Monday, 5th September 2016
On This Day in Def Leppard History - 5th September, the following concerts and events took place. Including the 'Women' single reaching number 80 on the US Billboard Top 100 chart 29 years ago on this day in 1987.
It spent a total of only 5 weeks on the chart in contrast to the six follow up singles that would all reach the Top 20.
On this day in 2000 the band were inducted into the Guitar Center Hollywood RockWalk in California during the Euphoria tour. They placed handprints into cement on the pavement outside the building and were inducted by Queen's Brian May.
Read more about this event anniversary with speech transcripts and photos.
Also on this day in 2013 Joe Elliott attended an advance screening of the VIVA! Hysteria Live At The Joint, Las Vegas at Cineworld in Sheffield. The first public screening of the film.
As of 2016, Def Leppard have played 9 times on this date.
- Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
- 5th September 2015 | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park/Chicago, IL, USA - Show Page
- 5th September 2013 | VIVA! Hysteria Screening/Press Event - Sheffield, ENGLAND - News Story
- 5th September 2009 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA - Show Page
- 5th September 2007 | Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK, USA - Show Page
- 5th September 2000 | Hollywood RockWalk Induction - Hollywood, CA, USA - News Story
- 5th September 1999 | Nebraska State Fair, Lincoln, NE, USA - Show Page
- 5th September 1996 | Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, AB, CANADA - Show Page
- 5th September 1993 | Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD, USA - Show Page
- 5th September 1992 | Civic Center Arena, Bismarck, ND, USA - Show Page
- 5th September 1987 | US Chart #80 - 'Women', USA - Single Page
- 5th September 1983 | Cow Palace, San Francisco/Daly City, CA, USA - Show Page
- 5th September 1979 | Swan Hotel Pub, Bolton, ENGLAND - 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 - 4th September 2016