Def Leppard, Journey add new batch of shows

May 2, 2006 01:32 PM
By Jon Zahlaway
LiveDaily Senior Writer
The itinerary for this summer's Def Leppard [ tickets ]/Journey [ tickets ] co-headlining tour has been extended by more than a dozen shows, including repeat visits to a couple of markets.

The schedule, which kicks off in July and was originally slated to wrap up Aug. 31 in the Seattle area, now stretches into late August. The new string of dates primarily comprises stops in the Midwest and Northeast, and features return trips to Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel & Casino and Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Casino, where the bands are already slated to perform shortly after the tour launches.

Tickets for most of the newly added shows are scheduled to hit the box office this month. Details are included in the itinerary shown below.

Def Leppard toured extensively in 2005 to support its two-disc best-of set, "Def Leppard--Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection." The group's long-delayed covers album, "Yeah"--which originally was scheduled for release in September of last year, but was pushed back while the group went through a management change--is now scheduled to hit the street on May 23.

The British rock quintet will help launch the set with a release-day appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," according to its website.

Journey continues to back last year's "Generations," its 13th studio album. Produced by Kevin Elson--who also produced Journey's multi-platinum "Escape," "Departure" and "Frontiers" albums, as well the double-platinum live set "Captured"--"Generations" is the band's first collection of all-new material since its 2002, four-song EP, "Red 13."

Def Leppard and Journey are both members of an exclusive list of artists who have seen at least one of their albums achieve Diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America, signifying sales of 10 million copies. Leppard accomplished that feat with 1983's "Pyromania" and 1987's "Hysteria," while Journey scored the award for its 1988 best-of set, "Journey: Greatest Hits.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
tour dates and tickets
June 2006
23 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
24 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Theater
27 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
28 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
30 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain

July 2006
1 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
3 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
4 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion
7 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
8 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
11 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
13 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
15 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
16 - Antioch, TN - Starwood Amphitheatre
18 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
19 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
21 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
22 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
24 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
25 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
28 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
29 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
30 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

August 2006
15 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
16 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
18 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
19 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
22 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
23 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
25 - Concord, CA - Chronicle Pavilion
26 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
27 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
30 - Ridgefield, WA - Clark County Amphitheater
31 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre

September 2006
2 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center (on sale 5/20)
3 - Reno, NV - Events Center (on sale 5/13)
6 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (on sale 5/20)
7 - Ames, IA - Hilton Coliseum (on sale 5/6)
9 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre (on sale 5/19)
10 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheatre (on sale 5/19)
12 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom (on sale 5/13)
13 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion (on sale 5/5)
16 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga PAC (on sale 5/12)
19 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun (on sale tba)
20 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Center PAC (on sale 5/12)
22 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata (on sale tba)
23 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center (on sale 5/19)

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