The concert will air live from Sheffield, England
In what will be one of the live events of 2023, Def Leppard are coming home! On the eve of the bands biggest ever European tour and the launch of new album, Drastic Symphonies, Def Leppard is set to play a one off club show at the iconic Sheffield venue, The Leadmill. The 850 capacity venue will be treated to a must see performance from one of Britain’s greatest ever rock bands. It will be a huge night for fans of the band who get the chance to hear the bands extraordinary stadium style catalogue in a club setting. It will be the most intimate show the band have played in the UK or Europe in 35 years. The setlist will be for one night only – unique to this show and different to the setlist the band will play three days later, when they start the UK and European tour at a sold out Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane on Monday, May 22nd.
The band is looking to shine a light on The Leadmill, a vital part of the Sheffield and national UK music scene and is amongst many of the small UK music venues threatened with closure. Net proceeds from ticket sales from The Leadmill show will be donated to Music Venue Trust who diligently work to help struggling UK music venues.
“Sheffield is in the very DNA of this band!” shares frontman Joe Elliott. “We are ecstatic to be starting the European leg of our world tour at home at Bramall Lane! When thinking of a warm up, it made sense to do a special set at The Leadmill, in the city where it all started. We know there are a lot of small music venues struggling across the UK, so we wanted to give back to what gave to us. The net proceeds from the evening will go directly to Music Venue Trust in an effort to keep UK clubs alive…and to coincide with the release of our symphonic record, Drastic Symphonies, on the 19th of May. It’s all very special!”
Due to the strictly limited tickets available the band will also stream The Leadmill show via Veeps to allow fans from across the globe experience this very special show. The livestream will run May 19th starting at 4 pm ET/1 pm PT. Tickets are available to purchase worldwide for $17.99 at Veeps.com. Each ticket includes a replay window of 24 hours, allowing fans to relive the magic of the performance. Fans will be able to purchase limited edition merchandise to commemorate the show, donate directly to the Music Venue Trust, and engage in Veeps’ built-in chat room during the live-stream event, creating a unique and meaningful connection between fans and their favorite artists.
2022 saw Def Leppard release their critically and commercially acclaimed 12th studio album Diamond Star Halos which charted all over the world including a top 5 and top 10 in both North America and the UK. Early 2023, saw the band score a UK No. 1 Netflix film with their cameo in acclaimed movie Bank Of Dave. Elliott is also currently riding high in charts across the world with his guest vocal on the Ghost track “Spillways.”
The band also embarked on a sold out stadium tour across North America with Motley Crue in 2022 – selling over 1.3 million tickets. The two bands continue the trek internationally with The World Tour that has the bands hitting Central and South America, Europe and the US through the summer.
Genesis Publications has also released the first-ever anthology of Def Leppard, Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard, previously announced as a limited edition release, is now available as a hardback edition from all good bookstores. Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is the ultimate record of Def Leppard’s legendary career. With unlimited access to the Def Leppard vault, Definitely presents over four decades of the band’s history through handwritten correspondence, rare vinyl pressings, tour memorabilia, music video storyboards, draft album artwork, press cuttings, previously unpublished photographs and much more.
The band’s new euphoric album, Drastic Symphonies, features Def Leppard’s greatest produced tracks dramatically reimagined and sounding larger and more exhilarating than ever before. The band has teamed with London’s iconic The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for deconstructed and rebuilt versions of some of their most well known tracks and hidden album gems.
