Def Leppard World Tour 2015 Explained

Concert Tour Name:Def Leppard World Tour
Artist:Def Leppard
Album:Def Leppard
Start Date:15 April 2015
End Date:19 December 2015
Number Of Legs:5
Number Of Shows:102
Last Tour:Heroes Tour
(2014)
This Tour:Def Leppard World Tour
(2015)
Next Tour:Def Leppard & Journey 2018 Tour
(2018)

The Def Leppard World Tour was a tour by English rock band Def Leppard in support of their self-titled album. The tour started with 13 dates in Canada through April and May. The end of May and beginning of June was spent playing 12 dates in Europe before Def Leppard returned to the United States for 48 dates with Styx and Tesla from June to October.

History

Announcements of the first dates of the tour began in December 2014 when Def Leppard announced a 13 date tour of Canada in the April and May 2015. It will be the band's first tour of Canada since their 2008 Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Tour.[1] The Canadian tour is to be followed by 12 dates and festivals in Europe from May to June.On February 12, 2015 Def Leppard announced 48 dates touring the US with Styx and Tesla. Joe Elliott and other members of the band have stated that the North American Tour would extend to a full world tour to follow through December 2015, with a cruise and second Las Vegas residency planned for early 2016.[2] On March 27, 2015, Def Leppard announced the "Let's Get Rocked in the Still of the Night II" tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland with Whitesnake in December 2015.

Setlist

Canadian leg setlist. Most of the songs performed are standards that the band performs on most or all of their tours, however there were two less commonly performed songs from the Euphoria album that were pulled out for this tour. The song "Promises" was included along with "Paper Sun", which was played for the first time since its initial airings during the Euphoria Tour in 2000.

  1. "Let's Go"
  2. "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"
  3. "Animal"
  4. "Dangerous"
  5. "Let It Go"
  6. "Foolin'"
  7. "Promises"
  8. "Paper Sun"
  9. "Love Bites"
  10. "Armageddon It"
  11. "Rock On"
  12. "Two Steps Behind"
  13. "Rocket"
  14. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
  15. "Switch 625"
  16. "Hysteria"
  17. "Let's Get Rocked"
  18. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"

Encore

  1. "Rock of Ages"
  2. "Photograph"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Canada
15 April 2015 Canada South Okanagan Events Center
17 April 2015 Save on Foods Memorial Center
18 April 2015 Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
20 April 2015 EnCana Events Centre
22 April 2015 Scotiabank Saddledome
23 April 2015 Rexall Place
25 April 2015 Enmax Centre
26 April 2015 Brandt Centre
28 April 2015 SaskTel Centre
29 April 2015 MTS Centre
2 May 2015 Bell Centre
4 May 2015 TD Place Arena
5 May 2015 Budweiser Gardens
Europe
15 May 2015 Minsk Belarus Minsk Sports Palace
17 May 2015 Siemens Arena
19 May 2015 Poland Torwar Hall
22 May 2015 ČEZ Aréna
23 May 2015 O2 Arena
25 May 2015 Germany Porsche-Arena
27 May 2015 Stadthalle Offenbach
28 May 2015 Palladium
30 May 2015 Denmark Esjberg Rock Festival
2 June 2015 Norway Oslo Spektrum
4 June 2015 Sweden Sweden Rock Festival
6 June 2015 Finland Tampere South Park Festival
North America with Styx & Tesla
20 June 2015 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
23 June 2015 United States MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
25 June 2015 Coral Sky Amphitheater
27 June 2015 Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
28 June 2015 Aaron's Amphitheatre
30 June 2015 PNC Music Pavilion
2 July 2015 Jiffy Lube Live
3 July 2015 Farm Bureau Live
5 July 2015 Mohegan Sun Arena
7 July 2015 Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook
9 July 2015 Xfinity Center
11 July 2015 Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
12 July 2015 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
14 July 2015 Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
15 July 2015 United States Covelli Centre
17 July 2015 DTE Energy Music Theatre
18 July 2015 Rock USA
21 July 2015 Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
23 July 2015 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
24 July 2015 Saratoga Performing Arts Center
25 July 2015 PNC Bank Arts Center
27 July 2015 Midstate Fair
7 August 2015 Buffalo Chip Campground
8 August 2015 Sioux Falls Arena
10 August 2015 Chesapeake Energy Arena
11 August 2015 Starlight Theatre
14 August 2015 Missouri State Fair
15 August 2015 Iowa State Fair
17 August 2015 Riverbend Music Center
18 August 2015 Bridgestone Arena
21 August 2015 Gexa Energy Pavilion
22 August 2015 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
23 August 2015 Austin360 Amphitheater
27 August 2015 Minnesota State Fair
28 August 2015 Alerus Center
30 August 2015 Klipsch Music Center
1 September 2015 Great Allentown Fair
3 September 2015 KFC Yum! Center
4 September 2015 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
5 September 2015 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
16 September 2015 White River Amphitheatre
17 September 2015 Sleep Country Amphitheater
19 September 2015 Shoreline Amphitheatre
20 September 2015 The Forum
22 September 2015 Sleep Train Amphitheatre
23 September 2015 Ak-Chin Pavilion
25 September 2015 Isleta Amphitheater
26 September 2015 Pepsi Center
28 September 2015 USANA Amphitheatre
30 September 2015 Spokane Arena
2 October 2015 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
4 October 2015 Bismarck Civic Center
North America with Foreigner & Night Ranger / Tesla
5 October 2015 Saint Paul United StatesXcel Energy Center
7 October 2015 iWireless Center
9 October 2015 BOK Center
10 October 2015 Intrust Bank Arena
11 October 2015 Pinnacle Bank Arena
14 October 2015 The Schottenstein Center
16 October 2015 Colonial Life Arena
17 October 2015 Veterans Memorial Arena
Asia & Australia
9 November 2015 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
10 November 2015 Orix Theater
12 November 2015 Zepp
13 November 2015 Sun Plaza Hall
17 November 2015 Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre
18 November 2015 Rod Laver Arena
21 November 2015 Red Hill Auditorium
24 November 2015SingaporeSingaporeSuntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
U.K. & Ireland with Whitesnake
6 December 2015 Ireland 3Arena
7 December 2015 Odyssey Arena
8 December 2015 England Metro Radio Arena
10 December 2015 The SSE Hydro
12 December 2015 England Genting Arena
13 December 2015 Capital FM Arena
15 December 2015 Manchester Arena
16 December 2015 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
18 December 2015 London England SSE Arena, Wembley
19 December 2015 Motorpoint Arena Sheffield

Gross

The tour grossed US$54 million, with 992,099 tickets sold at 96 concerts.[3]

Personnel

Def Leppard
Touring members

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rheubottom. Robert. Def Leppard announce 2015 spring tour of Canada. AXS.com. 7 March 2015.
  2. Web site: http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=9%3A10379151%3A1523%3A28%2D02%2D2015%3A. RTE Radio 1.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170308232853/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2015/2015YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf . 2017-03-08 . dead .