Def Leppard keeps North American run alive with new shows
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British rockers Def Leppard are apparently in no rush to return to their homeland, as the quintet is now slated to rock North American audiences well into August.
The group's latest batch of dates includes an early-August sweep through Canada, tickets for which are due to hit the box office later this month. Detailed on-sale information is posted at the group's website.
Def Leppard has been on the road in the U.S. since late April as it continues to support its tenth album, the aptly titled "X." Released in July of 2002, the album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The set features the singles "Now" and "Long Long Way to Go," the latter of which surfaced in April.
The group had originally planned to release "Long Long Way to Go" in February, but those plans were pushed back abroad, and were scrapped altogether in North America, according to information posted at the band's site.
"[T]he 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."
A streaming version of the "Long Long Way to Go" music video is posted at the band's website. The site also contains information that will assist stateside fans in purchasing a copy.
Def Leppard is best known for its '80s and early-'90s heyday, when it churned out multi-platinum sets such as "Pyromania," "Hysteria" and "Adrenalize."
2 - Holmdel, NJ - P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
4 - Halifax, NS - Metro Centre
6 - Moncton, New Brunswick - Moncton Coliseum
8 - Quebec City, Quebec - L'Agora
9 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
10 - Sudbury, Ontario - Sudbury Arena
12 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
13 - Hamburg, NY - Erie County Fair
21 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
June 2003
4 - Valley Center, KS - Kansas Coliseum
5 - Saint Charles, MO - Family Arena
7 - Des Moines, IA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium
9 - Fort Wayne, IN - Allen Co. Mem. Coliseum
10 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
12 - Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium
13 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
17 - Mankato, MN - One Civic Center Plaza
18 - Moline, IL - Mark of The Quad Cities
20 - Burlington, IA - Steamboat Days
21 - Rockford, IL - Rockford MetroCentre
23 - Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza
24 - Bismarck, ND - Bismarck Civic Center
26 - West Fargo, ND - Red River Valley Fair
28 - Greeley, CO - Greeley Stampede
29 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
July 2003
18 - Cadott, WI - Rock Fest
19 - Sioux City, IA - Sioux City Rivercade
20 - Comstock, NE - Comstock Rock @ Second Wind Ranch
23 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
25 - Kings Island, OH - Timberwolf Ampitheatre
26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Field
27 - Portsmouth, VA - Harbor Center
30 - Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Superstore Arena
August 2003
1 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
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