- Location / Retford, England
- Venue / Retford Porterhouse/The Porterhouse
The first show by the band in this this town in Nottinghamshire since 7th July.
The second time at this venue.
The venue is located in the centre of the village.
It hosted concerts from around 1973 until at least the end of 1989.
The band had plated two shows here in July 1979.
The venue was usually called Retford Porterhouse,
The Porterhouse or sometimes Porterhouse Club on concerts adverts.
This show was attended by various UK A&R men including Dave Bates who signed the band to Phonogram records on 5th August 1979.
Rick llen later described the show as being incredibly hot and having to have water poured over him to keep cool (see Tour Story).
show intro
- 00 - n/a
setlist - (Unconfirmed)
- 01 - Hello America
- 02 - Ride Into The Sun
- 03 - Rock Brigade
- 04 - When The Walls Came Tumbling Down
- 05 - Answer To The Master
- 06 - The Overture
- 07 - Heat Street (unreleased)
- 08 - Satellite
- 09 - Wasted
- 10 - Getcha Rocks Off
songs by album / single
- 1980 - On Through The Night - 5
- 1980 - Hello America - 1
- 1979 - The Def Leppard E.P. - 3
- Unreleased - 1
show info
- Tour - Def Leppard Early Years Tour 1979
- Fan Recorded - none yet
- Venue - No Website
- Venue Address - 20 Carolgate, Retford, NOTTS DN22 6BU
- English County - Nottinghamshire
- Area Map - Google
- Last Show Here - 7th July 1979
- Capacity - 1,000+
- Attendance - n/a
- Show Time - n/a
- Tickets - n/a
- Total Gross - n/a
- Promoter - n/a
- Headliner - Def Leppard
- Support Act - n/a
band members
- 01 - Joe Elliott - Lead Vocals
- 02 - Pete Willis - Guitars
- 03 - Steve Clark - Guitars
- 04 - Rick Savage - Bass
- 05 - Rick Allen - Drums
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venue street view
Venue building is shown at the end of this street with white bricks halfway up the front of it.
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