Retro rock icons Def Leppard have announced a 55-city North American tour this summer, including a date at Denver’s Pepsi Center on September 17.
The band will be joined by REO Speedwagon and smaller blues-metal rockers Tesla for the majority of the tour, including their Denver show.
Tickets are $29.50-$125 and go on sale March 4 at 10 a.m. via .
The announcement comes just six months after Def Leppard’s last show in Denver, when Joe Elliot and company played with Styx and, again, Tesla. Here’s what Reverb writer and photographer Alan Cox had to say about the show:
From Animal, Fooling and Let It Go, Def Leppard played with an edge and energy that catapulted the audience back to the 80s (an edge that seemed lacking from the band s recent studio recordings). In his age-defying habit, Phil Collen played shirtless and his toned physique was on display. The band stuck closely to predictable crowd favorites including Rocket, which had strong video support, and Hysteria which featured vintage video and photos of the band s early days. The two unexpected surprises were a cover of David Essex s Rock On and Elliot playing an acoustic guitar alone singing Two Steps Behind, where there was no hiding if he had voice problems. He did not.
Is Def Leppard still big enough to merit two arena shows in less than a year? The tour’s promoters in LiveNation seem to be counting on it. The band have released a new, self-titled album since they last set foot in the Mile High City — which to their credit actually on release week– so if you’ve been dying to hear them play their new songs, here’s your chance.
Def Leppard 2016 Tour Dates
May 1 – Orlando, FL (Moonstone Festival)
May 4 – Lafayette, LA (Cajundome)*
May 5 – Corpus Christi, TX (American Bank Center)*
May 7 – Hidalgo, TX (State Farms Arena)*
May 10 – Bossier City, LA (Century Link Center)
May 11 – Little Rock, AR (Verizon Arena)
May 13 – Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum)
May 15 – Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
May 17 – Allentown, PA (PPL Center)
May 18 – Huntington, WV (Big Sandy Arena)
May 20 – Orlando, FL (Amway Center)**
June 22 – Boston, MA (Xfinity Center)
June 24 – Bangor, ME (Darling s Waterfront)
June 25 – Quebec City, QC (Videotron Centre)
June 27 – Syracuse, NY (Lakeview Amphitheater)
June 29 – Hershey, PA (Hershey Park Stadium)
July 1 – Indianapolis, IN (Klipsch Music Center)
July 2 – Chicago, IL (Hollywood Casino)
July 5 – Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)
July 6 – Milwaukee, WI (Summerfest)
July 8 – Pittsburgh, PA (First Niagara Pavillion)
July 9 – Grand Rapids, MI (Van Andel Arena)
July 11 – Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach)
July 13 – Holmdel, NJ (PNC Bank Arts Center)
July 15 – Detroit, MI (DTE Music Theatre)
July 16 – Toronto, ON (Molson Canadian Amphitheater)
August 6 – Madison, WI (Alliant Energy Center)
August 8 – Evansille, IN (Ford Center)
August 10 – Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Center)
August 12 – Atlanta, GA (Aaron s Amphitheater)
August 13 – Raleigh, NC (Walnut Creek Amphitheater)
August 17 – Birmingham, AL (Oak Mountain Amphitheater)
August 19 – Austin, TX (Austin 360)
August 22 – Houston, TX (Cynthia Woods Pavilion)
August 24 – Dallas, TX (Gexa Energy Pavilion)
August 26 – Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
August 27 – ST. Louis, MO (Hollywood Casino Amphitheater)
August 29 – Cleveland, OH (Blossom Music Center)
August 31 – Darien Center, NY(Darien Lake PAC)
Sept 14 – Billings, MT (Metra Park)
Sept 16 – Salk Lake City, UT (USANA Amphitheater)
Sept 17 – Denver, CO (Pepsi Center)
Sept 19 – Albuquerque, NM (Isleta Amphitheater)
Sept 20 – Phoenix, AZ (Ak-Chin Pavilion)
Sept 22 – Irvine, CA (Irvine Meadows Amphitheater)
Sept 24 – Sacramento, CA (Toyota Amphitheater)***
Sept 25 – Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheater)
Sept 28 – Boise, ID (Taco Bell Arena)
Sept 30 – Eugene, OR (Matthew Knight Arena)
Oct 1 – Tacoma, WA (Tacoma Dome)
Oct 4 – Omaha,NE (CenturyLink Center)
Oct 5 – Minneapolis, MN (Xcel Center)
Oct 7 – La Crosse, WI (La Crosse Center Arena)
Oct 8 – Toledo, OH (Huntington Center)
Oct 10 – Cedar Rapids, IA (U.S. Cellular Center)
*STYX to appear / No REO Speedwagon
**No REO Speedwagon
***No TESLA
