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Joe Elliott: Bowie turned my world from black-and-white to colour

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Def Leppard’s frontman pays tribute to the man who wrote his favourite song. “Without him, I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing”

On Monday morning I got a text that said: ‘Have you heard?’ Those are the three most hated words in my life. I’m used to them now. I know what they mean. So I looked at my emails: ‘David Bowie dead.’ I thought it was a hoax. Then I turned on the TV news and there it was, confirmed by Duncan, his son.

It was already a bad couple of weeks in January. We’ve had the thirtieth anniversary of Phil Lynott’s death, and the twenty-fifth anniversary of Steve Clark dying. Lemmy’s gone, and now Bowie.

As I’ve been saying for a lot years, for people of our generation, we’ve got a lot of this ahead. When you think about McCartney, or Mick and Keith, they’re not going to be around forever… read the full story here

Joe Elliott on his worst and best money decisions

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It took Joe Elliott ten years to make serious money from being lead singer of rock band Def Leppard. Elliott used to sit in a pub with the other band members, sipping a single pint of beer between them because they were so hard-up.

The singer-songwriter grew up in a terraced house in Sheffield and left school to work in a local steel factory for £8 a week.

He remembers signing his first record deal as a teenager with his feet up on the boardroom table of the record company, sipping whisky and smoking cigars…. Read the full Daily Mail article below or online

Def Leppard Hits Canada This Summer

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Invading the great white north 🇨🇦 Def Leppard hits Canada this summer with our friends Tesla!

Rock Brigade Fan Club presale & VIP packages go on sale this Friday at 10am local.
Tickets available next Friday, Jan 18 at 10am local.
Get presale access now HERE

Legendary British rock ‘n’ roll icons Def Leppard announce Canadian Summer Tour. The tour will kick off in Halifax on July 12 and end in Calgary on July 31. See full routing below. Critically acclaimed iconic Sacramento melodic hard rock quintet, TESLA will be joining the band on tour.

It was recently announced that Def Leppard will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame®. The band will be inducted into the 2019 Performer Category alongside The Cure, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Roxy Music and The Zombies. Presented by Klipsch Audio, the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® Induction Ceremony will take place on March 29, 2019 in Brooklyn, NY at Barclays Center.

Following the close of their historic 2018 co-headline stadium and arena run in North America, Def Leppard sold a staggering 1,000,000 tickets and the tour grossed over $100,000,000.00, a massive feat in today’s touring world. As always, the group keep pushing forward with their electrifying live shows that have transcended the test of time.

Tour Dates

7/12/19 Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre
7/13/19 Moncton, NB – Avenir Centre
7/15/19 Quebec City, QC – Centre Videotron
7/17/19 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
7/19/19 Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
7/20/19 Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Centre
7/22/19 London, ON – Budweiser Gardens
7/25/19 Winnipeg, MB – Bell MTS Place
7/27/19 Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre
7/29/19 Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
7/31/19 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome

Get presale access now HERE

JOE ELLIOTT’S SONGS FROM THE VAULT ON SIRIUS XM (DECEMBER EDITION)

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JOE ELLOTT’S SONGS FROM THE VAULT ON SIRIUS XM’S DEEP VINYL

Tune into Joe’s new monthly radio show on Sirius to hear artists like ELTON JOHN, CHEAP TRICK, THE PRETENDERS, SLADE and more!

WHO: Def Leppard frontman, musician, and musicologist Joe Elliott
WHAT: Will debut “Joe Elliott’s Songs from the Vault”

WHEN:

Premiere – 12/20 4pm

Encores 12/21 10pm, 12/22 10am, 12/23 12am, 6pm

WHERE: SiriusXM’s DeepTracks (Ch. 27)
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In his youth, Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott was creatively influenced by the music of the late 60’s and early 70’s. From legendary acts like T. Rex, Mott The Hoople, David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust and so many others. Each month, listen to Elliott play “Deep Tracks” from his personal music collection. Expect to hear songs from Joe’s vault and some of the stories behind them. You can also see Def Leppard on tour this summer. Promising to be the Tour of the Year, two of the world’s greatest rock bands – Def Leppard and Journey- are teaming up for a massive co-headlining North American tour composed of both stadium and arena concerts, and will feature complete sets and all-new production from both bands, and an arsenal of their greatest hits. A full list of tour dates can be found HERE.

Submit Your Questions Guitarist Vivian Campbell!

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Got a question for your favorite guitarist? Let Guitar World be your go-between. The concept is easy — you submit your queries and we pass them on to some of the world’s greatest guitarists. Only the sharpest and funniest questions will be used.

This month, Guitar World is giving you the chance to ask Def Leppard and Last in Line guitarist Vivian Campbell anything you want! Talk about Last in Line’s new studio album (which is coming out in February), Def Leppard, Clock, Dio, his gear and more!

Just email your questions to GWSoundingBoard@futurenet.com and write “Vivian Campbell” in the subject line. Remember to include your name in the body of the email, so you can get credited in the magazine and impress your amigos!