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On This Day In Def Leppard History - 5th December 2016

Monday, 5th December 2016





Hysteria 1987.

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 5th December, the following concerts and events took place. Including the single 'Hysteria' reaching number 26 in the UK Top 40 singles chart on this day 29 years ago in 1987.

This was the third of six Top 40 singles from the 'Hysteria' album in the UK. The song spent seven weeks on the Top 75 chart (three in the Top 40).

Read more about this single chart anniversary.

Earlier today three new festival shows were announced for April/May 2017 in Fort Myers/Jacksonville, FL and Concord, NC. The first shows announced for the 2017 tour.

On this day in 1996 the band played their first ever show in South Africa at Johannesburg Stadium. A show recorded and broadcast by local TV.

Read more about this live show anniversary and view photos/video.

On this day in 2014 Joe Elliott's band Down 'n' Outz opened their first ever headline UK Tour in Bristol, England.

As of 2016, Def Leppard have played 6 times on this date.

  • Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
  • 5th December 2016  |  2017 Show Announcement - Fort Rock Festival, Fort Myers, FL, USA - Show Page | News Story
  • 5th December 2016  |  2017 Show Announcement - Welcome To Rockville, Jacksonville, FL, USA - Show Page | News
  • 5th December 2016  |  2017 Show Announcement - Carolina Rebellion, Concord, NC, USA - Show Page | News Story
  • 5th December 2014  |  Down 'n' Outz - The Bierkeller, Bristol, ENGLAND - Show Page
  • 5th December 2009  |  Manraze - Brighton Centre, Brighton, ENGLAND - Show Page
  • 5th December 1999  |  Arizona Sunset Pavilion, Tucson, AZ, USA - Show Page
  • 5th December 1996  |  Johannesburg Stadium, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA - Show Page | News Story
  • 5th December 1992  |  Roberts Stadium, Evansville, IN, USA - Show Page
  • 5th December 1987  |  UK Chart #26 - 'Hysteria', UK - Single Page | News Story
  • 5th December 1987  |  Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT, USA - Show Page
  • 5th December 1983  |  Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENGLAND - Show Page
  • 5th December 1981  |  Palais Beaulieu, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND - Show Page

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







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