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On This Day In Def Leppard History - 8th October 2016

Saturday, 8th October 2016





Love Bites 1988.

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 8th October, the following concerts and events took place. Including the 'Love Bites' single reaching Number One on the Billboard Top 100 chart in the USA 28 years ago on this day in 1988.

The only US Number One single for the band taken from the 'Hysteria' album. It spent a total of 23 weeks on the chart.

Read more about this single chart anniversary.

On the same day in 1988 the band played second of three nights at the Omni Arena in Atlanta, GA where they filmed extra scenes for the 'In The Round-In Your Face' concert film.

As of 2016, Def Leppard have played 5 times on this date.

The band continue the 2016 summer tour tonight in Toledo, OH which was last played in August 1992. Check back later for the setlist.

As of 2016, Def Leppard (will) have played 6 times on this date.

  • Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
  • 8th October 2016  |  Huntington Center, Toledo, OH, USA - Show Page
  • 8th October 1996  |  KB Hallen, Copenhagen, DENMARK - Show Page
  • 8th October 1992  |  Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, SK, CANADA - Show Page
  • 8th October 1988  |  US Chart #1 - 'Love Bites', USA - Single Page | News Story
  • 8th October 1988  |  Extra ITR-IYF Filming Night 2 - Omni Arena, Atlanta, GA, USA - Show Page
  • 8th October 1987  |  Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, MD, USA - Show Page
  • 8th October 1979  |  Hamilton Club, Birkenhead, ENGLAND - Show Page

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







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