Def Leppard News Round-Up: Tour Dates with Journey Announced, Catalog Now Streaming
There are two big items on the Def Leppard news docket this morning, but let’s unpack the big tour news first.
While it was one of the worst kept secrets as of late, Def Leppard and Journey have made it official with the unveiling of their 58-date tour hitting up arenas and some baseball stadiums. (See full list of tour dates below.)
Per Def Leppard’s official website, tickets will be going on sale Saturday, February 3 with “further ticket info” (likely meaning pre-sale and VIP packages) available soon.
The other piece of big news (and it’s about time) is that Def Leppard’s ENTIRE catalog is now available for download and streaming on all the major services, including Apple Music/iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Music and more.
In a statement, Joe Elliott said of the streaming news, “It is with a mixture of relief & euphoria that we now see our entire catalog finally getting a digital release. Having embraced every other format with open arms, especially & more recently the reemergence of vinyl, we’re now going to be available to everyone everywhere and honestly, it’s as exciting as the original releases were.”
Exciting, indeed! Now, excuse me while I binge their entire catalog at will!
Def Leppard/Journey – 2018 Tour Dates
May 21 Hartford, CT (XL Center)
May 23 Albany, NY (Times Union Center)
May 25 Hershey, PA (Hershey Park Stadium)
May 26 Buffalo, NY (Key Bank Center)
May 28 Cleveland, OH (Quicken Loans Arena)
May 30 Cincinnati, OH (US Bank Arena)
Jun 1 Toronto, ON (Rogers Center)
Jun 2 Pittsburgh, PA (PPG Arena)
Jun 5 Raleigh, NC (PNC Arena)
Jun 6 Knoxville, TN (Thompson-Boling)
Jun 8 Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
Jun 9 Charlotte, NC (Spectrum Center)
Jun 11 Philadelphia, PA (Wells Fargo Center)
Jun 13 New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)
Jun 15 Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
Jun 16 Baltimore, MD (Royal Farms Arena)
Jul 1 Atlanta, GA (Sun Trust Park)
Jul 3 Indianapolis, IN (Ruoff Home Mortgage Pavilion)
Jul 4 Milwaukee, WI (Summerfest)
Jul 6 Memphis, TN (FedEx Forum)
Jul 7 Little Rock, AR (Verizon Arena)
Jul 9 Tulsa, OK (BOK Center)
Jul 11 Louisville, KY (KFC Yum Center)
Jul 13 Detroit, MI (Comerica Park)
Jul 14 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field)
Jul 16 Wichita, KS (InTrust Bank Arena)
Jul 18 Sioux Falls, SD (Denny Sanford Premier Center)
Jul 19 Lincoln, NE (Pinnacle Bank Arena)
Jul 21 Denver, CO (Coors Field)
Jul 23 Des Moines, IA (Wells Fargo Arena)
Jul 25 Kansas City, MO (Spirit Center)
Jul 27 Minneapolis, MN (Target Field)
Jul 28 Fargo, ND (Fargo Dome)
Aug 11 Boston, MA (Fenway Park)
Aug 13 Virginia Beach, VA (Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater)
Aug 15 Columbia, SC (Colonial Life Arena)*
Aug 17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL (BB&T Center)
Aug 18 Tampa, FL (Amalie Arena)
Aug 20 Birmingham, AL (Legacy Arena at BJCC)
Aug 22 Columbus, OH (Schottenstein Center)
Aug 24 St. Louis, MO (Bush Stadium)
Aug 25 Nashville, TN (Bridgestone Arena)
Aug 27 New Orleans, LA (Smoothie King Center)
Aug 29 Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center)
Aug 31 San Antonio, TX (AT&T Center)
Sep 1 Houston TX (Toyota Center)
Sep 5 Albuquerque, NM (Isleta Amphitheater)
Sep 7 Phoenix, AZ (Talking Stick Arena)
Sep 8 Las Vegas, NV (T-Mobile Arena)
Sep 21 San Francisco, CA (At&T Park)
Sep 23 San Diego, CA (Petco Field)
Sep 25 Salt Lake City, UT (Vivint Smart Home Arena)
Sep 26 Boise, ID (Idaho Center Arena)
Sep 28 Portland, OR (Moda Center)
Sep 29 Seattle, WA (The Gorge)
Oct 1 Vancouver, BC (Rogers Arena)
Oct 4 Sacramento, CA (Golden One Center)
Oct 6 Los Angeles, CA (The Forum)
Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
