On This Day In Def Leppard History - 16th February 2020

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 16th February, the following concerts and events took place. Including the birth of original guitarist Pete Willis in 1960 who celebrates his 60th birthday today.

The band only played one show on his birthday in Aylesbury 1980 when he turned 20.

Read more about this event anniversary.

Also on this day in 1989 Steve Clark played with Def Leppard for the last time in England when the band performed 'Rocket' on Top Of The Pops.

Read more about this appearance anniversary and watch the video.

The band were due to play a show on this day in Brooklyn, NY but was postponed on 1st February and later cancelled.

On this day in 2011 Vivian Campbell played a show with Thin Lizzy in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Read more about this live show anniversary and view video footage/photos.

On this day in 1988 the band ended the first portion of the US 'Hysteria' tour with Tesla in Odessa, TX.

Read more about this live show anniversary and view video footage/.

As of 2020, Def Leppard have played 4 times on this date.

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

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