Wednesday, 1st June 2016
Rock Of Ages 2005
On This Day in Def Leppard History - 1st June, the following concerts and events took place. Including the opening show of the Rock 'n' Roll Double Header co-headline tour with Bryan Adams in Portland, OR on this day in 2005.
The band played 26 shows with Bryan in minor league baseball stadiums across the USA. Def Leppard and Bryan Adams would alternate headline duties with Randy Coleman opening the show. The tour was so successful they teamed up again for a run of shows in October/November 2005 billed as the 'Double Shot Of Rock' tour.
Read more about this show/tour anniversary.
Also on this day in 1996 the 'Slang' album entered the US album charts at Number 14. The album spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
Read more about this album chart anniversary.
The band played an outdoor show in Jakarta, Indonesia on this day in 1996 which was filmed for local TV.
Watch video footage and read Joe Elliott's tour diary.
On this day in 2015 a Japanese tour was announced by promoters UDO. The first shows in the country since November 2011 on the Mirrorball tour.
As of 2016, Def Leppard have played 5 times on this date.
- Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
- 1st June 2015 | Tour Announcement - 4 Shows In JAPAN - News Story
- 1st June 2005 | Rock Of Ages Tour Start - PGE Park, Portland, OR, USA - Show Page
- 1st June 2003 | Convention Center Arena, Tulsa, OK, USA - Show Page
- 1st June 1996 | USA Chart #14 - 'Slang', USA - Album Page | News Story
- 1st June 1996 | Ancol Stadium, Jakarta, INDONESIA - Show Page | News Story
- 1st June 1983 | Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA, USA - Show Page
- 1st June 1980 | Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX, USA - Show Page
Use the previous news links to go back through each day in history to June 2011.
- Def Leppard - Latest Tour News
- Def Leppard - Latest Album News
- Previous News - 31st May 2016