Joe Elliott says “Sheffield is in the very DNA of this band! We are ecstatic to be starting the European leg of our world tour at home at Bramall Lane! When thinking of a warm up, it made sense to do a special set at The Leadmill, in the city where it all started. Net proceeds from ticket sales from The Leadmill show will be donated to Music Venue Trust who diligently work to help struggling UK music venues.
The band are looking to shine a light on The Leadmill, a vital part of the Sheffield and national UK music scene and is amongst many of the small UK music venues threatened with closure. The setlist will be for one night only – unique to this show and different to the setlist the band will play three days later, when they start the UK and European tour at a sold out Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane on Monday May 22.
It will be the most intimate show the band have played in the UK or Europe in 35 years. It will be a huge night for fans of the band who get the chance to hear the bands extraordinary stadium style catalogue in a club setting. The 850 capacity venue will be treated to a must see performance from one of Britain’s greatest ever rock bands. In what will be one of the live events of 2023, Def Leppard are coming home! On the eve of the bands biggest ever European tour and the launch of new album, Drastic Symphonies, Def Leppard are set to play a one off club show at the iconic Sheffield venue, The Leadmill. "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" (Vinyl and Atmos bonus track) "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (Stripped version) Building upon elements from the album artwork, a collection of exclusive merch is now available for pre-order in the band's official store, here. The album will be available on CD, 2LP black vinyl, limited 2LP colored vinyl, limited 2LP picture disc, CD/Blu-Ray (Atmos) and digitally. We’re so proud of how Drastic Symphonies turned out and can’t wait to share it to the world.”
DEF LEPPARD ALBUMS PLUS
It’s a new Def Leppard album, it’s a greatest hits plus album with some songs rarely heard before, it’s a live RPO album and we think it’s perfect. An absolute team effort that took a good part of a year. It was an amazingly inspirational process culminating in the live recording of the RPO at Abbey Road studios in London. Recording new parts, remixing previous sounds, taking some of our instruments out so the orchestra could breathe, and literally making a new album. We decided to create something special where we would have something classic but present it in a brand new way that would involve making everything work in the context of Drastic Symphonies. But we didn’t just want an orchestra plonked over our previous recordings. Guitarist Phil Collen says, “When the offer of doing an orchestral album with the RPO was suggested, we were honoured.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was recorded at Abbey Road in March 2022 and is produced by Def Leppard, Ronan McHugh & Nick Patrick (producer of the following RPO/Orchestral albums - 圎lvis, Roy Orbison, Beach Boys and Buddy Holly), with arrangements by Eric Gorfain (Neil Diamond, Ryan Adams, Christina Aguilera). Although we’re far from the first band to ever do this, working directly with an orchestra at Abbey Road on some of our more orchestrated songs seemed too good of an opportunity to pass up.” So, when the offer to revisit some of our back catalogue with the Royal Philharmonic was presented to us, we all jumped at it. Vocalist Joe Elliott says, “Def Leppard has always enjoyed veering off the expected path - working with the likes of Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Alison Krauss for example. The album additionally includes new vocals and guitars that culminate in stunningly beautiful symphonic arrangements, which at different points you can hear Joe Elliott duetting with his younger self.
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By and large, they have intertwined the audio from the original tapes and performed them alongside The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, consistently ranked as one of the world's leading orchestras. Def Leppard have deconstructed and rebuilt not only some of their most well-known tracks, but also some of their hidden gems as well. Drastic Symphonies represents a bold new approach to Def Leppard’s most loved songs.
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