DEF LEPPARD’s Joe Elliott – “Some Of The Radio Hits Dried Up, But We Never Stopped Making Them… They Just Didn’t Get Played”

Sunday Life caught up Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott ahead of his band’s SSE Arena gig in Belfast on December 7th, and says he considers himself very lucky to still be performing for his millions of fans.

“I continue to be hopelessly in love with what I do,” said the charismatic singer. “It’s a privilege to be able to still go out and play for people. Especially considering that these days, with the music industry going belly up, you never know what’s around the corner.

“We’ve never stopped working though. Yeah, some of the radio hits dried up, but we never stopped making them. They just didn’t get played. But that all seems to be coming back around again as ticket sales are showing there’s an interest in the band that’s much, much bigger than is being portrayed in some media.”

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Def Leppard’s new self-titled studio album (Mailboat Records) debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums and Top Independent Albums charts. The album also took the #5 spot on Billboard’s Top Current Albums, #10 spot on the Top 200 and #9 on the Overall Digital Album Sales chart, as well as claiming 15 top 10 debuts around the world. Two album commentary videos are streaming below.

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Def Leppard’s new album was recorded earlier this year at frontman Joe Elliott’s studio in Dublin, Ireland. The release features 14 tracks in total and marks their first new collection of material in seven years. The album’s first single “Let’s Go” debuted in September and hit #1 on the Classic Rock radio chart.

Def Leppard tracklisting:

“Let’s Go”
“Dangerous”
“Man Enough”
“We Belong”
“Invincible”
“Sea Of Love”
“Energized”
“All Time High”
“Battle Of My Own”
“Broke ‘N’ Brokenhearted”
“Forever Young”
“Last Dance”
“Wings Of An Angel”
“Blind Faith”

Bonus tracks:

“Last Dance” (Demo) (Japan)
“We Belong” (Alternative Vocal Take) (Classic Rock Fanpack)
“Let’s Go” (UK radio edit) (Classic Rock Fanpack)

Album promo:

“Let’s Go” video:

“Dangerous”:

In addition to the release of their new self-titled studio album, Def Leppard has just extended their massively successful North American tour due to overwhelming demand. The second leg will commence in Greensboro, North Carolina on January 27th and include a stop at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on February 16th (see full routing below). This new run of dates follows the band’s 70+city North American tour and also sold out legs of the band’s world tour in Japan, Australia and the U.K, which are taking place this fall.

Tour dates include:

January
21-25 – Def Leppard Cruise
27 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
29 – Ft.Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
30 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center

February
2 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
3 – Lafayette, LA – Lafayette Cajundome
5 – Corpus Christi, TX – American Bank Center Arena
6 – Hidalgo, TX – State Farm Arena
9 – Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena
10 – Bossier City, LA – CenturyLink Center
13 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
14 – Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwalk Hall
16 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
17 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center