Monday, 30th November 2015
Def Leppard will start their 2015 tour of UK and Ireland in Dublin in 6 days on 6th December.
The 10 date tour was announced on 27th March this year when the band also (sort of) confirmed their new album would be self titled.
This countdown focuses on the ten shows and the band's live history in each city with links to the show pages.
The fifth show takes place in Birmingham, England on 12th December.
This will be the band's 19th show in Birmingham since the first visit in September 1979.
View a gallery of photos from the band's last visit in 2011 below courtesy of Gettyimages.
Def Leppard - Birmingham, England Live History
The first show here since 2011 on the Mirrorball tour and 11th at the venue now under its third name.
- December 6th, 2011 - LG Arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND
- June 11th, 2008 - NEC Arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND
- October 26th, 2003 - Carling Academy, Birmingham, ENGLAND
As with other shows on the X/Ten tour a return to a smaller venue. The same one played in February 1980 when it was known as the Top Rank Suite.
- October 15th, 1999 - NEC Arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND
- November 16th, 1996 - NEC Arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND
- November 15th, 1996 - NEC Arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND
The last time the band played multiple nights in the city on the same tour. The setlist on night two included the rarely played 'Turn To Dust'.
- July 1st, 1992 - NEC Arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND
- June 30th, 1992 - NEC Arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND
- June 29th, 1992 - NEC Arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND
Three In The Round shows on the Adrenalize tour and the only time the band have played three consecutive nights in an arena in the UK.
- April 19th, 1988 - NEC Arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND
- April 18th, 1988 - NEC Arena, Birmingham, ENGLAND
- September 11th, 1987 - NEC Forum, Birmingham, ENGLAND
Three Hysteria tour shows with the first played at the smaller and short lived Forum venue on the NEC complex. And of course the last shows played here with Steve Clark in the band.
- December 3rd, 1983 - Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, ENGLAND
- March 2nd, 1983 - Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, ENGLAND
Two Pyromania tour shows and the first here with Phil Collen in the band.
- July 14th, 1981 - Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, ENGLAND
- April 15th, 1980 - Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, ENGLAND
- February 10th, 1980 - Top Rank Suite, Birmingham, ENGLAND
A show mentioned later by Joe as being the best they had played in the city before the Hysteria tour.
The first show in the city as support to Sammy Hagar.
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