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Def Leppard rocks the summer

Published April 17, 2007 10:45 AM

By Kym Kilgore / LiveDaily Contributor

Veteran rockers Def Leppard [ tickets ] are prepping for a major summer tour that will hit a host of amphitheaters and festivals in 50 cities across North America.

The outing kicks off June 27 in Cincinnati and stretches through a Sept. 30 finale in Edmonton, Alberta. Dates are listed below.

Styx and Foreigner are also scheduled to appear on select shows. Details about those gigs will be available at Def Leppard [ tickets ]'s website in the near future.

Def Leppard's 2006 summer tour with Journey was extended three times due to ticket demand, according to a press release. The outing scored the trophy for Most Creative Tour Package at the 2006 Concert Industry Awards and came in at No. 14 on the list of top tours for the year, as reported by industry publication Pollstar.

"Yeah," Def Leppard's latest album, is a tribute to band heroes including The Kinks, Badfinger, T. Rex, David Bowie, Sweet, Roxy Music, Mott the Hoople, Free, The Faces and Thin Lizzy, among others. The set, released last May, features the group's rendition of David Essex's "Rock On," the music video for which made it into the Top 10 on VH1.

Also last year, Def Leppard released a limited-edition version of its multi-platinum 1987 album, "Hysteria."

The band is on a short list of artists who have seen an album achieve Diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America, signifying sales of 10 million copies. Leppard has scored the honor twice: with 1983's "Pyromania" and again with "Hysteria." Both of those sets were recently named in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Definitive 200"--a list of 200 albums that the Hall says every music lover should own.

Def Leppard has sold more than 65 million records worldwide, according to a statement. A posting at the band's website says the rockers are currently working on their 12th studio album.

[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.]

June 2007
27 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
29 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
30 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

July 2007
3 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
4 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
7 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
8 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
11 - Walker, MN - Moondance Jam
13 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
14 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
16 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
17 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
19 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
21 - Sarnia, Ontario - Sarnia Bayfest
22 - Farwell, MI - Mountain Rock Festival
24 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
26 - Minot, ND - North Dakota State Fair
28 - Cheyenne, WY - Frontier Days

August 2007
11 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
12 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Park Pavilion
14 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
15 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
17 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
18 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
21 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
22 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
24 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
25 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
26 - Louisville, KY - Kentucky State Fair
29 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
31 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

September 2007
1 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
3 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair
5 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
7 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
8 - Grand Junction, CO - Rock Jam
9 - Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
12 - Ridgefield, WA - Amphitheater at Clark County
14 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
15 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor
16 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
18 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
20 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
22 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
23 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
26 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
27 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
29 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
30 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place