On This Day In Def Leppard History

Thursday, 5th December 2019

On This Day In Def Leppard History - 5th December 2019

Def Leppard History.

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 32 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.

On this day in 2016 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 2019, Def Leppard have played 6 times on this date.