Def Leppard and Whitesnake will co-headline a tour of the UK and Ireland in December.  The tour includes area shows in 10 cities. Black Star Riders will be the opening act on the tour.

“I am very excited to be working with Whitesnake again; we had such a wonderful time when we did it back in 2008,” said Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott in a statement. “It’s a great experience for rock fans to be able to see two great live bands on the same stage on the same night.”

Tickets for the tour go on sales starting April 1st. at livenation.co.uk.

6 December – Dublin (3Arena)
7 December – Belfast (Odyssey)
9 December – Newcastle (Metro Radio Arena)
10 December – Glasgow (SSE Hydro)
12 December – Birmingham (Genting Arena)
13 December – Nottingham (Capital FM Arena)
15 December – Manchester (Arena)
16 December – Cardiff (Motorpoint Arena)
18 December – London (SSE Arena Wembley)
19 December – Sheffield (Motorpoint Arena)