Phil Collen

February 17, 2022

IT’S ON FOR 2022 … The Stadium Tour with Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett adds 5 New Dates

Metal Sludge — In a brand new update, all of the bands involved with The Stadium Tour are seemingly telling the fans, the wait is over. Motley Crue posted a brand new video update today that features all the key players telling the viewers that their summer tour is a go. The video shares clips of Nikki Sixx, Bret Michaels, Joe Elliott, Phil Collen and Joan Jett, who are all saying: “It’s on” promoting the[…]

May 14, 2021

CRUE 2022 … The Stadium Tour with Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Poison has been Officially Postponed to 2022

Metal Sludge — Well for those who have been patiently waiting the news – sadly the Stadium Tour with Motley Crue has been postponed again. A press release today has informed fans and ticket holders that the summer tour has now been scheduled for 2022. Motley Crue have just shared the news on their official Instagram with the following message: ” To all our loyal fans, we wanted to let you know that we learned[…]

December 11, 2020

DUMB LEPPARD … Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffman says Def Leppard is a Dumb band name

Blabbermouth — ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann spoke to RJ Bayley of Metal Empire about the origin of the band’s unusual name. He said (hear audio below): “It actually existed before I joined the band, believe it or not. The guys had already performed under that name locally a couple of times. It was basically a neighborhood band, and they had that name. I was never completely happy with it, but, of course, it stuck and[…]

July 15, 2020

STILL GIVING IT TO US GOOD … Trixter guitarist Steve Brown talks Kiss, Van Halen, Def Leppard and Tokyo Motor Fist

Metal Sludge — When a teenage Steve Brown got his first taste of rock and roll stardom back in the late 1980s with Trixter, sure enough the MCA band fizzled by the second record. Grunge wiped Brown and hundreds of others off the glam planet in the early 90s — but not forever. The New Jersey rocker had the fortitude to keep going, and here we are in 2020, and even the Covid-19 pandemic will[…]

December 4, 2019

CONFIRMED … Motley Crue confirms 2020 Stadium Tour with Def Leppard, Poison & Joan Jett

CONFIRMED Motley Crue confirms 2020 Stadium Tour with Def Leppard, Poison & Joan Jett LOS ANGELES, California — Just as the rumors have stated, its all true and thensome. Metal Sludge first reported back in October that Motley Crue was reuniting for a huge summer 202o tour. We also reported a follow-up report HERE that the Crue would bring Def Leppard and Poison along as their support bands. And per usual, we broke this news[…]

December 3, 2019

RUMORS IN THE AIR … Bret Michaels talks about Poison in 2020 but cannot confirm or deny the big rumor…yet?

RUMORS IN THE AIR Bret Michaels talks about Poison in 2020 but cannot confirm or deny the big rumor…yet! POISONVILLE, U.S.A. — Bret Michaels has just released a big video announcement talking about future Poison plans. Michaels is the main cog in the wheel that is Poison and he has just spoke on a few things related to the Glam Slam Kings of Noise. Per usual, Michaels is relentless in his touring schedule,[…]

May 27, 2018

FAMILY EMERGENCY … Def Leppard enlist Steve Brown of Trixter to sub for guitarist Phil Collen

FAMILY EMERGENCY Def Leppard enlist Steve Brown of Trixter to sub for guitarist Phil Collen Blabbermouth — DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen has left the band’s tour with JOURNEY to deal with a family emergency. Replacing him until he returns is TRIXTER‘s Steve Brown. Brown made his live debut with DEF LEPPARD on the current tour Friday night (May 25) at the Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Fan-filmed video footage and photos can be seen below. Collen and his wife of eight years, Helen, are awaiting the birth[…]

March 1, 2016

Def Leppard announce 2016 tour dates with REO Speedwagon and Tesla

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.[…]

July 5, 2015

DEF LEPPARD guitarist PHIL COLLEN on Spotify: “It’s bad, if not worse, than the whole Napster thing”

CT NOW — In theory, recording an album is easy: reserve studio time, jam until you’ve got 12 songs together that sound good, and pack it in. For an iconic rock band like Def Leppard, who’ll play Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, July 5, there are executives to please, memos to circulate, singles to perfect and expectations to exceed. “Pyromania” (1983) and “Hysteria” (1987), two of the best-selling rock albums in history (and still the[…]

May 15, 2015

DEF LEPPARD guitarist PHIL COLLEN to release ‘Adrenalized’ Memoir

Blabbermouth — Atria Books has acquired North American and audio rights to a memoir by Phil Collen, lead guitarist for rock band DEF LEPPARD for more than 30 years. “Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard, And Beyond”, written with veteran journalist and author Chris Epting and scheduled for publication on October 27, is the first book written by a member of the group that holds claim to being one of only five rock bands with two original[…]