- Location / Wolverhampton, England
- Venue / Club Lafayette
The first show by the band in this city.
The first time at this venue.
This venue is located in the city centre close the the University Of Wolverhampton and not far from Molineux Stadium, home of Wolverhampton Wanderers football club.
It was opened in September 1968 and was nicknamed The Laff.
The venue hosted concerts from September 1968 until at least June 1981 and was sold in the early 1980s.
The build8ing still stands and is now .
The band were reportedly paid 125 pounds for this show.
Cliff Burnstein and Peter Mensch (future co-managers) saw the band play for the first time at this show.
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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 - Whitmore Street, Wolverhampton
- English County - Staffordshire
- Area Map - Google
- Last Show Here - n/a
- Capacity - 600
- 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
A view of the building which used to house the club.
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