Def Leppard Atomic Mess News

All announced tour dates are found in the X confirmed dates page.

There are no planned tour dates as of yet for 2002. The new album is tentatively scheduled for release in May 2002, with a summer tour following.

There are no planned tour dates as of yet for 2001. Several solo projects are ongoing and they might include live dates. Those will be posted here as they become available.

Joe Elliott and Phil Collen are involved in a side project called Cybernauts with various ex-Spiders From Mars members. They will be releasing a live CD towards the end of December (NOT December 6 as previously mentioned). The CD will be available initially in Japan only and from their website around March. The internet release will feature a bonus 4-track CD.

The group will also have a short tour in Japan after the new years. The known dates are as follows:

[YOKOHAMA] January 8, 2000 Yokohama Bay Hall 18:00
[TOKYO] January 9, 2000 Shibuya-AX 19:00
[OSAKA] January 12, 2000 Umeda Heat Beat 18:30
[NAGOYA] unpublished

Price: 7800yen (= US$72.90)
Promoter's website (in Japanese): http://www.udo.co.jp/

The Euphoria Summer 2000 tour has finished. No new dates have been announced for the fall and winter, and the band is rumored to be taking time off before heading back to the studio to start recording a new album.

The Summer 2000 Tour has begun. No new dates have been announced since the last update.
Forty-eight more tour dates have been confirmed.
Four more tour dates in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Wisconsin have been added.
First tour dates have been posted for Summer 2000.

The Unband has been announced as the opening act for the Def Leppard Summer 2000 US tour. The following blurb is from KNAC.com:

Well, it's only halfway through the year, but we are confident that this wins the award for "Most Unlikely Tour Package Of The Year." Power rock punkers The Unband have scored the opening slot on the first leg of the Def Leppard U.S. tour!!!! For those of you who haven't heard the up and coming TVT act, they sound kinda like Motorhead meets Nashville Pussy and are sure to scare the sh*t of he pop-metal Def lep fans. Should make for a hilarious and rockin' tour!!! The Unband have toured with other metal acts lately as well, including Dio, Motorhead, Dokken, Great White, Anthrax and Jackyl. The Unband's set will feature a six-foot, inflatable, mechanical hand that can gesture at the crowd, including such classic moves as "the finger," "metal horns," and "the peace sign." The group is touring in support of its debut album, Retarder, which was released March 7 on TVT Records.

The two bands will tour together from July 20, 2000 (at Mansfield, MA) through August 12, 2000 (at Burgettstown, PA). No bands have been announced for any shows after these dates.

Coming soon: an overview of The Unband.

The listings of previous tour dates from 1979 to the present have been updated. Many dates that were missing were added, venues were corrected, and finally, everything was organized in an easier to read format.

Tour dates from the 1979 English tour have been added.

All tour dates after February 15, 2000 for the Winter 2000 tour have been cancelled.
Eight new tour dates in Japan have been announced for September 24-October 4, 1999.
Seven new tour dates in the UK have been announced for October 12-23, 1999.
Three new tour dates have been announced for August 9, 27 and September 9, 1999.
Several new tour dates in December have been announced.
45 new tour dates from December 1999 to February 2000 have been announced.