Month: April 2018

We want to fly YOU out to Boston to be our VIP. You’ll get lunch with Joe & Phil, ride in the tour bus, hang backstage & more. Enter through the bio link or at omaze.com/defleppard

Donations benefit Face Forward, an incredible cause.

Los Angeles! Come check out Def Leppard’s immersive exhibit at the Rock ‘N Roll Holy Land pop-up April 19th – April 22nd at the Fred Segal on Sunset Blvd.

MadeWorn, the LA-based creative brand specializing in handmade, American craftsmanship, is at the helm of conceiving the all-encompassing experience around the event. It will feature exclusive merchandise from the brand and artists including Gene Simmons of KISS, Phil Collen of Def Leppard, along with special appearances by B-Real & Sen Dog of Cypress Hill throughout the month.

The interactive shopping environment is the first in a series of activations that Mastercard will collaborate on with Fred Segal, with the digital display window technology embedded in the store environment. The partnership helps Mastercard and Fred Segal deliver what’s next in retail—an experiential environment where connected devices and digital technology bring a seamless, customizable experience for consumers.

“We’ve still got mountains to climb”
Check out the new feature piece in Planet Rock‘s latest issue available here: https://bit.ly/2HdVdJ5

In issue 248 of Classic Rock, they talk to all five members of Def Leppard about all things Def Leppard. About 40 years of triumph and tragedy, from their early days in Sheffield to the kind of global domination very few bands have been able to match: only The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Van Halen have also managed to sell more than 10 million copies of two different albums in the US.

But what of the band members’ individual favourites? We asked the question:

Which is their favourite Leppard albums? Read on at Loudersound HERE to find out!

Just announced! Due to overwhelming demand, we have added a second Los Angeles date to the Def Leppard X Journey Summer Tour!

Sunday, October 7th
Los Angeles, CA
The Forum

Pre-sale begins April 10 at 10am local HERE

ickets go on sale Saturday, April 14th at 10am local.

This weeks program features songs from SPOOKY TOOTH, ALICE COOPER, WAYWARD SONS, ROXY MUSIC amongst others, as well as some stories from Joe!

Radio show time is Saturdays at 6pm (GMT) / 1pm (EST) and repeated on Tuesday nights @ 9pm (GMT) / 4pm (EST).

For those in the U.K. tune into Joe’s weekly radio show on PlanetRock.com.

For those listening outside the U.K. listen live from this site HERE.  Please not this Surf.com internet site may not work in some countries.  As a quick fix, please download a VPN application and set it to the UK territory.  Then download the Planet Rock app and boom, it works!

To promote Def Leppards’ upcoming summer tour, the band’s frontman Joe Elliott took one of their most famous songs quite literally in a new video.

“Today, as always, I’ll invite you to step inside and walk this way as we explore the hot, sticky sweet wonders of sugar,” Elliott says.

He then pulls out a small chocolate cupcake and places it on the table in front of him. “Everybody loves cake. It looks pretty good but it could be better,” he says. “I think it’s time to pour some sugar.”

Watch the video now on People.com HERE

Untold stories, unseen photos and unsung heroes, from the band who took on the world and won

Do ya wanna get rocked? Well, we figure the chances are pretty good. And what better band to celebrate than the one who brought that particular phrase to the forefront of our collective consciousness. Yep, this month we’re all about the mighty Def Leppard, a band who have enjoyed more triumph and weathered more adversity than most over their now four decades of existence. We talk to Joe, Sav, Rick, Phil and Viv about their incredible ‘You honestly couldn’t make this stuff up if you tried’ history.

Elsewhere, we check in with the rejuvenated Stone Temple Pilots and their new singer; spend some time getting to know the men of The Temperance Movement; take a look at the huge talent but tragically short life of Sandy Denny (who died 40 years ago this month); try to get inside the mind of Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel as they relaunch A Perfect Circle; drag the protagonists of the forthcoming Britrock Must Die! tour to the scene of past crimes; and so much more.

It’s on sale now here.

Cover Feature

Def Leppard
The first forty years of Sheffield’s finest. By Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, Rick Allen, Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell.

Phil Collen has been busy interviewing for the upcoming tour! Follow the links below to listen to all new interviews.

WBAB 102.3

The Eagle 106.7

98.9 WMMO

Radio Forrest