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On This Day In Def Leppard History - 8th March 2018

Def Leppard History.

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 8th March, the following concerts and events took place. Including the 'Hello America' single reaching Number 45 in the UK charts on this day in 1980.

The single had been released in February 1980 from the 'On Through The Night' album.

Read more about this single chart anniversary.

On this day in 1988 the band played a show in Oslo, Norway on the Hysteria European tour.

This was the second of two nights at the Skedsmohallen venue in Lillestrom just outside of Oslo. The last known playing of 'Love And Affection' until the 22nd March 2013 opening show of the VIVA! Hysteria residency in Las Vegas. A 25 year gap.

As of 2018, Def Leppard have played 3 times on this date.

Hysteria 1987.
1988 - Live Concert

Skedsmohallen, Lillestrom/Oslo, NORWAY | Night 2

Pyromania 1983.
1983 - Live Concert

Le Bataclan, Paris, FRANCE | Night 1

Hello America 1980.
1980 - Single Chart Peak

#45 - Hello America, UK

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

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