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Clark finally came down to their rehearsal room and joined Def Leppard in January 1978. According to Elliott in Behind the Music, Clark auditioned for Def Leppard by playing all of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" without accompaniment. [4] While a member of Def Leppard, Clark wrote or co-wrote over 90% of the band's songs. [5]
The lineup of Def Leppard has not changed since Campbell joined the band on 15 April 1992, and is thus the longest standing lineup of the band since it began. The current lineup has released four compilations, three live albums, and seven studio albums, most recently Diamond Star Halos on 27 May 2022.
In April 1992, Campbell joined the rock band Def Leppard, after the release of their Adrenalize album. He replaced Steve Clark, who died on 8 January 1991. According to fellow guitarist Phil Collen, Campbell was able to lock right into the position very naturally by simply being himself. Campbell made his debut with the band by playing a show ...
One of Def Leppard's members wasn't present at the band's first gig of the year. On Saturday, Jan. 18, the rock band kicked off 2025 by performing at Feria Estatal De León in Leon, Mexico.
Joe Elliott and Phil Collen discuss their new LP 'Diamond Star Halos,' how they "side-stepped" the 1990s' hair-metal backlash, and why "Kurt Cobain would've been fine with us."
In October 2008, Def Leppard played with country star Taylor Swift in a taped show in Nashville, Tennessee, in a show called CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift and Def Leppard. This was released as a DVD on 16 June 2009 exclusively at Wal-Mart. [ 74 ] The release was the best-selling DVD of the week, and the 10th best-selling Wal-Mart music release ...
On 23 January 2016, Jimmy Bain died while in his cabin on Def Leppard's "Hysteria on the High Seas" cruise. He was due to perform on the cruise with his group Last In Line the following day. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The performance did not go ahead, and band members informed fans on the cruise that he had been battling pneumonia for some time.
Rick Allen, the drummer for the rock band Def Leppard, suffered a head injury on Monday when he was attacked outside his hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.According to a police report released by ...