Friday, 27th July 1979
- Location / Middlesbrough, England
- Venue / Rock Garden
The first show by the band in this city since 8th July.
The second time at this venue.
The venue is located in the centre of the city not far from the River Tees.
It was opened in 1913 and was also called Pavilion Theatre and Club Marimba.
The original venue hosted concerts from the mid 1970s until at least 1982.
It is now known as The Arena and is a nightclub and hosted concerts under this name between 1991 and 2016.
Two UK record company A&R men attended the show having seen the band in Retford.
One was David Bates from Phonogram who would go on to sing the band the following month.
show intro
- 00 - n/a
setlist - (Unconfirmed)
- 01 - Hello America
- 02 - Ride Into The Sun
- 03 - Rock Brigade
- 04 - When The Walls Came Tumbling Down
- 05 - Answer To The Master
- 06 - The Overture
- 07 - Heat Street (unreleased)
- 08 - Satellite
- 09 - Wasted
- 10 - Getcha Rocks Off
songs by album / single
- 1980 - On Through The Night - 5
- 1980 - Hello America - 1
- 1979 - The Def Leppard E.P. - 3
- Unreleased - 1
show info
- Tour - Def Leppard Early Years Tour 1979
- Fan Recorded - None Yet
- Venue - No Website
- Venue Address - 208 Newport Road, Middlesbrough TS1 5PS
- English County - North Yorkshire
- Area Map - Google
- Last Show Here - 8th July 1979
- Capacity - 400
- Attendance - n/a
- Total Gross - n/a
- Tickets - n/a
- Doors - n/a
- Promoter - n/a
- Headliner - Def Leppard
- Support Act - n/a
band members
- 01 - Joe Elliott - Lead Vocals
- 02 - Pete Willis - Guitars
- 03 - Steve Clark - Guitars
- 04 - Rick Savage - Bass
- 05 - Rick Allen - Drums
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