Watch DEF LEPPARD's 1995 WLAHC Top Of The Pops Performance 1 (Photos)

Friday, 1st March 2024

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Def Leppard's first Top Of The Pops performance of When Love & Hate Collide from 1995 is available to watch on the BBC iPlayer.

The band performed on the show on 28th September 1995.

The full original episode was shown again earlier tonight on BBC Four TV.

The first time this full show has been broadcast since the original air date in 1995.

Top Of The Pops September 1995

This performance was an exclusive filmed five days ahead of the release of the single which would go on to become their biggest UK hit.

As you can see and hear the song was heavily edited but Joe was singing live as he had started to do on the 1992/1993 appearances.

The current Number One by Simply Red was also performed on the show and was the song which kept Def Leppard off the top spot.

Band friends Bon Jovi appeared on the same show with a 'live by satellite' version of 'Something For The Pain' from their 'These Days' album.

The week after this re-broadcast should see the 12th October 1995 episode also shown again and the band's second performance of the song on the show.

Both performances were shown again on TOTP2 at the time and are currently not among the songs uploaded by the band on YouTube or iTunes/Apple Music.

This first show was presented by DJ's Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley.

BBC iPlayer

This episode which was rescheduled from Friday 23rd February can be viewed now on the BBC iPlayer on TV and via the link below.

And if you already saw it, yes I did remember the intro incorrectly, Steve Lamacq didn't call them American.

Def Leppard's part starts at 21 minutes in an they are also at the start doing a short intro.

Performance #2 Next Week

As mentioned already performance #2 from 12th October 1995 will be shown next week.

Watch Performance #2 at 7:30pm on BBC Four on Friday 8th March.

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Top Of The Pops - 28th September 1995 Re-Broadcast

Friday, 1st March 2024 - BBC Four @ 7:30pm - Watch @ bbc.co.uk

Top Of The Pops 1995 - Photo Gallery

Top Of The Pops - 28th September 1995

00 - Def Leppard - Joe Elliott Show Intro
01 - Cast - Alright
02 - Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
03 - Wet Wet Wet - Somewhere Somehow (Promo Video)
04 - The Pretenders - Kid
05 - Bon Jovi - Something For The Pain - (Via Satellite)
06 - TLF - Hitmix
07 - Menswear - Stardust
08 - Def Leppard - When Love & Hate Collide - #1
09 - Simply Red - Fairground
10 - Meatloaf - I'd Lie To You (And That's The Truth) (Promo Video)

"Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 September 1995 and featuring Cast, Garbage, Wet Wet Wet, The Pretenders, Bon Jovi, TLC, Menswear, Def Leppard, Simply Red and Meat Loaf."

Top Of The Pops Joe Elliott Show Intro

"Hi we're Def Leppard and we're live and exclusive on Top Of The Pops tonight!."

Top Of The Pops Steve Lamacq Def Leppard Intro

"So from the chaos of Camden to the legends of rock."

"This next band coming from America especially to do this."

"It's another big exclusive from Def Leppard!."

Top Of The Pops Jo Whiley Def Leppard Outro

"OK you can put your flickering flames away now."

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