Saturday, 5th April 2014
On This Day in Def Leppard History - 5th April, the following concerts and events took place. Including a show in St. Albans, England during the On Through The Night tour on this day in 1980.
This was the start of the band's first major UK headline tour with Magnum as the main support act. Three new songs were debuted on the tour. 'Lady Strange' which was released on the High 'n' Dry album. 'Medicine Man', an early version of 'Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)' and 'When The Rain Falls' which later became 'Let It Go' under the guidance of Mutt Lange.
Also on this day in 2013 the 7th night of the VIVA! Hysteria residency took place in Las Vegas, NV at The Joint.
As of 2014, Def Leppard have played 5 times on this date.
- Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
- 5th April 2013 | VIVA! Hysteria - The Joint At Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA - Show Page
- 5th April 2003 | Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI, USA - Show Page
- 5th April 1993 | Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB, CANADA - Show Page
- 5th April 1988 | Pabellon Real Madrid, Madrid, SPAIN - Show Page
- 5th April 1980 | City Hall, St. Albans, ENGLAND - Show Page
Use the previous news links to go back through each day in history to June 2011.
- Def Leppard - 2014 Tour News
- Def Leppard - 2014 Album News
- Previous News - 4th April 2014