On This Day In Def Leppard History (5th July 2024)

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 5th July, the following concerts and events took place. Including a show in San Sebastian, Spain during the High 'n' Dry tour on this day in 1981.

They supported Rainbow on the final night of their Difficult To Cure European tour the day before the 'High 'n' Dry' album was released in the UK.

New songs 'Another Hit And Run' and 'Let It Go' were played along with 'Lady Strange' which had already been aired on the 1980 tour.

On the same day in 1988 the 'Historia' video compilation was released in the USA and Canada on VHS tape a day after its UK release.

Read more about this video release anniversary.

Later tonight in the UK the 1996 'Slang' performance from Top Of The Pops is repeated on BBC For for the first time since its original broadcast.

Read more about this TV appearance.

As of 2024, Def Leppard have played 12 times on this date.

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

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