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On This Day In Def Leppard History - 13th July 2018

Def Leppard History.

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 13th July, the following concerts and events took place. Including the 'Work It Out' single reaching Number 22 on the UK Top 40 Chart on this day in 1996.

The second single from the 'Slang' album spent 3 weeks in all on the chart.

Read more about this single chart anniversary.

On this day in 1983 Phil Collen started work on the 'Pyromania' album just one day after meeting the band in London and agreeing to help them with the recording.

In 1981 the UK High 'n' Dry tour started in Bristol, England. The last UK shows that would be played with original guitarist Pete Willis.

On this day in 1988 the Hysteria album was certified as 5x Platinum for sales of 5,000,000 copies in the USA.

Read more about this album anniversary.

The 2018 North American tour continues later tonight in Detroit, MI with co-headliners Journey.

Follow the Live Updates later tonight.

As of 2018, Def Leppard (will) have played 15 times on this date.

Def Leppard World Tour 2018.
2018 - Live Concert

Comerica Park, Detroit, MI, USA

Last In Line 2017.
2017 - Live Concert / Last In Line

Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento, CA, USA

Work It Out 1996.
1996 - Single Chart Peak

#22 - Work It Out, UK

Adrenalize 1992.
1993 - Live Concert

Park West, Park City, UT, USA

Hysteria 1987.
1988 - Hysteria Album Award

5x Platinum, USA

Pyromania 1983.
1982 - Phil Collen Starts Work On Pyromania

Battery Studios, London, ENGLAND

High 'n' Dry 1981.
1981 - Live Concert

Colston Hall, Bristol, ENGLAND

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

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