Def Leppard, Journey announce co-headlining summer tour

Def Leppard and Journey are embarking on a co-headlining summer tour. Comprised of stadiums and arena venues around the U.S., the 58-city run is set to kick off in Hartford, CT on May 21st and will wrap in Los Angeles, CA on October 6th. Tickets go on sale beginning Saturday, February 3rd at 10 am local time at LiveNation.com.

Also, Def Leppard’s entire catalog debuts via streaming and downloading platforms today (Fri, Jan 19th). One of the last multi-platinum selling acts to be made available on streaming and download, music fans from all corners of the globe can now enjoy tracks and albums from Def Leppard who have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide to become one of rock’s most enduring and influential bands.

“It is with a mixture of relief & euphoria that we now see our entire catalog finally getting a digital release,” states Joe Elliot. “Having embraced every other format with open arms, especially & more recently the reemergence of vinyl, we’re now going to be available to everyone everywhere and honestly, it’s as exciting as the original releases were.”

“Finally the wait is over! Our music is now available on all digital formats,” adds Rick Savage. “Very excited. Thanks for your patience and continued support.”

“We felt we’d been left out of the digital party but it’s a thrill to us to finally accept the invitation and to be able to say ‘yeah, you can stream us, download us and get us great on all of these digital outlets’.” remarks Phil Collen.

Lastly, the British rockers are performing Hysteria in its entirety for nearly a dozen cities in Ireland and the UK in December. They have enlisted special guests Cheap Trick for the trek. Pre-sale begins Tuesday, January 23rd and general on-sale begins Friday, January 26th.

Tour Dates:

Mon May 21

Hartford, CT

XL Center**

Wed May 23

Albany, NY

Times Union Center

Fri May 25

Hershey, PA

Hersheypark Stadium

Sat May 26

Buffalo, NY

KeyBank Center**

Mon May 28

Cleveland, OH

Quicken Loans Arena

Wed May 30

Cincinnati, OH

U.S. Bank Arena

Fri Jun 01

Toronto, ON

Rogers Centre

Sat Jun 02

Pittsburgh, PA

PPG Paints Arena

Tue Jun 05

Raleigh, NC

PNC Arena

Wed Jun 06

Knoxville, TN

Thompson-Boling Arena

Fri Jun 08

Bristow, VA

Jiffy Lube Live

Sat Jun 09

Charlotte, NC

Spectrum Center

Mon Jun 11

Philadelphia, PA

Wells Fargo Center**

Wed Jun 13

New York, NY

Madison Square Garden

Fri Jun 15

Newark, NJ

Prudential Center

Sat Jun 16

Baltimore, MD

Royal Farms Arena

Sun Jul 01

Atlanta, GA

SunTrust Park

Tue Jul 03 

Indianapolis, IN

Ruoff Home Mortgage Pavilion

Wed Jul 04

Milwaukee, WI

Summerfest

Fri Jul 06

Memphis, TN

FedEx Forum

Sat Jul 07

Little Rock, AR

Verizon Arena

Mon Jul 09

Tulsa, OK

BOK Center

Wed Jul 11

Louisville, KY

KFC Yum! Center

Fri Jul 13

Detroit, MI

Comerica Park

Sat Jul 14

Chicago, IL

Wrigley Field**

Mon Jul 16

Wichita, KS

INTRUST Bank Arena

Wed Jul 18

Sioux Falls, SD

Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Thu Jul 19

Lincoln, NE

Pinnacle Bank Arena

Sat Jul 21

Denver, CO

Coors Field

Mon Jul 23

Des Moines, IA

Wells Fargo Arena**

Wed Jul 25

Kansas City, MO

Sprint Center**

Fri Jul 27

Minneapolis, MN

Target Field

Sat Jul 28

Fargo, ND

Fargodome**

Sat Aug 11

Boston, MA

Fenway Park**

Mon Aug 13

Virginia Beach, VA

Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater

Wed Aug 15

Columbia, SC

Colonial Life Arena

Fri Aug 17

Ft Lauderdale, FL

BB&T Center

Sat Aug 18

Tampa, FL

Amalie Arena

Mon Aug 20

Birmingham, AL

Legacy Arena @ The BJCC

Wed Aug 22

Columbus, OH

Schottenstein Center

Fri Aug 24

St. Louis, MO

Busch Stadium

Sat Aug 25

Nashville, TN

Bridgestone Arena

Mon Aug 27

New Orleans, LA

Smoothie King Center

Wed Aug 29

Dallas, TX

American Airlines Center

Fri Aug 31

San Antonio, TX

AT&T Center

Sat Sep 01

Houston, TX

Toyota Center**

Wed Sep 05

Albuquerque, NM

Isleta Amphitheatre

Fri Sep 07

Phoenix, AZ

Talking Stick Resort Arena

Sat Sep 08

Las Vegas, NV

T-Mobile Arena**

Fri Sep 21

San Francisco, CA

AT&T Park

Sun Sep 23

San Diego, CA

Petco Park

Tue Sep 25

Salt Lake City, UT

Vivint Smart Home Arena

Wed Sep 26

Nampa, ID

Idaho Center Arena

Fri Sep 28

Portland, OR

Moda Center

Sat Sep 29

Seattle, WA

Gorge Amphitheatre

Mon Oct 01

Vancouver, BC

Rogers Arena

Thu Oct 04

Sacramento, CA

Golden 1 Center

Sat Oct 06

Los Angeles, CA

The Forum

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