Def Leppard Map Tour With Poison And Cheap Trick
Published Thursday, 26th February, 2009 at 3:29 PM
English rock band Def Leppard have their eye on Summer for a new tour of the US, and they are taking along two great bands as support.
The lengthy schedule will span 4 months (June-September) and comprises of 40 dates, with Poison and Cheap Trick joining the group for the journey. Exact venues are to be confirmed at a later date, but cities the trio will hit are listed below.
"We're going out with three bands, which limits the amount of time we can play to about 90 minutes." Vocalist Joe Elliot told Billboard. "When you do your greatest hits and some new material or extra stuff you might throw in, you have got to push and shove and clamp down.2
"No big long speeches from moi. You have to do the AC/DC thing and just bang through everything."
In other news, Def Leppard will re-release remastered editions of their albums 'Pyromania' and 'Adrenalize', with bonus recordings.
June Tour Dates:
23 - Camden, N.J.
25 - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
26 - Darien Center, N.Y.
28 - Scranton, Pa.
30 - Mansfield, Mass.
July Tour Dates:
1 - Holmdel, N.J.
3 - Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
4 - Toronto, Ontario
7 - Hartford, Conn.
8 - Wantagh, N.Y.
10 - Burgettstown, Penn.
11 - Virginia Beach, Va.
12 - Bristow, Va.
15 - Cincinnati
17 - Tinley Park, Ill.
18 - Milwaukee, Wis.
20 - Maryland Heights, Mo.
21 - Kansas City, Mo.
23 - Noblesville, Ind.
24 - Clarkston, Mich.
August Tour Dates:
7 - Raleigh, N.C.
8 - Charlotte, N.C.
10 - Nashville
11 - Birmingham, Al.
13 - West Palm Beach, Fla.
14 - Tampa, Fla.
15 - Atlanta
18 - New Orleans
19 - Houston
21 - Dallas
22 - Tulsa, Ok.
24 - Englewood, Colo.
25 - Salt Lake City
28 - Albuquerque, N.M.
29 - Phoenix
30 - Irvine, Calif.
September Tour Dates:
2 - Mountain View, Calif.
3 - Sacramento, Calif.
5 - Las Vegas
7 - San Bernadino, Calif.
