On This Day In Def Leppard History

Tuesday, 31st October 2017

On This Day In Def Leppard History - 31st October 2017

Def Leppard History.

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.

Read more about this live anniversary with audio/photos.

As of 2017, Def Leppard have played 6 times on this date.