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Def Leppard Bio
Def Leppard are a band from
Sheffield, England, that emerged in the late 1970s as part of the New
Wave of British Heavy Metal. Rick Savage (bass), Pete Willis (guitars)
and Tony Kenning (drums) formed the band in 1977 in Sheffield (see 1977
in music). Joe Elliott joined as the vocalist, and brought the name of
the band with him, originally they were called Atomic Mass. Elliott had
thought of the name Deaf Leopard in school and the band changed the name
to Def Leppard based on the way Led Zeppelin spelled their name. They
began playing locally and soon added Steve Clark before recording the
underground hit 'Getcha Rocks Off' for Bludgeon Riffola, their own
label. Rick Allen was added as the permanent drummer, to replace
Kenning. They signed to Mercury Records.
Their major label debut was On through the Night (1980 in music). High
'N' Dry (1981 in music) was their first album to be produced by Robert
John 'Mutt' Lange. From it, 'Bringin' on the Heartbreak''s video was one
of the first 'metal' videos played on MTV video. Phil Collen, former
guitarist from the band Girl, replaced Pete Willis who was fired on July
11, 1982 due to alcoholism. Pete Willis later recorded with the bands
Gogmagog and Roadhouse. This personnel change took place during the
recording of their next release, Pyromania (January 20, 1983). Lange was
again the producer. Aided by the singles 'Photograph', 'Rock of Ages',
and 'Foolin'', Pyromania sold six million copies in 1983 & 84.
In keeping with their long-running success in Rock-and-Roll music, on
September 5, 2000, Def Leppard was inducted into the RockWalk of Fame,
on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard by their friend Brian May of Queen.
In 2001 VH1 produced and aired Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story, a
biopic that included Anthony Michael Hall as Mutt Lange and Amber
Valetta as Lorelei Shellist (Steve Clark's girlfriend). The movie
covered the band's history between 1977 through 1986, recounting the
trials and triumphs of Rick Allen and Steve Clark. The July 18 broadcast
produced some of the channel's highest-ever ratings. The movie is now
available on DVD.
Def Leppard's tenth album, simply titled "X", was released in July 2002.
It saw the band's musical direction moving more towards pop and further
away from the band's hard rock roots. In fact, some tracks were produced
by the hit factory behind Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys.
The first single from the album, "Now", featured a video depicting the
"adventures" of a classic Def Leppard Union Jack shirt between 1983 and
2002. Although it was greeted with generally positive reviews, X quickly
disappeared from the charts, ultimately being the band's lowest selling
record yet. However, the accompanying tour played to the band's
strongest audiences since the Adrenalize period.
An expanded and updated greatest-hits CD, Best Of, was released in
October 2004 worldwide. The North America-only version, titled Rock Of
Ages - The Definitive Collection, was released on May 17 the following
year. The compilations went platinum in Canada, the US and the UK.
In 2005, Def Leppard participated at the Live 8 show in Philadelphia,
and toured baseball stadiums with Bryan Adams in the summer. The year
also saw the band leave their longtime management team, Q-Prime, to sign
with HK Management (Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz).
On May 23 2006, Def Leppard released an all-covers album titled Yeah!.
The disc pays homage to the musical heroes of their childhood, including
David Bowie ("Drive-In Saturday"), The Kinks ("Waterloo Sunset"),
Blondie ("Hanging On The Telephone"), Electric Light Orchestra ("10538
Overture"), among others. It debuted at a disappointing #52 on the UK
album charts, but fared much better in the US, debuting at #16 (their
tenth consecutive Top 20 album).
Def Leppard is currently on a summer tour with Journey in the US. Along
with KISS, Queen, and Judas Priest, the band was one of the inaugural
inductees on the "VH1 Rock Honors" show on May 31, 2006. Recently, "Love
Bites" has been featured in recent Sirius Satellite Radio TV
commercials.
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7.21.06
UMB Bank Pavilion
Maryland Heights, MO
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7.22.06
Verizon Wireless Music Center-IN
Noblesville, IN
Def Leppard
7.24.06
DTE Energy Music Theatre
Clarkston, MI
Def Leppard
7.25.06
Riverbend Music Center
Cincinnati, OH
Def Leppard
7.26.06
Smirnoff Music Centre
Dallas, TX
Def Leppard
7.28.06
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre-tx
Selma, TX
Def Leppard
7.29.06
Smirnoff Music Centre
Dallas, TX
Def Leppard
7.30.06
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Spring, TX
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