Def Leppard announce 2016 tour dates with REO Speedwagon and Tesla

Tour News — Def Leppard have announced a 2016 North American tour this week that will see them hit 55 cities in total.

The U.K. based rock band will take Reo Speedwagon and Tesla on the majority of the tour with Styx added on select dates.

Def Leppard continue to sell massive amounts of concert tickets globally on the eve of their 40th anniversary.

The band formed in 1977 in Sheffield England.

From Wikipedia: As one of the world’s best-selling music artists, Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and have two albums with RIAA Diamond certification, Pyromania and Hysteria. They are one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S.

The band were ranked No. 31 in VH1‘s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock” and ranked No. 70 in “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”

Below is their full schedule.

May 1 Orlando, FL (Moonstone Festival)*
May 4 Lafayette, LA (Lafayette Cajundome)*&
May 5 Corpus Christi, TX (American Bank Center Arena)*&
May 7 Hidalgo, TX (State Farm Arena)*
May 10 Bossier City, LA (CenturyLink Center)
May 11 Little Rock, AR (Verizon Arena)
May 13 Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum Complex)
May 15 Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
May 17 Allentown, PA (PPL Center)
May 18 Huntington, WV (Big Sandy Superstore Arena)
May 20 Orlando, FL (Amway Center)*
June 22 Boston, MA (Xfinity Center)
June 24 Bangor, ME (Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion)
June 25 Quebec City, QC (Centre Videotron)
June 27 Syracuse, NY (Lakeview Amphtheatre)
June 29 Hershey, PA (Hershey Park Stadium)
July 1 Indianapolis, IN (Klipsch Music Center)
July 2 Chicago, IL (Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre)
July 5 Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)
July 6 Milwaukee, WI (Summerfest in Milwaukee)
July 8 Pittsburgh, PA (First Niagara Pavilion)
July 9 Grand Rapids, MI (Van Andel Arena)
July 11 Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach)
July 13 Holmdel, NJ (PNC Bank Arts Center)
July 15 Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
July 16 Toronto, ON (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
Aug. 6 Madison, WI (Alliant Energy Center)
Aug. 8 Evansille, IN (Ford Center)
Aug. 10 Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
Aug. 12 Atlanta, GA (Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood)
Aug. 13 Raleigh, NC (Walnut Creek Amphitheatre)
Aug. 17 Birmingham, AL (Oak Mountain Amphitheater)
Aug. 19 Austin, TX (Austin 360 Amphitheatre)
Aug. 22 Houston, TX (The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
Aug. 24 Dallas, TX (Gexa Energy Pavilion)
Aug. 26 Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
Aug. 27 ST. Louis, MO (Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre)
Aug. 29 Cleveland, OH (Blossom Music Center)
Aug. 31 Darien Center, NY (Darien PAC)
Sept. 14 Billings, MT (Metrapark Arena)
Sept. 16 Salk Lake City, UT (USANA Ampitheatere)
Sept. 17 Denver, CO (Pepsi Center)
Sept. 19 Albuquerque, NM (Isleta Amphitheatre)
Sept. 20 Phoenix, AZ (Ak-Chin Pavilion)
Sept. 22 Irvine, CA (Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre)
Sept. 24 Sacramento, CA (Toyota Amphitheatre) ^
Sept. 25 Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
Sept. 28 Boise, ID (Taco Bell Arena)
Sept. 30 Eugene, OR (Matthew Knight Arena)
Oct. 1 Tacoma, WA (Tacoma Dome)
Oct. 4 Omaha,NE (CenturyLink)
Oct. 5 Minneapolis, MN (Xcel Center)
Oct. 7 La Crosse, WI (La Crosse Center Arena)
Oct. 8 Toledo, OH (Huntington Center)
Oct. 10 Cedar Rapids, IA (U.S. Cellular Center)