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
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
โMy long-time hero & now mate Ian Hunter just released his incredible new album #DefiancePart1! Iโm honored to be featured on the tracks โGuernicaโ and โThis Is What Iโm Here For.โ Go give it a listen itโs an awesome bit of work! Iโm off to listen to it โฆ. AGAIN !!! โ Joe
IAN HUNTERโS DEFIANCE PART 1ย RELEASED ON THE LEGENDARY SUN RECORDS LABEL SEES COLLABORATIONS FROM LATE, GREAT JEFF BECK, JOHNNY DEPP, JOE ELLIOTT (DEF LEPPARD), BILLY F GIBBONS (ZZ TOP), TAYLOR HAWKINS (FOO FIGHTERS), DUFF McKAGAN (GUNS Nโ ROSES), TODD RUNDGREN, SLASH (GUNS NโROSES), JEFF TWEEDY (WILCO), ROBERT TRUJILLO (METALLICA), WADDY WACHTEL (STEVIE NICKS, KEITH RICHARDS), BRAD WHITFORD (AEROSMITH), DANE CLARK (JOHN MELLENCAMP), BILLY BOB THORNTON & J.D. ANDREW (THE BOXMASTERS) and DEAN DELEO, ROBERT DE LEO & ERIC KRETZ (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS)
Rock N Roll Hall of Fame – Available Saturday 8/29 at participating U.S. Record Store Day stores ๐ค
The 5 track vinyl EP features the entire performance from Def Leppardโs Hall Of Fame inauguration. Featuring guest stars Brian May and Ian Hunter on โAll the Young Dudesโ. Mastered by Ronan McHugh and Joe Elliott.
Are you ready, rock brigade?๐ค London To Vegas is out 29th May. Exclusive bundles (including signed prints and 10″ Picture Disc) are available to pre-order HERE ๐ฅ
Filmed in December 2018, Hysteria At The O2 captures Def Leppard celebrating the ground-breaking Hysteria, one of their two diamond-certified 10x platinum albums (the other being Pyromania). Performed in its entirety before a ravenous sold-out crowd, this momentous homecoming event is made all the more powerful as it was their long-awaited debut at the iconic O2 Arena in London. Featuring electrifying performances of โPour Some Sugar On Me,โ โAnimal,โ โWomen,โ and โLove Bites,โ band members Joe Elliott (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick โSavโ Savage (bass), Vivian Campbell (guitar), and Rick Allen (drums), conclude the set with a host of extra hits including โLetโs Get Rocked,โ โWhen Love and Hate Collide,โ and โPhotograph.โ
Six months later, just after their induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Def Leppard undertook a residency in Las Vegas at Zappos Theatre in Planet Hollywood. Hits Vegas, Live At Planet Hollywood is a 28-song deep dive into not only their greatest hits, but rarities such as โToo Late For Love,โ โBillyโs Got A Gun,โ and โSlang,โ and โPromises.โ Highlighting Def Leppardโs versatility, Hits Vegas presents a livewire stage show with two stages and video walls, punctuated with intimate, acoustic renditions of rarely performed songs โLet Me Be The One,โ โWe Belong,โ โHave You Ever Needed Someone So Bad,โ and โTwo Steps Behind.โ
Hits Vegas offers a behind-the-scenes bonus feature, while Hysteria At The O2 is rounded out with the bonus โHysteria: Then And Nowโ mini-documentary. As a whole, Def Leppard: London To Vegas encapsulates the prestige of one of rockโs most iconic bands
โThe Early Years 79-81โ boxset represents the bandโs first two albums, โOn Through The Nightโ (1980) and โHigh โNโ Dryโ (1981), and has been prepared in conjunction with singer Joe Elliott who has acted as executive producer on the set. The mastering has been done by the bandโs long serving sound engineer Ronan McHugh.
This deluxe set comes with 5-CDs consisting of the original album remastered, B-sides, rarities and re-mix versions, Radio One sessions, Live from Reading and the first ever appearance of an unreleased and newly mixed show from Oxford in 1980. These remasters have been highly anticipated, and much requested, by Def Leppard fans globally.
