DEF LEPPARD PREPS NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR
– Tickets on Sale Starting Feb. 20 at LiveNation.com –
– Styx and Tesla Set To Join The Tour As Special Guests –
“…the greatest power-pop band ever to masquerade as metal.”
– New York Magazine
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 12, 2015) – Def Leppard returns to the road this summer for an extensive North American tour. The Live Nation-promoted tour hitting nearly 50 cities across the U.S. and Canada will kick off on June 23 in Tampa, Fla. at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre. Joining Def Leppard on their massive summer outing are rockers Styx and Tesla. Please see full tour routing below. Citi® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 12 p.m. local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete pre-sale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com. General tickets for the tour go on sale starting Friday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. on www.livenation.com. Please see below for full details and on sale information.
Def Leppard’s influential career includes numerous hit singles and ground-breaking multi-platinum albums—including two of the best-selling albums of all time, Pyromania and Hysteria, capturing the group’s legendary tracks, bringing together classic Leppard hits such as “Rock of Ages,” Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Foolin.” The upcoming tour follows on the heels of the band’s massive 2014 co-headlining tour with KISS, last summer.
2015 TOUR DATES
All dates, venues and cities below subject to change.
All shows on sale Feb. 20 unless otherwise noted.
| June 23 | Tampa, FL | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre |
| June 25 | West Palm Beach, FL | Coral Sky Amphitheatre |
| June 27 | Birmingham, AL | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre |
| June 28 | Atlanta, GA | Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood (on sale Feb. 21) |
| June 30 | Charlotte, NC | PNC Music Pavilion (on sale Feb. 21) |
| July 02 | Bristow, VA | Jiffy Lube Live (on sale March 6) |
| July 03 | Virginia Beach, VA | Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach |
| July 05 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena (on sale Feb. 21) |
| July 07 | Gilford, MD | Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook* |
| July 09 | Mansfield, MA | Xfinity Center (on sale Feb. 21) |
| July 11 | Bethel, NY | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (on sale Feb. 21) |
| July 12 | Darien Center, NY | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| July 14 | Toronto, ON | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre (on sale Feb. 21) |
| July 15 | Youngstown, OH | Covelli Centre*^ |
| July 17 | Clarkston, MI | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| July 21 | Mt. Pleasant, MI | Soaring Eagle Resort & Casino*^ |
| July 23 | Wantagh, NY | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (on sale Feb. 28) |
| July 24 | Saratoga Springs, NY | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| July 25 | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center (on sale Feb. 28) |
| August 07 | Sturgis, SD | Buffalo Chip Campground*^ |
| August 08 | Sioux Falls, SD | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center |
| August 10 | Oklahoma City, OK | Chesapeake Energy Arena*^ |
| August 11 | Kansas City, MO | Starlight Theatre |
| August 14 | Sedalia, MO | Missouri State Fair* |
| August 15 | Des Moines, IA | Iowa State Fair* |
| August 17 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center |
| August 18 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| August 21 | Dallas, TX | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
| August 22 | Woodlands, TX | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| August 23 | Austin, TX | Austin360 Amphitheater |
| August 27 | St. Paul, MN | Minnesota State Fair* |
| August 28 | Grand Forks, ND | Alerus Center |
| August 30 | Noblesville, IN | Klipsch Music Center |
| September 01 | Allentown, PA | The Great Allentown Fair* |
| September 03 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center* |
| September 04 | Maryland Heights, MO | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (on sale Feb. 21) |
| September 05 | Tinley Park, IL | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
| September 16 | Auburn, WA | White River Amphitheater (on sale Feb. 21) |
| September 17 | Ridgefield, WA | Amphitheater Northwest (on sale Feb. 21) |
| September 19 | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| September 22 | Chula Vista, CA | Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
| September 23 | Phoenix, AZ | Ak-Chin Pavilion |
| September 25 | Albuquerque, NM | Isleta Amphitheater |
| September 26 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center |
| September 28 | West Valley City, UT | USANA Amphitheater |
| September 30 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Arena* |
| October 2 | Bozeman, MT | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse* |
| October 4 | Bismarck, ND | Bismarck Civic Center* |
* – Non Live Nation date
^ – Def Leppard Only
About Def Leppard:
Def Leppard—Joe Elliott (vocals), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick “Sav” Savage (bass) and Rick Allen (drums)—continues to be one of the most important forces in rock music. With 100 million records sold worldwide and two prestigious Diamond Awards to their credit, the group’s spectacular live shows, filled with powerful melodic rock anthems, continue to sell out venues worldwide. For the past thirty years the band’s epic live shows and arsenal of hits have become synonymous with their name, leading Def Leppard to be heralded as an institution in both the music and touring industry.
For more information on Def Leppard’s US tour and tickets please visit the band’s web site at www.defleppard.com
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About Styx:
Spawned from a Chicago basement in the early ‘70s, STYX would eventually transform into the virtual arena rock prototype by the late ’70s and early ’80s, due to a fondness for big rockers and soaring power ballads. Over the course of their 38-year career they’ve released 15 studio albums, six best-of compilations and four live albums, garnering eight Top Ten singles. STYX has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Throughout their illustrious career, they’ve performed more live shows since 1999 than all of the previous years of its career combined. Two Super-Bowl appearances, Pollstar box office chart-topping tours with Def Leppard, Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon and Bad Company (to name only a few), two more studio albums and no end in sight, STYX continues to conquer the planet, one venue at a time.
About Tesla:
TESLA — Jeff Keith (vocals), Frank Hannon (guitar), Brian Wheat (bass guitar), Dave Rude (guitar) and Troy Luccketta (drums)— One of Rock n Roll’s most respected bands, multi-platinum sellers TESLA have remained true to their “no frills” style since the first day they hit the music scene nearly 30 years ago. Their catalog reads like a soundtrack to the lives of a generation of fans worldwide. With their latest chart topping release “SIMPLICITY” they have proven they are a band that continues to consistently deliver energetic, hard-driving, blues-based rhythms with thought-provoking lyrics that die-hard fans expect and today’s generation craves.
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