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Def Leppard Tour America With Poison and Cheap Trick - Cheesy 80s Rock Aplenty Posted: 26 Feb 2009 12:08 PM PST Def Leppard are a British rock group that formed in Sheffield in 1977 and spearheaded the New Wave of British Heavy Metal along with Iron Maiden and Motorhead. And 32 years later, they are still together, and still performing live. Today, the band has announced a new 40-date megatour with support from Poison and Cheap Trick. The three bands will make their way across the United States banging out their cheesy 80s rock tunes. The group told Billboard: "We're going out with three bands, which limits the amount of time we can play to about 90 minutes. When you do your greatest hits and some new material or extra stuff you might throw in, you have got to push and shove and clamp down. No big long speeches from moi. You have to do the AC/DC thing and just bang through everything." "We've taken the path of least resistance, we've put a bill together that we think is attractive." Tickets for the tour go on sale to the public on Friday, March 6, 2009 livenation.com. With combined album sales of over 100 million albums, 65 million of which are down to Def Leppard, tickets are likely to sell quickly, so get in there while you can. Personally, I’m not a fan of hair metal but I’m sure many of you are. And if so, this tour is like manna from Heaven. The Def Leppard, Poison, and Cheap Trick Megatour Dates in full are:- June 23: Camden, N.J. June 25: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio June 26: Darien Center, N.Y. June 28: Scranton, Pa. June 30: Mansfield, Mass. July 1: Holmdel, N.J. July 3: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. July 4: Toronto, Ontario July 7: Hartford, Conn. July 8: Wantagh, N.Y. July 10: Burgettstown, Penn. July 11: Virginia Beach, Va. July 12: Bristow, Va. July 15: Cincinnati July 17: Tinley Park, Ill. July 18: Milwaukee, Wis. July 20: Maryland Heights, Mo. July 21: Kansas City, Mo. July 23: Noblesville, Ind. July 24: Clarkston, Mich. Aug. 7: Raleigh, N.C. Aug. 8: Charlotte, N.C. Aug. 10: Nashville Aug. 11: Birmingham, Al. Aug. 13: West Palm Beach, Fla. Aug. 14: Tampa, Fla. Aug. 15: Atlanta Aug. 18: New Orleans Aug. 19: Houston Aug. 21: Dallas Aug. 22: Tulsa, Ok. Aug. 24: Englewood, Colo. Aug. 25: Salt Lake City Aug. 28: Albuquerque, N.M. Aug. 29: Phoenix Aug. 30: Irvine, Calif. Sept. 2: Mountain View, Calif. Sept. 3: Sacramento, Calif. Sept. 5: Las Vegas Sept. 7: San Bernadino, Calif. [Photo Source: From Newscom with permission] Tags: Billboard, Brit, British, Cheap Trick, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Poison, UK Share This

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