Monday, 29th September 2014
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Def Leppard played the NFL pre game show at Wembley Stadium in London, England and Joe was interviewed live by Channel 4.
19 screenshots have been added from the interview which took place about 30 minutes after the band's performance.
Joe spoke to reporter Nat Coombs who asked him about Lep's show and the game between the Miami Dolphins and the Oakland Raiders.
Read the full transcript below. If you are in the UK you can watch the full game coverage again for five days at Channel 4's website.
Channel 4 American Football Live - Joe Elliott Interview Transcript
Colin Murray (Host) - "Let's get down to Nat Coombs. The pre game show was Def Leppard and he's caught up with Joe Elliott."
Nat - "Joe how was that?."
Joe - "It was incredible. The atmosphere in this place is to die for. I mean I've been here many times for soccer. But I've never seen anything like this."
Nat - "There's obviously a great affinity between NFL fans and Def Leppard as a band isn't there?."
Joe - "Well kind of yeah. The way that they look at it is this huge American sport coming to London. How can they tie that in?. A band that's from Britain. From UK, that's massive in America. So it was a beautiful tie in. We were just so honoured that they asked us to do it."
Nat - "And to play in front of the Raiders fans as well. Who are notorious in the whole of, let alone sport, pop culture as being hardcore."
Joe - "Absolutely right and we just played in that area this summer and the fans are just crazy. So you know we kind of knew that it'd be a bit that way."
Nat - "Gonna go and enjoy the game now Joe yeah?."
Joe - "Oh absolutely yeah."
Nat - "Cracking, thanks a lot."
Joe - "You're welcome."
Colin Murray - "Joe Elliott. Brilliant show it was."
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