Music
Def Leppard and Journey will hit the road next year, for a summer stadium tour beginning in July. The bands are set to play three shows in California. Here’s when.
Dec. 8, 2023
When Def Leppard lead singer Joe Eliot shouted “Do ya wanna get rocked?
Jan. 1, 1993
Not far from their old Sunset Strip stamping grounds, the three top-tier pop-metal bands of the ’80s join up for the Stadium Tour. Plus, proto-punk Joan Jett.
Aug. 28, 2022
The 2019 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees has a pronounced English accent, as British rock bands the Cure, Def Leppard, Radiohead, Roxy Music and the Zombies will join the hall’s ranks next year.
Dec. 13, 2018
Bruce Springsteen may be the Boss to legions of loyal fans, but the 42-year-old veteran rocker no longer rules the pop charts.
April 9, 1992
For about 10 years beginning in 1983, Def Leppard was among rock’s elite when it came to selling records.
Aug. 28, 1996
It’s often dangerous in the notoriously fickle world of pop music for artists to take too long between albums.
Nov. 22, 1987
The slate of final nominees for 2019 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame runs from pop-R&B superstar Janet Jackson and influential German techno band Kraftwerk to English hard rock band Def Leppard, Detroit proto-punk band MC5 and critically acclaimed Chicago singer-songwriter John Prine.
Oct. 9, 2018
Never mind the typically nimble-fingered and pointless solo that guitarist Phil Collen tossed off late into Def Leppard’s show Sunday at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
Nov. 24, 1987
Campbell “Adrenalizes”: Guitarist Vivian Campbell will make his live debut with the British group Def Leppard at “A Concert for Life,” the Freddie Mercury tribute, in London on Monday.
April 14, 1992