On This Day In Def Leppard History

Saturday, 9th November 2019

On This Day In Def Leppard History - 9th November 2019

Def Leppard History.

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 9th November, the following concerts and events took place. Including a show in Cedar Rapids, IA during the Hysteria tour on this day in 1987.

This was the second show the band had played in this city after playing here for the first time in August 1983.

Also on this day in 1979 the band's support slot on AC/DC's 'Highway To Hell' tour came to an end in Leicester, England.

A tour which was booked by then AC/DC manager Peter Mensch who would become Def Leppard's manager (alongside Cliff Burnstein) in early 1980 after being approached backstage during this tour.

On this day in 1987 the 'Hysteria' album was certified 2x Platinum in the USA.

Read more about this album award anniversary.

On this day in 2015 the band played another headline show at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

Read more about this live show anniversary and watch the full concert.

Vivian Campbell will play a show later tonight in Teaneck, NJ with his side band Last In Line.

As of 2019, Def Leppard have played 4 times on this date.