Def Leppard Early Tours 1978–1979
The Def Leppard Early Tours was an England/Scotland concert tour by English hard rock band Def Leppard. This was their first tour.
| Tour by Def Leppard | |
| Start date | 18 July 1978 |
|---|---|
| End date | 9 November 1979 |
| No. of shows | 78 |
| Def Leppard concert chronology | |
Songs Performed
Originals
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Other (non-album songs)
|
Cover songs
- "Doctor, Doctor" (UFO)
- "Only You Can Rock Me" (UFO)
- "Jailbreak" (Thin Lizzy)
- "Emerald" (Thin Lizzy)
- "Rosalie" (Thin Lizzy)
- "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Thin Lizzy)
- "Hot Blooded" (Foreigner)
- "Suffragette City" (David Bowie)
- "Pretty Vacant" (Sex Pistols)
- "Whole Lotta Rosie" (AC/DC)
- "Problem Child" (AC/DC)
- "Sin City" (AC/DC)
- "T.N.T." (AC/DC)
- "Powerage" (AC/DC)
Touring Personnel
Band:
- Joe Elliott – Lead Vocals
- Pete Willis – Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
- Steve Clark – Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
- Rick Savage – Bass, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
- Rick Allen – Drums
- Tony Kenning – Drums (1978)
Tour Dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spoon Factory rehearsals | |||
| December 1977 | Sheffield | England | Stag Works |
| Early shows with Tony Kenning on drums | |||
| 18 July 1978 | Sheffield | England | Westfield School |
| 26 August 1978 | 28th Sheffield Show | ||
| 11 September 1978 | The Limit Club | ||
| September 1978 | Barnsley | Reform Club | |
| September 1978 | Sheffield | The Limit Club | |
| October 1978 | Broadfield Hotel Pub | ||
| English headline shows with Rick Allen on drums | |||
| 25 November 1978 | Hull | England | Fairview Studios recording of The Def Leppard E.P. |
| 26 November 1978 | |||
| 21 December 1978 | Rotherham | Clifton Hall | |
| December 1978 | Mansfield | unknown | |
| 9 January 1979 | Sheffield | (Cancelled)The Limit Club | |
| 10 January 1979 | (Cancelled) Dialhouse Club | ||
| 24 January 1979 | Dialhouse Club | ||
| 25 January 1979 | Penthouse | ||
| 26 January 1979 | Retford | (Cancelled) Porterhouse | |
| 27 January 1979 | Crowle | Community Centre | |
| 28 January 1979 | Rotherham | Dickens Inn | |
| 8 February 1979 | Sheffield | Wapentake Club | |
| 28 February 1979 | Polytechnic | ||
| 3 March 1979 | Liverpool | Oscars | |
| 16 March 1979 | Manchester | Miner's Welfare Club | |
| 17 March 1979 | Wombwell | Reform Club | |
| 19 March 1979 | Worsborough Dale | Workingmen's Club | |
| 10 May 1979 | Leeds | Radio Leeds Studios | |
| 19 May 1979 | Sheffield | Middlewood Club | |
| 23 May 1979 | Worsborough Dale | Workingmen's Club | |
| May 1979 | Sheffield | Dialhouse Club | |
| 28 May 1979 | Hull | Fairview Studios | |
| 29 May 1979 | |||
| 2 June 1979 | Sheffield | Dialhouse Club | |
| 5 June 1979 | Crookes Workingmen's Club | ||
| 12 June 1979 | Hallam University | ||
| 18 June 1979 | High Green Liberal Club | ||
| 23 June 1979 | Manchester | University | |
| 25 June 1979 | Leeds | University | |
| 26 June 1979 | Sheffield | Crookes Workingmen's Club | |
| 30 June 1979 | Manchester | University | |
| 7 July 1979 | Retford | Porterhouse | |
| 23 July 1979 | Wombwell | Reform Club | |
| 26 July 1979 | Retford | Porterhouse | |
| 27 July 1979 | Middlesbrough | Rock Gardens | |
| 10 August 1979 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Mayfair | |
| 17 August 1979 | Newport, Isle of Wight | The Village | |
| 30 August 1979 | Chesterfield | Fusion Hall | |
| 31 August 1979 | Burton upon Trent | 76 Club | |
| 1 September 1979 | Sheffield | 29th Sheffield Show | |
| 5 September 1979 | Bolton | Swan Hotel Pub | |
| 4 September 1979 | Blackpool | Norbeck Castle Hotel | |
| 7 September 1979 | Wolverhampton | Lafayette Club | |
| 8 September 1979 | Cromer | West Runton Pavilion | |
| 13 September 1979 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Mayfair Sammy Hagar support tour | |
| 14 September 1979 | Manchester | Free Trade Hall Sammy Hagar support tour | |
| 15 September 1979 | Birmingham | Odeon Sammy Hagar support tour | |
| 16 September 1979 | London | Hammersmith Odeon Sammy Hagar support tour | |
| September 1979 | Olympic Studios | ||
| 28 September 1979 | Scraptoft | Student Union Building | |
| 29 September 1979 | Nottingham | Nottingham Boat Club | |
| English/Welsh headline shows | |||
| 2 October 1979 | London | England | Imperial College |
| 4 October 1979 | Wolverhampton | Civic Hall with Slade | |
| 5 October 1979 | Middlesbrough | Rock Gardens | |
| 6 October 1979 | Norwich | University of East Anglia with Slade | |
| 12 October 1979 | Aberavon | Wales | 9 Volts Club |
| 13 October 1979 | Nottingham | England | Nottingham University with Slade |
| 15 October 1979 | Birkenhead | Hamilton Club | |
| Supported AC/DC (26 October to 9 November 1979) | |||
| Newcastle | England | Mayfair Ballroom | |
| 26 October 1979 | |||
| 27 October 1979 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo |
| 28 October 1979 | |||
| 29 October 1979 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo |
| 30 October 1979 | |||
| 1 November 1979 | Hammersmith | Hammersmith Odeon | |
| 2 November 1979 | |||
| 3 November 1979 | |||
| 5 November 1979 | Liverpool | Liverpool Empire Theatre | |
| 6 November 1979 | |||
| 8 November 1979 | Stafford | New Bingley Hall | |
| 9 November 1979 | Leicester | De Montfort Hall | |
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