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MÖTLEY CRÜE And DEF LEPPARD Announce 'The World Tour' 2023

Hot off the heels of the biggest North American stadium tour of 2022, iconic and celebrated rock legends DEF LEPPARD and MÖTLEY CRÜE are going global in 2023 with their co-headline "The World Tour" .

Produced by Live Nation , the trek kicks off on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Foro Sol in Mexico City. Both bands will bring their electrifying stage shows across the globe with stops throughout Latin America before heading to Europe in May 2023 — which includes a stop at the iconic Wembley Stadium on Saturday, July 1, 2023 — then wrapping up in Glasgow, U.K. at Hampden Park on July 6, 2023. Stay tuned for additional 2023 shows to be announced soon.

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott said: "After finally getting back on the road and having a monumental summer tour in the U.S. and Canada this year, we’re beyond thrilled to be bringing this massive stadium tour to major cities all over the world, and kicking off Europe in Sheffield where it all started for us 45 years ago. We're looking to forward to seeing you out there, somewhere soon!"

MÖTLEY CRÜE said in a joint statement: "We had an incredible time playing 'The Stadium Tour' in North America this summer and we truly can't wait to take the show around the globe with 'The World Tour' in 2023. Crüeheads in Latin America and Europe: Get ready! We're coming for you next and can't wait to finally see all of you out there again next year!"

2023 tour dates:

February 18 - Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol February 21 - Monterrey, Mexico - Estadio Banorte February 25 - Bogota, Colombia - Parque Simon Bolivar February 28 - Lima, Peru - Estadio Nacional March 03 - Santiago, Chile - Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida March 07 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Allianz Parque March 09 - Curitiba, Brazil - Estádio Couto Pereira March 11 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Arena do Grêmio May 22 - Sheffield, UK - Bramall Lane May 25 - Mönchengladbach, Germany - SparkassenPark May 27 - Munich, Germany - Koenigsplatz May 29 - Budapest, Hungary - MVM Dome May 31 - Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena Kraków June 02 - Prague, Czech Republic - Prague Rocks * June 03 - Hannover, Germany - Expo Plaza June 07 - Solvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival * June 09 - Hyvinkää, Finland - RockFest * June 11 - Trondheim, Norway - Trondheim Rocks * June 14 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell * June 18 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting * June 20 - Milan, Italy - Ippodromo SNAI San Siro June 23 - Lisbon, Portugal - Passeio Maritimo de Alges June 24 - Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain - Auditorio Miguel Ríos June 27 - Thun, Switzerland - Stockhorn Arena July 01 - London, UK - Wembley Stadium July 02 - Lytham, UK - Lytham Festival * July 04 - Dublin, Ireland - Marlay Park July 06 - Glasgow, UK - Hampden Park

* Festival date

According to Billboard , MÖTLEY CRÜE and DEF LEPPARD 's "The Stadium Tour" sold 1.3 million tickets and earned $173.5 million, making it the biggest tour of either band's career.

The biggest market on the tour, which featured support from POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS , was Boston, where the four acts performed two concerts at Fenway Park on August 5-6 and sold 64,000 tickets for total earnings of $9.3 million. Four individual shows broke the $6 million threshold: Charlotte, North Carolina; Denver, Colorado; Glendale, Arizona; and Inglewood, California. Average nightly earnings hit $4.96 million.

"The Stadium Tour" averaged 37,520 tickets each night, drawing more than three times the audience that each band previously reached on their own.

MÖTLEY CRÜE announced "The Stadium Tour" in 2019, just months after the band supposedly noticed a massive surge in interest following the huge success of the CRÜE 's Netflix biopic "The Dirt" .

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx told Entertainment Tonight that returning to the road with his bandmates has been "unbelievable. I'm so grateful to be doing this, and it started, like, three years ago when the movie came out — two and a half years ago," he said. "We kind of, we broke up the band. We just decided to quit touring. We've been doing it for, god, 35 years at that point."

According to Sixx , he was initially opposed to the idea of touring again with MÖTLEY CRÜE , especially since CRÜE fans who shelled out for the band's 2014/2015 "farewell" tour were led to believe that the group would never return after playing its final show on December 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The band touted the signing of a pre-tour "cessation of touring" agreement as cementing the fact it truly was the end of CRÜE 's life on the road.

" Tommy [ Lee , MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer] does other stuff, and I do other stuff, and I remember getting the phone call from management, and I was, like, 'No,'" Sixx said. "And they go, 'You haven't even heard what I have to say.' And we were friends, and we were fine and everything's good. We're just like, 'No, it's a lot of work.' When you see the show out there, you're gonna go, 'Wow.' I mean, it's years of work putting it together, and then they were like, 'No, not eight arenas, eight stadiums,' and I was like, 'Let me call Tommy .'"

He continued: "I was like, 'Hey, dude, they're talking about us touring,' and he's like, 'No.' Because we wanted to be — stand by what we said, and then it was 16 and 36, which we just entered our 36th stadium, and there's, what, another 120 next year and the year after that, so, we're grateful we said yes."

CRÜE 's long-delayed North American trek with DEF LEPPARD , POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS was originally planned for 2020 and later moved to 2021 and then to 2022.

Last month, MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil said the band will continue touring internationally with DEF LEPPARD in 2023, through Mexico and South America in the spring and soccer stadiums in Europe next summer. Plans are for MÖTLEY CRÜE to return to U.S. for more shows in 2024.

In a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Sixx said "the most important thing about a farewell tour is that the band doesn't lie to the fans, and the band doesn't tour and then come back years later. That's what's important for us, planning what's the right time to go out."

Three years ago, Sixx said that "The Dirt" , about MÖTLEY CRÜE 's formative years, sparked a renewed interest from younger fans who wanted to see them live, contributing to the band's decision to renege on its infamous "cessation of touring" contract.

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Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard Announce 2023 World Tour

The two bands will hit Mexico, South America, the UK and Europe next year

After conquering stadiums in North America over the summer, Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard are taking their co-headlining tour worldwide in 2023. The two bands have just announced dates in Mexico, South America, the UK and Europe for next year.

The newly announced run kicks off with February 18th and 21st shows in Mexico City and Monterrey, respectively, before hitting South America from late February through mid March. From there, the two bands will hit the UK and Europe from late May through early July.

After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard finally kicked off their North American “Stadium Tour” this past June. The outing began with Crüe drummer Tommy Lee only able to perform a few songs each night, as he had broken his ribs in a fall just prior to the launch. Eventually, he was able to play full sets, but then made headlines for encouraging fans to expose their privates during the second half of the tour. Overall, the North American trek was mega-successful, raking in $173.5 million in ticket sales.

“We had an incredible time playing The Stadium Tour in North America this summer and we truly can’t wait to take the show around the globe with The WORLD Tour in 2023,” stated Mötley Crüe in announcing the global outing. “Crüeheads in Latin America and Europe: Get ready!!”

Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard Stadium Tour Grosses $173.5 Million

Tickets for the UK and Europe go on sale October 28th, with pre-sales beginning October 25th. For Mexico and South America, tickets go on sale October 27th, with pre-sales starting October 21st. See a promo video and individual Ticketmaster links in the itinerary below for select shows.

Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard 2023 “World Tour” Dates: 02/18 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol ( Tix ) 02/21 – Monterrey, MX @ Estadio Banorte ( Tix ) 02/25 – Bogota, CO @ Parque Simon Bolivar 02/28 – Lima, PE @ Estadio Nacional 03/03 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida 03/07 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Allianz Parque 03/09 – Curitiba, BR @ Estádio Couto Pereira 03/11 – Porto Alegre, BR @ Arena do Grêmio 05/22 – Sheffield, UK @ Bramall Lane ( Tix ) 05/25 – Mönchengladbach, DE @ SparkassenPark 05/27 – Munich, DE @ Koenigsplatz ( Tix ) 05/29 – Budapest, HU @ MVM Dome 05/31 – Krakow, PL @ Tauron Arena Kraków ( Tix ) 06/02 – Prague, CZ @ Prague Rocks * ( Tix ) 06/03 – Hannover, DE @ Expo Plaza ( Tix ) 06/07 – Solvesborg, SE @ Sweden Rock Festival * 06/09 – Hyvinkää, FI @ RockFest * 06/11 – Trondheim, NO @ Trondheim Rocks * ( Tix ) 06/14 – Copenhagen, DK @ Copenhell * 06/18 – Dessel, BE @ Graspop Metal Meeting * 06/20 – Milan, IT @ Ippodromo SNAI San Siro ( Tix ) 06/23 – Lisbon, PT @ Passeio Maritimo de Alges 06/24 – Rivas-Vaciamadrid, ES @ Auditorio Miguel Ríos ( Tix ) 06/27 – Thun, CH @ Stockhorn Arena 07/01 – London, UK @ Wembley Stadium ( Tix ) 07/02 – Lytham, UK @ Lytham Festival * ( Tix ) 07/04 – Dublin, Ireland @ Marlay Park ( Tix ) 07/06 – Glasgow, UK @ Hampden Park ( Tix )

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Motley Crue + Def Leppard Will Tour the World Together in 2023

International fans of  Motley Crue and Def Leppard will get their chance to see the two bands together when the rock groups' joint 2022 North American "The Stadium Tour" becomes "The World Tour" for 2023.

The Stadium Tour kicked off in June  after being postponed twice  due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The trek featured supporting acts in  Poison ,  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts  and Classless Act .

Now, the world stage is calling the Crue and the Leppard.

Motley Crue said in a statement, "We had an incredible time playing The Stadium Tour in North America this summer and we truly can't wait to take the show around the globe with The World Tour in 2023. Crueheads in Latin America and Europe: Get ready! We're coming for you next and can't wait to finally see all of you out there again next year!"

Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott added, "After finally getting back on the road and having a monumental summer tour in the U.S. and Canada this year, we’re beyond thrilled to be bringing this massive stadium tour to major cities all over the world. … We're looking to forward to seeing you out there, somewhere soon!"

According to Billboard , The Stadium Tour  sold 1.3 million tickets this summer, earning a whopping $173.5 million. Read a young millennial's experience going to the concert .

Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee revealed at the first gig in June that he'd broken his ribs and would perform as much as he could, a fill-in subbing in for him. However, he played his first full set  later that month. Weeks later, the drummer exposed himself in a nude photo that was subsequently removed from social media. Lee later  poked fun at the situation .

See the upcoming tour dates below.

Def Leppard + Motley Crue 2023 World Tour Dates

Feb. 18, 2023 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Foro Sol Feb. 21, 2023 – Monterrey, Mexico @ Estadio Banorte Feb. 25, 2023 – Bogota, Colombia @ Parque Simon Bolivar Feb. 28, 2023 – Lima, Peru @ Estadio Nacional March 3, 2023 – Santiago, Chile @ Estadio Bicentenario March 7, 2023 – Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Allianz Parque March 9, 2023 – Curitiba, Brazil @ Estadio Couto Pereira March 11, 2023 – Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Arena do Gremio May 22, 2023 – Sheffield, England @ Bramall Lane May 25, 2023 – Monchengladbach, Germany @ Sparkassen May 27, 2023 – Munich, Germany @ Koenigsplatz May 29, 2023 – Budapest, Hungary @ MVM Dome May 31, 2023 – Krakow, Poland @ Tauron Arena June 2, 2023 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Prague Rocks June 3, 2023 – Hannover, Germany @ Expo Plaza June 7, 2023 – Solvesborg, Sweden @ Sweden Rock June 9, 2023 – Hyvinkaa, Finland @ RockFest June 11, 2023 – Trondheim, Norway @ Trondheim Rocks June 14, 2023 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Copenhell June 18, 2023 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop June 20, 2023 – Milan, Italy @ Ippodromo June 23, 2023 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Passeio Maritimo June 24, 2023 – Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain @ Auditorio Rios June 27, 2023 – Thun, Switzerland @ Stockhorn Arena July 1, 2023 – London, England @ Wembley Stadium July 2, 2023 – Lytham, England @ Lytham Festival July 4, 2023 – Dublin, Ireland @ Marlay Park July 6, 2023 – Glasgow, Scotland @ Hampden Park

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Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe reveals 2023 world tour dates

Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe have shared the 2023 world tour dates. So, you can check and see the concert dates below!

The two legendary music bands performed a summer tour of North America, with “The Stadium Tour” ending on September 9th, 2022 in Las Vegas, USA. After that, they will go on tour again in 2023. The Live Nation-produced and this tour begin on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Mexico City’s Foro Sol. Before making their way to Europe in May 2023, both bands will tour Latin America with their amazing live performances. Plus, it features a stop at Wembley Stadium on July 1, 2023, before ending in Glasgow, United Kingdom at Hampden Park on July 6, 2023.

Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott also shared this statement:

“After finally getting back on the road and having a monumental summer tour in the US and Canada this year, we’re beyond thrilled to be bringing this massive stadium tour to major cities all over the world, and kicking off Europe in Sheffield where it all started for us 45 years ago. We are [ Def Leppard ] looking to forward to seeing you out there, somewhere soon!”

Mötley Crüe band also added this statement:

“We [ Mötley Crüe ] had an incredible time playing ‘The Stadium Tour’ in North America this summer and we truly can’t wait to take the show around the globe with The WORLD Tour in 2023. Crüeheads in Latin America and Europe: Get ready! We’re coming for you next and can’t wait to finally see all of you out there again next year!”

Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard 2023 worldwide tour dates:

Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard will go to play together in 2023 like this year. So, they are starting from Mexico until they finish in Scotland. They will also play some of the Summer Festivals in 2023 too.

• February 18 – Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol
• February 21 – Monterrey, Mexico – Estadio Banorte
• February 25 – Bogota, Colombia – Parque Simon Bolivar
• February 28 – Lima, Peru – Estadio Nacional
• March 03 – Santiago, Chile – Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
• March 07 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque
• March 09 – Curitiba, Brazil – Estádio Couto Pereira
• March 11 – Porto Alegre, Brazil – Arena do Grêmio
• May 22 – Sheffield, UK – Bramall Lane
• May 25 – Mönchengladbach, Germany – SparkassenPark
• May 27 – Munich, Germany – Koenigsplatz
• May 29 – Budapest, Hungary – MVM Dome
• May 31 – Krakow, Poland – Tauron Arena Kraków
• June 02 – Prague, Czech Republic – Prague Rocks
• June 03 – Hannover, Germany – Expo Plaza
• June 07 – Solvesborg, Sweden – Sweden Rock Festival
• June 09 – Hyvinkää, Finland – RockFest
• June 11 – Trondheim, Norway – Trondheim Rocks
• June 14 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Copenhell
• June 18 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
• June 20 – Milan, Italy – Ippodromo SNAI San Siro
• June 23 – Lisbon, Portugal – Passeio Maritimo de Alges
• June 24 – Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain – Auditorio Miguel Ríos
• June 27 – Thun, Switzerland – Stockhorn Arena
• July 01 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
• July 02 – Lytham, UK – Lytham Festival
• July 04 – Dublin, Ireland – Marlay Park
• July 06 – Glasgow, UK – Hampden Park

How long is the Def Leppard Motley Crue concert?

The duration of the Def Leppard Stadium Tour 2022 concert was around 90 minutes. (The Motley Crue concert part is inside this category.) For the whole duration of the Stadium Tour 2022 concert: around seven7 hours.

How much Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe earned from the previous tour?

According to our previous article ‘ Which metal and rock bands sell more tickets on the tour in 2022? ‘ “The Stadium Tour,” by Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard , reportedly grossed $173.5 million and sold 1.3 million tickets, making it the largest tour in either band’s career.

Each concert of “The Stadium Tour” sold an average of 37,520 tickets. This is more than double the number of people each band had previously attracted on their own. Just a few months after supposedly seeing such a huge rise in demand following the phenomenal success of the band’s Netflix documentary “ The Dirt ,” Mötley Crüe announced “The Stadium Tour” in 2019.

Watch the announcement trailer of Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe ‘s 2023 tour dates below!

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Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe Reveal 2023 World Tour Dates with Alice Cooper

by Tina Benitez-Eves December 8, 2022, 1:36 pm

Several months after wrapping up a massive North American tour with Poison and Joan Jett, Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard are extending their time on the road with a string of additional concerts in the U.S. The pair’s world tour kicks off on February 10, 2023, with Alice Cooper in the supporting slot.

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In 2023, Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe will travel to Mexico City and continue on throughout Latin America and Europe before heading to Glasgow, Scotland, in early July. The bands will return to America next August for a handful of newly announced dates.

“After finally getting back on the road this past summer, we’re beyond thrilled to bring this massive tour to a global audience including some special dates in America,” said Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott in a statement. Def Leppard were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.

“We had an incredible time playing The Stadium Tour in North America this summer and we truly can’t wait to take the show around the globe with The World Tour in 2023,” Mötley Crüe added. “Crüeheads get ready because we have a few amazing U.S. dates set for you.”

The band’s upcoming shows will be their first without founding guitarist Mick Mars, who retired from touring with Mötley Crüe more than a month ago. The World Tour will feature their new guitarist John 5 , who has been a fixture in Rob Zombie’s band since 2005.

The band announced Mars’  retirement from touring , citing his decades-long battle with ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic, inflammatory form of arthritis that has gradually impaired his movement, on Oct. 27, along with news of his replacement, John 5.

The World Tour U.S. Dates : 8-05 Syracuse, NY – JMA Wireless Dome ^ 8-08 Columbus, OH – Ohio Stadium ^ 8-11 Fargo, ND – Fargodome ^ 8-13 Omaha, NE – Charles Schwab Field Omaha ^ 8-16 Tulsa, OK – H.A. Chapman Stadium ^ 8-18 El Paso, TX – Sun Bowl Stadium ^

Currently on sale 2023 dates: 2-10 Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena ^ 2-11 Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena ^ 2-18 Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol ^ 2-21 Monterrey, Mexico – Estadio Banorte ^ 2-25 Bogotá, Colombia – Simón Bolívar Metropolitan Park ^ 2-28 Lima, Peru – Estadio Nacional ^ 3-03 Santiago, Chile – Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida ^ 3-07 São Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque ^ 5-22 Sheffield, England – Bramall Lane ^ 5-25 Mönchengladbach, Germany – SparkassenPark ^ 5-27 Munich, Germany – Koenigsplatz ^ 5-29 Budapest, Hungary – MVM Dome ^ 5-31 Krakow, Poland – Tauron Arena Kraków ^ 6-02 Prague, Czech Republic – Prague Rocks 6-03 Hannover, Germany – Expo Plaza ^ 6-07 Solvesborg, Sweden – Sweden Rock Festival 6-09 Hyvinkää, Finland – RockFest 6-11 Trondheim, Norway – Trondheim Rocks 6-14 Copenhagen, Denmark – Copenhell 6-18 Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting 6-20 Milan, Italy – Ippodromo SNAI San Siro ^ 6-23 Lisbon, Portugal – Passeio Maritimo de Alges ^ 6-24 Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain – Auditorio Miguel Ríos ^ 6-27 Thun, Switzerland – Stockhorn Arena ^ 7-01 London, England – Wembley Stadium ^ 7-02 Lytham, England – Lytham Festival 7-04 Dublin, Ireland – Marlay Park ^ 7-06 Glasgow, Scotland – Hampden Park ^

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Def Leppard are a hard rock and heavy metal band, formed in Sheffield in the UK in 1977. They are considered to be part of the New Wave of the British Heavy Metal movement.

Def Leppard have had a mix up of members, since 1992 they have consisted of Rick Savage on bass guitar and backing vocals, Joe Elliott who is the lead vocalist, Rick Allen playing the drums, Phil Collen on the guitar, and Vivian Campbell also on the guitar. This is the band's longest-standing line-up.

The band's success came in the 80s when they released their debut album, "On Through the Night", which successfully reached the 'Top 15' in the UK. Despite this success, the band performed at Reading Festival where they were greeted with unhappy fans who pelted beer cans and bottles filled with urine at them on stage. This came after fans were angry that the band were conforming to please an American market, being disloyal to their local roots.

However, after their release of their second album in 1981, named "High 'n' Dry", they began to find their feet and get to grips with their own original sound. Impressively, Def Leppard's video for "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" became one of the first metal videos played on MTV in 1982. This success brought the band back to likeness in America where they then went on to tour, opening for Ozzy Osbourne and Blackfoot.

Their most successful album came in the form of "Hysteria", released in 1987 considered on of the most successful bands of the ‘New Wave of British Heavy Metal’ in the 80s in the UK.

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In case you aren’t convinced about Def Leppard’s present-day pulling power, consider this; in both 2009 and 2011, they headlined Download Festival. In the world of hard rock, they remain titans more than thirty-five years after their formation in Sheffield; on their own tours, too, they frequent arenas, with a fervent cult fanbase. Things, admittedly, have slowed down on the studio front; their last record, Songs from the Sparkle Lounge was released back in 2008 and met with a tepid reception, although a new full-length is being promised for 2015. Onstage, though, it’s very much business as usual; an impressive light show incorporates giant screens with visuals behind the band, but otherwise it’s largely left to the musicianship to take centre stage. Joe Elliott’s vocals are holding up nicely, despite decades of relentless touring - he’s one of only two original members - whilst Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell are by no means shy of a solo. Perhaps the biggest attraction, though, remains Rick Allen behind the kit - surely the world’s finest one-armed drummer, having overcome the loss of his left arm in a car accident back in the eighties to earn the nickname - from Leppard fans - of The Thunder God, and not without reason.

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Prepared for a month to go see Def Leppard, Styx, and Tesla at the new Amway Center in Orlando Florida on January 30th at 7:00pm. Heading to the Concert, Me and my girlfriend got into a car accident on I-4 heading to Orlando. We however were not hurt. Thank the gods. We finally make to Orlando. Thinking that we were still going to get to see three of our favorite bands and enjoy the rest of our night. But we find out that the Concert has been canceled due to "illness". Man were we bummed out. It's truly sad that the Concert was canceled the night of the event. Common courtesy would have been for the Concert promoter to have issued a cancelation notice at least 24hrs prior to the Concert. For I believe that they knew that one of the band members was I'll way prior to the Concert. Now I find out that the Concert has been Postponed till January of 2017. Are these bands even going to be alive then? Hell, will I be? Only the gods know. I'm truly saddened that I didn't get to see the Concert of Concerts. And I hope to be alive next year so that I can try again to see three of my favorite bands. Whoever was sick I do hope that they recover from their illness soon and grow stronger over the next year. Respectfully, Heiden T Nordson.

Great gig altogether, I hadn't seen Def Leppard or Whitesnake for the better part of a decade and had high hopes walking into the venue.

These hopes were definitely met, as Whitesnake delivered a slimmed-down set compared to their usual festival slots, which worked miracles as there were no fillers heard throughout the whole slot. Having seen them a dozen times by now, and even considering we did not get the outdoors treatment in which they usually shine, I would rank this as one of the best times I've seen them.

Def Leppard being the main reason for my concert visit, they did exactly the same as Whitesnake and took it a step further. Next to a brilliant setlist, the crowd interaction was taken to another level by the whole band, fully capitalizing on the Irish love of singalongs. Not too many new songs, who in fairness stand as solid Leppard tunes, but just an all-round great set.

I was expecting a bit more from opening act Black Star Riders, not sure why the Lizzy classics didn't go down as well as I expected them to go, but saw a better reaction to the songs in foreign countries than I did in Dublin. Shame really, as this band deserves the recognition they have elsewhere.

Def Leppard, the Sheffield icons and pioneers of British new wave metal still command the same level of adoration and respect as they did during their heyday. Frequent festival headliners, they take their plethora of hits and pure rock personalities and obliterate any stage they are placed upon. From the deafening tones of 'Undefeated', the pyrotechnics explode and the guitar riffs rip through the air as the audience erupt in excitement.

Having drawn huge amounts of revellers to the main stage, the band gets to proving why they are so iconic and so adored on the rock circuit. All the favourites are there including 'Let's Get Rocked' and 'Animal' which receive massive cheers as the veteran rockers recreate these popular metal/rock anthems with a high level of proficiency.

You cannot argue about the sheer effort and intensity that the band performs with, a huge extended version of 'Rocket' keeps the crowd applauding at their sheer musicianship. The best is saved for last though as they perform an all blazing version of 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' to end a momentous show.

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Wow, Wow, Wow pretty much sums this up!

Best live performance i have ever seen from start to finish, a proper English rock band still going as strong as ever.

I would have happily paid double the price i did for the tickets! even the wife loved it despite being more into Norah Jones :-)

would highly recommend as these guys won't be around forever so for me to see a band that were/ have been playing before i was even born is an absolute honour and privilege.

20 thousand plus people, the atmosphere was electric with all walks of life present just shows how much impact their music has on all people.

These are proper musicians and the quality just shows.

If you get an opportunity to see these legends live then take it as this would be a regrettable decision.

AMAZING! INCREDIBLE! ICONIC! PROFESSIONAL! TOP CLASS! FANTASTIC! BRILLIANT! SUPERSTARS! and again AMAZING!!!

Def Leppard has been one of my most Favorite bands since I was a young adult, . . . many years ago. They never cease to putting on such an amazing show! I have followed them for years and I never miss them when they are here in San Diego. This particular show was great, as always. Yet, the sound at Petco Park just isn't set up for the music that Def Leppard, Journey, & Cheap Trick perform. It was very Echo-ing and just didn't sound as good as I know they sound elsewhere. I love Petco Park & I love Def Leppard, I just didn't like the sound last night! I will continue to see Def Leppard when they come no matter where they perform, . . . I LOVE Them and last night was no different! They were amazing! I will also continue to come to Petco, . . . if only to see the Padres perform. Petco Park is also amazing! I just hated the echo.

Missed these guys in concert in 1980's when they played at Orange County fairgrounds in Middletown, ny- been ABSOLUTELY DYING to see them since and finally got my chance at bethel woods! WHAT A KICKASS SHOW! Tesla and Styx were awesome , but Def Leppard ROCKED the stadium !!! Well worth the almost thirty years I had to wait.... Can't wait till they're back! Still my favorite band and hearing and seeing them live was a dream come true even from lawn seats! Couldn't get enough- new release coming this year! Come back soon , guys... NY LOVES DEF LEPPARD- you guys Seriously rocked through the ages!

Last night, a lifelong dream of mine was realized; I FIIIIINALLY got to see my all-time favorite '80s anthem rock band, Def Leppard! The venue was Taco Bell Arena on the Boise State University campus. Tesla and REO Speedwagon opened and equally rocked the crowd. As these bands are planning to continue touring, I urge everyone to try and see them before they eventually do retire. These great bands of the '70s and '80s are a treat and a privilege to still see, so don't let the opportunity pass you by. Vocally, they are all still on-point, I kid you not. Awesome showmanship!

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Def Leppard And Mötley Crüe Announce 2023 U.S. Dates For “The World Tour”

Hot off the heels of the biggest North American stadium tour of 2022 with more than 1.3 million tickets sold, the world’s most iconic and celebrated rock legends  Def Leppard and  Mötley Crüe  are going global in 2023 with their co-headline ‘The World Tour’ along with special guest Alice Cooper.  After the launch of European and Latin American dates, the U.S. dates have been announced today.

Produced by Live Nation, the U.S. leg of the world tour kicks off on August 5 th  in Syracuse, NY. The bands will bring their electrifying stage shows across America throughout the month of August including being the first ever show at the H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, OK. 

“After finally getting back on the road this past summer, we’re beyond thrilled to bring this massive tour to a global audience including some special dates in America!” said Joe Elliott of Def Leppard.

“We had an incredible time playing The Stadium Tour in North America this summer and we truly can’t wait to take the show around the globe with  The WORLD Tour  in 2023. Crüeheads get ready because we have a few amazing U.S. dates set for you!” Mötley Crüe said in a joint statement.

TICKETS:   Check local listings for complete details including VIP offerings. To purchase tickets please visit  motley.com  &  defleppard.com .

Citi is the official card of  ‘The World Tour’ . Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, December 13 th  at 10am local time until Thursday, December 15 th  at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit  www.citientertainment.com . 

Tickets to the general public will go on sale on Friday, December 16 th  at 10am local time for all shows.

THE WORLD TOUR DATES: 

Saturday, August 5        Syracuse, NY                JMA Wireless Dome

Tuesday, August 8        Columbus, OH              Ohio Stadium

Friday, August 11          Fargo, ND                     Fargodome

Sunday, August 13        Omaha, NE                   Charles Schwab Field Omaha

Wednesday, August 16  Tulsa, OK                     H.A. Chapman Stadium

Friday, August 18          El Paso, TX                  Sun Bowl

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Fri, Feb 10, 2023           Atlantic City, NJ                          Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena^

Sat, Feb 11, 2023         Atlantic City, NJ                        Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena^

Sat, Feb 18, 2023          Mexico City, Mexico                   Foro Sol

Tue, Feb 21, 2023         Monterrey, Mexico                     Estadio Banorte

Sat, Feb 25, 2023          Bogota, Colombia                      Parque Simon Bolivar

Tue, Feb 28, 2023         Lima, Peru                                Estadio Nacional

Fri, Mar 3, 2023             Santiago, Chile                          Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida

Tue, Mar 7, 2023          Sao Paulo, Brazil                       Allianz Parque

Mon, May 22, 2023        Sheffield, UK                             Bramall Lane

Thu, May 25, 2023         Mönchengladbach, Germany     SparkassenPark

Sat, May 27, 2023        Munich, Germany                      Koenigsplatz

Mon, May 29, 2023        Budapest, Hungary                    MVM Dome

Wed, May 31, 2023       Krakow, Poland                          TAURON Arena Kraków

Fri, Jun 2, 2023              Prague, Czech Republic            Prague Rocks *

Sat, Jun 3, 2023             Hannover, Germany                  Expo Plaza

Wed, Jun 7, 2023          Solvesborg, Sweden                  Sweden Rock Festival *

Fri, Jun 9, 2023              Hyvinkää, Finland                      RockFest *

Sun, Jun 11, 2023         Trondheim, Norway                   Trondheim Rocks *

Wed, Jun 14, 2023       Copenhagen, Denmark              COPENHELL *

Sun, Jun 18, 2023         Dessel, Belgium                         Graspop Metal Meeting *

Tue, Jun 20, 2023         Milan, Italy                                 Ippodromo SNAI San Siro

Fri, Jun 23, 2023           Lisbon, Portugal                         Passeio Maritimo de Alges

Sat, Jun 24, 2023          Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain          Auditorio Miguel Ríos

Tue, Jun 27, 2023         Thun, Switzerland                      Stockhorn Arena

Sat, Jul 1, 2023              London, UK                                Wembley Stadium

Sun, Jul 2, 2023             Lytham, UK                                Lytham Festival *

Tue, Jul 4, 2023                         Dublin, Ireland                            Marlay Park

Thu, Jul 6, 2023                         Glasgow, UK                              Hampden Park

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ABOUT THE BANDS:

With more than 110 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious Diamond Awards in the U.S., 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® inductees Def Leppard – Joe Elliott (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick Savage (bass), Vivian Campbell (guitar) and Rick Allen (drums) — continue to be one of the most important forces in rock music. Over the course of their career the band has produced a series of classic ground-breaking albums that set the bar for generations of music fans and artists alike. The group’s spectacular live shows and arsenal of hits have become synonymous with their name, leading Def Leppard to be heralded as the world’s greatest live rock band. Def Leppard’s influential career includes numerous hit singles and ground-breaking multi-platinum albums—including two of the best-selling albums of all time, Pyromania and Hysteria, capturing the group’s legendary tracks, bringing together classic Leppard hits such as “Rock of Ages”, Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Foolin.” For the first time, in January 2018 Def Leppard debuted their full recording catalogue worldwide via streaming and download platforms. As they did with the original release of their records, Def Leppard dominated the worldwide charts again, which found their albums charting in the iTunes Top 10 in more than 30 countries, including Hysteria at #3 in the US, and #5 in the UK (36 years after the album had charted at No 1 in the Billboard charts). Def Leppard also had the #1, #2 and #3 records on the US catalogue albums chart. The band have gone on to amass a staggering 5.5 billion streams since 2018, reaching a younger 18-44 demographic that now represents 58% of their fanbase. Additionally, the band have garnered an impressive 15 million followers across their social media platforms. In May 2022, Def Leppard released their twelfth studio album Diamond Star Halos. The album debuted at #1 on the Apple and Amazon Music charts. The album also scored a Top 10 debut on North America’s Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, marking the band’s eighth Top 10 album of their career, and garnered a #1 debut on Billboard’s Hard Rock chart. Diamond Star Halos had numerous Top 10 chart entries globally including a Top 5 debut in the UK. Following the close of their historic 2018 co-headline stadium and arena run in North America, Def Leppard sold in excess of 1,000,000 tickets and the tour grossed over $100,000,000.00, a massive feat in today’s touring world. Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe topped that number yet again with another sold out North American stadium run in 2022 selling over 1.3 million tickets which grossed a staggering $173,500,000.00. As always, the group keep pushing the boundaries with their electrifying live shows.

Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, the quartet —Vince Neil (vocals), Nikki Sixx (bass), Tommy Lee (drums) and Mick Mars (guitars) —  has commandeered the rock pantheon for 41 years. The band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, garnered 7 USA platinum and multi-platinum albums, 22 Top 40 mainstream rock hits, 6 Top 20 pop singles, 3  Grammy  nominations, 5  New York Times  best-selling books, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a  Netflix  hit movie. Mötley Crüe continues touring the world with John 5 on guitar as they push the visual limits of live performance. 

Mötley Crüe  have amassed over 5 billion streams across digital platforms and the band has over 8 million followers on social media. Known for their iconic live performances, the band has sold-out countless tours across the globe in front of millions of fans with groundbreaking production highlights such as Tommy Lee’s drum-rollercoaster and Nikki Sixx’s flame-throwing-bass. They  pioneered the Las Vegas rock residency with a sold out run in 2012. Mötley Crüe’s hit songs  such as “Kickstart My Heart” and “Home Sweet Home” are frequently licensed by major brands such as  NASCAR, Dodge, Coldwell Banker, Carl’s Jr. and KIA  to name a few and their music can be heard on TV hit shows such as  Stranger Things  and  Cobra Kai  amongst many others.

The band’s biography “The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band” became a New York Times best-seller in 2001 and has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Members of the band have authored 4 additional  New York Times  best-selling books since. In 2019 Netflix premiered “The Dirt” biopic based on the bestselling book which became a global hit movie scoring a 94% positive audience score on  Rotten Tomatoes . As a result, Mötley Crüe gained an entire new generation of young fans who discovered the band through the movie and further solidified their iconic status, relevance and the timelessness of their songwriting. 

Fans of the band are also able to buy/rent  The Retaliators  movie on VOD platforms now; Nikki Sixx co-wrote the haunting theme song “21 Bullets”and Tommy Lee makes a cameo appearance in the rock-infused thriller movie. For more info go to  www.retaliatorsmovie.com     

Mötley Crüe remains a huge global draw 41 years into their career and, in the summer of 2022 co-headlined a nearly sold out North American stadium tour with Def Leppard. The tour is set to travel to the rest of the world in 2023. 

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock audiences of all ages.  Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors. He continues to tour regularly, performing shows worldwide with the dark and horror-themed theatrics that he’s best known for.

His 2021 album “Detroit Stories,” inspired by his hometown’s legacy of rock, debuted on Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart at #1, and his recent “Live From The Astroturf” video/audio release recently did the same on the UK’s Official Music Video Chart.  

While preparing two new albums for 2023 release, Alice continues to do his nightly “Nights With Alice Cooper” syndicated radio show, and still manages to tour up to six months each year on the road.  Alice Cooper continues to bring his own brand of rock psycho-drama to fans both old and new, enjoying it as much as the audience does. Known as the architect of shock-rock, Cooper (in both the original Alice Cooper band and as a solo artist) has rattled the cages and undermined the authority of generations of guardians of the status quo, continuing to surprise fans and exude danger at every turn, like a great horror movie, even in an era where CNN can present real life shocking images.

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DEF LEPPARD To Play 3 STADIUM TOUR Shows In UK/IRELAND In 2023/Multiple European Dates

Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott has said The Stadium Tour will play up to three shows in UK and Ireland in 2023.

The Stadium Tour currently has 18 more dates scheduled in the USA/Canada in 2022.

Joe has spoken to Classic Rock Magazine and again mentioned the band's plans for 2023 in UK/Ireland and Europe.

The new issue of the magazine (304/August 2022) with ZZ Top of the cover features a four page feature on the launching of The Stadium Tour in the USA.

Within the interview Joe revealed the band will play at least three shows in the UK and Ireland.

He was tight lipped on the dates and when they would be announced but revealed more about the 2023 tour which will be their first for 4 years once it kicks off next summer.

It seems given the venues are outdoors that it would not start before at least May 2023.

Read Joe's quotes below and previous ones about the 2023 tour.

The Stadium Tour 2023

Up to three shows will be played including two in the UK and one in Dublin, Ireland.

He had already mentioned UK/Ireland shows back in May (and before) and confirmed the Irish show would be (as expected) in Dublin.

European Dates/Festivals 2023

Joe says the tour will hit many festivals around Europe in 2023.

These could include many of the events played by the band since their return to Europe in 2006 such as Sweden Rock and Hellfest or even events not played for many years like Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park etc.

Download Festival in the UK is also another possible date.

Likely UK Cities/Venues

The confirmed city Joe mentions is "probably" London and the other very likely one would be Manchester (for solo stadium dates).

In London both Wembley Stadium and London Stadium are the obvious venues with other possible ones including Twickenham Stadium, Emirates Stadium or even the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium played recently by Guns N' Roses.

In Manchester (if they are playing there) the most likely venue would be City Of Manchester Stadium (Etihad Stadium).

None of these stadiums have been played by the band before apart from the NFL half time show at the new Wembley Stadium in September 2014.

A Dublin show could see them play the new AVIVA Stadium or Croke Park.

Scotland?/Wales?

It would seem "if" the tour sells well enough then these "might" get added later with Cardiff's Principality Stadium the most obvious venue there.

No Sheffield Date?

With this tour playing stadiums/festivals only there is the strong possibility of no Sheffield date on a UK Def Leppard tour for the first time.

Don Valley Stadium was demolished many years ago and Joe and Sav both refused to play either Sheffield United or Sheffield Wednesday's football stadiums in 1993 because of their ties to each club and wanting "neutral ground".

The most likely return to Sheffield would be them adding an arena date sometime on this three year touring cycle.

Tour Announcement Date?

No sign of it yet but many European festivals announce next year's plans in the last few months of the current year. So tour dates could come around the same time as any of these.

Visit the Tour News section. For more news on future tour plans.

Visit the Album News section for more news on new music (based on band member quotes).

Joe Elliott/Classic Rock Magazine - July 2022 Quotes - (Transcribed by dltourhistory)

Plans are being finalised to bring the bill of The Stadium Tour to the UK next summer.

Joe Elliott - "I can't reveal when or where it will happen, because I haven't been told that it's okay to say anything yet."

Joe Elliott - "But the second that information is cleared Classic Rock will know about it."

Joe Elliott - "One gig is absolutely confirmed so far, and we're looking at a second one in a different city."

Joe Elliott - "There will be a another in Dublin, and loads around Europe."

Joe Elliott - "Some of them will just be festivals with different bands."

Joe Elliott - "But others will be doing what we're currently doing here in North America."

More news as and when we get it.

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The Joe Elliott Show - 30th April 2022 Quotes - (Transcribed by dltourhistory)

The Stadium Tour

"And yes, before you ask, we are bringing the tour to Britain and Ireland in 2023."

Joe Elliott/Radio 21 - April 2022 Quotes - (Transcribed by dltourhistory)

European Tour In 2023/First German Shows

"Yes I could. I can't give you a specific date or dates. But we are bringing this tour, god willing, to Europe in 2023."

The Stadium Tour 2023/End Message To German Fans

"This is Joe from Def Leppard thanks for listening. See you on the road in 2023."

Def Leppard - 2022 North American Tour Dates

Friday, August 5th - BOSTON, MA @ Fenway Park

Saturday, August 6th - BOSTON, MA @ Fenway Park

Monday, August 8th - TORONTO, ON @ Rogers Centre

Wednesday, August 10th - BUFFALO, NY @ Highmark Stadium (formerly New Era Field)

Friday, August 12th - PITTSBURGH, PA @ PNC Park

Sunday, August 14th - MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ U.S. Bank Stadium

Tuesday, August 16th - INDIANAPOLIS, IN @ Lucas Oil Stadium

Friday, August 19th - HOUSTON, TX @ Minute Maid Park

Sunday, August 21st - SAN ANTONIO, TX @ Alamodome

Monday, August 22nd - ARLINGTON, TX @ Globe Life Field

Thursday, August 25th - PHOENIX/Glendale, AZ @ State Farm Stadium

Saturday, August 27th - LOS ANGELES, CA @ SoFi Stadium

Sunday, August 28th - SAN DIEGO, CA @ Petco Park

Wednesday, August 31st - SEATTLE, WA @ T-Mobile Park

Friday, September 2nd - VANCOUVER, BC @ BC Place

Sunday, September 4th - EDMONTON, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium

Wednesday, September 7th - SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ Oracle Park

Friday, September 9th - LAS VEGAS, NV @ Allegiant Stadium

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Def Leppard, Motley Crue Add “World Tour” Dates in 2023 

On the heels of a massive North American stadium tour in the summer of 2022 , Def Leppard and Motley Crue will be back at it in 2023, adding several North American dates to existing World Tour plans that get going in February. The global tour will be joined on numerous dates by fellow rock legend Alice Cooper.

MÖTLEY CRÜE AND DEF LEPPARD // THE WORLD TOUR with Special Guest @alicecooper Motley Crüe pre sale – Fri, 12/9 10am local Citi Presale – Tues, 12/13 10am local General Onsale – Fri, 12/16 10am local Visit https://t.co/j2I0niNlrs for more details. pic.twitter.com/rdXc65fM8D — Mötley Crüe (@MotleyCrue) December 8, 2022

“After finally getting back on the road this past summer, we’re beyond thrilled to bring this massive tour to a global audience including some special dates in America!” said Joe Elliott of Def Leppard.

“We had an incredible time playing The Stadium Tour in North America this summer and we truly can’t wait to take the show around the globe with  The WORLD Tour  in 2023. Crüeheads get ready because we have a few amazing U.S. dates set for you!” Mötley Crüe said in a joint statement.

Following previously announced shows that take the tour through Mexico and south American in February and March and then Europe and the UK from May through early July, the tour will return to the U.S. with an August 5 show at JMA Wireless Dome in New York. New shows have also been added at Ohio Stadium (Columbus, OH), Fargodome (Fargo, ND), Charles Schwab Field (Omaha, NE), H.A. Chapman Stadium (Tulsa, OK), and Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX).

Newly announced dates for The World Tour go on sale beginning next week, with the general public able to access on Friday, December 16. Prior to that, presales kick off on Friday, December 9. Previously announced shows are already on sale.

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Fri, Feb 10, 2023 – Atlantic City, NJ | Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena^ Sat, Feb 11, 2023 – Atlantic City, NJ | Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena^ Sat, Feb 18, 2023 – Mexico City, Mexico | Foro Sol Tue, Feb 21, 2023 – Monterrey, Mexico | Estadio Banorte Sat, Feb 25, 2023 – Bogota, Colombia | Parque Simon Bolivar Tue, Feb 28, 2023 – Lima, Peru | Estadio Nacional Fri, Mar 3, 2023 – Santiago, Chile | Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida Tue, Mar 7, 2023 – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Allianz Parque Mon, May 22, 2023 – Sheffield, UK | Bramall Lane Thu, May 25, 2023 – Mönchengladbach, Germany | SparkassenPark Sat, May 27, 2023 – Munich, Germany | Koenigsplatz Mon, May 29, 2023 – Budapest, Hungary | MVM Dome Wed, May 31, 2023 – Krakow, Poland | TAURON Arena Kraków Fri, Jun 2, 2023 – Prague, Czech Republic | Prague Rocks * Sat, Jun 3, 2023 – Hannover, Germany | Expo Plaza Wed, Jun 7, 2023 – Solvesborg, Sweden | Sweden Rock Festival * Fri, Jun 9, 2023 – Hyvinkää, Finland | RockFest * Sun, Jun 11, 2023 – Trondheim, Norway | Trondheim Rocks * Wed, Jun 14, 2023 – Copenhagen, Denmark | COPENHELL * Sun, Jun 18, 2023 – Dessel, BelgiumvGraspop Metal Meeting * Tue, Jun 20, 2023 – Milan, Italy | Ippodromo SNAI San Siro Fri, Jun 23, 2023 – Lisbon, Portugal | Passeio Maritimo de Alges Sat, Jun 24, 2023 – Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain | Auditorio Miguel Ríos Tue, Jun 27, 2023 – Thun, Switzerland | Stockhorn Arena Sat, Jul 1, 2023 – London, UK | Wembley Stadium Sun, Jul 2, 2023 – Lytham, UK | Lytham Festival * Tue, Jul 4, 2023 – Dublin, Ireland | Marlay Park Thu, Jul 6, 2023 – Glasgow, UK | Hampden Park Sat, August 5 – Syracuse, NY |  JMA Wireless Dome Tue, August 8 – Columbus, OH | Ohio Stadium Fri, August 11 – Fargo, ND | Fargodome Sun, August 13 – Omaha, NE | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Wed, August 16 – Tulsa, OK | H.A. Chapman Stadium Fri, August 18 – El Paso, TX | Sun Bowl

^ no Alice Cooper * Festival Date

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Def Leppard & Motley Crue Announce U.S. Dates for 2023 World Tour

Alice Cooper will be the concert's special guest for most dates.

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Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe Tour Dates:

• Feb. 10 Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena ^
• Feb. 11 Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena ^
• Feb. 18 Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol ^
• Feb. 21 Monterrey, Mexico – Estadio Banorte ^
• Feb. 25 Bogotá, Colombia – Simón Bolívar Metropolitan Park ^
• Feb. 28 Lima, Peru – Estadio Nacional ^
• March 3 Santiago, Chile – Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida ^
• March 7 São Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque ^
• May 22 Sheffield, England – Bramall Lane ^
• May 25 Mönchengladbach, Germany – SparkassenPark ^
• May 27 Munich, Germany – Koenigsplatz ^
• May 29 Budapest, Hungary – MVM Dome ^
• May 31 Krakow, Poland – Tauron Arena Kraków ^
• June 2 Prague, Czech Republic – Prague Rocks
• June 3 Hannover, Germany – Expo Plaza ^
• June 7 Solvesborg, Sweden – Sweden Rock Festival
• June 9 Hyvinkää, Finland – RockFest
• June 11 Trondheim, Norway – Trondheim Rocks
• June 14 Copenhagen, Denmark – Copenhell
• June 18 Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
• June 20 Milan, Italy – Ippodromo SNAI San Siro ^
• June 23 Lisbon, Portugal – Passeio Maritimo de Alges ^
• June 24 Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain – Auditorio Miguel Ríos ^
• June 27 Thun, Switzerland – Stockhorn Arena ^
• July 1 London, England – Wembley Stadium ^
• July 2 Lytham, England – Lytham Festival
• July 4 Dublin, Ireland – Marlay Park ^
• July 6 Glasgow, Scotland – Hampden Park ^
• Aug. 5 Syracuse, NY – JMA Wireless Dome ^
• Aug. 8 Columbus, OH – Ohio Stadium ^
• Aug. 11 Fargo, ND – Fargodome ^
• Aug. 13 Omaha, NE – Charles Schwab Field Omaha ^
• Aug. 16 Tulsa, OK – H.A. Chapman Stadium ^
• Aug. 18 El Paso, TX – Sun Bowl Stadium ^

^ with Alice Cooper

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Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe Plot U.S. Dates For 2023 ‘The World Tour’ With Alice Cooper

On the heels of one of 2022’s most successful tours , Def Leppard  and  Mötley Crüe  have announced U.S. dates for their joint  The World Tour . The string of six domestic concerts will carry the hair metal acts from the East Coast through the Midwest in August with special guest  Alice Cooper .

The series of shows begins on August 5th in Syracuse, NY before moving westward with stops in Columbus, OH (8/8), Fargo, ND (8/11), and Omaha, NE (8/13).  The World Tour  will then head south for the first-ever concert at the H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, OK (8/16) and finally El Paso, TX (8/18).

“After finally getting back on the road this past summer, we’re beyond thrilled to bring this massive tour to a global audience including some special dates in America!” Said Joe Elliott of Def Leppard.

This announcement comes after Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe took  The Stadium Tour , which sold over 1.3 million tickets this past summer, global with the announcement of  The World Tour . Following a previously announced pair of concerts in Atlantic City in February, the bands will jet off for dates in South America, Europe, and the U.K. through July.

“We had an incredible time playing The Stadium Tour in North America this summer and we truly can’t wait to take the show around the globe with  The WORLD Tour in 2023,” Mötley Crüe said in a joint statement. “Crüeheads get ready because we have a few amazing U.S. dates set for you!”

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These shows will mark Mötley Crüe’s first with newly-minted guitarist  John 5 ,   who joined the Crüe to replace founding guitarist Mick Mars . It was confirmed back in October that Mars, 71, will retire from touring due to his lifelong battle with ankylosing spondylitis. Though he will not tour with the group, Mars confirmed in a statement that he “will continue as a member of the band”.

Tickets for the Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe  The World Tour  U.S. dates go on sale to the public on Friday, December 16th at 10 a.m. local time.  Citi  cardmembers will have access to a presale beginning Tuesday, December 13th at 10 a.m. local time through Thursday, December 15th at 10 p.m. local time. For complete presale details head here .

THE WORLD TOUR DATES:  Saturday, August 5         Syracuse, NY                JMA Wireless Dome Tuesday, August 8          Columbus, OH              Ohio Stadium Friday, August 11            Fargo, ND                     Fargodome Sunday, August 13         Omaha, NE                   Charles Schwab Field Omaha Wednesday, August 16   Tulsa, OK                     H.A. Chapman Stadium Friday, August 18            El Paso, TX                  Sun Bowl Stadium

CURRENTLY ON-SALE^

Fri, Feb 10, 2023           Atlantic City, NJ                         Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Sat, Feb 11, 2023           Atlantic City, NJ                         Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Sat, Feb 18, 2023          Mexico City, Mexico                   Foro Sol Tue, Feb 21, 2023         Monterrey, Mexico                     Estadio Banorte Sat, Feb 25, 2023          Bogota, Colombia                       Parque Simon Bolivar Tue, Feb 28, 2023         Lima, Peru                                   Estadio Nacional Fri, Mar 3, 2023            Santiago, Chile                            Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida Tue, Mar 7, 2023           Sao Paulo, Brazil                        Allianz Parque Mon, May 22, 2023       Sheffield, UK                              Bramall Lane Thu, May 25, 2023        Mönchengladbach, Germany   SparkassenPark Sat, May 27, 2023          Munich, Germany                      Koenigsplatz Mon, May 29, 2023       Budapest, Hungary                    MVM Dome Wed, May 31, 2023        Krakow, Poland                          TAURON Arena Kraków Fri, Jun 2, 2023              Prague, Czech Republic            Prague Rocks * Sat, Jun 3, 2023             Hannover, Germany                  Expo Plaza Wed, Jun 7, 2023           Solvesborg, Sweden                   Sweden Rock Festival * Fri, Jun 9, 2023             Hyvinkää, Finland                      RockFest * Sun, Jun 11, 2023          Trondheim, Norway                   Trondheim Rocks * Wed, Jun 14, 2023        Copenhagen, Denmark              COPENHELL * Sun, Jun 18, 2023         Dessel, Belgium                           Graspop Metal Meeting * Tue, Jun 20, 2023         Milan, Italy                                   Ippodromo SNAI San Siro Fri, Jun 23, 2023           Lisbon, Portugal                         Passeio Maritimo de Alges Sat, Jun 24, 2023          Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain        Auditorio Miguel Ríos Tue, Jun 27, 2023         Thun, Switzerland                      Stockhorn Arena Sat, Jul 1, 2023              London, UK                                 Wembley Stadium Sun, Jul 2, 2023             Lytham, UK                                 Lytham Festival * Tue, Jul 4, 2023             Dublin, Ireland                           Marlay Park Thu, Jul 6, 2023             Glasgow, UK                               Hampden Park

^ no Alice Cooper * Festival Date

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