DEF LEPPARD Live 2026 Summer Tour In Glasgow (Show Report/Setlist)
Def Leppard played a Live 2026 tour show in Glasgow, Scotland last night with 19 songs performed.
The show took place at the 13,500 capacity OVO Hydro arena.
The band's first visit to Glasgow since 2023.
The third time at this venue and a return to a UK arena.
Cooling Down In Glasgow
Apart from Dortmund the band have skilfully avoided the extreme heat wave in Europe/UK on this tour so far.
After an outdoor show in Belfast in pleasant weather they arrived to Glasgow in Scotland just as the UK returned to more normal summer conditions.
Aruund 25C instead of 35C! and, unlike 2023 in Glasgow Green, no torrential downpour to deal with.
The band made the move from outdoors back into a UK arena venue for the first time since 18th December 2018 at Wembley Arena.
A tour where they also played this venue, OVO Hydro, as part of the largest UK arena tour of their career with 12 shows.
Only six this time and five in arenas with this one the first of them.
And, as with the recent shows in Helsinki, Zurich and Dortmund, they brought with them the full Las Vegas Residency / Live 2026 tour show.
The spaceship like arena stands on the same complex as the SECC venues the band first played in June 1992 on the Adrenalize tour.
This show would see them play their most spectacular show stage-wise since the In the Round show at SECC 34 years ago.
<A show that included the longest song on the 'Adrenalize' album in the setlist, it's first time being played in the UK.
Only two shows have been played elsewhere in this city since 1992, so this was a return to very familar ground after their debut at Belsonic in Belfast.
And as the show time got nearer fan photos from inside the venue revealed it was almost, if not totally, sold out.
Wuld Joe dare to mention anything about the World Cup after Scotland's recent exit? and would Phil or Vivian wear a kilt as they did here in 1996?.
Rejoicing In Glasgow
A crowd of over 13,000 fans packed into an arena that looks a bit like The Sphere in Las Vegas on the inside with more of a theatre setup than s traditional arena, but no giant curved LED screen here and about 5,000 less seats.
Two big creens either side of the main one giving fans a great view.
Althogh not so much at the sides of the stage as seen in one of the many fan videos that were posted during the show.
A show that kicked off again at 9pm with 'Rejoice' making it's denut in Scotland along with two other songs.
Unlike 'White Lightning' in 1992, not quite it's UK debut having been played in Belfast two days ago.
Many more videos and photos were posted online during the show tham the previous two UK arena tours in 2018 and 2015.
Showing us glimpses of a second great show played to kick off this shorter UK tour.
Not quite as short as 2023 but the fewest arena shows played on a tour here since 2011'a 'Mirror Ball'.
No radio broadcast for this concert but there are many Fan Videos posted on YouTube to enjoy.
Loud And Proud At The Hydro
Joe greeted the crowd before 'Let's Get Rocked' and reminded them of the last visit in 2023 when it was in his words "f***ing freezing cold and wet.".
And noted how loud they were before later referencing the last show here in 2018.
Stating that - "It was loud then, it's louder tonight.".
And you can hear this on all the Fan Videos so far showing amost all of the show.
Another loud arena crowd which as Joe says matches the crowds from 2018 which at the time the band said was their best ever UK tour as well as the best audiences.
No World Cup mentions by Joe which is probably for the best!.
The band now back to being a UK arena band for the first time in eight long years.
Another day off for the band between shows, as is now the norm.
Next up the band head back home where it all began in 1977 in Sheffield as mentioned by Joe before Rock On in his very long intro for Sav.
19 Song Setlist
'Rejoice', 'Personal Jesus' and 'Just Like '73' were all played here for the first time.
Glasgow History
The first visit tO Glasgow was in October 1979 for two shows supporting AC/DC at the Apollo Theatre.
The first headline shows took place in January 1980 at Tiffany's and at the Apollo Theatre in April 1980.
12 years later thay played an In The Round show at the SECC complex in June 1992 on the Adrenalize tour.
The next two shows at the SECC took place in 1996 on the Slang tour and in 1999 on the Euphoria tour.
The Barrowlands Ballroom was played in 2003 on the X/Ten tour.
They moved back to the SECC for two shows in 2008 on the Sparkle Lounge tour and 2011 on the Mirror Ball tour.
The SSE Hydro was then played for the first time in December 2015 and again in December 2018 on the Hysteria & More tour.
The last show in Glasgow took place in July 2023 on The World Tour at Glasgow Green, the only outdoor show played in this city and in Scotland.
Last nights show was the 14th performance in Glasgow.
The next Def Leppard show takes place on 30th June in Sheffield, England.
Glasgow, Scotland 2026 Photos
Screenshots by dltourhistory.
Watch some Fan Videos from the show here.
Def Leppard - Glasgow, Scotland 28th June 2026 Setlist
- 01 - Rejoice
Played for the first time in Glasgow.
- 02 - Animal
- 03 - Let's Get Rocked
- 04 - Personal Jesus
Played for the first time in Glasgow.
- 05 - Bringin' On The Heartbreak
- 06 - Switch 625 (Instrumental)
- 07 - Just Like '73
Played for the first time in Glasgow.
- 08 - Rocket (Single Version)
- 09 - Rock On/Rick Savage Bass Intro
- 10 - White Lightning/Phil Collen/Vivian Campbell Guitar Intro
- 11 - Slang/Get Up Offa That Thing (By James Brown/Fame by David Bowie)
- 12 - Promises (With A cappella Vocal Intro)
- 13 - Armageddon It
- 14 - Love Bites
- 15 - Rock of Ages
- 16 - Photograph
- 17 - When Love & Hate Collide
- 18 - Hysteria/Bass Intro/Extended Outro
- 19 - Pour Some Sugar On Me
Show Intro Voice
"Ladies and gentleman."
"Would you please welcome Universal recording artists Def Leppard!."
Joe Elliott - Let's Get Rocked Intro
"Well, well, well, Good evening Glasgow!."
"How ya doin' let's have a look at ya."
"Are we good?."
"Three years ago we were out in the park pissing in the rain, f***ing freezing cold and wet."
"Here we are indoors, it's a bit, it's a little bit better tonight."
"It sounds a lot louder already which is something pretty cool."
"So you ready for this?!."
"I said you ready for this?!."
"Do ya wanna get rocked?."
Joe Elliott - BOTH Intro
"Thank you."
"Thank you very much."
"It is f***ing loud out there."
"This is...I remember this place when we did the Hysteria thing in what 2018."
"It was loud then, it's louder tonight."
"We love that."
"So what have we got for ya tonight?."
"Well as the saying goes we've got a bit of old, of course."
"We got some new, as you have heard, more old."
"Let's stick with old of right now."
"Let's go back to 1981 High and Dry."
Joe Elliott - Rock On Intro
"Thank you."
"Thank you very much indeed."
"What a pleasure it is to be here again."
"You know when you get to a certain age and you've been around for a while."
"You really do appreciate the fact that we're still f***ing doing it."
"At least we do, sincerely."
"And it's been a while, in fact if I think all the way back we go back we go to August 1977."
"That's when this whole thing kicked off."
"I met somebody that August night, all those years ago, my Mum and Dad's house."
"He came round with a bunch of mates and was quite impressed with my record collection."
"And we had a talk and we had a few drinks and we decided let's form a band and see what happens."
Sav - "What the hell happened?!."
"Well I'll tell you what happened."
"49 years later!."
"We are here in front of all these people!."
"And we are blessed to be here in front of all these people."
"Never take it for granted and I personally could not be here and I couldn't do this if it wasn't for that guy that I met back in August on 1977, 49 years ago."
"I'd like to introduce you to him."
"Ladies and gentleman on the bass guitar Mr. Rick Savage!."
Joe Elliott - End Of Show Speech
"Whoo thank you Glasgow!."
"Thank you Scotland!."
"What a trip thank you so much everyone!."
"Been a real pleasure, as always!."
"Once again Glasgow thanks for having us."
"Thanks for coming, thanks for being here."
"We'll catch you next time."
"And there will be a next time!."
"Good night everyone."
"Take care we lve ya."
"Thank you."
Various Photos/Videos
- Def Leppard - Glasgow 2026 Show Page
- Def Leppard - Def Leppard Tour 2026
- Related News - 27th June 2026 - Belfast Show Report
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