Monday, 31st December 2012
On This Day in Def Leppard History - 31st December, the following concerts and events took place. Including playing their last show of the 20th Century in Chicago, IL in 1999 on the Euphoria tour.
The encore took place after the chimes of Big Ben were played to mark the start of the New Year and the New Millennium. The first song played in 2000 was '21st Century Sha La La La Girl' for the only recorded time followed by 'Let It Go'. Listen to the live recording below courtesy of BludgeonRiffola87.
Phil Collen mentioned in an interview they had once tried to get the crowd to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' at a New Year's Eve gig but it was met with a muted response. This was later confirmed by Joe as being in Tampa 1987.
As of 2012, Def Leppard have played 3 times on this date.
- Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
- 31st December 1999 | Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL, USA - Show Page
- 31st December 1992 | America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA - Show Page
- 31st December 1987 | USF Sun Dome, Tampa, FL, USA - Show Page
- 31st December 1984 | Rick Allen Car Accident - Sheffield, England - More Info
Use the previous news links to go back through each day in history to June 2011.
Def Leppard - 2013 Tour News
Def Leppard - 2012 Album News
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