LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Def Leppard is set to play a series of headline shows in spring of 2008 — as part of a 2008 World Tour. This year's outing includes 19 dates, kicking off on March 27 in Greensboro, NC and ending on April 26 in Chula Vista, CA. The tour is being produced by Live Nation. – The band is also set to release a brand new studio album in 2008 with details to be announced shortly with hints of some sort of collaboration in the offing.
Def Leppard comes off of a big year in 2007, which saw them on a 50 date tour with numerous SRO'd performances. To date, the band has sold over 65 million albums worldwide over the course of their career and have two 10 million plus selling albums, one of only 5 rock bands to achieve these numbers. The lineup for the forthcoming tour will be Joe Elliott (vocals), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick "Sav" Savage (bass) and Rick Allen (drums).
Tour Dates
Mar 27 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Mar 29 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live Arena
Mar 30 – Estero, FL – Germain Arena
Apr 01 – Greenville, SC – BI-LO Center
Apr 03 – Reading, PA Sovereign Center
Apr 04 – Atlantic City, NJ – Music Box at The Borgata
Apr 06 – Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena
Apr 08 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Apr 09 – Providence, RI – Dunkin' Donuts Center
Apr 11 – Quebec City, QC Colisee Pepsi Arena
Apr 12 – Ottawa, ON – ScotiaBank Place
Apr 13 – Hamilton, ONCopps Coliseum
Apr 16 – Winnipeg, MBMTS Centre
Apr 18 – Grand Rapids, MIVan Andel Arena
Apr 19 – Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
Apr 22 – Boise, ID – The Idaho Center
Apr 23 – Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
Apr 25 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
Apr 26 – Chula Vista, CA Coors Amphitheater
– CelebrityAccess Staff
