Today marks the 30th anniversary of Def Leppard's first concert at Sheffield's Westfield School on July 18th 1978. This was the first time the band had performed live in front of an audience. Featuring the early line-up of Steve Clark, Pete Willis, Joe Elliott, Rick Savage and original drummer Tony Kenning. They played six songs starting with the unreleased track 'World Beyond The Sky' and encored with a cover of Thin Lizzy's 'Jailbreak'.

Def Leppard have since go on to become one of the world's top concert acts. They have now played over 1700 shows around the globe and are currently performing on their Songs From The Sparkle Lounge world tour.



Joe Elliott is pictured above at Westfield School in the Wosborough district of the city in 1989 for the Rock Of Ages documentary. Sitting in front of the stage area. The school has now closed down.

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Link -- Sheffield 1978 Show

Link -- Pic Gallery 2007