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WATCH: Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott and Rick Savage Re-visit the Place It All Began

Def Leppard‘s Joe Elliott and Rick Savage revisited one of their first rehearsal spaces, the Portland Works Spoon Factory in Sheffield, UK, during a recent interview on BBC TV’s The One Show.  Host Carrie Grant spoke with the band mates about their 40 years as a band – from first show in the old factory space when they had to invite an audience of “mates” to fill the space (the “rent-a crowd” as Savage called them), to the accident that severed drummer Rick Allen’s arm, to hitting the top of the charts with their massive hit “Pour Some Sugar on Me.”

“We could either work in a place like this making cutlery or we could work in a place like this making music… and it was kind of a no-brainer,” said Elliott as he looked around the converted factory.

Check the full interview below, which includes a live acoustic rendition of “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Elliot and Savage.

Def Leppard has announced that they will be teaming up with Journey for a 58-city co-headlining tour which will kick-off in Hartford, CT on May 21, 2018 and finish up in Los Angeles, CA on October 6, 2018. This is the year for some amazing co-headling tours. Styx and Joan Jett recently announced their plan to hit the road together, Chicago and REO Speedwagon are also heading out on a joint tour this summer, Hall & Oates will join forces with Train, the Doobie Brothers will head out with Steely Dan and Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers’ co-headlining tour will feature an opening performance by Ann Wilson of Heart.

After the joint tour, Def Leppard will be heading home to the UK for a series of shows with special guests Cheap Trick.

Tickets are available now.

Check out a complete list of tour dates below:

Def Leppard and Journey Tour Dates

May 21 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
May 23 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
May 25 – Hershey, PA – Hershey Park Stadium
May 26 – Buffalo, NY – Key Bank Center
May 28 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
May 30 – Cincinnati, OH – US Bank Arena
Jun 1 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Center
Jun 2 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Arena
Jun 5 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
Jun 6 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson- Boling
Jun 8 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Jun 9 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
Jun 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Jun 13 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Jun 15 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Jun 16 – Baltimore, MD – Royal Farms Arena
Jul 1 – Atlanta, GA – Sun Trust Park
Jul 3 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Pavilion
Jul 4 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
Jul 6 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum
Jul 7 – Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena
Jul 9 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Jul 11 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum Center
Jul 13 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park
Jul 14 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field
Jul 16 – Wichita, KS – InTrust Bank Arena
Jul 18 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford Premier Center
Jul 19 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
Jul 21 – Denver, CO – Coors Field
Jul 23 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
Jul 25 – Kansas City, MO – Spirit Center
Jul 27 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field
Jul 28 – Fargo, ND – Fargo Dome
Aug 11 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
Aug 13 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Aug 15 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
Aug 17 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
Aug 18 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
Aug 20 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at BJCC
Aug 22 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Aug 24 – St. Louis, MO – Bush Stadium
Aug 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Aug 27 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Aug 29 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Aug 31 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Sep 1 – Houston TX – Toyota Center
Sep 3 – Houston TX – Toyota Center
Sep 5 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Sep 7 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Arena
Sep 8 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Sep 21 – San Francisco, CA – AT&T Park
Sep 23 – San Diego, CA – Petco Field
Sep 25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
Sep 26 – Boise, ID – Idaho Center Arena
Sep 28 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Sep 29 – Seattle, WA – The Gorge
Oct 1 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Oct 4 – Sacramento, CA – Golden One Center
Oct 6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum

Def Leppard with special guests Cheap Trick

Dec 1 – Dublin, IE – 3 Arena
Dec 2 – Belfast, IE – SSE Arena
Dec 4 – Cardiff, UK – Motorpoint Arena
Dec 6 – London, UK – O2 Arena
Dec 8 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena
Dec 9 – Newcastle, UK – Metro Radio Arena
Dec 11 – Glasgow, UK – SSE Hydro Arena
Dec 12 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Arena
Dec 14 – Sheffield, UK – Fly DSA Arena
Dec 15 – Liverpool, UK – Echo Arena
Dec 17 – Birmingham, UK – Arena Birmingham
Dec 18 – London, UK – Wembly Arena

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