Def Leppard, Poison and Tesla Tour Confirmed
It finally happened. Def Leppard has announced their summer tour and Poison and Tesla will provide support. The tour is actually more spring than summer, starting in early April and concluding at the end of June. Now there's no Cincinnati date here which stuns me. The closest show to me is Indianapolis, so I guess I'll be going to that one. Here's the dates, courtesy of Blabbermouth.
Apr. 08 - Manchester, NH SNHU Arena
Apr. 10 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre *
Apr. 12 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Apr. 14 - Baltimore, MD - Royal Farms Arena
Apr. 15 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
Apr. 17 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
Apr. 19 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
Apr. 21 - St Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
Apr. 22 - Sioux Falls, SD - Sanford Premier Center
Apr. 24 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
Apr. 26 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Cneter **
Apr. 27 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
Apr. 29 - Ft Myers, FL - Fort Rock ***
Apr. 30 - Jacksonville, FL - Welcome to Rockville ***
May 02 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre
May 03 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
May 05 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
May 06 - Charlotte, NC - Carolina Rebellion ***
May 24 - Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena
May 26 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma ***
May 27 - San Antonio, TX - River City Rockfest ***
May 29 - Colorado Springs, CO - Broadmoor World Arena
May 31 - Bozeman, MT - Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Jun. 02 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place *
Jun. 03 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome *
Jun. 06 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena *
Jun. 07 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
Jun. 09 - Seattle, WA - White River Amph
Jun. 10 - Portland, OR - Moda Center
Jun. 12 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
Jun. 14 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Bank Arena
Jun. 16 - San Diego, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Jun. 17 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
Jun. 19 - Salt Lake City, UT - ASANA Amphitheatre
Jun. 21 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center **
Jun. 22 - St Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Jun. 24 - Chicago, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Jun. 25 - Indianapolis, IN - Klipsch Music Center
* Def Leppard only
** Def Leppard and Poison only, no Tesla
*** Def Leppard festival dates
DEF LEPPARD Announces North American Tour With POISON And TESLA https://t.co/K7zgXu2hIp pic.twitter.com/bE5Dlu6MbB
— BLABBERMOUTH.NET (@BLABBERMOUTHNET) January 12, 2017
Reader Comments (25)
Given the sorts of cities they are targeting, I am sure this will be a big Sprummer hit. Well played. Very . . . well . . . played.
If only those idiots had booked Poison for M3!
DL played same arena last year. Bottom ring was fairly full. Curious what they will pull in this time.
I guess Poison (Bret) doesnt really want to headline because they would actually have to play more than 9 songs. How about playing "open up" in full and then a couple of encores closing with "talk dirty". Still would be well under an hour set! I can dream.
I'll be the guy in the POISON t-shirt.
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Can't say that for Elliot's voice since it's SO shot or the entire band, Tesla, as their material and show are so mediocre.
1) Will Breck Michaels realize the massive positive response POISON will receive has as much to do with C.C., Bobby and Rikki as it does him, if not more, because he's deprived them of the spotlight for so long?
2) OR... will Michaels decide it's all about him and suck off the hype from the success of POISON's tour and hit all the places they missed without the rest of the band?
Now all of us real fans will go to see CC Deville, who has always been the main reason to go see POISON, even in their prime. He may not be the most proficient player, and is sloppy as hell live, BUT the man exudes guitar godness and has charisma up the wazoo. There is no POISON without CC (sorry Blues S. and Richie K.), there just isn't. I know they're not gonna play half the songs I want to hear in Louisville, but I will be there. Old school, with my binoculars which I still bring to every concert. Watching and listening to CC. And enjoying ever minute of it because it may be the last time! I hope I'm 100% wrong.
Why? Well, I was point blank in front of C.C. and was blown away. It seemed like he was playing blistering lead guitar over the top of the whole thing, song after song, during the whole show and it was incredible. I really didn't get that he was really sloppy but rather shreddingly fast and loose. If there was a missed note, I didn't hear it.
In fact, I was SO mesmerized by C.C.'s playing, completely ignoring Michaels, my eyes riveted on C.C.'s hands and fingers shredding up his flying V's and B.C.Riches, so much so, I swear to The Metal Gawdz, Michaels came over to where I was standing right up against the stage and he leaned down and sang, "What the h*ll is wrong with you?!!!" right into my face!
You can read all about it in my one and only concert review (if you haven't already) on BBG! Allyson was so kind to post many years ago. I think if you search "Outlaw Jam" on here, it will pop up. I believe it still stands as the longest piece ever written for BBG!, haha!!