Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, which features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, and borrows from the fashion of 1970s glam rock.
Tesla is an American rock band formed in Sacramento, California in late 1981 by bassist Brian Wheat and guitarist Frank Hannon as Earthshaker, and later City Kidd. Lead vocalist Jeff Keith, drummer Troy Luccketta, and guitarist Tommy Skeoch joined them by 1984. By 1986, the band had changed from its glam-derived sound to a 'rootsier' direction under a new name: "Tesla". In 1996, the band disbanded, with members devoting themselves to solo projects. In 2000, they reformed, but Tommy Skeoch departed the band in 2006 and was replaced by Dave Rude. They have sold 14 million albums in the United States.
Monsters of Rock was an annual hard rock and heavy metal music festival held in Castle Donington, England from 1980 to 1996, taking place every year except 1989 and 1993. It later branched into other locations such as the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, Argentina, Brazil, the United States and the former Soviet Union.
Tony "Reuben" Kenning is a British percussionist who played drums in the original line-up of the rock band Def Leppard from November 1977 until November 1978. It was Kenning who suggested the band's name change from Deaf Leopard to Def Leppard.
Göta Lejon is a theatre located at 55 Götgatan in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. Göta Lejon opened as a movie theatre in 1928 and the last movie premiered at the venue in the 1980s. The theatre was rebuilt into a concert venue. Since the 1990s, it has been a theatre, especially known for musical productions.
"Two Steps Behind" is a 1993 song by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their album Retro Active and Last Action Hero Soundtrack. It reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Though the band did manage to chart a few more songs in the following years, this is generally considered to be the band's last major hit in the US. In the 1993 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Awards, the song was voted "Song of the Year" and "Best Song From a Movie Soundtrack.".
Wayne Isham is an American director who has directed music videos of many popular artists.
Because We Can was a concert tour by American rock band, Bon Jovi. The tour was in support of the band's twelfth studio album What About Now. The tour was named after the lead single from What About Now. All five major continents were visited during the 2013 tour. The tour saw the band travel to Wales for the first time in 12 years since their 2001 One Wild Night Tour and was also the first time in 18 years since their 1995 These Days Tour that the band returned to Africa for two dates in South Africa. Furthermore, the tour also saw the band travel to Cologne performing in the RheinEnergieStadion also for the first time in 12 years since their 2001 tour, this tour was the first time in the band's 30-year history that they visited Bulgaria and Poland. The tour ranked 1st on Pollstar's annual "Top 100 Mid Year Worldwide Tours". It earned $142.1 million from 60 shows. At the end of 2013, the tour placed 1st on Pollstar's "Top 100 Worldwide Tours", grossing $259.5 million from 102 shows.
The Dead Daisies are an Australian-American rock band and musical collective formed in 2013 in Sydney, Australia by David Lowy. Musicians that have joined Lowy for the project have included Richard Fortus, Jon Stevens, Darryl Jones (The Rolling Stones), Dizzy Reed, Marco Mendoza, Charley Drayton, John Tempesta, Brian Tichy, Frank Ferrer, Alex Carapetis, Clayton Doley, Jackie Barnes, John Corabi, Alan Mansfield, Doug Aldrich, and Deen Castronovo.
Viva! Hysteria is a double live album by the English rock band Def Leppard released on 22 October 2013. The album was recorded on 29 and 30 March 2013 during the band's residency of the same name at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Magic Circle Festival is an annual heavy metal festival organized by Magic Circle Music and founded by Joey DeMaio of the band Manowar. The festival was first held on 6 and 7 July 2007 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. The success of the 2007 festival, headlined by Manowar and attended by 25,000 people, led to an expanded festival in 2008, held over four days from 9 to 12 July. The lineup for the 2008 festival comprised a number of international acts, including Alice Cooper, Whitesnake, W.A.S.P. and Def Leppard. However, organisational and contractual difficulties led to the cancellation of Whitesnake and Def Leppard. In 2009, the festival was scaled back to two days and held in Lorelei on 18 and 19 July. The fourth Magic Circle Festival took place in Metalcamp in Slovenia at 11 July 2010, and on 25 July 2014 the fifth and currently latest Magic Circle Festival was held in Helsinki.
On Through the Night World Tour was a 1980 concert tour by hard rock band Def Leppard. In support of the release of their debut album, On Through the Night, the band toured Europe as headliners and North America as a warm-up act for bands such as the Scorpions, Ted Nugent, Judas Priest and Pat Travers from 18 January to 13 December 1980.
"Pyromania World Tour" was a concert tour by British rock band Def Leppard which was the support tour for their third album, Pyromania. This was the first tour without Pete Willis, who was fired from the band in the middle of the recording sessions of the album because of problems with alcoholism. Phil Collen replaced him in the tour and finish the recording of Pyromania. This was also the first tour of the band as headliners in North America, they played in mid-size arenas, large theaters and stadiums around the United States and Canada. They would also perform at the Rock Pop Festival in Dortmund, Germany on the 17 and 18 December dates with Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Judas Priest and Quiet Riot.
The Def Leppard World Tour was a tour by British rock band Def Leppard in support of their self-titled album. The tour started with 13 dates in Canada through April and May. The end of May and beginning of June was spent playing 12 dates in Europe before Def Leppard returned to the United States for 48 dates with Styx and Tesla from June to October.
The Adrenalize "Seven Day Weekend" Tour was a concert tour by British hard rock band Def Leppard in support of their latest album Adrenalize released in March 1992. It was the first tour without guitarist Steve Clark who died in January 1991 while the album was being recorded. Former Dio and Whitesnake guitarist Vivian Campbell was hired as the bands new guitarist just before the tour started. The tour saw the band once again performing in the round in 1992 and early 1993. The band performed in their hometown of Sheffield, England at the famed Don Valley Stadium on June 6, 1993 in front of upwards of 50,000 people. Ugly Kid Joe supported the band during the summer 1993 tour.
The Euphoria World Tour was a concert tour by British hard rock band Def Leppard in support of their album Euphoria. The album marked a return to the classic Pyromania and Hysteria sound after experimenting with a grunge and alternative rock sound with their previous album Slang.
The Hysteria & More Tour was a concert tour by English rock band Def Leppard. The tour began in Dublin on December 1, 2018, and concluded in London on December 18, 2018.
