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On This Day In Def Leppard History - 11th July 2015

Saturday, 11th July 2015





Leeds 2002. Pete Willis 1980.
The Queen Meets Lep/Pete Willis 1980

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 11th July, the following concerts and events took place. Including the Golden Jubilee Concert in Leeds, England on this day in 2002.

The band played as part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee at Temple Newsam House. After their set ended the band met the Queen backstage. The diverse line up also included Charlotte Church and Lesley Garret.

Also on this day in 1982 original guitarist Pete Willis was fired from the band in London due to his excessive drinking. They fired him at then manager Peter Mensch's home near Earls Court on the same day as the 1982 FIFA football World Cup Final. He was replaced by Phil Collen who would complete the recordings for the 'Pyromania' album.

Tonight the band continue the 2015 world tour in Bethel, NY which is being played for the first time. Follow the show on the Live Blog with Setlist/Photo Updates from show #36 later tonight.

As of 2015, Def Leppard (will) have played 9 times on this date.

  • Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
  • 11th July 2015  |  Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY, USA - Show Page
  • 11th July 2012  |  Prudential Center, Newark, NJ, USA - Show Page
  • 11th July 2009  |  Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA, USA - Show Page
  • 11th July 2007  |  Moondance Jam, Walker, MN, USA - Show Page
  • 11th July 2006  |  Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL, USA - Show Page
  • 11th July 2002  |  Golden Jubilee Concert - Temple Newsam House, Leeds, ENGLAND - Show Page
  • 11th July 1993  |  Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, USA - Show Page
  • 11th July 1992  |  Entertainment Centre, Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA - Show Page
  • 11th July 1983  |  Lakeview Arena, Marquette, MI, USA - Show Page
  • 11th July 1982  |  Pete Willis Fired From Band - London, ENGLAND - News Story

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






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