Def Leppard To Embark On 40-City North American Tour This Summer

First Published: February 26, 2009 5:14 AM EST Credit:

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Caption Def LeppardBritain’s renowned arena rock band Def Leppard will join forces with Poison and special guest Cheap Trick for a 40-city North American Tour, Access Hollywood has learned.

With combined sales of 100 Million albums worldwide, 65 million from Leppard alone, fans can expect hits like “Photograph,” “Rock Of Ages,” “C’mon C’mon,” “Pour Some Sugar On Me,” “Foolin’,” “Bringin’ On The Heartbreak, “Nine Lives,” and countless others creating an evening of rock ‘n’ roll unlike any other this summer.

The tour, which kicks off on June 23 in Camden, N.J, promises an unprecedented night for those in attendance. The show will highlight three decades of music from three of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest bands for a four-hour interactive concert experience that will begin the moment that the doors open.

It will feature Bluetooth technology and delivery, text communications prior to and during performances and a host of interactive offerings. This in addition to an arsenal of nearly 60 Top 40 hits including Poison’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” “Unskinny Bop,” “Ride the Wind,” “Somethin’ To Believe In,” and “Nothin’ But A Good Time,” as well as Cheap Trick’s “I Want You To Want Me” and “Surrender.”

“I’m very pleased that we are coming back to North America,” said Def Leppard front man Joe Elliott. “We’re gonna be touring with some new friends and some old friends and can guarantee it will be the Rock Tour of the summer.”

“There is nothing better than an epic summer concert and this tour is a dream come true for rock ‘n’ roll fans. It will be a night of a thousand hits with three hard-charging rock bands on the road together,” said Poison front man and star of VH1’s top-rated “Rock of Love Bus” reality show Bret Michaels.

Over the course of their career, Def Leppard has produced a series of classic groundbreaking albums that set the sound for generations of music fans and artists. The group’s spectacular live shows, filled with powerful melodic rock anthems, have become synonymous with their name and are an institution in the touring industry as they continue to sell out arenas worldwide.

Def Leppard has teamed up with I Love All Access to offer the ultimate fan experience for the tour featuring a variety of packages. For more details go to www.iloveallaccess.com http://www.iloveallaccess.com

Tickets go on-sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 6 at www.livenation.com. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning March 4 at 10 a.m. local time through Citi’s Private Pass Program. For complete presale details visit: www.privatepass.citi.com.

For more Def Leppard tour news and information go to www.defleppard.com.

DEF LEPPARD TOUR DATES23-June Camden, NJ 25-June Cuyahoga Falls, OH 26-June Darien Center, NY 28-June Scranton, PA30-June Mansfield, MA 01-Jul y Holmdel, NJ 03-Jul y Saratoga Springs, NY 04-Jul y Toronto, CAN 07-Jul y Hartford, CT 08-July Wantagh, NY 10-July Burgettstown, PA 11-Jul y Virginia Beach, VA 12-July Bristow, VA 15-July Cincinnati, OH 17-July Tinley Park, IL 18-July Milwaukee, WI 20-July Maryland Heights, MO 21-July Kansas City, MO 23-July Noblesville, IN 24-July Clarkston, MI 07-August Raleigh, NC 08-August Charlotte, NC 10-August Nashville, TN 11-August Birmingham, AL 13-August West Palm Beach, FL 14-August Tampa, FL 15-August Atlanta, GA 18-August New Orleans, LA 19-August Houston, TX 21-August Dallas, TX 22-August Tulsa, OK 24-August Englewood, CO 25-August Salt Lake City, UT 28-August Albuquerque, NM 29-August Phoenix, AZ30-August Irvine, CA 02-September Mountain View, CA 03-September Sacramento, CA 05-September Las Vegas, NV 06-September San Bernadino, CA

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