Category:
Phil Collen Interview with Music Radar
“We use backing vocals as an instrument and when you put it with strings, just sonically, it just sounds beautiful. When you hear a choir in an orchestra as well, it kind of has that thing. We’ve got our own choir โ we’re Def Leppard, so it’s it really works in that context as well. We were just blown away with that.”
-Phil Collen on Drastic Symphonies
Read the full Music Radar article: HERE

๐ซ๐น๐จ๐บ๐ป๐ฐ๐ช ๐บ๐๐ด๐ท๐ฏ๐ถ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฌ๐บ – OUT NOW! ๐ป๐ฅ๐บ
๐ซ๐น๐จ๐บ๐ป๐ฐ๐ช ๐บ๐๐ด๐ท๐ฏ๐ถ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฌ๐บ IS OUT NOW! ๐ป๐ฅ๐บ
Teamed with Londonโs iconic The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Drastic Symphonies deconstructed and rebuilt not only some of ourย mostย well knownย tracksย but alsoย someย of the hidden gems as well.ย This album represents a bold new approach toย Defย Leppardโs mostย loved songs.
ย 
Rock and classical royalty unite on brand new euphoric albumย Drastic Symphoniesย โ Def Leppardโs greatest produced tracks dramatically reimagined and sounding larger and more exhilarating than ever before, teamed with Londonโs iconic The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and including new vocals and instrumental from the band,ย Drastic Symphonies is available NOW on clear and standard 2LP, limited edition 2LP picture disc, 1CD/Blu-ray, 1CD and digital formats.

Def Leppard Book “Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard” – Out Now in UK!
Today marks the official UK publication of the bookstore edition of Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard. Available now in all good bookshops. Published on June 13th for the rest of the world – pre-order now at DefLeppardBook.com
‘We’ve been around each other’s pain and suffering, as well as the wonderful stuff like kids and marriage. And then when we make music together it’s amazing.’ – Phil Collen
‘We’ve grown up together. We’ve all been through a lot and had enough setbacks to realise that we’re really strong as a team.’ – Rick Allen
Find out more and buy online at DefLeppardBook.com

Joe on BBC Breakfast
Def Leppard perform on BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room ๐น
This morning, Def Leppard performed on BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room!
UK fans – watch the full episode HERE
Pour Some Sugar On Me:
๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ (Drastic Symphonies) – out now!
๐๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐’๐ฎ ๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ป๐บ ‘๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ๐บ ๐ฅย The orchestral version of ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ is out now!
The full album ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด is out on Friday! ๐ฅ๐ป
Listen and order now: HERE
Drastic Symphonies is BBC Radio 2’s album of the week!
Drastic Symphonies is BBC Radio 2’s album of the week! ๐ป Tune in to listen Def Leppard’s greatest hits, drastically re-imagined.

JOE ELLIOTTโS SONGS FROM THE VAULT โ SIRIUS XM (MAY 2023 EDITION)
JOE ELLIOTTโS SONGS FROM THE VAULT โ SIRIUS XM (MAY 2023 EDITION)
GREETINGS MUSIC LOVERS โ AND WELCOME BACK TO JOE ELLIOTTโS SONGS FROM THE VAULT SHOW ON SIRIUSXMโS DEEP TRACKS CHANNEL.
In the MAY 2023 hourโs show, Joe highlights and tells stories about some of his favourite songs and artists from his own personal collection.
May’s Show features music and stories from Cheap Trick, Van Halen, Foo Fighters, Aerosmith, and more!ย
WHO:ย Def Leppard frontman, musician, and musicologist Joe Elliott
WHAT:ย Joe Elliottโs Songs from the Vault
WHERE:ย SiriusXMโs DeepTracks (Ch. 27)
WHEN:ย Show Scheduleย HERE
MORE:
In his youth, Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott was creatively influenced by the music of the late 60โs and early 70โs. From legendary acts like T. Rex, Mott The Hoople, David Bowieโs Ziggy Stardust and so many others. Each month, listen to Elliott play โDeep Tracksโ from his personal music collection. Expect to hear songs from Joeโs vault and some of the stories behind them.

