The first time Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott saw AC/DC live, it took him three days to get his hearing back. “It was at the Sheffield Top Rank in 1978,” he says. “On a Sunday night, they put on gigs ...

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There are a handful of bands that are strictly associated with the 80s. Now, their relevance has grown beyond the decade, although that relevance centers on the band’s glory days of big hair and loud ...

From New Wave of British Heavy Metal hip to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Def Leppard certainly hasn't been wanting for appreciation over its nearly 45 years together. But over the course of 11 ...

Joe Elliott said Def Leppard aren't likely to break up any time soon, but he admitted they came close to at least considering the move around the turn of the century. Asked by Rolling Stone if there ...

The Stroede Center for the Arts in Defiance will present an AC/DC and Def Leppard tribute band (Absolute Def Leppard and Highway to Hell) on Sept. 9 at the Tinora Performing Arts Center at Tinora ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. “It's been a hell of a journey since COVID,” says Def Leppard singer Joe ...

When it comes to touring, Joe Elliott believes that “ageism has gone out of rock ’n’ roll.” The ever-cool Def Leppard frontman is noting that while some will see the band’s 45 years in existence as ...

In the spring of 2020, Def Leppard made plans to gather at Joe Elliott‘s house in Ireland to record a handful of tunes before starting rehearsals for their stadium tour with Mötley Crüe, Poison, and ...

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