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Joe Elliott on Planet Rock Radio (December 2)

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This weeks program features songs from Down ‘n’ Outz, Slade, Hanoi Rocks, The Ramones, 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. or in the U.S. listen live from this site HERE. Please note 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.

CELEBRATE HYSTERIA’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY

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Oh can you feel it, do you believe it? On this day 30 years ago we released the album HYSTERIA. Celebrate with us on social media with the hashtag #Hysteria30 and check out all of the action below!

Watch the new documentary

Order Hysteria 30th Anniversary Editions out tomorrow

Join the Hysteria Sweepstakes for your chance to win a Super Deluxe Box Set

Tune in later today for a live Facebook Q&A with Joe Elliott at 7:15 GMT / 2:15 EST HERE

Joe Elliott Featured on Rolling Stone

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Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott Reflects on ‘Hysteria’: ‘It Had to Be Sexy’

As band releases 30th anniversary box set, singer explains how they fused rock with pop and made a modern masterpiece

The story of Def Leppard’s Hysteria – the monolithic pop-metal record that defined the latter part of the Eighties – reads like Homeric odyssey. The four-year gap between their 1983 mainstream breakthrough Pyromania and the release of the album was marked by tumultuous behind-the-scenes drama – including the exit and return of production genius Mutt Lange – completely rewritten songs and coping with the aftermath of a car accident that severed drummer Rick Allen’s left arm. Ultimately, the band made one of the most expensive albums ever. Through it all, they persevered to create a record that transcended the rock of the time.

“It took a long time to make, and it shows you how quickly music moved in the Eighties,” singer Joe Elliott tells Rolling Stone….

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

Rock Candy Magazine – Joe Elliott Cover Story (First Issue)

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Joe is featured on the cover of issue 1 as well as picks his fave Leppard images and gives you the story behind the shots in this debut issue which is sure to be a collectors item.

Rock Candy Magazine, a brand new rock music magazine which just recently launched in the UK and is a New “Old School” Rock Mag made By The Writers Who Were There and actually Printed On Actual Paper!

Issue 1 (April–May 2017) of Rock Candy magazine is out now with 100 pages packed full of hard-hitting hard rock from the golden era of the ’70s and ’80s. It’ll become a collector’s item.

Order or check out the magazine HERE

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Remembering Steve Clark

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26 years ago today (8 January), original DEF LEPPARD guitarist Steve Maynard Clark passed away at his home in Chelsea, much too soon at the age of 30. Here’s a little note from Joe

It’s 26 years since Steve passed away ….. seems a lifetime ago now …. loved him then, love him still … & when I take the stage at the Brixton Academy on Sunday night at the Remembering David Bowie concert I shall also be remembering Steve Clark, like all our heroes , gone, but not forgotten …. – Joe

Check out this fan site SteveClarkGuitars.com in honour of his memory and crank up some classic Leppard LOUD today!

Photo: Ross Halfin

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Wapentake Club (Sheffield) – Another Piece of Sheffield Rock History Gone

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Thought we would share with our fans what is left of the Wapentake Club in Sheffield.  We played some of our earliest gigs at The Wapentake in 1979 … we also played there acoustically on the VAULT promo tour ….. This is the final hours of the Wapentake. Leppard painting clearly visible on the wall. Another piece of Sheffield rock history gone.” – Joe Elliott .    Photo by: Andy Smith

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Here is a photos of the DEF LEPPARD playing there on 5 October 1995 for a special acoustic show!

Vivian – Audio Interview w/ Hard Rockology Show

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New audio interview with Vivian discussing the formation and making of the debut Last in Line album.  He also discusses the creative differences and approaches between Last In Line, Def Leppard and several of the other bands that he has worked with over his career, along with perhaps one of the best takes on how the music industry has changed over the years, and how the classic guitar solo for “Rainbow In The Dark” came about.  Listen now!

Joe Elliott – Added as guest appearance at Classic Rock Awards 2016

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Announced today, Joe and Jimmy Page will now appear at 2016 Classic Rock Awards in Tokyo

TWO giants of rock have been added to the list of stars set to appear at the 2016 Classic Rock Roll Of Honour – Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott.
This year’s Classic Rock Awards take place at Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on November 11. It marks the first time the event has been held in Japan.
TeamRock, the global home of rock and metal, has joined forces with KLab Entertainment and Parallel Contemporary Music to put together a truly unforgettable celebration of rock.
The latest and last round of artist announcements officially completes the lineup for this year’s event. Page and Elliott are announced alongside Philippine superstars Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo and will join the previously announced stars PHIL COLLEN, Jeff Beck, Cheap Trick, Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Joe Walsh (Eagles), Richie Sambora, Orianthi and Slot Machine.

The addition of Page to the star-studded event brings together two of the greatest and most influential guitarists on the planet.

Beck’s decades-long career has seen him forge an unrivaled solo career after he found fame with iconic rock group The Yardbirds.

Jimmy Page’s career was also launched by The Yardbirds, before he went on to form Led Zeppelin, one of the most successful bands the rock world has ever produced. As well as his guitar and song-writing genius, Page has struck gold with his Led Zeppelin reissues series, which landed the band the Reissues Of The Year prize at the 2015 Classic Rock Roll Of Honour.
Since founding Def Leppard in 1977, singer Joe Elliott has been one of the most recognisable and beloved frontmen in rock. Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and remain one of the world’s best-selling acts.

The night promises to live long in the memory, with rock legends joining forces for live jam sessions at the spiritual home of sumo wrestling.
TeamRock Chief Executive Billy Anderson says: “TeamRock are delighted to have Jimmy Page and Joe Elliott joining us for what will be an incredible celebration of rock music. Rock musicians don’t come much more ‘classic’ than Jimmy Page and to have him and Jeff Beck – two masters of their trade – together at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour in Tokyo will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
“And few bands have had the continued success that Def Leppard have enjoyed for so many years. Joe Elliott is an international rock icon and we are thrilled that he will be there with us in Japan.
“When you consider the other artists lined up to appear, we can guarantee that the Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium is set for a night that will live long in the memory of anyone lucky enough to be there.”
Beck will be given the highest honours on the night and he has announced that he will be assembling his own special band of musicians for the event. Beck’s band includes an all-star cast featuring the brothers Dean and Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots on guitar and bass. He will also be joined by guitarist Tommy Henriksen, of US-based supergroup Hollywood Vampires, and Korn drummer Ray Luzier.

Event overview:
The Classic Rock Awards 2016 + Live performance
Date: Friday, November 11, 2016
Place: Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Time: Doors open at 5pm. Ceremony begins at 6pm

Ticket Information:

Exclusive Packages (Limited sales):
Personal Sponsorship Package 300,000JPY (Tax incl.)
Platinum VIP Package 150,000JPY (Tax incl.)
Gold VIP Package 60,000JPY (Tax incl.)
Special Box Seat Package 250,000JPY (Tax incl.)

General ticketing General A-class ticket 18,000 JPY (Tax incl.)
Classic Rock Awards 2016 ticket sales: Ticketbis International Ticket Sales Website HERE
Classic Rock Awards 2016 official website