Friday, 9th March 2012
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Def Leppard and Poison have announced the initial 18 dates of their 2012 North American summer tour schedule today.
This is the second time the two bands have toured together. They were last paired up on the 2009 Songs From The Sparkle Lounge tour. Support will come from Lita Ford.
The first leg of dates begin on 20th June in Salt Lake City, UT and end in Cadott, WI at Rock Fest on 22nd July.
Included among these first dates are nine arena venues alongside the traditional outdoor amphitheatres. The band will be playing in Newark, New Jersey for the first time at the Prudential Center. Two indoor arena shows mentioned by Vivian Campbell have also been added in Montreal and Hamilton.
The full schedule has yet to be announced.
Most venues have a ticket on sale date of 16th March with pre sales starting on 15th March.
Def Leppard/Poison/Lita Ford - North American Rock Of Ages Tour 2012 First Leg Dates
Wednesday 20th June - USANA Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT, USA - More Info- Friday 22nd June - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, CA, USA - More Info
- Saturday 23rd June - Red Rock Casino Amphitheatre, Las Vegas, NV, USA - More Info
- Monday 25th June - Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA - More Info
- Wednesday 27th June - Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO, USA - More Info
- Friday 29th June - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, GA, USA - More Info
- Saturday 30th June - Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL, USA - More Info
- Monday 2nd July - Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA - More Info
- Tuesday 3rd July - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN, USA - More Info
- Friday 6th July - Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH, USA - More Info
- Saturday 7th July - DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit/Clarkston, MI, USA - More Info
- Tuesday 10th July - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia/Baltimore, MD, USA - More Info
- Wednesday 11th July - Prudential Center, Newark, NJ, USA - More Info
- Friday 13th July - Nikon at Jones Beach Pavilion, Wantagh, NY, USA - More Info
Monday 16th July - Bell Centre, Montreal, QC, CANADA - More Info- Tuesday 17th July - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON, CANADA - More Info
- Thursday 19th July - Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL, USA - More Info
- Sunday 22nd July - Chippewa Valley Rock Fest, Cadott, WI, USA - More Info
Visit the tour section linked below for the full schedule (tba) including show pages.
Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages Tour 2012
Def Leppard - 2012 Tour News
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Previous Show Announcement - 18th February 2012
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