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Def Leppard History On This Day - 29th April 2014

Tuesday, 29th April 2014





Rocket 1989. Songs From The Sparkle Lounge 2008.

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 29th April, the following concerts and events took place. Including the single 'Rocket' reaching Number 12 on the Billboard Top 100 chart 25 years ago on this day in 1989.

The 7th and final single from the 'Hysteria' album spent 13 weeks on the chart.

Also on this day in 2008 the 'Songs From The Sparkle Lounge' album was released in the USA/Canada. And of course it wasn't released physically in the UK until 5th May.

The album reached number 5 in the US Billboard Top 200 album chart on 17th May and stayed on the chart for 8 weeks.

On this day in 1983 the band started their first US headline tour in support of 'Pyromania' in Odessa, Texas. The show at Ector County Coliseum was the first ever headline show in North America. It was also the only known time the band played the song 'Action! Not Words' live. It was replaced by 'Foolin'' after just one show.

As of 2014, Def Leppard have played 3 times on this date.

  • Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
  • 29th April 2008  |  Album Release - 'Songs From The Sparkle Lounge', US/CAN - Album Page
  • 29th April 2003  |  TECO Arena, Estero, FL, USA - Show Page
  • 29th April 1994  |  Mick Ronson Memorial Concert (Joe/Phil) - Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENGLAND
  • 29th April 1989  |  US Chart #12 - 'Rocket', USA - Single Page
  • 29th April 1983  |  First US Headline Show - Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, TX, USA - Show Page
  • 29th April 1980  |  Assembly Rooms, Derby, ENGLAND - Show Page

Use the previous news links to go back through each day in history to June 2011.






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