From Loudersound.
Back in October, Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott revealed the band were planning on launching a “warts and all” show recorded in Oxford in 1980.
The performance was captured while the band toured in support of their debut album On Through The Night, with the news coming to light when Elliott was speaking with SiriusXM’s Volume show.
Now, the vocalist has given more information about the release – and reports it’ll make up part of a new box set titled The Early Years.
He tells SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation (via Blabbermouth): “It will be out in what the grown ups call the first quarter, so sometime between January and April – I’m not sure of the exact date.
“We’re doing the first two albums with bonus material and there’s a live recording from Oxford New Theatre in the UK from April 1980, which is actually astounding. I didn’t realise how good it was.”
Elliott also reports that Def Leppard are planning a campaign next year titled 2020 Vision which will see the Sheffield heroes re-releasing “a lot” of the band’s past video projects “in much better condition than it was originally released.”
Elliott continues: “In other words, no hissy VHS tapes any more, but cleaned-up, 5.1 Surround Sound remixes on the sound of some live stuff – and some live things that have never seen the light of day before.”
Def Leppard will head out on the road across the US next summer with Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett for a 29-date stadium tour.
Further information about The Early Years box set will be revealed in due course.
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- Def Leppard - On Through The Night - Spaceship - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $26.20, €23.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 04-Apr-2025 16:00)on April 14, 2025 at 10:08 pm
DEF LEPPARD On Through The Night (1980 UK first issue 11-track 'spaceship' label LP, the groups debut album and one of the first in the NWOBHM movement, including Wasted, Rock Brigade and Hello America, glossy picture sleeve with lyric inner.The sleeve shows some notable edgewear, mostly to the top left corner, whilst the vinyl remains excellent with just a few light surface marks. An ideal play copy)
- Def Leppard - Love Bites - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $13.10, €11.50 (New Item) (arrived 05-Feb-2025 17:43)on April 14, 2025 at 10:08 pm
DEF LEPPARD Love Bites (1988 UK 7" vinyl single, also including a Live version of Billy's Got A Gun recorded in Tilburg in July the previous year, picture sleeve LEP5)
- Def Leppard - Acoustic In Vegas - Picture Disc Edition - UK - 10" Picture Disc - £14.99, $19.64, €17.24 (New Item) (arrived 23-Jan-2025 13:16)on April 14, 2025 at 10:08 pm
DEF LEPPARD Acoustic In Vegas (2020 UK/EU exclusive limited edition 4-track 10" Picture Disc EP. Recorded during their Sin City residency at the Zappos Theatre, Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, featuring acoustic renditions of the rarelyperformed songs Let Me Be The One, We Belong, Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad and Two Steps Behind. Housed in a custom stickered envelope style clear PVC sleeve)
- Def Leppard - Armageddon It - Atomic Mix - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.48, €9.20 (New Item) (arrived 30-Jan-2025 12:00)on April 14, 2025 at 10:08 pm
DEF LEPPARD Armageddon It (1988 UK 7" vinyl single featuring The Atomic Mix, also including Ring Of Fire. The picture sleeve displays just a little light wear & the vinyl shows just light signs of play LEP4)
- Def Leppard - Armageddon It - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.65, €17.25 (New Item) (arrived 30-Jan-2025 13:59)on April 14, 2025 at 10:08 pm
DEF LEPPARD Armageddon It (1988 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, includes The Nuclear Mix and The Atomic Mix, plus Ring Of Fire, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some light foxing on the reverse and minor edgewear the vinyl is excellent with justa few light hairlines not affecting play LEPX4)
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