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Def Leppard · 1979

Def Leppard

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

August 5, 1979Business⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Def Leppard signed a contract with Phonogram Records with an initial advance of £120,000 ($180,000) and a 10 percent share of sales during the first two years.

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  1. Def LeppardAugust 16, 1986
    Concert⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Rick Allen made his first live return to the stage with Def Leppard after losing his left arm in a car accident. It took place at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington.
  2. Def LeppardAugust 3, 1987
    Release⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Def Leppard released their fourth studio album, “Hysteria.”
  3. Def LeppardAugust 29, 1987
    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Def Leppard's fourth studio album "Hysteria" reached No. 1 on the UK album chart. The album also reached No. 1 in the US the following July after 49 weeks of gradual ascent. It also reached No. 1 in Australia, Norway, and New Zealand, and sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.
  4. Def LeppardAugust 13, 1988
    Album⭐⭐⭐⭐
    The album Hysteria returned to No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 and began its second period at the top of the chart.
  5. Def LeppardAugust 13, 1988
    Concert⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Def Leppard played the first of two concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado as part of the promotion for the album Hysteria.
  6. Def LeppardAugust 10, 1992
    Concert⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Def Leppard began the North American leg of their 248-date world tour, Seven Day Weekend, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.