Def Leppard slips dates between stints with Bryan Adams
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British rockers Def Leppard , who will spend much of the summer playing minor league ballparks with fellow '80s hit-maker Bryan Adams , have lined up a number of their own shows.
After playing the first eight dates of its "Rock 'N Roll Double-Header Tour" with Adams in early June, Leppard will spend the rest of the month banging out 10 headlining performances and a pair of festival appearances.
Reprising its role during Def Leppard's tour behind 1987's "Hysteria," Sacramento-based rock quintet Tesla will open nine of the dates; Montrose opens the tour's stop in Jacksonville, FL. Details are included in the itinerary below.
Subsequent "Rock 'N Roll Double-Header Tour" dates with Adams stretch into mid-August. The co-headliners are booked to play a total of 26 minor league ballparks by tour's end.
In each ballpark, the stage will be set up in the outfield. Fans can either bring a blanket to sit on the field or sit in the stands, according to a press release.
Def Leppard and Adams each plan to release a new album in 2005.
On May 17, Mercury/UMe will issue "Def Leppard--Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection," a two-disc best-of album that features the new single "No Matter What," which originally was recorded by Badfinger. Two of Def Leppard's albums--"Pyromania" and "Hysteria"--have sold more than 10 million copies each in the U.S.
"Room Service," the latest album from Canada's Adams, hits stores May 10. The set already debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's European album chart.
Among Adams' No. 1 singles are "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You," "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?," "Heaven" and "All For Love" (with Rod Stewart and Sting).
Def Leppard
June 2005
12 - Atlanta, GA - Music Midtown Festival
14 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum (w/ Tesla)
15 - Kissimmee, FL - Silver Spurs Arena (w/ Tesla)
17 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (w/ Montrose)
18 - Birmingham, AL - City Stages
20 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center (w/ Tesla)
21 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center (w/ Tesla)
23 - Pittsburgh, PA - Chevrolet Amphitheatre (w/ Tesla)
24 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena (w/ Tesla)
25 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena (w/ Tesla)
27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino (w/ Tesla)
28 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center (w/ Tesla)
Def Leppard / Bryan Adams
June 2005
1 - Portland, OR - PGE Park
3 - San Jose, CA - Municipal Stadium
4 - Fresno, CA - Grizzlies Stadium
5 - San Bernardino, CA - Arrowhead Credit Union Park
7 - Mesa, AZ - HohoKam Park
8 - El Paso, TX - Cohen Stadium
10 - Oklahoma City, OK - SBC Bricktown Ballpark
11 - Fort Worth, TX - La Grave Field
July 2005
1 - Camden, NJ - Campbell's Field
2 - Lancaster, PA - Clipper Magazine Stadium
3 - Fishkill, NY - Dutchess Stadium
5 - Lakewood, NJ - First Energy Park
6 - Brockton, MA - Campanelli Stadium
8 - Aberdeen, MD - Ripken Stadium
9 - Brooklyn, NY - KeySpan Park (Cyclones Stadium)
10 - Rochester, NY - Frontier Field
29 - Saint Paul, MN - Midway Stadium
30 - Schaumburg, IL - Alexian Field
31 - Davenport, IA - John O'Donnel Stadium
August 2005
2 - Lincoln, NE - Haymarket Park
3 - Kansas City, KS - Community America Ballpark
5 - South Bend, IN - Stanley Coveleski Stadium
6 - Eastlake, OH - Eastlake Stadium
7 - Charleston, WV - Appalachian Power Park
9 - Dayton, OH - Fifth Third Field
10 - Lansing, MI - Olds Park
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