World Tour 2008 including UK Arena DatesMercury Records are delighted to announce the imminent release of the new Def Leppard album, “Songs From the Sparkle Lounge”. Britain’s greatest arena rock band are also set to play a series of headline shows and select festivals across Europe in summer of 2008 – as part of a 2008 World Tour“Songs From The Sparkle Lounge” is Def Leppard’s first new studio in six years (2002’s “X” being the last). It sees the band back to their very best. From debut single “Nine Lives” (featuring country music star Tim McGraw) to the huge chorus of “C’mon C’mon”, from the brooding balls out rock of album closer “Gotta Let It Go” to the perfect melodies of “Only The Good Die Young”, “Songs From the Sparkle Lounge” shows what has made Def Leppard such an enduring act. Classic pop rock songs and instantly memorable melodies all underpinned with driving rock. The album was produced by Def Leppard.The 2008 World Tour will kick off in mid May with two shows in the fast expanding rock haven that is India. The full UK dates are as followsTues 17th June 2008 SECC, Glasgow, Scotland – Co-Headline with Whitesnake
Wed 18th June NEC, Birmingham, England – Co-Headline with Whitesnake
Fri 20th June MEN, Manchester, England – Co-Headline with Whitesnake
Mon 23rd June Arena, Sheffield, England – Co-Headline with Whitesnake
Tues 24th June Arena, Newcastle, England – Co-Headline with Whitesnake
Thurs 26th June Wembley Arena, London, England – Co-Headline with Whitesnake
Mon 14th July Cardiff International Arena, Wales – Co-Headline with Whitesnake
Tues 15th July Liverpool Echo Arena, England – Co-Headline with Whitesnake
Thurs 17th July Nottingham Arena, England - Co-Headline with Whitesnake
….the UK arena tour is proving a massive success ...the June dates are close to sell out already!...this fantastic tour is set to be the must see event of the summer…Tickets are priced at £37.50 and can be booked through www.livenation.co.uk or 24hr cc hotline 0844 576 5483 (all tickets subject to a booking fee). Support in June comes from Black Stone Cherry. Support in July comes from Thunder.

Def Leppard remain one of the world’s biggest and most successful live acts, and 2007 was another monumental year the band, playing a near sold out 50 date arena tour across the USA. Starting June 2007 and ending in September 2007, the group’s summer concert tour became a must-see phenomenon - .regularly selling out 15,000 to 20,000 capacity arenas! Def Leppard remain amongst the most successful UK bands in the USA still – the band are one of only five rock groups who can claim two separate original 10 million plus selling albums in the US. The others are The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Van Halen. 2007 was also the 20th anniversary of the bands legendary “Hysteria” album. An album summed up by Mojo magazine in Sept 2007 as “Hard rock’s equivalent of “Thriller””.

Having sold over 65 million albums worldwide since their debut release in 1980 and proved themselves one of rock music’s hardest working and consistently powerful live bands (playing to over 50 million fans in the last 15 years alone), the new album and arena tour is set to be one of the musical events of the year…

The “Songs From the Sparkle Lounge” album and “Nine Lives” single are set for release on the 5th May 2008 through Mercury Records Def Leppard

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