Wednesday, 7th September 2016
On This Day in Def Leppard History - 7th September, the following concerts and events took place. Including the UK release of the 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' single 29 years ago on this day in 1987.
The second single from the 'Hysteria' album reached number 18 in the UK Top 40 chart.
Read more about this single release anniversary.
On the same day in 1987 the band began a sold out three night stand at Hammersmith Odeon in London, England on the UK 'Hysteria' tour.
Also on this day in 1988 a show took place in Jackson, MS kicking off a two month run of In The Round shows to end the 14 month 'Hysteria' world tour.
As this leg began the 'Hysteria' album was in its first week of a three week run at Number One on the Billboard Top 200 chart. It had already spent 3 weeks at the top on 23rd/30th July and 13th August.
As of 2016, Def Leppard have played 10 times on this date.
- Def Leppard History - Concerts/Events On This Day
- 7th September 2011 | Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal, Los Angeles, CA, USA - Show Page
- 7th September 2007 | USANA Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT, USA - Show Page
- 7th September 2006 | Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA, USA - Show Page
- 7th September 2000 | Idaho Center Amphitheater, Boise/Nampa, ID, USA - Show Page
- 7th September 1996 | Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB, CANADA - Show Page
- 7th September 1993 | Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC, USA - Show Page
- 7th September 1988 | Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS, USA - Show Page
- 7th September 1987 | Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENGLAND - Show Page
- 7th September 1987 | Single Release - 'Pour Some Sugar On Me', UK - Single Page | News Story
- 7th September 1983 | Community Center, Tucson, AZ, USA - Show Page
- 7th September 1979 | Lafayette Club, Wolverhampton, ENGLAND - Show Page
Use the previous news links to go back through each day in history to June 2011.
- Def Leppard - Latest Tour News
- Def Leppard - Latest Album News
- Previous News - 6th September 2016