Both Def Leppard and Whitesnake have been nominated in the 2008 Classic Rock Awards Roll Of Honour. The recent co-headline tour gets an Event Of The Year nomination. Def Leppard's 'Songs From The Sparkle Lounge' album is up for Album Of The Year along with Whitesnake's 'Good To Be Bad'. Both acts are also up for Band Of The Year. They face stiff competition from Led Zeppelin in two categories.

The awards will be given out on Monday November 3rd at Park Lane Hotel, London. Nominations:

Event Of The Year

Hard Rock Hell
Iron Maiden's World Tour
Kiss @ Download Festival,
Led Zeppelin @ The 02 Arena
Whitesnake/Def Leppard Tour.

Band Of The Year

Def Leppard
Foo Fighters
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Whitesnake.

Album Of The Year

Big Linda - I Loved You
Black Crowes - Warpaint
Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin
Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider
Def Leppard - Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
Journey - Revelation
Opeth - Watershed
Stone Gods - Silver Spoons And Broken Bones
Uriah Heep - Wake The Sleeper
Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad.

Joe presented an Inspiration award to the late Mick Ronson at last year's event. The Hysteria Deluxe Edition was also up for Reissue Of The Year but lost out to KISS.

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