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On This Day In Def Leppard History - 30th January 2017

Def Leppard History.

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 30th January, the following concerts and events took place. Including the UK release of the single 'Rocket' 28 years ago on this day in 1989.

The sixth single taken from the 'Hysteria' album which reached Number 15 in the UK singles chart.

Read more about this single release anniversary.

Also on this day in 1993 'Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)' got to Number 34 in the US Billboard Top 100 singles chart. The song spent 15 weeks on the chart in total.

Read more about this single chart anniversary.

On this day in 1992 the Pyromania album was certified multi platinum for 8 million sales in the USA.

Read more about this album anniversary.

On this day in 2016 the band postponed a show in Orlando, FL a few hours before show time.

Read more about this event.

On this day in 2011 Vivian Campbell played a show with Thin Lizzy in Barcelona, Spain

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

As of 2017, Def Leppard have played 3 times on this date.

Summer Tour 2016.
2016 - Live Concert / Postponed Show

Amway Center, Orlando, FL, USA

Thin Lizzy 2011.
2011 - Live Concert / Thin Lizzy (Vivian Campbell)

Sala Apolo, Barcelona, SPAIN

Pyromania 1992.
1992 - Album Certification Award

8x Platinum, Pyromania, USA

Rocket 1989.
1989 - Single Release

Rocket, UK

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

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