Best known for ’80s hard-rock fist-raisers such as “Rock of Ages” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” as well as pioneering hair metal ballads including “Hysteria” and “Love Bites,” Def Leppard is looking forward to playing their hits.
The plan is to do it during the Stadium Tour with Motley Crue and guests Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, which the band hopes to launch June 18 in Jacksonville, Fla., at the TIAA Bank Field.Right now, however, vocalist Joe Elliott and bassist Rick Savage are focusing on the just-released five-disc box set The Early Years 79-81 (Mercury, March 20), which displays a grittier, more metallic sound than Def Leppard’s most popular material.
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