See Rick Allen in person at his Art Shows in Florida this week!

See Rick in person at his Art Shows in Florida this week!

Rick’s art is currently on display at several Wentworth Galleries. He’ll be making personal appearances today, Friday, and Saturday at the following gallery locations:

Thursday, May 20, 7-9PM

Wentworth Gallery Las Olas

819 E Las Olas Blvd

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

954-468-0685

Friday, May 21, 7-10PM

Wentworth Gallery

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

5804 Seminole Way, Suite 103

Hollywood, Florida 33314

(954) 314-7210

Saturday, May 22, 6-9PM

Wentworth Gallery

Town Center Mall at Boca Raton

6000 Glades Rd, Suite #1089Boca Raton, Florida 33431

(561) 338-0804

Stop by to check out Rick’s art collections and say HELLO to Rick himself. All are welcome!

Phil Collen To Perform at Black Girls Rock Fundraiser Live Stream w/ Chaka Khan on June 18

Announced today, Phil will perform with Chaka Khan at the empowerment brand Black Girls Rock Fundraiser Live Stream on June 18th.  Info + tickets for the virtual gala at: https://blackgirlsrock.com/

The virtual gala, powered by Microsoft, will be an illustrious celebration of Black Girl Magic featuring phenomenal musical performances by the iconic Queen of Funk Chaka Khan, and GRAMMY® nominated virtuosos Alice Smith and Maimouna Youssef aka MuMu Fresh; DC’s all-female go-go band Bela Dona, GRAMMY Award winning gospel singer Tasha Cobbs Leonard, celebrity DJ Aktive,  and an exclusive collaboration with Chaka Khan and Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil Collen. The event will be hosted by esteemed actress Tatyana Ali and hip-hop icon MC Lyte, with appearances by acclaimed actor Wood Harris, GRAMMY® Award winning artist Estelle and more.

The BGR! 15-Year Anniversary Fundraising Gala will benefit the advocacy and philanthropic work that BLACK GIRLS ROCK! continues to pioneer via its programs and initiatives. Tickets for the virtual gala can be purchased online at www.blackgirlsrock.com

As part of a multi-year strategic partnership with BLACK GIRLS ROCK!, Microsoft is also extending fundraising support through Give with Bing, an initiative with the Microsoft Rewards program. Through Give with Bing, fans and followers of BLACK GIRLS ROCK! can earn Microsoft Rewards points by searching on Microsoft Bing. These points can then be donated to BLACK GIRLS ROCK! via Give with Bing. And it doesn’t stop with that—all funds raised for BLACK GIRLS ROCK! through Microsoft Rewards will be  matched through June 30, 2021. Start donating here: give.com/bgr

photo credit: Helen L. Collen

Phil Collen Guest DJ on SiriusXM’s Guitar Greats Channel

Starting TODAY at 3pm, catch Phil’s exclusive Guest DJ session on @SiriusXM’s Guitar Greats Channel. Click HERE to listen 🤘

Tune in at these times to catch a session:

Wed, April 28 – 3pm

Thurs, April 29 – 8am

Fri, April 30 – 5pm

Sat, May 1 – 10pm

Sun, May 2, 11am

📸: Helen Collen Photography

On This Day in 1960, Steve Clark Was Born

On this day in 1960, April 23, original Leppard guitarist Steve Clark was born. Gone but not forgotten, Steve would have celebrated his 61st birthday today.


In celebration of Steve’s life and legacy, head to the Leppard Vault to explore brand new Steve photographs – some never seen before 🙏

📸: Ross Halfin

DEF LEPPARD TO RELEASE ‘VOLUME THREE’ – LIMITED EDITION BOX SET ON JUNE 11, 2021

On June 11, 2021, Def Leppard will release Def Leppard – Volume Three, a new limited edition box set.

This set marks the third of four volumes of the band’s complete recorded output in both 180gm vinyl and limited-edition CD box sets. They contain all the recordings from the band in the 2000’s and features the original packaging on both formats. To date, X, Yeah! and Songs from the Sparkle Lounge have never been available on vinyl before.

Pre-Order NOW: HERE

The albums were mastered by Ronan McHugh and Joe Elliott at Joe’s Garage with assistance from Andy Pearce and cut by Greg Moore. Housed in rigid boxes, the sets also contain a hard-backed book with rare photos by Ross Halfin and notes by Classic Rock Magazine’s Paul Elliott. Band members Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, Rick Allen and Phil Collen have also contributed to the set.

Def Leppard – Volume Three features 2002’s X, which was the group’s sixth consecutive Top 20 record on the Billboard 200 chart and features songs such as “Now,” “Four Letter Word” and “Long Long Way to Go”, 2006’s Yeah!, the band’s first covers album featuring a collection of the groups favorite tracks re-recorded with the iconic Leppard sound, this is the first time this album will be available on vinyl. Also featured is Def Leppard’s tenth studio album Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, released in 2008. This record marked the band’s return to their signature sound and hitting the Top 10 both sides of the Atlantic, the album included the hit single “Nine Lives” which featured GRAMMY® Award winning country legend Tim McGraw.

Also included are B-SidesYeah! Studio Covers and Yeah! Live. These albums have specially been compiled by Joe Elliott for this limited-edition release. B-Sides contains a rare compilation of B-sides that have never appeared on vinyl before. Yeah! Studio Covers includes some never before released on vinyl covers, Yeah! bonus disc exclusive release tracks and a compilation of the various covers recorded by the band over their career. Yeah! Live is a compilation of live recordings of covers by the band which include both tracks from 2006’s Yeah!, as well as previously unreleased live tracks from the past 30 years.