On This Day In Def Leppard History (31st January 2023)

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 31st January, the following concerts and events took place. Including Phil Collen playing a show with his old band Girl on this day in 1980.

Phil played with his band Girl on 31st January 1980 in Hanley, England.

They were supporting UFO on their UK tour.

As with Def Leppard's tour supporting AC/DC in October/November 1980, it would end with four consecutive nights at Hammersmith Odeon in London.

Phil would leave the band in summer 1982 and join Def Leppard on 12th July of that year as they were recording the 'Pyromania' album in London.

A new show was added to The Stadium Tour on this day in 2020 for in Jacksonville, FL (since postponed).

As of 2023, Def Leppard have never played on this date.

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

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