Def Leppard History On This Day - 18th March 2014
Tuesday, 18th March 2014
Tuesday, 18th March 2014
Pic by DefDazz/Darren
On This Day in Def Leppard History - 18th March, the following concerts and events took place. Including the first US show with Phil Collen on guitar opening for Billy Squier at the Omni Arena in Atlanta, GA 31 years ago on this day in 1983.
The show was the first date on the US leg of the Pyromania tour that would end in late September and see the band go from opening act to headliners.
1983 Atlanta Show - Joe Elliott Quote
"Phil was saying 'I'm shitting myself.' So Steve poured him a big stiff brandy. That was the first time any of us had ever drunk before going on stage."
As of 2014, Def Leppard have played 3 times on this date.
- Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
- 18th March 1993 | Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, MD, USA - Show Page
- 18th March 1988 | Rudi-Sedlmayer Halle, Munich, WEST GERMANY - Show Page
- 18th March 1983 | Omni Arena, Atlanta, GA, USA - 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 - 17th March 2014