DEF LEPPARD will embark on a massive U.S. summer tour with STYX and TESLA. The trek will storm through over 40 cities throughout North America, kicking off on June 23 in Tampa, Florida. Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 18 at 12 p.m. local time through Citi's Private Pass Program. General tickets for the tour go on sale starting Friday, February 20 at 10 a.m. on LiveNation.com. The dates are as follows: Jun. 23 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Jun. 25 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre Jun. 27 - Birmingham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre Jun. 28 - Atlanta, GA - Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood Jun. 30 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion Jul. 02 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live Jul. 03 - Virginia Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live Jul. 05 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena Jul. 07 - Gilford, NH - Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook Jul. 09 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center Jul. 11 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Jul. 12 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Jul. 14 - Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Jul. 15 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre Jul. 17 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre Jul. 21 - Mt. Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Resort & Casino Jul. 23 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre Jul. 24 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center Jul. 25 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center Aug 07 - Sturgis, SD - Buffalo Chip Campground Aug 08 - Sioux Falls, SD - Sioux Falls Arena Aug 10 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena Aug 11 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre Aug 14 - Sedalia, MO - Missouri State Fair Aug 15 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair Aug 17 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center Aug 18 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena Aug 21 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion Aug 22 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Aug 23 - Austin, TX - Austin360 Amphitheater Aug 27 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair Aug 28 - Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center Aug 30 - Noblesville, IN - Klipsch Music Center Sep. 01 - Allentown, PA - Allentown Sep. 03 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center Sep. 04 - Maryland Heights, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Sep. 05 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Sep. 16 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheater Sep. 17 - Ridgefield, WA - Northwest Amphitheater Sep. 19 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater Sep. 22 - Chula Vista, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre Sep. 23 - Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion Sep. 25 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheatre Sep. 26 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center Sep. 28 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheater Sep. 30 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena Oct. 02 - Bozeman, MT - Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Oct. 04 - Bismarck, ND - Bismarck Civic Center DEF LEPPARD is putting the finishing touches on a new studio album for a tentative late spring release. Asked how the material on the CD is sounding so far, the band's lead singer, Joe Elliott told Shredload.com: "Varied. Yeah, real good. Some of the stuff sounds absolutely like us. Some of the stuff sounds like things that people our age should be writing these days. So it's a bit of everything, really. Stuff that reminds us of stuff that we grew up listening to. So it's very much in the classic-rock mold, but it's also not stale and sterile." He continued: "For us, it's kind of exciting, because we're doing a lot of stuff that we've never really done before. It's the odd, kind of Merry Clayton kind of
like THE [ROLLING] STONES would use horns on certain songs
Just varying things up a little bit, but it's still essentially got the sound. Because with our guitar sound and my voice, it's a distinctive sound. And Rick's [Allen] drum sound is a distinctive sound. It's the songwriting that is variable, because of everybody's input. It's different. Sav [bassist Rick Savage] writes a certain way, I write a certain way, Phil [Collen, guitar] and Vivian [Campbell, guitar] write a certain way. Even Rick Allen's written stuff on this record, which is really good. So there's a lot of variety there. I'm quite excited at the moment." Elliott added: "Until we kind of get the other six [songs] that are bubbling away that need a little bit more work done, I don't really know what direction it's going in fully, but it's varied. And that's what I've always liked about our records. When you hear an AC/DC record, you know what you're gonna get and it doesn't really veer off that track much. But, say, like a QUEEN record, you can have 'Tie Your Mother Down' and 'You Take My Breath Away' on the same album, and it's almost two different bands. And that's what we like being more in that direction [where] we can dip our toe into different sounds."
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