Def Leppard heads to the states this spring
Veteran British rock act Def Leppard turns up on U.S. shores this spring for its continued push behind last year's "X."
The aptly titled album is, in fact, the quintet's tenth, and follows 1999's "Euphoria." The new set debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 album chart following its release last July.
Def Leppard 's official website houses a streaming version of the music video for the "X" track "Now."
The group had planned to release the single "Long Long Way to Go" on Feb. 24, but those plans have been pushed back abroad, and have been scrapped altogether in North America, according to information posted at the band's site.
"A new date for the single release has not been determined yet," the site reads, "although the U.S. division of the record label has finally decided not to release the single in North America at all--neither for radio, nor commercially."
Def Leppard's commercial appeal in the U.S. has waned considerably since the band's '80s and early-'90s heyday, when it made a sizeable splash with albums such as "Pyromania," "Hysteria" and "Adrenalize."
Despite the decline in its U.S. album sales, the band is still a viable concert draw, and is booked to play arenas and other large-scale venues on its upcoming U.S. outing.
March 2003
21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Petersen Events Center
22 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
24 - Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena
25 - Dayton, OH - Ervin J. Nutter Center
27 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace Of Auburn Hills
28 - Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion
29 - Milwaukee, WI - U.S. Cellular Arena
April 2003
1 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
2 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
4 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
5 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
7 - Erie, PA - Erie Civic Center
8 - Philadelphia, PA - First Union Spectrum
10 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
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