Sheffield, UK (January 31, 2018) – At 12:01am local time around the world on January 19, legendary British rock icons Def Leppard debuted their full recording catalogue worldwide via streaming and download platforms. As they did with the original release of their records, Def Leppard dominated the worldwide charts again. US and UK chart stats saw their albums charting in the iTunes Top 10 in more than 30 countries, including Hysteria at #3 in the US, and #5 in the UK. Def Leppard had the #1, #2 and #3 records on the US catalogue albums chart. This marks the second appearance at #1 for Hysteria, which also topped the catalogue chart in 2017 on the release of the Deluxe Edition. It’s the highest chart position ever for Pyromania, which previously entered the charts at #24 in 1992. Itís also the highest result for Vault since that album topped the catalogue chart in August of 2002.
One of the last multi-platinum-selling acts to be made available on streaming and download platforms, music fans from all corners of the globe are enjoying tracks and albums from Def Leppard who have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide to become one of rock’s most enduring and influential bands.
As a cornerstone of rock and roll’s history, Def Leppardís substantial career includes numerous hit singles including their first early chart hit ìWastedî — to their radio and MTV staples “Bringin’ On The Heartbreak”, “Photograph”, “Rock of Ages”, “Too Late”, “Animal”, “Armageddon It”, “Love Bites”, “Rocket”, and “Let’s Get Rocked.” Their ground-breaking multi-platinum albums, including two of the best-selling albums of all time with sales of more than 10 million copies each in the U.S. alone, Pyromania and Hysteria, captured some of the groupís legendary tracks, bringing together classic Leppard hits such as “Pour Some Sugar on Me”, “Hysteria” and “Foolin’.” The group continued their success expanding into the world of film, covers, and new collaborations including “Two Steps Behind” from the film Last Action Hero, “No Matter What”/”Waterloo Sunset” and “Nine Lives” with Tim McGraw as well as hits “When Love and Hate Collide”, “Slang”, “Work It Out”, “Promises” and “Now.” Finally, all of Def Leppard’s awe-inspiring music is available to everyone around the world, from the bandís eponymous debut EP through to their most recent album.
The band will play a one-off headline show in the UK at Royal Albert Hall on the 25th March 2018 for Teenage Cancer Trust. This will then be followed by the band playing the full Hysteria album and more of their hits across the UK and Eire in December 2018.
DEF LEPPARD TITLES NOW AVAILABLE ACROSS ALL STREAMING AND DOWNLOAD PLATFORMS INCLUDE:
The Def Leppard EP (1979)
On Through The Night (1980)
High “N” Dry (1981)
Pyromania (1983)
Hysteria (1987)
Adrenalize (1992)
Retro Active (1993)
Vault (1995)
Slang (1996)
Euphoria (1999)
X (2002)
Yeah! (2006)
Songs From The Sparkle Lounge (2008)
Mirror Ball – Live & More (2011)
Def Leppard (2015)
2018 DEF LEPPARD UK & EIRE TOUR DATES
Sun 25th March 2018 London, Royal Albert Hall – Teenage Cancer Trust
Sat 1st December Dublin, 3 Arena EIRE
Sun 2nd December Belfast, The SSE Arena UK
Tues 4th December Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena UK
Thurs 6th December London, The O2 UK
Sat 8th December Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena UK
Sun 9th December Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena UK
Tues 11th December Glasgow, The SSE Hydro Arena UK
Wed 12th December Manchester, Manchester Arena UK
Fri 14th December Sheffield, FlyDSA Arena UK
Sat 15th December Liverpool, Echo Arena UK
Mon 17th December Birmingham, Arena Birmingham UK
Tuesday 18th December London, The SSE Arena Wembley (extra date added due to exceptional demand)
Def Leppard are supported by Cheap Trick across all headline shows.
For Teenage Cancer Trust please visit www.royalalberthall.com
For Teenage Cancer Trust VIP packages please see http://www.DefLeppardRockBrigade.com
Headline shows tickets available at www.livenation.co.uk
In conjunction with the release of their catalogue, Def Leppard announced they will embark on a massive 58 date co-headlining tour with Journey in the USA starting in May 2018.
Def Leppard – Joe Elliott (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick “Sav” Savage (bass), Vivian Campbell (guitar) and Rick Allen (drums) – continue to be one of the most important forces in rock music. Over the course of their career the band has produced a series of classic ground-breaking albums that set the bar for generations of music fans and artists alike. The group’s spectacular live shows and arsenal of hits have become synonymous with their name, leading Def Leppard to be heralded as an institution in both the music and touring industry. The bandís most recent self-titled studio album debuted at #1 on Billboardís Top Rock Albums and Top Independent Albums charts. The album also took the #5 spot on Billboard’s Top Current Albums and #10 spot on the Top 200, as well as claiming 15 top 10 debuts around the world.
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