Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Tour

Songs From The Sparkle Lounge Tour
Tour by Def Leppard
Associated album Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
Start date 27 March 2008
End date 12 September 2009
Legs 7
No. of shows 132, 2 cancelled
Def Leppard concert chronology

The Songs From The Sparkle Lounge World Tour was a world tour by British Rock band Def Leppard in support of their latest album, Songs From The Sparkle Lounge. It marks the first time the band had travelled to Japan since 2002's X Tour. Styx and REO Speedwagon were the opening acts of the tour; however, some shows had Joan Jett, Billy Idol and Children Of Bodom instead of Styx and REO Speedwagon. In February 2009, the 2009 leg of the tour was announced with Poison and Cheap Trick as the opening acts.

Set list

Set from 8/1/08 Nashville show.

  1. Sparkle Lounge Intro
  2. Rocket
  3. Animal
  4. Action
  5. Let's Get Rocked
  6. C`mon, C`mon
  7. Foolin'
  8. Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
  9. Nine Lives
  10. Love Bites
  11. Bass Solo
  12. Rock On
  13. Two Steps Behind
  14. Bringin' On The Heartbreak
  15. Switch 625
  16. Hysteria
  17. Armageddon It
  18. Photograph
  19. Pour Some Sugar On Me
  20. Bad Actress
  21. Rock Of Ages (encore)
  22. Let It Go (encore)

Set list from 22 August 2009 show

Encore:

Styx set list

  1. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
    • lead vocals – Tommy Shaw
  2. The Grand Illusion
    • lead vocals – Lawrence Gowan
  3. Too Much Time On My Hands
    • lead vocals – Tommy Shaw
  4. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
    • lead vocals – Tommy Shaw
  5. Miss America
    • lead vocals – James Young
  6. Come Sail Away
    • lead vocals – Lawrence Gowan
  7. Renegade (Encore)
    • lead vocals – Tommy Shaw

REO Speedwagon set list

  1. Don't Let Him Go
  2. Take It On The Run
  3. Find Your Own Way Home
  4. Can't Fight This Feeling
  5. I Needed To Fall
  6. Time For Me To Fly
  7. Keep On Loving You
  8. Roll With The Changes
  9. Riding The Storm Out (Encore)

Tour Dates

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Date City Country Venue
North America with Styx & REO Speedwagon
27 March 2008 Greensboro, North Carolina United States Greensboro Coliseum
29 March 2008 Hollywood, Florida Hard Rock Casino
30 March 2008 Estero, Florida Germain Arena
1 April 2008 Greenville, South Carolina Bi-Lo Center
3 April 2008 Reading, Pennsylvania Sovereign Center
4 April 2008 Atlantic City, New Jersey Borgata Events Center
6 April 2008 Manchester, New Hampshire Verizon Wireless Arena
8 April 2008 Uncasville, Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
9 April 2008 Providence, Rhode Island Dunkin' Donuts Center
11 April 2008 Quebec City, Quebec Canada Colisée Pepsi CANCELED
12 April 2008 Ottawa, Ontario Scotiabank Place CANCELED
13 April 2008 Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum CANCELED
16 April 2008 Winnipeg, Manitoba MTS Centre CANCELED
18 April 2008 Grand Rapids, Michigan United States Van Andel Arena CANCELED
19 April 2008 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena CANCELED
22 April 2008 Nampa, Idaho Idaho Center
23 April 2008 Spokane, Washington Spokane Arena
25 April 2008 Paradise, Nevada Pearl Concert Theater
26 April 2008 San Diego, California Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
27 April 2008 San Jacinto, California Soboba Casino Arena
Europe
21 May 2008 Sandnes Norway Classic Rock Festival
23 May 2008 Halden Fredriksten
24 May 2008 Trondheim Torvet Market Square
4 June 2008 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall
6 June 2008 Solvesborg Sweden Sweden Rock Festival
8 June 2008 Kaliningrad Russia Khrabrovo Airport
9 June 2008 Vilnius Lithuania Siemens Arena
11 June 2008 Tallinn Estonia Saku Suurhall Arena
14 June 2008 Middelfart Denmark Rock Under Broen
15 June 2008 Nijmegen Netherlands Arrow Rock Festival
17 June 2008 Glasgow Scotland SECC
18 June 2008 Birmingham England NEC Arena
20 June 2008 Manchester MEN Arena
21 June 2008 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
23 June 2008 Sheffield England Sheffield Arena
24 June 2008 Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena
26 June 2008 London Wembley Arena
27 June 2008 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting
1 July 2008 Pireas Greece Karaiskakis Stadium
3 July 2008 Tirana Albania Qemal Stafa Stadium
4 July 2008 Sofia Bulgaria Akademik Stadium
6 July 2008 Istanbul Turkey Masstival
7 July 2008 Bucharest Romania Romexpo
10 July 2008 Vizovice Czech Republic Masters of Rock
14 July 2008 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena
15 July 2008 Liverpool England Echo Arena
17 July 2008 Nottingham Trent FM Arena
North America with Styx & REO Speedwagon
30 July 2008 Hidalgo, Texas United States Dodge Arena
1 August 2008 Nashville, Tennessee Sommet Center
2 August 2008 Birmingham, Alabama Verizon Wireless Music Center
3 August 2008 Biloxi, Mississippi Mississippi Coast Coliseum
6 August 2008 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Copps Coliseum (Rescheduled)
7 August 2008 London, Ontario John Labatt Centre
9 August 2008 Quebec City, Quebec Colisée Pepsi (Rescheduled)
10 August 2008 Ottawa, Ontario Scotiabank Place (Rescheduled)
13 August 2008 Winnipeg, Manitoba MTS Centre (Rescheduled)
15 August 2008 Grand Rapids, Michigan United States Van Andel Arena (Rescheduled)
16 August 2008 Des Moines, Iowa Iowa State Fair
17 August 2008 Omaha, Nebraska Qwest Center
20 August 2008 Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
21 August 2008 Dayton, Ohio Ervin J. Nutter Center
23 August 2008 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena (Rescheduled)
24 August 2008 Syracuse, New York State Fair Grounds
NHL Face-Off Rocks Event 2008
9 October 2008 Detroit, Michigan United States Fox Theatre
Asia
17 October 2008 Banglore India Bangalore Palace CANCELED
19 October 2008 Mumbai M.M.R.D.A. Grounds CANCELED
23 October 2008 Tokyo Japan Budokan
24 October 2008
27 October 2008 Osaka Osaka-jo Hall
28 October 2008 Nagoya Nagoya Rainbow Hall
Oceania
31 October 2008 Perth Australia Members Equity Stadium
2 November 2008 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Center
3 November 2008 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
5 November 2008 Sydney Acer Arena
6 November 2008 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre
8 November 2008 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Center
10 November 2008 Wollongong WIN Entertainment Centre
11 November 2008 Canberra AIS Arena
14 November 2008 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena
Europe
12 June 2009 Dublin Ireland Dublin O2 Arena
14 June 2009 Castle Donington England Download Festival
North America with Poison & Cheap Trick
23 June 2009 Camden, New Jersey United States Susquehanna Bank Center
25 June 2009 Cleveland, Ohio Blossom Music Center
26 June 2009 Darien, New York Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
28 June 2009 Scranton, Pennsylvania Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
30 June 2009 Boston, Massachusetts Comcast Center for the Performing Arts
1 July 2009 Holmdel, New Jersey PNC Bank Arts Center
3 July 2009 Saratoga Springs, New York Saratoga Performing Arts Center
4 July 2009 Toronto, Ontario Canada Molson Amphitheatre
7 July 2009 Hartford, Connecticut United States New England Dodge Music Center
8 July 2009 Wantagh, New York Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
10 July 2009 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Post-Gazette Pavilion
11 July 2009 Virginia Beach, Virginia Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
12 July 2009 Washington, D.C. Nissan Pavilion
15 July 2009 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
17 July 2009 Chicago First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
18 July 2009 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Marcus Amphitheatre
20 July 2009 St. Louis, Missouri Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St. Louis
21 July 2009 Kansas City, Missouri Sprint Center
23 July 2009 Indianapolis, Indiana Verizon Wireless Music Center
24 July 2009 Detroit, Michigan DTE Energy Music Theatre
7 August 2009 Raleigh, North Carolina Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
8 August 2009 Charlotte, North Carolina Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
10 August 2009 Nashville, Tennessee Sommet Center CANCELED
11 August 2009 Birmingham, Alabama Verizon Wireless Music Center CANCELED
13 August 2009 West Palm Beach, Florida Cruzan Amphitheatre
14 August 2009 Tampa, Florida Ford Amphitheatre
15 August 2009 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre
18 August 2009 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena
19 August 2009 Houston, Texas Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
21 August 2009 Dallas, Texas Superpages.com Center
22 August 2009 Tulsa, Oklahoma BOK Center
24 August 2009 Denver, Colorado Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
25 August 2009 Salt Lake City, Utah USANA Amphitheatre
28 August 2009 Albuquerque, New Mexico Journal Pavilion
29 August 2009 Phoenix, Arizona Cricket Wireless Pavilion
30 August 2009 Irvine, California Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2 September 2009 Mountain View, California Shoreline Amphitheatre
3 September 2009 Sacramento, California Sleep Train Amphitheatre
5 September 2009 Paradise, Nevada MGM Grand Garden Arena
6 September 2009 San Bernardino, California San Manuel Amphitheater
9 September 2009 San Diego, California Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
11 September 2009 Ridgefield, Washington Clark County Amphitheater
12 September 2009 Auburn, Washington White River Amphitheatre

References

  1. ↑ http://deflepparduk.com/deftour2008main.html
  2. ↑ "Top 50 Worldwide Tours 2009" (PDF). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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