Def Leppard will head to Europe, India, the U.Ok. and Asia after kicking off 2026 with a dozen U.S. reveals.
Joe Elliott says the group will dig “somewhat deeper within the set” on these preliminary U.S. stops, all of which occur in February. “We’re planning one thing utterly completely different to something that we have completed up to now,” he confirmed on the UCR Podcast.
There’s an emotional homecoming on faucet, as nicely, when Def Leppard performs a June live performance in Sheffield, England. Tickets for these 2026 stops can be found by means of the group’s official website online. See the most recent Def Leppard dates, cities and venues beneath, together with a repeatedly up to date listing of rock’s largest 2026 excursions.
Def Leppard Guarantees All of the ‘Bells and Whistles’
Def Leppard begins 2026 with February appearances on the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, marking their third Las Vegas residency. “The standard factor with Vegas, is that you simply’re placing on a present, not doing a gig,” Elliott added. “In order that’s precisely what it’ll be – [with all of the] bells and whistles for, positive.”
They’re coming off a packed slate that included a string of live shows between Might and August 2025 with Bret Michaels, Excessive and the Struts. Later within the yr, they co-headlined Rock the Tides in November on Mexico’s Riviera Maya with Motley Crue. Michaels and Excessive have been joined there by fellow help acts Buckcherry, Dwelling Color.
Def Leppard in live performance in 1981. (Gary Gershoff, Getty Photos)
Def Leppard started 2025 with out longtime guitarist Vivian Campbell, who was recovering from a bone marrow transplant as he continued a battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma relationship again to 2013. He could be out for eight months, although Campbell offered a optimistic well being replace in January. He lastly returned simply in time for a Might live performance in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Their final studio album stays 2022’s Diamond Star Halos, which reached the High 10 in each the U.S. and U.Ok. Def Leppard’s most up-to-date launch was 2024’s Pyromania: fortieth Anniversary Tremendous Deluxe Version.
Def Leppard 2026 World Tour
2/3 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2/5 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2/7 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2/10 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2/14 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2/17 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2/19 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2/21 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2/24 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2/28 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
3/25 – Shillong, India @ Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
3/27 – Mumbai, India @ Jio World Backyard
3/29 – Bengaluru, India @ Good Grounds
6/13 – Rattvik, Sweden @ Dalhalla
6/16 – Helsinki, Finland @ Veikkaus Area
6/19 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion
6/21 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metallic Assembly 2026
6/23 – Dortmund, Germany @ Westfalenhallen
6/26 – Belfast, U.Ok. @ Belsonic
6/28 – Glasgow, U.Ok. @ OVO Hydro
6/30 – Sheffield, U.Ok. @ Utilita Area Sheffield
7/2 – London, U.Ok. @ The O2
7/4 – Birmingham, U.Ok. @ BP Pulse Reside
7/6 – Manchester, U.Ok. @ Co-op Reside
7/8 – Paris, France @ Accor Area
7/29-8/1 – Wacken, Germany @ Wacken Open Air 2026
8/2 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates @ Coca-Cola Area
2026’s Greatest Rock Excursions
Rock reunions are creating a number of the largest headlines for 2026 – however there are many different big reveals on the best way.
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