On This Day In Def Leppard History

Friday, 25th May 2018

On This Day In Def Leppard History - 25th May 2018

Def Leppard History.

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 25th May, the following concerts and events took place. Including the 'Slang' album entering the UK album charts at Number 5 on this day in 1996.

The album spent 8 weeks on the chart.

Read more about this album anniversary.

Also on this day in 2006 the VH1 Rock Honors event took place in Las Vegas, NV. The band were inducted into the VH1 Hall Of Fame and performed two original songs (Rock Of Ages/Rocket) plus a cover of 20th Century Boy featuring a guest appearance by Queen guitarist Brian May.

Read more about this live event anniversary.

On this day in 2015 the band announced three tour dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, Australia.

The 2018 North American tour continues later tonight in Hershey, PA with co-headliners Journey. Def Leppard open the show.

Live Updates to follow from 6pm ET on the show page.

As of 2018, Def Leppard (will) have played 6 times on this date.