DEF LEPPARD

DEF LEPPARD - Presented by Live Nation

Support: Extreme

On tour in the UK and Europe in summer 2026
Only concert in Germany: June 2026 in Dortmund

Def Leppard, Britain's biggest arena rock band, will be touring the UK and Europe in June and July 2026. The eleven announced dates include performances at London's legendary O2 Arena and their hometown of Sheffield, as well as concerts in Switzerland and Europe. In Germany, a concert will take place in Dortmund, with Extreme as special guests.

The 2026 dates are the first solo headlining shows in the UK and Europe since the band's sold-out mammoth tour in 2023 with Mötley Crüe. On the 2023 tour, the band headlined across Europe, including a sold-out show at the legendar Wembley Stadium. This tour was part of a two-year tour in which Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe sold over 2.1 million tickets worldwide and performed in 27 countries on five continents!

Joe Elliott: "We're looking forward to performing at Radio 2 in the Park in Chelmsford this week... our only concert in the UK in 2025. But we're also very excited to announce our UK and European dates for 2026!

It's very important to us to play to our home crowd and our fans in Europe, and we'll be presenting a brand new show with some surprises as well as the classics! See you there!!"

With more than 110 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious Diamond Awards in the US, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® inductees Def Leppard have produced a string of groundbreaking classics that have set the standard for generations of music fans and artists alike. The band's spectacular live shows and multitude of hits have become synonymous with their name. Def Leppard's influential career includes numerous hit singles and multiple platinum albums, including two of the best-selling albums of all time, Pyromania and Hysteria, which feature the band's legendary tracks such as “Rock of Ages,” “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” “Animal,” and “Foolin.” Proof of Def Leppard's enduring and ever-growing popularity can be found in their 20 million followers on social media.

This week, Def Leppard is headlining the final night of the Radio 2 In the Park Festival on Sunday, September 7, 2025, before returning to the US in early 2026 for a month-long engagement in Las Vegas.

Phil Collen: “It's a dream to return to the UK and Europe in June and July next year. And coming back with our good friends from Extreme makes it even more wonderful. It's going to be an incredible night for all the fans!”

In 2023, the band also released their innovative and, to date, last studio album, “Drastic Symphonies,” together with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The critically acclaimed album reached number 4 in the UK charts – the band's highest chart position in the UK in 32 years. Recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, it led to the band giving a breathtaking performance in the Piano Rooms of BBC Radio 2 – their version of “Pour Some Sugar On Me” with Emm Gryner and the BBC Concert Orchestra can be viewed Here.

ABOUT DEF LEPPARD:
With more than 110 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious Diamond Awards in the US, the members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® Def Leppard – Joe Elliott (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick Savage (bass), Vivian Campbell (guitar), and Rick Allen (drums) – remain one of the most important forces in rock music. Throughout their career, the band has produced a string of groundbreaking classics—including the 14x platinum album Hysteria and the 11x platinum album Pyromania—that have set the standard for generations of music fans and artists.

The band's spectacular live shows and numerous hits have become synonymous with their name and have made Def Leppard one of the world's biggest live rock bands. In May 2022, Def Leppard released their twelfth studio album, “Diamond Star Halos,” which was acclaimed by critics and fans alike. The album entered the Apple, Amazon Music, and Billboard hard rock charts at No. 1 and achieved a top 10 entry on the Billboard Top 200 album charts, making it the band's eighth top 10 album of their career. It achieved numerous top 10 chart positions worldwide, including a top 5 debut in the UK. Following this success, the band released their 13th studio album, “Drastic Symphonies,” with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 2023, which landed at No. 4 on the UK charts—their highest chart position in the UK in over 32 years—and spent an impressive 15 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Current Classical charts. By the end of this year, Def Leppard will have sold over 4.5 million tickets worldwide since their sold-out stadium tour in 2022 with Mötley Crüe, a tremendous achievement in today's touring world.

The band continues to set new standards with their electrifying live shows on their current summer tour, which includes a series of headlining shows and festival dates. Next year, the band will return to Las Vegas for their third engagement at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Most recently, the band teamed up with legendary guitarist Tom Morello for their single “Just Like 73,” which reached No. 1 on the Mediabase Classic Rock Charts. 

Timing:

Extreme - 19:30 - 20:30
Def Leppard - 21:00 - 22:35

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