On This Day In Def Leppard History (5th January 2026)

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 5th January, the following concerts and events took place. Including the 'Vault Greatest Hits' album being certified Gold in the USA on this day in 1996.

The band's first greatest hits album had been released on 31st October 1995 in the USA.

It received its first certification award for sales of over 500,000 on 5th January 1996.

Read more about this album award anniversary.

On this day in 2023 a new show was announced in Buenos Aires, Argentina on The World Tour with Motley Crue.

As of 2026, 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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