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On This Day In Def Leppard History - 26th August 2015

Wednesday, 26th August 2015





Def Leppard 2014.
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On This Day in Def Leppard History - 26th August, the following concerts and events took place. Including the band's second ever show in Sheffield, England 36 years ago on this day in 1978.

Joe commented on the performance on UK TV in January 1993 - "I would say the weirdest gig that I've ever done. which was actually before Rick joined the band was we played a field in Sheffield once and they just ran a power cable from a house and we'd plug the things in. And it went dark and nobody could see us so somebody drove two cars in front of us and turned their headlights on and we got paid three quid."

On this day in 2014 it was confirmed that the band would return to Wembley Stadium in London, England on 28th September to play a pregame performance before the NFL international series game between Oakland Raiders and Miami Dolphins. Their first UK live appearance in 3 years and first time playing the new Wembley Stadium which was reopened in 2007.

As of 2015, Def Leppard have played 11 times on this date.

  • Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
  • 26th August 2014  |  Show Announcement - NFL Pregame at Wembley Stadium, London, ENGLAND - News Story
  • 26th August 2014  |  Blossom Music Center, Cleveland/Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA - Show Page
  • 26th August 2011  |  Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN, USA - Show Page
  • 26th August 2007  |  Kentucky State Fair, Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY, USA - Show Page
  • 26th August 2006  |  Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA - Show Page
  • 26th August 2005  |  Prospera Place, Kelowna, BC, CANADA - Show Page
  • 26th August 2003  |  Great Allentown Fair, Allentown, PA, USA - Show Page
  • 26th August 2000  |  Kentucky State Fair, Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY, USA - Show Page
  • 26th August 1996  |  Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, USA - Show Page
  • 26th August 1992  |  Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN, USA - Show Page
  • 26th August 1978  |  28th Sheffield Show, Pitsmoor, Sheffield, ENGLAND - Show Page

Use the previous news links to go back through each day in history to June 2011.






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