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 |
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End date | 9 November 1979 |
No. of shows | 78 |
Def Leppard concert chronology |
Songs Performed
Originals
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Other (non-album songs)
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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 |
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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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