Def Leppard extends North American road trip into the fall

More tour dates continue to roll in for British rockers Def Leppard , whose in-progress North American tour now stretches into October.

The group, which is in the midst of a series of East Coast shows, takes a short break in early September before launching a two-week Canadian outing on Sept. 10 in Winnipeg. A round of western U.S. stops follows, and runs from late September into early October.

The late-summer/early-fall dates augment an ongoing North American run that kicked off in April. The jaunt supports Def Leppard's tenth album, last year's aptly titled "X." The set, which debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 album chart, features the singles "Now" and "Long Long Way to Go," the latter of which surfaced in April.

Streaming versions of the "Now" and "Long Long Way to Go" music videos are posted at the band's website. The site also features a free MP3 download of the demo version of the "X" cut "Gravity," which the group originally titled "Perfect Girl."

"Although the basic rhythm and guitar tracks on this demo weren't changed much along the way," reads a message posted on the site, "the early version's lyrics and vocals (& arrangements) are unique enough to almost consider both versions two different tracks."

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."

TOUR DATES
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August 2003
22 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
23 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Event Center
26 - Allentown, PA - Allentown Fair
28 - Wallingford, CT - Oakdale Theatre
29 - State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
31 - Sault Ste. Marie, MI - Kewadin Casino

September 2003
10 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Winnipeg Arena
12 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan Place
13 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Regina Agridome
15 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
17 - Grande Prairie, Alberta - Canada Games Arena
18 - Edmonton, Alberta - Shaw Conference Centre
20 - Prince George, British Columbia - Prince George Multiplex
21 - Kamloops, British Columbia - Sport Mart Place
23 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum
25 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
26 - Ridgefield, WA - Amphitheater at Clark County
27 - Boise, ID - Bank of America Centre
30 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena

October 20032
2 - Concord, CA - Chronicle Pavilion
3 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
4 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel - The Joint

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