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Def Leppard Heads For Canada
James P. Hendershot – Joe Elliott of Def Leppard
Joe Elliot of Def Leppard gives a solid performance at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore April 14.
Hello Canada! Def Leppard has booked a run in the Great White North throughout July, on the heels of the group’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Tesla is coming along as the opener.
The tour jumps off at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 12 and the run continues until the July 31 closer at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. Other cities on the routing include Moncton, New Brunswick; Quebec City, Quebec; Montreal; Edmonton; and Winnipeg.
Presales begin Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. local time. VIP Packages will be available at the same time.
Prior to Canada, Def Leppard is scheduled to play a series of European festivals and headline gigs throughout June. Some of the festivals include Rockfest in Finland; Download Festival in the United Kingdom; Rock The Ring in Switzerland; Hellfest in France; and Tons Of Rock in Norway.
Def Leppard is also one of the bands to be inducted into theRock & Roll Hall Of Fame in March, alongside The Cure, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Roxy Music and The Zombies.
Band members include Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Rick Savage, Vivian Campbell and Rick Allen.
Def Leppard most recent splashes on Pollstar’s charts have come from its co-headline stadium tour with Journey, which reported a gross of $97.8 million for 2018. That was good enough to get to No. 12 on the 2018 Top 100 Tours chart.
July 12 Halifax Scotiabank Centre Halifax
July 13 Avenir Centre Moncton
July 15 Centre Vidéotron Quebec City
July 17 Bell Centre Montreal
July 19 Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa
July 20 FirstOntario Centre Hamilton
July 22 Budweiser Gardens London
July 25 Bell MTS Place Winnipeg
July 27 SaskTel Centre Saskatoon
July 29 Rogers Place Edmonton
July 31 Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary