NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh off
winning their fan voted Classic Rock Magazine Album of
the Year award, Def
Leppard announce they will return to the road this
spring for a three month run across North
America. The Live Nation promoted outing will storm through
cities across parts of the U.S. and Canada. This new leg of dates follows the
groups massive 70+ city 2016 tour and is set to kick off on
April 8th in
Manchester, NH and wrap on
June 25th in
Indianapolis, IN. Joining
Def Leppard on select dates are
Poison and Tesla. Please see full tour routing below.
Tickets will go on sale on January
20th and 21st at
LiveNation.com. Def
Leppard Rock Brigade Concert Club presales begin
on January 17th also at
LiveNation.com.
Front man Joe Elliott says,
"We're thrilled to be able to take this tour to cities we didn't
play in 2016. The demand for us to return, or rather extend the
tour was phenomenal! There's a great buzz around the band right now
and we're loving the fact that we can do this with the latest album
being so well received."
In conjunction with the announcement of their North American
tour, Def Leppard also premieres the
live video for "Animal" via Brave Words. Click here to
view, we encourage you to post and share! The live video clip is
from the band's recently announced concert film, And There
Will Be A Next Time - Live From Detroit which will be
released on February
10th in partnership with Eagle Rock
Entertainment. Click here to purchase.
Guitarist Phil Collen says, "Our
last full concert DVD, excluding Viva! Hysteria, was 1987's in the
round in your face which was shot on video. We felt an updated
version was way overdue so here it is, the brand new Def Leppard concert experience!"
With two prestigious Diamond Awards to their credit, Def
Leppard—Joe Elliott, Phil Collen,
Vivian Campbell, Rick "Sav" Savage
and Rick Allen—continues to stand tall in the music industry
and deliver some of the most iconic rock melodies and memorable
anthems of all time. Most recently, their 2015 self-titled album
featured singles "Dangerous" and "Let's Go" which premiered via
RollingStone.com and hit #1 on the Billboard Top Rock
Albums Chart.
The tour also marks the first time in over 5 years that Poison
will tour with all original members. Members including
Bret Michaels, CC
DeVille, Bobby Dall and
Rikki Rockett. Poison has
sold over 40 million records and is set to perform some of its
greatest hits including Nothin' but a Good Time, Every Rose has its
Thorn, Talk Dirty to Me, Unskinny Bop and Something to Believe
In.
Front man Bret Michaels says, "I
could not be more excited. I know all of us will give one thousand
percent on stage and we are looking forward to performing our hits
together. I personally could not be more thankful for the three
generations of fans and I love the music of Def Leppard and Tesla. This will be an amazing
night of rock and roll."
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April 8,
2017
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Manchester,
NH
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SNHU Arena
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April 10,
2017
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Montreal,
QC
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Bell Centre
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April 12,
2017
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Uncasville,
CT
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Mohegan Sun
Arena
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April 14,
2017
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Baltimore,
MD
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Royal Farms
Arena
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April 15,
2017
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Uniondale,
NY
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Nassau
Coliseum
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April 17,
2017
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Grand Rapids,
MI
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Van Andel
Arena
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April 19,
2017
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Green Bay,
WI
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Resch
Center^
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April 21,
2017
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St Paul,
MN
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Xcel Energy
Center
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April 22,
2017
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Sioux Falls,
SD
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Sanford Premier
Center
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April 24,
2017
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Des Moines,
IA
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Wells Fargo
Arena
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April 26,
2017
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Louisville,
KY
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KFC Yum! Center
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April 27,
2017
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Nashville,
TN
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Bridgestone
Arena
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April 29,
2017
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Ft Myers,
FL
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Fort Rock
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April 30,
2017
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Jacksonville,
FL
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Welcome to Rockville
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May 2,
2017
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Tuscaloosa,
AL
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Tuscaloosa
Amphitheatre
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May 3,
2017
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Atlanta,
GA
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Lakewood
Amphitheatre
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May 5,
2017
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Charlottesville,
VA
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John Paul Jones
Arena
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May 6,
2017
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Charlotte,
NC
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Carolina Rebellion
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May 24,
2017
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Lincoln,
NE
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Pinnacle Bank
Arena
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May 26,
2017
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Pryor, OK
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Rocklahoma
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May 27,
2017
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San Antonio,
TX
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River City Rockfest
***
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May 29,
2017
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Colorado Springs,
CO
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Broadmoor World
Arena
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May 31,
2017
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Bozeman,
MT
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Brick Breeden
Fieldhouse
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June 2,
2017
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Edmonton,
AB
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Rogers Place
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June 3,
2017
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Calgary,
AB
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Scotiabank Saddledome
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June 6,
2017
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Vancouver,
BC
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Rogers Arena
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June 7,
2017
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Spokane,
WA
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Spokane
Arena
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June 9,
2017
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Seattle,
WA
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White River
Amph
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June 10,
2017
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Portland,
OR
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Moda
Center
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June 12,
2017
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Fresno, CA
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Save Mart
Center
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June 14,
2017
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Ontario,
CA
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Citizens Bank
Arena
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June 16,
2017
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San Diego,
CA
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Sleep Train
Amphitheatre
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June 17,
2017
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Las Vegas,
NV
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MGM Grand Garden
Arena
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June 19,
2017
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Salt Lake City,
UT
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USANA
Amphitheatre
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June 21,
2017
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Kansas City,
MO
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Sprint Center
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June 22,
2017
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St Louis,
MO
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Hollywood Casino
Amphitheatre
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June 24,
2017
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Chicago,
IL
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Hollywood Casino
Amphitheatre^
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June 25,
2017
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Indianapolis,
IN
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Klipsch Music
Center
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Def Leppard
only
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Def Leppard and
Poison only, no Tesla
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Def Leppard festival
dates
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Green Bay, WI and
Chicago, IL on sale February 10
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