On This Day In Def Leppard History (8th December 2022)

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 8th December, the following concerts and events took place. Including the birth of guitarist Phil Collen in London, England on this day in 1957 who celebrates his 65th birthday today.

Read more about Phil's birthday and view a live photo gallery.

The band have played five times on Phil's birthday since he joined the band in 1982. Including the first full show of the 2002 US 'X' tour in Las Vegas.

All of these shows have been with the current line up and in three different decades.

Also on this day in 1982 the 'Rock Of Ages' promo video was filmed at Battersea Power Station in London, England.

Read more about this video anniversary and read the band's commentary.

On this day in 2021 the 'A Bowie Celebration' show was announced for January 2022 with performances by both Def Leppard and Joe Elliott.

Earlier today six new shows were announced for The World Tour in the USA for August 2023.

Read more about this tour announcement.

As of 2022, Def Leppard have played 7 times on this date.

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

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