On This Day In Def Leppard History (20th April 2024)

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 20th April, the following concerts and events took place. Including the Freddie Mercury Tribute show at Wembley Stadium in London, England on this day in 1992.

The show featured the surviving members of Queen playing alongside special guests as a tribute to Freddie who had died in November 1991. Def Leppard played three songs before the headline set including 'Now I'm Here' with Brian May. Vivian Campbell was publicly unveiled as the new guitar player for the band following the death of Steve Clark in 1991.

Read more about this live show anniversary and view photos/video.

Also on this day in 1997 the band played a club show in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the Slang tour. The show featured rarely played songs like 'Gift Of Flesh', 'Billy's Got A Gun' and an electric version of 'Ziggy Stardust'.

Read more about this live show anniversary and view a new photo gallery.

On this day in 2022 the new single 'Take What You Want' was released. The opening track from the 'Diamond Star Halos' album.

Read more about this single release anniversary.

Earlier today the 'Live At The Leadmill' coloured vinyl was released as part of Record Store Day 2024.

Read more about this new release.

Earlier today Ian Hunter's 'Defiance Part 2: Fiction' was released for Record Store Day 2024 featuring Joe Elliott on an exclusive bonus track.

Read more about this new release.

As of 2024, Def Leppard have played 6 times on this date.

Use the previous news links to go back through each day in history.

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