Monday, 31st October 2016
On This Day in Def Leppard History - 31st October, the following concerts and events took place. Including the 'Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad' single reaching number 12 in the US Billboard Top 100 singles chart on this day in 1992.
The song spent 20 weeks on the chart and remains the biggest selling US single the band have released.
Read more about this single chart anniversary.
Also on this day in 2003 the band played their second London show of the year at Hammersmith Odeon. Queen guitarist Brian May joined the band on stage for the fourth time to perform the classic 'Tie Your Mother Down' as the final encore. Rick Allen's mother appeared onstage to present him with a cake for his 40th birthday (1st November 2003) as the crowd sang to him.
As of 2016, Def Leppard have played 6 times on this date.
- Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
- 31st October 2008 | Members Equity Stadium, Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA - Show Page
- 31st October 2003 | Hammersmith Carling Apollo, London, ENGLAND - Show Page
- 31st October 1999 | Al Nasr Ice Rink, Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Show Page
- 31st October 1992 | US Chart #12 - 'Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad', USA - Single Page | News Story
- 31st October 1992 | War Memorial Arena, Rochester, NY, USA - Show Page
- 31st October 1987 | Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY, USA - Show Page
- 31st October 1981 | Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, 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 - 30th October 2016