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On This Day In Def Leppard History - 27th October 2017

Def Leppard History.

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 27th October, the following concerts and events took place. Including the last show of the Hysteria world tour on this day in Tacoma, WA in 1988.

The last of 227 dates across fourteen months that saw the band use their In The Round stage for the very first time in the USA and Canada. They played to over 1.5 million people alone in the USA.

Read more about this live show anniversary.

This was also the last full live concert appearance by original guitarist Steve Clark who died in January 1991.

On this day in 1992 Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora joined the band on stage in East Rutherford, NJ to perform a Bad Company song.

Read more about this live show anniversary and watch the full show.

One year ago Phil Collen's first book Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard, and Beyond was released worldwide after it's initial UK release on 22nd October.

As of 2017, Def Leppard have played 13 times on this date.

Songs From The Sparkle Lounge 2008.
2008 - Live Concert

Castle Hall, Osaka, JAPAN

Euphoria 1999
1999 - Live Concert

Olympia Theatre, Dublin, IRELAND

Slang 1996.
1996 - Live Concert

Zeleste, Barcelona, SPAIN

Adrenalize 1992.
1992 - Live Concert / Bon Jovi Appearance

Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA

Hysteria 1987.
1988 - Live Concert / Hysteria Tour End

Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA, USA

The Def Leppard EP 1979.
1979 - Live Concert

Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Night 1

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

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