reported, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently told Billboard.com that the song list for the group's yet-to-be titled all-covers set has yet to be finalized, as the group decided to record more cuts than it originally planned. Collen admits that the idea for the project was first hatched years ago. "Joe [Elliott, vocals] has been wanting to do it for like 20 years," he says. "He's like, 'Oh, it'll be great, like [DAVID BOWIE's] 'Pin-Ups'!' Someone mentioned it at the label and we just jumped on it. We kind of had a list for years anyway."

Collen confirmed that the album will include "A bunch of stuff ? all '70s stuff. Most of it is songs that we grew up with in England. 'No Matter What' by BADFINGER is going to be the leadoff single. We've done 'Waterloo Sunset' by THE KINKS, T. REX, MOTT THE HOOPLE, ROXY MUSIC and THIN LIZZY. And a lot of it is obscure; it's not the standard stuff. It's not like STONES or BEATLES songs."

As for the musical approach, Collen said, "They vary. Some of them are like we've kept almost karaoke versions, [while] other ones are completely different. It's not any one thing; it's however we felt for each song, really."

Here are tracks that have been recorded for the all-covers album:

"10538 Overture" (ELO)
"20th Century Boy" (T. REX)
"Don't Believe a Word" (THIN LIZZY)
"Drive in Saturday" (DAVID BOWIE)
"Hanging on the Telephone" (BLONDIE)
"Hellraiser" (SWEET)
"He's Gonna Step on You Again" (JOHN KONGOS)
"No Matter What" (BADFINGER)
"Little Bit of Love" (FREE)
"Rock On" (DAVID ESSEX)
"Stay With Me" (THE FACES)
"Street Life" (ROXY MUSIC)
"The Golden Age of Rock & Roll" (MOTT THE HOOPLE)
"Waterloo Sunset" (THE KINKS)
"American Girl" (TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS)
"Heartbeat" (JOBRIATH)
"How Does It Feel" (SLADE)
"Kick Out the Jams" (MC5)
"Roxanne" (THE POLICE)
"Dear Friends" (QUEEN)
"When I'm Dead and Gone" (MCGUINNESS FLINT)
"Winter Song" (LINDISFARNE)

DEF LEPPARD have set a September 20 worldwide release date for their all-covers set, entitled "YEAH!"

As previously reported, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently told Billboard.com that the song list for the group's all-covers set has yet to be finalized, as the group decided to record more cuts than it originally planned.

Collen confirmed that the album will include "A bunch of stuff ? all '70s stuff. Most of it is songs that we grew up with in England. 'No Matter What' by BADFINGER is going to be the leadoff single. We've done 'Waterloo Sunset' by THE KINKS, T. REX, MOTT THE HOOPLE, ROXY MUSIC and THIN LIZZY. And a lot of it is obscure; it's not the standard stuff. It's not like STONES or BEATLES songs."

As for the musical approach, Collen said, "They vary. Some of them are like we've kept almost karaoke versions, [while] other ones are completely different. It's not any one thing; it's however we felt for each song, really."

In other news, DEF LEPPARD's official web site has been updated with the following message:

"North American fans have been wondering if their 'Rock of Ages' hits collection would be accompanied by a DVD collection ? just like in the rest of the world, when 'Best of Def Leppard' was released simultanously on CD and DVD last year. We can now confirm that a DVD will be released in North America before the end of the year, featuring all of the band's promo videos, plus a number of extras. Title and exact release date to be determined."

A covers album, bah, they should be trying to hit the big time again - a covers album seems like an easy option

Maybe they are just doing this for a release. No pressure, just fun, then get back to creating new music.

And...

Nice easy paycheck too.

Well i'll be buying it, i'm sure it will be great

Honestly, they could not release anything new for the next several years and I'd always go to see them when they came around. It would not matter to me.

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has posted the following message on the group's official web site:

"Well, we're off! As usual, there's too much to do and not enough time to do it in, but the LEPPARD juggernaut is up and running!

"After Saturday's first day of rehearsals, yesterday was a day spent shooting footage to be included on the North American release of the 'Best Of'/'Rock of Ages' DVD. We shot 6 songs fully live in the rehearsal facility plus some 'B-roll' sort of back up footage if you like. Went well enough, so we'll see how it all turned out in a week or so.

"Today will see us doing much the same thing as well as running through the extra songs we're going to need for the shows we'll be doing with TESLA. We'll be working on some stuff we haven't played for a while and even some stuff we haven't played ever! So perhaps there's a few surprises in store, hopefully ? including maybe one or two songs off the upcoming 'Yeah!' album (can we still call it an 'album', when vinyl's pretty much dead?) which will be released on September 20th. That's two albums out in four months, with a tour in between! Have we ever been so active?! Well, I suppose after a year off, we kinda need to be!

"There's an old analogy that goes like this: Take a look at the swan; above, all calm and still, but underneath flapping like the clappers! Well, that's us right now; oozing rockstar cool at every given opportunity, but secretly wondering/worrying if it's all going to be ready in time! It'll turn your hair grey and will add to the worry lines, but truth be told, I guess we wouldn't have it any other way. It certainly beats working for a living (yeah right!)

"See you down the road somewhere I hope..."

DEF LEPPARD will tour minor league baseball stadiums with BRYAN ADAMS, beginning on June 1 in Portland, Oregon. DEF LEPPARD will play several shows of their own during the summer as well.

DEF LEPPARD revealed on Wednesday night's (May 25) edition of "Rockline" that they have wrapped up a three-day video shoot for "No Matter What". Along with the shoot, the band have spent the last few days rehearsing, doing press for print and TV media and shooting footage for their new greatest-hits DVD to be released later this year.

In other news, DEF LEPPARD's "Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection" sold 11,900 copies in Canada in its first week of release to debut at No. 3 on the national album chart.

I guess I have to eat my words and be a hypocrite. I initially wasn't going to buy the new compliation but it was on sale at Wal-Mart for 13.99, you can't beat that for a double disk, at anyrate i was really surprised at how well it is put together. Disk 2 is killer and the remastering absolutely kicks ass on the High n Dry stuff. I guess it kinda renewed my interest in the band. I think the cover of No Matter What is done really well , it is a good cover. I am kinda looking forward to the YEAH! covers album, it may just turn into one of those off the wall projects that fools everyone and becomes a hit.

I am going to see them with Tesla on the 23rd, scored some pretty good seats, anyone else going to the gig at Chevrolet amp ? I seen VR there a few weeks ago and it is by far the best place to catch a gig in Pittsburgh. : ok:

I agree, it isn't like they need the cash. I bet they had a blast recording it as well. I am excited for this, I have read that they all sing lead on a track minus Rick Allen that should be cool, because all of those guys can sing, especially Viv Campbell.

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott recently told the New York Times that, if all goes as planned, the band's summer tour with BRYAN ADAMS and their upcoming all-covers album will succeed in bolstering the band's popularity, which has slipped since the 1980s heyday of multiplatinum albums such as "Pyromania" (1983) and "Hysteria" (1987).

"It's a great way of reintroducing us, I think, to the masses who may have forgotten we exist," the 45-year-old Elliott said. "The hardcore we're fine with, they're good. But it's the ones who stop you in the airport and go, 'Hey, you guys still around?' This kind of lets them know we still are, on a slightly bigger scale."

Recent DEF LEPPARD albums such as "Slang" (1996), "Euphoria" (1999) and "X" (2002) haven't added additional platinum to the walls of Elliott, drummer Rick Allen, bassist Rick Savage and guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell ? which, Elliott says, isn't so surprising.

"It's human nature not to latch onto new stuff," the singer said. "Let's be honest, not many people go to see a ROLLING STONES concert hoping that they're going to play something off the new album, and that's no disrespect to the STONES at all. But most people go to see 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' and 'Satisfaction' and 'Brown Sugar', and that's just the sad, tragic fact.

"It's hard to listen to the new stuff," Elliott said, "because you can't get the old stuff out of your head. I think the only artists that have managed to kind of buck that trend are U2 and STING. That's all I can think of off the top of my head."

Elliott said that he expects some new material to emerge from rehearsals for DEF LEPPARD's summer tour.

"It's one of those things we'll probably do in the evening, when we're just chatting, and we'll play each other the demos we've got," Elliott said. "We're constantly working. It's like the analogy of the old swan: It's all beautiful and serene on top but, if you look underneath the water, there's things flapping around at 50 miles per hour.

"That's what we're like, always splashing around and working on something or other."

He is right. It is hard to take in the new stuff for most people. I have always loved their music, no matter what direction they go in.

I think they work hard, they never have stopped touring. I am seeing them in two weeks, my 4th time in as many years. For a band that is 25 yrs old, that is pretty busy. Hope they'll put out some new material in the next few years.

I can appreciate all the stuff they have done - though with X it really took a lot of effort, i still think Euphoria is one of their very best albums, the 'decline' people see in their music i haven't noticed.

Euphoria was one of their best, awesome album. Listened to it non-stop for a year.

My copy is broken :'(

It did have some terribly cheesy songs on it - but also some kick ass rock n'roll numbers and some damn fine power ballads, overall its fair to say if it had been released in the late 80's it would have shifted in similiar numbers to Hysteria - and rightly so.

Tracks that come to mind:

Demo man

Paper Sun

Day after day (killer)

Kings of......

Some good shit man.

I remember I bought that way back around 99. I drove all the way from Florida to the Grand Canyon (Arizona) listening to that thing. So everytime I hear it, it reminds me of the Grand Canyon, driving through the forrest with the windows down...fuckin' awesome!!!!!!

OK...I wanna get in my car and drive away now.  :hihi:

Euphoria could have been great. The b sides on that album, "I Am Your Child", "Worlds Collide", "Burnout" etc, should have been on the album in the place of  Back In Your Face, It's Only Love , All Night, replace those three songs with the b sides and that album would have been near perfect.  That is all of the proof people need right there, that Def Leppard are doing fine without Mutt Lange, he had a say in the shitiest tracks on that album minus Promises. Anyhow i wish they would release a whole album with material on the lines of Paper Sun and Day After Day, with Rick Allen playing the acoustic drum kit instead of the overproduced electronic kit . That would be a dream album for sure.

Where they the b-sides on the singles they put out?


Indeed - an album of rock tracks, leave the ballads out and just make a album of rockers - they still make them as good as they always did but fill the album with ballds instead - just look at Retro active - imagine if those tracks had been on Hysteria and Adrenalize as they should have been......

Trouble with Def Leppard is they do whatb the label tells them to (i.e X) - the label wants ballads, i don't understand why they don't just quit - surely after 2 best of's in the last year they can't have any more contractual requirements??

I do believe they were all released in Japan. I know for sure 'I Am Your Child' actually was on the Japanese version of Euphoria, and the others may or may have not been on the Australian version of Euphoria. I Am Your Child is a killer song. Look around the net it is fairly easy to find. Worlds Collide is a Slang leftover , very raw , acoustic drums as well.

Speaking of Slang, which is probably my favorite Leppard album, minus the song Breathe A Sigh. I just listened to that last night and if Rick Allen is doing all of the drumming on there i am amazed, granted it is amazing he can even play at all, but on some of the tracks on Slang, especially Work It Out, i have a very hard time thinking that is all Rick Allen. I do remember when Slang first came out, I just got online and there was alot of speculation that Joe Elliott actually did the majority of the drumming. I always was curious about that. Anyhow Izzy i have all of those songs if you are in the USA i can make and send you a copy.

I'm in the USA...

I could pay you postage if needed.

Izzy is in Kentucky...not far from D.

Sadly no - i'm just north of London, which is just north of France.....

Def Leppard, one of the most popular bands in rock, will launch a major tour this spring in the wake of the release of its biggest-ever "best of" album. With more than 65,000,000 albums sold worldwide, including two of the best-selling albums ever issued, (Def Leppard.com)

Wow - i never realised they had done so well, i thought the figure was about 40 mill like Motley Crue.

British rockers Def Leppard , who recently launched a co-headlining run with Bryan Adams, have lined up lots of new headlining dates for themselves, including a late-summer swing through Canada.

The group, which wraps up its first batch of shows with Adams in Texas on Saturday (6/11), will then tackle a dozen additional June dates, most of which will feature fellow rock quintet Tesla. A handful of July headlining stops--for which a support act has not yet been named--will follow, as will a 12-date run through Canada with Canadian rock trio The Tea Party in the opening slot.

The group also has additional July and August dates planned with Adams; dubbed the "Rock 'N Roll Double-Header Tour," the joint run touches down at minor league ballparks throughout the U.S.

All of the upcoming dates are shown below.

Last month, Def Leppard and Adams both issued new albums. Leppard offered up the two-disc best-of set "Def Leppard--Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection," while Adams delivered a new studio set titled "Room Service."

"Rock of Ages" entered The Billboard 200 album chart at No. 10 with sales of about 66,000 copies, according to Leppard's website.


June 2005
12 - Atlanta, GA - Music Midtown Festival
14 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum (w/ Tesla)
15 - Kissimmee, FL - Silver Spurs Arena (w/ Tesla)
17 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena (w/ Montrose)
18 - Birmingham, AL - City Stages Festival
20 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center (w/ Tesla)
21 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center (w/ Tesla)
23 - Pittsburgh, PA - Chevrolet Amphitheatre (w/ Tesla)
24 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena (w/ Tesla)
25 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena (w/ Tesla)
27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino (w/ Tesla)
28 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center (w/ Tesla)

July 2005
22 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Casino
24 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena
26 - Memphis, TN - Mud Island Amphitheatre
27 - Peoria, IL - Civic Center Arena

August 2005
12 - Sudbury, Ontario - Sudbury Arena (w/ The Tea Party)
13 - Ottawa, Ontario - Corel Centre (w/ The Tea Party)
15 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre (w/ The Tea Party)
16 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre (w/ The Tea Party)
19 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre (w/ The Tea Party)
20 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre (w/ The Tea Party)
22 - Grande Prairie, Alberta - Canada Games Arena (w/ The Tea Party)
23 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place (w/ The Tea Party)
24 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome (w/ The Tea Party)
26 - Kelowna, British Columbia - Prospera Place (w/ The Tea Party)
27 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place (w/ The Tea Party)
28 - Victoria, British Columbia - Save On Foods Memorial Centre (w/ The Tea Party)


Def Leppard / Bryan Adams

June 2005
8 - El Paso, TX - Cohen Stadium
10 - Oklahoma City, OK - SBC Bricktown Ballpark
11 - Fort Worth, TX - La Grave Field

July 2005
1 - Camden, NJ - Campbell's Field
2 - Lancaster, PA - Clipper Magazine Stadium
3 - Fishkill, NY - Dutchess Stadium
5 - Lakewood, NJ - First Energy Park
6 - Brockton, MA - Campanelli Stadium
8 - Aberdeen, MD - Ripken Stadium
9 - Brooklyn, NY - KeySpan Park (Cyclones Stadium)
10 - Rochester, NY - Frontier Field
29 - Saint Paul, MN - Midway Stadium
30 - Schaumburg, IL - Alexian Field
31 - Davenport, IA - John O'Donnel Stadium

August 2005
2 - Lincoln, NE - Haymarket Park
3 - Kansas City, KS - Community America Ballpark
5 - South Bend, IN - Stanley Coveleski Stadium
6 - Eastlake, OH - Eastlake Stadium
7 - Charleston, WV - Appalachian Power Park
9 - Dayton, OH - Fifth Third Field
10 - Lansing, MI - Olds Park

Stalwart '80s rockers Def Leppard--in the Phoenix area Tuesday (6/7) to perform during the Rock 'n' Roll Doubleheader tour with co-headliner Bryan Adams --balked while attempting to pitch 25 years worth of hits.

Lead singer Joe Elliott, who appeared to be ill, lacked the enthusiasm of tours past. The leather-pants-wearing frontman sounded hoarse, relying on vocal help from his bandmates on songs such as "Photograph" and the ballad "Love Bites." He enlisted the crowd at Mesa's Hohokam Park to sing the chorus to "Animal," and the thirtysomething audience happily complied.

Def Leppard opened the show with "Action" before long, black curtains parted to reveal a screen that interspersed live clips of the band with video images. During "Hysteria," an image of the British flag celebrated the group's heritage.

Though Elliott's voice was hoarse, he stuck with his trademark moves, spinning his microphone stand and raising it in the air to encourage the fans to applaud.

Keeping with the retro feel, fans held up lighters--instead of the very 21st century cell phones--to salute Def Leppard during "Foolin'."

Like tourmate Adams, Elliott said very little to the audience. When he did offer between-song banter, he commented on Phoenix's climate ("It's a hot, sticky evening--what we all like") or drummed up support for the band's recently released greatest-hits package, "Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection."

Despite Elliott's struggles, the band, led by longtime guitarist Vivian Campbell, was dead on. Campbell's thick, heavy-handed guitar solos were cheered on by the audience during songs such as "Armageddon It."

Canadian rocker Adams, however, hit a homerun with his set. Promoting his latest album, "Room Service," he playfully led the crowd ? not out of necessity--in sing-alongs of hits including "Kids Wanna Rock" and "Summer of '69." The crowd, peppered with a curious number of Whitesnake and Pink Floyd T-shirts, responded eagerly, collectively punching their fists in the air as Adams sang the chorus to "Cuts Like a Knife."

For "When You're Gone," a sprightly song that he performed on record with Mel C. of the Spice Girls, he recruited a singing partner--a clearly nervous 12-year-old girl from Glendale, AZ, who admitted that she is working with a vocal coach to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. Adams encouraged her by saying, "I just want to tell you that it's a good job."

For the tour, the stage was set up in centerfield with the ballfield available for patrons who wished to stand or sit on blankets. General admission extended to the stands. Fans also watched the show through the netting behind home plate, while others sat on top of the dugout or stood in the ballfield.

Technically, the first-ever concert at Hohokam Park went off with nary a hitch. Traffic snags, however, prevented many in the audience from seeing the beginning of Adams' set, and concession stand employees reported that the stadium ran out of beer close to 8 p.m., only an hour into Adams' performance.

Let me get everything in order and find all of the songs. They are scattered on numerous cd's i have made. As soon as i have everything in order to make them i will post. :peace:

UH....still beats Kentucky.......... :hihi: (no offense D)

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I can't wait til Tuesday...Holy crap it's getting close. 4th row!!!

Hope he is not sick still.

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Thanks, no big deal on the cd's get to them whenever. If you do, great, I'd be interested.

The reviwer sounds like an unbiased guy ::)

On a lighter note my 'Rock of Ages' cd arrived today, all the way from the USA - i think it has a better tracklist to the British Version (which i also have!) Lol - three Def Leppard best of's -well, i want all 12 albums!

Well Izzy too bad you don't live in Florida. I have one ticket available for next tuesdays show.

3rd row, center stage. Anybody in Tampa, I'll sell it for face value = 45 bucks.

Izzy, if you can make it over...I'd just give you the ticket. ;D

Guess I'll go post this on the DF website now.

I long for the day when i have the money and the kind of job that allows me to leave the country at will - sadly, untill then i'm stuck here

With any lucky Def Leppard will swing over this way so i can see them again - i was three rows from the front when i saw them

Never been one for downloading, but i have tracked down 'Burnout' 'Word's Colide' and 'Immortal' on a cd single, as soon as i hear them i'll post - 'I am your child' is proving harder to find as it wasn't a b-side

Def Leppard have done a large number of B-sides, it would be an idea for them to release them all as an album - after all the label has got three 'best of's' out of them....I read an interview with Joe a few months back in which he talked about remastering the albums and adding in B-sides and demo's - that would be ace

Well, I'd just give you the ticket if you lived here...I offered to two guys my age at work and they both declined, I was shocked.

One day when you come over I'll take you to a show.

One day.........

Concert tomorrow fuckers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll try to take pics. :beer:

Good, good!

Apparently the set list will have stuff from 'Yeah' - could be intresting

Damn - don't u wish u could have caught them in their prime? A post-Hysteria arena a tour - that would have been awesome

I was going to see them in Tampa back in 88 or so. But it was on New Years and my Parents did not want me driving. They were afraid I'd get hit by a drunk.....I was always in trouble then too. (Funny now, I'm not letting my daughter go to the concert, cause she's in trouble....Oh my, I just realized this......how time goes by so fast. :confused: She had a 3rd row, center ticket and screwed up....now my friend gets the ticket............ )

Anyway, yea, I'll take what I can get!!

U monster, denying ur daughter Def Leppard :hihi:

You bastard, you make me remebered when my parents forbided me to go to helloween's concert 3 years ago  :crying:
Anyway, are DL still tourin with Brian Adams?

Its only just kicked off

You bastard, you make me remebered when my parents forbided me to go to helloween's concert 3 years ago  :crying:


I have been wanted to take her to DL for the last couple of years now. I mean, how many parents buy their kid a 3rd row ticket dead center? Mine sure as heck didn't. I think she thought she had it made in the shade, so she started screwing around. I kept saying "Hey, don't do that, don't make mistakes, please, I want you to go with us." But in the end, she dropped the ball. As a parent, if I let her go, I would have been rewarding her for bad choices........It sucked for all of us.

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Anyway....haha, it was fuckin awesome!

The suprise of the night though was Tesla. They turned it the fuck out!

I expected good from them, but got amazing. They played a new song, don't remember what the name was, but it was the best song I had heard in YEARS. I'm not kidding, it was amazing. They really did an awesome job.

Def Leppard played for about 2 hours and the place was going nuts. By the time Rock of Ages was being played people were going bonkers. The crowd noise at the end was the loudest of any DL concert I've been to so far. I gave that ticket to my best friend (who is a DJ-house music/tribal is his style) who isn't a big rock fan, but he was blown away. He really enjoyed it.

Ears were ringing til I went to bed.

My wife took some pics with a cheap digital and we'll see if they came out later today. If so, I will post.

What a night...I mean...what a fuckin' night!!!!!!!!!!!

 :beer:

Ur lucky - it was a week later than i regained my hearing after i saw Def Leppard.....

What was the setlist for the show you went? Did they play Dear Friends by Queen??

No.

Action
Lets get rocked
Foolin
Women
Gods of War
Love Bites
(song by badfinger-cover)
Armagedon it
Rock On (cover)
Rocket
Two steps behind
Photograph
Hysteria
Animal
Rock of Ages

Encore

Pour some sugar on me
Briging on the heartache

These are not the order or even all, it's just what I can remember.

Looks like people are very upset because during "Gods of War" the flashed George Bush's image up there amongst the explosions adn tanks blowing up. It was maybe a total of 3 seconds he was shown. But people are up in arms over it on the DL board. Saying they won't go back to a DL show. People are claiming the place booed, which is bullshit, I heard no booing during GOW.

Anyway, it's been a super long day...........if the pics are worth a shit, I'll post 'em.

Should have been a single - Hysteria is a truly remarkable album


Lol when i go to gigs i can never seem to remember anything they played :nervous:


U Americans :no:....over here any abuse directed at the government makes u immensly popular, to actively praise the government or agree with anything it does is taboo - if a band did praise the Iraq war/Governements handling of it, they would be booed for certain

U lot are the exact opposite!

That is the shit they played 'Gods Of War'. Glad you had a good time. I am seeing them the 23rd, my girlfriend scored second row on Viv's side. Heard they are soundchecking "Rock Brigade' that would be killer live.

I haven't checked out the up roar over on Leppard's OS forum, i dont go there often, to moderated and as much as i love Leppard they have some fuckin weird fans. By the way SLC i am getting those songs in order to burn, am moving and have a mess, at anyrate it wont be too far off.

I also heard  the MC5 song they covered 'Kick Out The Jams'  for Yeah! sounds like Duff singing almost , i am not sure who is singing (Savage) on it but it is the closest Leppard has come to punk rock, this song could be a huge single if they can edit the motherfucker line out of the beginning.

That is the shit they played 'Gods Of War'. Glad you had a good time. I am seeing them the 23rd, my girlfriend scored second row on Viv's side. Heard they are soundchecking "Rock Brigade' that would be killer live.

Dude, you are going to have such a good time. I was on Vivs side too. Yea, I could not belive the were playing that song, it really is an amazing song.

I haven't checked out the up roar over on Leppard's OS forum, i dont go there often, to moderated and as much as i love Leppard they have some fuckin weird fans. By the way SLC i am getting those songs in order to burn, am moving and have a mess, at anyrate it wont be too far off.

I actually went to see how well I remembered the set list. I just checked under the Tampa show and people were blowing the entire thing out of proportion. Especially since it was a song that was written 20 years ago. It is not like it was a song written recently to protest Bush's war. It flashed the image of Bush giving the finger (do a search for "Bush's one finger salute") a couple of time. Seriously a total of 3-5 seconds max. People are up in arms about it.

I just bought the new Tesla album. It is so good. If you want I'll burn that and send one your way as a return favor if you are interested.

What does it sound like - i hadn't heard of the band till they hooked up with the Leppard, just skimming through the net they were described as a more seedy GNResque variant of hair metal

VH1.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott. An excerpt from the interview follows:

VH1: You've had a lot of cross over success on the pop charts, do any of your metal brethren ever razz you? Have you had to defend your rock honor?

Elliott: All the time. We've had this argument many times. If you put Lemmy, Scott Ian and Dio in a room and say 'Heavy metal ? DEF LEPPARD, discuss,' they'd all burst out laughing. But at the same time, you could take Pink and Christina Aguilera and say 'DEF LEPPARD ? pop music' and they'd do the same thing. I don't know where we stand. I don't think we ever believed we were a metal band. I think MAIDEN were a metal band and a very good one. We're a rock band. We have exactly the same line-up as the ROLLING STONES, but we don't sound like them. They came from the blues, we came from British glam. We aim to please with three chords and a little white lie.

VH1: Be honest, "Pour Some Sugar on Me" is a pretty silly song, right?

Elliott: No. I think "Let's Get Rocked" is a silly song. I think "Pour Some Sugar on Me" is a great song. It's silly in the same way as "You Really Got Me", or "Satisfaction" or "Get Off of my Cloud" is. It's a three-minute classic rock song that gets people moving. It's not "Blowing in the Wind", but it makes an emotional contact with some people and gets their heart beating faster and that's all you can ever hope for.

VH1: Anyone ever asked you to do a reality show?

Elliott: No they haven't and I wouldn't because ... I don't like to see my stars get it wrong, break down, cry and be told what to do. That should happen in private. When FLEETWOOD MAC were making 'Rumors', I'm sure their producers told band members, "you're not singing it right!" And then they fought about it and then got it right and made it into the classic record it was. But I don't believe I need to see that happen. I don't need to see Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, I just want to see the finished article.

I don't really know how to describe it. The voice is raspy and the guitar work much heavier than Tesla I remembered growing up. Some blues influence, pantera sounding influence, nice chorus lines. Really good stuff. Tightly produced, and best heard very loud.

Go download Heavennineeleven and tell me what you think.

Great album, I've been listening to it non-stop now since I got it.

Did the pictures turn out?

how many mullets did u see?? :hihi:

I still have not had time.

I will try them Monday.

so did joe elliot hit all the notes and stuff or did he take certain songs down an octave like a lot of bands do live?

I wouldnt mind going and see Def Leppard if they came close.

Too hard to tell, the crowd was going nuts and although I could hear his voice, the crowd sang with him (myself included).

My 4th time, awesome show. Like I said, I brought my best friend who listens to dance music and is a DJ. He loved the show, including Tesla. In fact he went out and bought there greatest hits cd the next day... :hihi:

when is Bryan Adams joining the tour?

did tesla play "Caught in a Dream"? i love that fuckin song

Pretty sure, yea.

I am going to see them July 9th in Brooklyn, should be a great show.   Although I would much rather see Tesla then Bryan Adams.  I will let you guys know how is was and post pics :peace:

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has posted the following message on the band's official web site:

"Well, here we are the the end of the first leg of shows with Bryan Adams. I'm sat on the back of the bus 15 minutes before we go on in Atlanta, on what was originally a day off! The thing is, we did this gig (Midtown Music Festival) two years ago and we had so much fun back then, how could we resist when they asked us for this year? Plus, Kid Rock is on the bill too and I haven't seen him since we got shitfaced in Justin Timberlake's L.A. restaurant on Kid's 34th birthday last August (ooh, you little name dropper, you!)

"Uh-oh, I just got the call, on in 10, gotta go.... later people .....

"(a day later.....)

"I pick up having just watched the Michael Jackson verdict read out on Fox News (fair and balanced, apparently).. We're in Tampa, Florida, nice and sunny so I think I'll go and catch some rays before they disappear.

"Atlanta was fun. Difficult, but fun. We got in about four hours before we went on, no sound check (usual in festival situations) and we also had to use our 'B-rig' as it was impossible to get the main touring gear there on time. Apart from a few technical gremlins, which hopefully only we noticed, it was a groovy afternoon all round. We met up with JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS for the first time since we toured together in 2000, and made tentative plans to get together again in Brooklyn, NY in a few weeks time. I watched Kid Rock from the side of the stage for most of his set, and I have to say, I thought he and his band were really good! Great to see someone with that kind of control over a crowd doing his thing.....makes me glad we do what we do! We had a quick natter after the show, wished each other well and I for one hope we cross paths again soon, because I like Kid a lot.

"So, here we are, after a 7/8 hour drive and a pretty good sleep, I'm listening to all the yap yap yap about M.J., GOD, I'M SO OVER IT! I'm off to lie in the sun, fall asleep, and hopefully wake up before my skin starts to peel.

"This is me signing off on a very welcomed day off.....

"Luv 'n' peace,

"(a few hours later.....)

"Just got back from the pool where I discovered that I had my shorts on backwards.....go figure."
   

Great read. Thanks.

SET LIST GREEN BAY, WI (JUNE 21)
# Action
# Let It Go
# Let's Get Rocked
# Women
# Foolin'
# Hysteria
# Promises
# No Matter What
# Love Bites
# Armageddon It
# Two Steps Behind
# Gods Of War
# Rock On
# Rocket
# Photograph
# Animal
# Rock Of Ages
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# Bringin' On The Heartbreak
# Pour Some Sugar On Me

I am not to thrilled with this set list they have been using while Tesla is supporting. I thought on the "non" Bryan Adams gigs they would be bringing out the 'rare' stuff as quoted in interviews. I know they have to play the "hits" but i wish they would throw in Paper Sun, Die Hard, Work It Out , Mirror Mirror etc. I know they have been soundchecking Paper Sun, Rock Brigade and Die Hard the Hunter, i wish they would throw that stuff into to the mix. I know they cant please everyone but i just wish they would mix it up a bit more, bit off topic but VR does the samething but of course they dont have the volume of songs as Def Lep has.

Well Elliot said in an interview that he knows people want to see/hear the hits. He realizes that the masses go to Rolling Stones (for instance) concerts to hear the hits, not their new songs. He has a point.

Well they are more restricted than usual in a co-headlining tour because of increased time restraints - they can't play more than 20 songs, and that will only cover the hits

Besides while we love the songs u mentioned - alot of those tracks can take some getting used to, in a crowd which consists of many Bryan Adams fans - u have to be careful

I just got 'World's Collide' - wow, great stuff, its got some absolutely fantastic guitar work - much heavier than regular Def leppard, they can do this amazing music - so why don't they make an album of it?

Great rock tracks will sell - are the band determined to fail? They make these great tracks and then don't even put them on their albums!!!!

I wish they would make a whole album in the vein of Worlds Collide, that song rocks. stripped down modern rock. If you can find it try to find Truth? the original version, it rocks harder than Worlds Collide. As soon as i get settled into my new house and my wife has the baby i will be getting you guys(SLC) cds' bear with me. : ok:

 :)

I've been hunting ebay for the originals

As shown by retro active and these newer b-sides the band is actually even better than their albums suggest and more able to provide modern music than they think they can - they are a confused bunch

Last night's show in Pittsburgh was awesome. They actually played 'Rock Brigade', I never thought i would hear that song live let alone be in the audience to witness it. Great show. I dont know what shocked us more the fact that they played 'Rock Brigade' or all of the tattoos Joe Elliott has gotten. Viv Campbell ruled on guitar, as did Phil Collen. Tesla was great too. First time for seeing them live , pretty impressed. Tied with VR as best concert in the last year. : ok:

Damn - tattoo's look so sad - and on a 45 year old man.....not good

Sounds like you had a rocking time..  I'll say it again, I wish I was going to see Tesla, instead of Bryan Adams :'(

I'm telling ya man, Tesla really turned it out, I was impressed too!

Phooootoooograph! Yeh Def Leppard ruled in the 80's! They could do a really good UK/European tour if they did something similar to this over here but with say Whitesnake or someone like that on the bill as well.

DEF LEPPARD were glad to help Bob Geldof and his campaign to end Third World poverty by performing at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia on Saturday (July 2). The band's lead singer Joe Elliott told Launch Radio Networks that he hoped people don't lose sight of the goal while they're enjoying the show. "I think, first and foremost, we've got to realize that it's all for a good cause, and that is the primary objective, is to raise awareness of what's actually happening in Africa," he said. "But at that moment in time, people are gonna be celebrating what's actually happening on, on the stages. People are gonna be tuned in all over the world, watching artists from all over the world doing what they do best, and hopefully raising awareness for what is an extremely serious situation that needs fixing yesterday."

As previously reported, DEF LEPPARD have set a September 20 worldwide release date for their all-covers set, entitled "Yeah!" Guitarist Phil Collen recently told Billboard.com that the song list for the group's all-covers set has yet to be finalized, as the group decided to record more cuts than it originally planned. He confirmed that the album will include "a bunch of stuff ? all '70s stuff. Most of it is songs that we grew up with in England. 'No Matter What' by BADFINGER is going to be the leadoff single. We've done 'Waterloo Sunset' by THE KINKS, T. REX, MOTT THE HOOPLE, ROXY MUSIC and THIN LIZZY. And a lot of it is obscure; it's not the standard stuff. It's not like STONES or BEATLES songs."

DEF LEPPARD's "Rock of Ages", a new two-CD collection of hits, has sold 190,888 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

That's just lazy - they can't use that as the 'single' for two albums!! Plus i don't want that on the album, firstly its not very good, second i already have it (oh yes I have the US only 'Rock of Ages')

I just saw Def Leppard last night, they rocked : ok: :beer:  It was Keyspan Park in Brooklyn.  They were tight as hell and Joe Elliot sang his ass off.   All the guys were in great shape.  Everyone was going pretty crazy, I was in the field and everyone was rocking out to the songs.  Definitely well worth seeing them if you are a Def Lep fan.    : ok:

Bryan Adams was really good too, he played all his hits and a new song from his new Album called Room Service.

All in all a good night but I was standing for like 4 hours straight but it was definitely worth it.  Great Show :peace:

 Due to extreme weather conditions and for security reasons, DEF LEPPARD's show in Camden, NJ which was supposed to take place on July 1, unfortunately had to be cancelled a few hours before the start. Although the promoter tried to find a solution and reschedule the show, this turned out to be impossible and as a result, no replacement show will be taking place. Ticketmaster has started the process to refund all tickets. If you still have a ticket for this show and you did not get an automatic refund, please refer to your point of purchase.

DEF LEPPARD have added four more headline shows to their ongoing U.S. tour. They are as follows:

Aug. 31 - Billings, MT @ Metrapark Arena
Sep. 02 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux Falls Arena
Sep. 03 - La Crosse, WI @ La Crosse Center
Sep. 04 - Chicago, IL @ Lakefront Pavilion at Northerly Island

SET LIST ROCHESTER, NY (JULY 10)
# Action
# Let's Get Rocked
# Women
# Foolin'
# Hysteria
# Promises
# No Matter What
# Love Bites
# Armageddon It
# Rock On
# Rocket
# Photograph
# Animal
# Rock Of Ages
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# Bringin' On The Heartbreak
# Pour Some Sugar On Me

I'm going to the Billings MT show. Should be great.  We still have GA seating on the floor, YEAH!!

SLC'S DEF LEPPARD CONCERT PHOTO HE IS THE GUY ON THE LEFT!




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haha, what is so funny is that my mullet WAS THAT LONG in 1988!!!

I was not nearly as handsome as that guy though.

The Yeah! album is not coming out in September, or anytime soon from a recent interview.

That really is a bummer, i was lucky enough to hear a promo, and it truly is a great cd. I just hope everyone gets a chance to hear the MC5 cover it truly is the heaviest thing they have done in ages. One positive way to look at this is maybe a new studio release is closer than we think as they have been recording on the road.

From the interviews i have read it seems the direction is going to be alot more uptempo and a less produced sound, lets hope.

Hey SLC finally found all of my b sides send me your address and i ll have a cd in the mail.

Delayed untill late 2005/2006

So 2006 then....

I suppose they want to milk 'Rock of Ages' and don't want two Leppard albums kicking around

My step daugher got their greatest hits for her b-day...I will admit I am listening to it, non stop. I think I've listened to "Women" 18 times today.... :hihi: Poor girl, may not get it back!!! :hihi:

What is the "yeah" album? Is that the cover(s) album?

Thanks for the offer on the cd, pm has been sent. : ok:

Personal fav too - ace guitar work

That's what Leppard did so well but now fail to do - have that steel in their guitar playing. It's always got that heavy element that prevents the songs being basic hair metal numbers

Later albums lack that, i think


Yup


When u get 'em can i get em via email? I tracked down a few on their singles.

Izzy my computer skills are horrible and i honestly dont know how to do that. I could amke you a copy and snail mail it.

The more i think about Yeah! being delayed the more it frustrates me. I was discussing this with a Leppard friend of mine and he said everytime it looks as if they can get some sort of momentum going the wheels fall off completely, this friend of mine is a dj and is how i got access to the Yeah! promo. He said in the circles he talks with in the communications field rock radio etc, he said there was alot of hype surrounding the release, especially for a cover album. According to him this was suppossed to be a stepping stone so to speak for a new studio release, trying to get them back out there and i guess a cover was the best way to do it . The first proper single was going to be the David Essex track Rock On .

It seems to me Def Leppard's management has what has literally been there slow demise in popularity. I think if they were marketed right they could be a high selling act once again, there shows still sell a ton , and they have released some great songs on latter releases . The marketing surrounding there releases is just horrible. I know X was a disapointment to alot of people but i personally thought it was a good pop/rock record. If that cd was marketed correctly and promoted in the least there are atleast 5 songs on there that could have been huge singles. I just cant figure them out. I met Phil Collen awhile back and he more or less said there record label has fucked them over since Slang, but it seems they are stuck in a contract . I think they are a great band and with VR are ranked as my favorite active bands, i just wish they could get a break. Sorry about the rant i am bored. :peace:

Can you elaborate on what he said?

I was on vacation visiting relatives in California. Got lucky and met Phil very nice guy by the way. This was before the Rock of Ages set was released. He basically said the record label likes to beat the dead horse and rely on there back catalog . Then i went on to tell him how good i thought there latter releases have been and it was a shame they didn't get any promo. He elaborated that they have been aware of that and him and Viv are the most vocal about it, and they are more or less stuck in there contract, unless they get dropped. He said he has wished for that more than once with a laugh. I never quite understood how they could be stuck in a contract like that, but then again i dont know one thing about how recording contracts are structured. It has been awhile since i was out there so some of what he said is kinda vague in memory. Oh yeah SLC i am getting all tracks in order for your cd, and i got your address.  : ok:

As i live about 10,000 miles from u postage would probably be an issue

I'm hardly computer literature either but this is how i send songs via email: i just copy them into windows media player (for example)- then i just search for them using the search button the start menu, then i send that file to my documents and then when writing an email click attach, find the song in my documents and click send

Of course the size of ur email account is an issue as it needs to be able to send attachments up to 10 megs (but most do these days)

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Def Leppard do need to get out of this contract, their label is messing them up, i'd guess they signed a new contract for about 10 albums or something daft in the early 90's and are now stuck.

However with 2 best of's and a covers album about to be released they must be getting close to ending it - they could always throw out a live album too.

Thanks man! Please, don't hand my address out to any german porno sites... :hihi:


Ah....I might just ship you a copy dude.....I don't mind a few bucks. I've never sent anything that far...Or I could try to send you some stuff via email.

Yea, that is why I laugh at the "Idol" shows here in America. These people may win the show, but then are forced to sign this horrible contract ensuring that they will never have anything really. No matter how big the band, many still get lousy contracts....

Over here, where we love our boy and girl bands ( :-\) there is always stories about how their spell at the top yeilded them about 1000 quid each. There was a story a few months back about a band called 'Steps' who had a whole series of hits but apparently made nothing from it all.

What would you guys' "dream" set list so to speak from Leppard be. I guess they are going to be playing arenas this fall with another "big" band. So far only rumours going are Aerosmith. Hopefully they will mix the set up alittle at anyrate this is what i would like to hear :

Stagefright
Let It Go
Hit n Run
Slang
Hysteria
Desert Song
Four Letter Word
Turn To Dust
Deliver Me
Now
Paper Sun
Tear It Down
All I Want Is Everything
Rocket
Cry
Die Hard The Hunter
Gods Of War

Sugar
Pearl Of Euphoria (Always thought this would be a great closer)

I would love to see a set list like that. I guess it is obvious I am huge fan of the Slang album :yes:

U missed out so many classics! Where is Rock of Ages, Pour some Sugar on me..... :o

Dream set list - hmm, hate having to make decisions on Leppard songs, i love so many equally....

1 - Women
2 - Ride into the sun
3 - Run Riot
4 - Promises
5 - Tear it down
6 - Hysteria
7 - Photograph
8 - I wanna be your hero
9 - Gods of war
10 - When love and hate collide
11 - Animal
12 - Desert song
13 - Heaven is
14 - Ring of fire
15 - I Wanna touch u
16 - Miss you in a heartbeat
17 - Wasted
18 - Pour some sugar on me

Encore
19 - Switch 625/Briningin' on the heartbreak
20 - Rock of Ages


I've gone for a 'heavier' track list, i think such things work better live - thrown in the classics (face it - u'd be devestated if they weren't there!) also added in a load of personal favs, 'Gods of War' and 'Run Riot' off Hysteria where probably the best songs there to begin with.

Have a few ballads for the lighters to be waved - u gotta have that!

Nothing from Sland and X i'm afriad, added in Promises, but Euphoria has started to decline in my eyes, not the great album i used to think of it as
 
No less than 5 tracks from Retro Active, if they had pursued the heavier orientation they tried on that then it would have been a different story for the rest of the decade. They should have chosen the singles more carefully

Izzy yep i did leave alot of classic concert staples off my list. I have seen them played live numerous times and i would like to see the more obscure stuff.

I agree with your statement regarding Euphoria, That album was a disappointment to me after the first listen, not to say it wasnt a good album but they were trying way to hard to copy the Pyromania and Hyteria albums. Paper Sun and Day After Day are standout tracks, i would like to see the next album go in that direction ( Paper Sun, Day After Day) maybe a little more of a raw sound and acoustic drums though. On thing Euphoria proved is that they no longer need Mutt around , not to disrepect him the guy is a genious but a couple of the tracks he lent a hand on were some of the worst songs on the album. I still cringe when i hear All Night or Back In Your Face though, way to cheesy.

Other Leppard news, I have heard from a more than reliable source that the reasoning for the delay regarding the covers album Yeah! is that a box set is on the way to celebrate the bands 25th aniversary. That is welcome news to me, Yeah! is going to still be released , look for it around Christmas with the box set to come in the early to middle portion of 2006. I wish i could name my source but i cant, i sound like one of the GnR rumour people now LOL, but this guy should have an insight more than anyone as he works for the band i can tell you that much.  It looks like it may be Motley Crue whom they are touring with, Aerosmith is still a very much possible also.  i hate to post rumours and rarely do but this source is more than reliable, i am still sort of shocked he let me in on it.

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

Rockdetector.com: You are obviously all fortunate enough to be comfortably well off for the rest of your lives now. Is the drive to make music still as strong with you all as it has always been?

Joe Elliott: "Yep, big rich twatty rock stars! Compared to some rappers who've been 'on the scene' 15 minutes, we're minnows? but I won't be back in the factory any time soon! As for the music, it's ALWAYS been the focal point. We were never into it for the money. We wouldn't have spent three years recording a very expensive record, 'Hysteria', if we were! When I saw Marc Bolan and David Bowie on 'Top of the Pops' I didn't shout, 'Wow! I want to be him for the money.' It was for the glory of it and a way out of dreary old day job land. That wasn't for me, the music gave me a motivation."

Rockdetector.com: I'd like to pick up on some of the later DEF LEPPARD albums. For example, "Slang". This album was released during strange times in the music business. Many fans find it your most engaging work to date with a lot of "dark" songs. Personally, there are tracks on "Slang" which rank very highly on my particular favourites list. Looking back, how do you feel about the album now?

Joe Elliott: "Viv [guitarist Vivian Campbell] doesn't like it all that much these days. After all, it was his first with us and he wanted the LEPP thing a bit more. Happily for him, it's back, so you move on. I have some great memories of the recording and writing sessions. For the rest of us, it was very liberating, but like all our albums, some of it works and some of it doesn't. Trust me, there's stuff on 'Hysteria' I'd do over ? I love the title track, 'Pearl of Euphoria' is nearly brilliant and 'All I Want Is Everything' was the first song I think I really felt good to have written. It all fell into place at the right time."

Rockdetector.com: Which leads us onto 2002's "X". I don't think I saw this question being asked but, with your track record for writing hugely successful songs, why did the band decide to work with outside songwriters at that point? The reason I ask is two-fold, firstly because why would a band that can write million sellers need songwriting input and secondly because I think the "X" songs you did write were actually much stronger.

Joe Elliott: "Well, it wasn't a conscious decision to do that, it just worked out that Phil [Collen, guitar] was hanging out in Los Angeles with [Swedish producer/songwriter] Andreas Carlsson, you know, just coffee, bite to eat, shootin' the shit, that sorta thing, when Andreas said, 'We should write a song together.' Something we all say from time to time but very rarely do. Anyway, it didn't happen, but Andreas did call us about six months later and told us he had a song, 'Unbelievable', that he thought sounded like us! So, long story short, he sent a copy over, we played it, liked it, recorded it!"
Rockdetector.com: How about "Long Long Way to Go", because LIONEL RICHIE also had a stab at that too, didn't he?

Joe Elliott: "Same thing with 'Long Long Way to Go'. We like to think we can tell a good song from a so-so song whether it be rock, pop, blues, rap, whatever... Again, for no reason other than curiosity, it was sent to us and we really dug it, so we recorded it. Apparently so did Lionel Ritchie! Let's not forget here that we DID write the other eleven songs on 'X'!"

Rockdetector.com: On the [upcoming] "Yeah!" [covers] record, are there songs you felt needed to be treated "faithfully" and any songs that might sound completely different to expected?

Joe Elliott: "Absolutely. Some of them are so close in intention if nothing else, that they're almost forgeries! Example, wait till you hear Viv's solo on THIN LIZZY's 'Don't Believe A Word'! If anybody ever heard Phil's CYBERNAUTS solo on 'Moonage Daydream' they'll know what I mean. Others we messed with, like DAVID ESSEX's 'Rock On', or THE KINKS' 'Waterloo Sunset', which you might have heard, differs from THE KINKS' version somewhat. We treated them all on a song by song basis, basically having fun, either doing them and being able to giggle at how similar they were or changing them and saying "wait till they get a load of this!" Most people in studios behind closed doors behave this way, you know!

Holy cow, LR wrote that song!

Wow!  :o

Back in your face is a disgrace - it was also a single! :nervous: There are quite a number of songs on there that are so cheesy and downright embrarrasing that my estimation of the album has plumeted.

I've tried to fight those that say the same - but Leppard since Steve Clarke....well....



A box set?

Horrah for the greedy record label :P

I already have all THREE best ofs - do i really need a box set? I have 'Can't keep away from the flame', Waterloo Sunset' and 'No matter what' - really, what can they give me?

With any luck every single B-side, demo, acoustic version, live version, outtake, early recordings etc they have ever done would be present - that would get me to part with my money -? but i have just about every Leppard song on about 4 different formats.....

Euphoria was a great album still. There was plenty of cheese on it, however the great ones overshadowed the cheese me thinks....

 After spending most of their career under the management of Peter Mensch and Cliff Bernstein at Q-Prime Management, DEF LEPPARD have jumped ship to sign with Trudy Green at HK Management, according to Hits Daily Double. HK, which is now part of Irving Azoff's Frontline Management, has looked after such artists as AEROSMITH, POISON, MICHAEL JACKSON and Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES).

DEF LEPPARD recently pushed back the release date of their all-covers set, entitled "Yeah!", to late 2005/early 2006 from the previously announced September 20. No reason was given for the delay. Guitarist Phil Collen told Billboard.com that the song list for the set had yet to be finalized, as the group decided to record more cuts than it originally planned. He confirmed that the album will include "a bunch of stuff ? all '70s stuff. Most of it is songs that we grew up with in England. 'No Matter What' by BADFINGER is going to be the leadoff single. We've done 'Waterloo Sunset' by THE KINKS, T. REX, MOTT THE HOOPLE, ROXY MUSIC and THIN LIZZY. And a lot of it is obscure; it's not the standard stuff. It's not like STONES or BEATLES songs."

Best career move they have done in ages. Q PRime have done absolutely nothing for the band in recent years. I still dont get the Leppard fans over at there OS forum, they have been bitching about a change and they finally do it, now some of them are crying about the change , i really do not understand that bunch over on that forum.  ::)

DEF LEPPARD have announced the following dates with BRYAN ADAMS:

Oct. 11 - Trenton, NJ @ Sovereign Bank Arena
Oct. 14 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
Oct. 15 - Raleigh, NC @ Alltel Pavilion
Oct. 21 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Casino

Back In Your Face rocks. People just don't get it. It's supposed to be a throwback to the 70s glam scene.
It's got a killer rhyme scheme. It's catchy as hell. It's totally Def Leppard.

No, it was written by the Hector/Robinson writing team. It first appeared on X, but then Lionel Ritchie recorded it later. And the stupid record company fucked Def Leppard over it because they said they were gonna release it as a single for X, but then refused to do so in the US. Then they again lied to the band saying that if they do the new Greatest Hits (which is pretty stupid cuz Def Leppard haven't really had any new hits since the Vault) they would use LLWTG as single for the new GH. But the record company reneged? because they allegedly had promised LR that they will release his version of the single beforehand and it would be bad if both DL and LR had the same song out as a single. As far as I'm concerned, this is all bullshit and I can't believe Def Leppard are stupid enough to stay with that record company that has turned them into the laughingstock of the rock world. Island/Def Jam makes them do poppy songs like LLWTG (which is not even written by them) which alienate many of their die hard fans, but at the same time refuses to promote them as a pop band. It's insane. If Def Leppard weren't stupid enough not to sue their record company, they can win huge settlement cuz I've never seen a band fucked over so bad by a record company. At least if they had done classic Lep records like Pyro, they would have probably been able to consistently score gold and platinum records just from their die hards like AC/DC.

Can't disagree more - the song is terrible, its just cringe inducing. Its dated and silly, and nothing like their earlier stuff

Euphoria ultimately fails because it lacks that hard edge that Steve Clark gave the band. Leppard have lost their metal leanings. Next album needs some real aggresion from all concerned

I thought you liked Euphoria?

Why is it that every time a band member dies, people always say, they lost this and that when so and so died? I seriously think that if Steve was alive, they would have probably evolved the exact same way as a band and he would have ended up toning down his edge. After all, Vivian was one bad ass guitar player when he was in Dio. And the same thing goes for Cliff Burton and Metallica. That said, I agree with you about the next album, but I seriously doubt we will get any aggression. I think I remember reading somewhere one of the band members saying that the next album will be somewhere between X and the 70s covers album they are working on. That's a recipe for disaster if you ask me, and I actually liked X, sorta. I've pretty much written them off though. Look at Bon Jovi, like 'em or not, since their last album came out, they released a greatest hits "with a twist" album. Last year, they released a great box set with 4 disks worth of unreleased stuff and a DVD. This year they have new album coming out, with pretty good prospects of being a hit. X came out before Bon Jovi's last studio album, but what did Def Leppard do in the meantime? They repackaged their Greatest Hits album. That's it! They allegedly working on a stupid covers album that almost none of the fans care for, but even that hasn't come out. And new material? NOWHERE IN SIGHT.

Less and less each day i'm afriad, there is some really bad stuff there.

I used to think along similiar lines - but the more i listen to Euphoria it becomes more and more apparent.

I still like it. Half of it.....

The Yeah! album an early mix of it was leaked a few weeks ago. It isnt to bad. Pretty raw considering Def Leppard's usual production which is a needed change. The only song that really blows is the Rock On cover.  The standout track is Hellraiser with the singer from the Darkness. Anyone else have any opinions who have heard it ?

Havn't heard it - but a leak is clealt deliberate, i think thats an insiders way of protesting at the delay

If it has leaked then the label have to release the album asap, convenient way to get around a delay me thinks

Went to Def Leppard in August, and I must say,"what the hell has happened to Joe's voice!." The show was way to loud, and the sound was terrible.  Of coarse it doesn't help when there's only 3,500 people in a 12,000 seat arena.

Def Leppard and Bryan Adams could only pull in 3,500?

I know what u mean about the show being way to loud - i saw them a year or two back, and the sound was all wrong - atleast two of the songs i still haven't been able to work out what they even where!

It was good to see them live though

DEF LEPPARD will be teaming up with CHEAP TRICK for the following dates in October:

Oct. 23 - Detroit, MI @ TBA
Oct. 24 - Grand Rapids, MI @ TBA
Oct. 26 - Springfield, IL @ TBA
Oct. 27 - Atlanta, GA @ TBA

This past summer when i seen them, they were right on. I have never been disappointed at a Leppard show. I do agree Joe Elliott cant hit the high notes anymore probably due from smoking but i think Joe sounds better in a lower register, like the song 'Work It Out' .I have yet to buy any tickets for this leg of the tour, i wanna see what the setlists are like first.

Me neither, and doubt I ever will.

 More dates have been announced for DEF LEPPARD's upcoming tour with CHEAP TRICK. The details are as follows:

Oct. 23 - Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
Oct. 24 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Oct. 26 - Louisville, KY @ Louisville Gardens
Oct. 27 - Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
Oct. 30 - Beaumont, TX @ Ford Arena
Nov. 01 - Denver, CO @ Magness Arena
Nov. 02 - Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum

I really am psyched about the dates with Cheap Trick, that is going to be a great show. Maybe Slash and Duff will make a guest appearence on one of those dates.

 The following update has been posted at DEF LEPPARD's official web site:

"After a summer of extensive touring, and before two more months of playing live shows, September seems to be the month when the guys aren't playing live on stage. However, that's only partly true! Yes, on October 11 the 'Rock of Ages' tour will pick up again in Boston, but for those who can't wait that long, there are two chances to see band members on stage.....just not with their regular stage buddies!

"We already reported that Phil [Collen, guitar], Simon Laffy and Paul Cook will be playing their very first show as MAN-RAZE on September 27 at The Spitz in London. Tickets seem to be sold out at the moment but there is a possibility that more will become available at We Got Tickets, so keep checking their site. A day later, on September 28, you can check out Vivian [Campbell, guitar] playing songs from his solo album at The Mint in Los Angeles. This show promises to be an unique opportunity, as Viv will be joined on stage by Terry Bozzio, Mark Browne, Bruce Cornett, Michael Fell and Tor Hyams ? the exact same line-up that can be heard on [Vivian's solo] album 'Two Sides of If'. Tickets are available at the venue, and can be purchased through GrooveTickets soon.

"And then after that, it's time for the band to hit the road again.....some 18 dates have been announced so far for October and November, with a handful more to come. On this leg of the tour, there's three artists DEF LEPPARD will be playing with. First of all, Ricky Warwick [ex-THE ALMIGHTY] returns, opening each show with songs from his latest release 'Love Many Trust Few'. Then on some dates, following the success of this summer's Rock & Roll Double Header tour, it will be a BRYAN ADAMS/DEF LEPPARD double bill (with DEF LEPPARD playing the late set). And finally, late October and early November, none other than CHEAP TRICK will be supporting. All confirmed dates can be found at the tour section of this site. Next week, we hope to be able to announce three more shows for November, as soon these are fully confirmed."

Bah, why can't they head over here.......

I would like to check out that gig Viv is playing. Looks like it will be a one time thing. I like his solo cd, reminds me of a Izzy album.

U mean it has much potential but never actually delivers what u know it could and should?

Damn, Def Leppard.  They've toured with both Cheap Trick and Tesla recently, and neither time did they come anywhere near my area.

Exactly. It has potential for sure but like an Izzy album it will totally get overlooked. Actually Viv is playing with Camp Freddy , Thursday. He is playing on two songs, not sure what songs , Duff and Slash are also playing. Not sure about the singer. It is a benefit for the Katrina victims. I am flying to LA tomorrow morning to visit my cousin who just retruned from Iraq. An unexpected trip but we are going to Viv's gig and looks like we are also going to the Key Club to catch Camp Freddy. I cannot wait.

Hey SLC punk i finally got your Leppard b sides cd's done after 3 months but pm your address , ill drop them in the mail. Also let me know if you got the covers cd Yeah! as well.