Monday, 16th July 2012
Screenshot by DefDazz/Darren
Def Leppard played the 13th show of the Rock Of Ages Tour 2012 in Newark, NJ on 11th July and the band paid tribute to Phil Collen for his 30 years since joining.
Watch 'Armageddon It' below posted by lcarusnj which features Joe talking about Phil at the start. He also mentions the anniversaries of the 'Hysteria' and 'Adrenalize' albums and Vivian having joined 20 years ago. Joe was slightly out as he joined on 12th July (Pete Willis was fired on the 11th) but they didn't have a show on the 12th!.
Visit the show page below to view more footage in the Fan Videos section.
Newark 11th July 2012 - Joe Elliott On Stage Quotes
"Mr Phil Collen has been in this band exactly 30 years today."
"Happy birthday...no it's not a birthday today it's an anniversary it's not a birthday, shut up. 30 f**king years well done. How the f**k did you ever put up with us. Phil Collen everybody. 30 f**king years. Man and boy"
Def Leppard - Newark 2012 Show Page
Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages Tour 2012
Def Leppard - 2012 Tour News
Previous News - 15th July 2012