Def Leppard has introduced a particular one-off intimate gig and livestream to be held in its hometown of Sheffield.
The band will carry out on the 8,500-capacity membership venue, The Leadmill – one of many metropolis’s most iconic music areas – on May 19. The present will mark the group’s most intimate present within the UK or Europe in 35 years.
In an effort to make the uncommon night much more particular, Def Leppard’s setlist will probably be for one evening solely – distinctive to this present and totally different to the setlist the band will play three days late when it kicks off its UK and European tour. That jaunt will start throughout town at a sold-out Bramall Lane stadium on May 22.
The one-off gig goals to shine a lightweight on The Leadmill, an important a part of the Sheffield and nationwide UK music scene and one of many many small venues within the nation which can be being threatened with closure. Net proceeds from ticket gross sales for the present will probably be donated to the Music Venue Trust, which is working to assist these venues in want.
“Sheffield is in the very DNA of this band,” frontman Joe Elliott stated in a press launch. “We are ecstatic to be beginning the European leg of our world tour at house at Bramall Lane! When considering of a warm-up, it made sense to do a particular set at The Leadmill, within the metropolis the place it began.
“We know there are a lot of small music venues struggling across the UK, so we wanted to give back to what gave to us. The net proceeds from the evening will go directly to Music Venue Trust in an effort to keep UK clubs alive…and to coincide with the release of our symphonic record, ‘Drastic Symphonies,’ on [May 19]. It’s all very special!”
Tickets for the particular gig will go on common sale right here at 9am BST on May 12. Fans can achieve entry to a particular pre-sale by pre-ordering a duplicate of Drastic Symphonies in any format from the Official Def Leppard UK Store earlier than 5pm BST on May 10. The pre-sale will then open at 9am BST on May 11.
Due to strictly restricted tickets being obtainable, the band may even stream the once-in-a-lifetime present on Veeps to permit followers from throughout the globe to expertise the gig. Tickets can be found to buy worldwide now (or after May 13 for followers within the UK) for $14.99 ($17.99 on or after May 19) from Veeps.com.
Each livestream ticket will embrace a replay window of 24 hours, permitting followers to relive the magic of the efficiency. Fans may even be capable of buy restricted version merchandise to commemorate the present, donate on to the Music Venue Trust, and interact in Veeps’ built-in chat room in the course of the occasion.
“It’s fantastic to get this support from such an iconic and legendary group as Def Leppard,” Music Venue Trust’s CEO and founder Mark Davyd stated. “The UK’s grassroots music venues are facing an incredibly tough year; currently, one is permanently closing every week. It’s going to take a huge collective effort to turn that around, and it’s so important that artists get involved and lead the fight we need to stop closures.”
On May 19, Def Leppard may even return with a daring new album, Drastic Symphonies. The report will see it deconstruct and rebuild a few of its greatest songs with the majestic accompaniment of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
While the album will largely characteristic the unique audio of Leppard classics, newly mixed with the RPO, Drastic Symphonies may even embrace new vocals and guitars to create epic new symphonic preparations. At some factors, listeners will be capable of hear Elliott duetting together with his youthful self.