On Through the Night World Tour

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On Through the Night Tour
Tour by Def Leppard
Location Europe
North America
Associated album On Through the Night
Start date18 January 1980
End date13 December 1980
Legs5
No. of shows139 (144 scheduled)
Def Leppard concert chronology

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.

Touring Personnel

Band:

Setlist

Europe

North America

Supporting the Scorpions

Tour Dates

Date [1] [2]

[3]

CityCountryVenue
Pre-Tour
18 January 1980 Aberdeen Scotland University of Aberdeen
19 January 1980 Dundee
20 January 1980 Glasgow Tiffany's
21 January 1980 Edinburgh Tiffany's
22 January 1980 Ayr Ayr Pavilion Theatre
23 January 1980 Liverpool England University of Liverpool
25 January 1980 Oldham Tower Club
26 January 1980 Newcastle Newcastle University
27 January 1980 London Marquee Club
28 January 1980
30 January 1980 Bradford University of Bradford
1 February 1980 Middlesbrough Rock Garden
2 February 1980 York York St John University
3 February 1980 Manchester Bellevue Leisure Centre
4 February 1980 Stockport Ritz Theatre
5 February 1980 Leicester University of Leicester
6 February 1980 Colchester University of Essex
8 February 1980 West Runton West Runton Pavilion
9 February 1980 Retford Porterhouse
10 February 1980 Birmingham Top Rank Suite
11 February 1980 Bristol Granary Club
12 February 1980 Cardiff Wales Top Rank Suite
13 February 1980 Exeter EnglandRoutes Club
15 February 1980 Malvern Malvern Winter Gardens
16 February 1980 Aylesbury Maxwell Hall
17 February 1980 Swansea Wales Brangwyn Hall
18 February 1980 Loughborough England Charnwood Theatre
19 February 1980 Cheltenham Cheltenham Town Hall
20 February 1980 Sheffield Top Rank Suite
21 February 1980 Grimsby Grimsby Central Hall
22 February 1980 Withernsea Withernsea Grand Pavilion
23 February 1980 Nottingham Boat Club
24 February 1980 Leeds Fforde Grene Hotel
25 February 1980 Rickmansworth Watersmeet Theatre
26 February 1980 Bournemouth Bournemouth Town Hall
27 February 1980London Music Machine
28 February 1980 Blackpool Norbreck Castle Hotel
29 February 1980Newcastle Mayfair Ballroom
Europe [A]
5 April 1980 St Albans England St. Albans City Hall
6 April 1980 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall
7 April 1980Liverpool Liverpool Empire Theatre
8 April 1980 [B] Manchester Manchester Apollo Theatre
10 April 1980Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
11 April 1980 Stoke Victoria Hall
12 April 1980 St Austell New Cornish Riviera
13 April 1980 [B] London Lyceum Theatre
14 April 1980Bristol Colston Hall
15 April 1980Birmingham Birmingham Odeon
17 April 1980 Blackburn King George's Hall
18 April 1980Bradford St. George's Hall
19 April 1980Glasgow Scotland The Apollo
20 April 1980 [B] NewcastleEngland Newcastle City Hall
22 April 1980 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
23 April 1980 Chatham Chatham Central Hall
24 April 1980 Hastings Hastings Pier
25 April 1980 Southampton Southampton Gaumont Theatre
26 April 1980 Oxford New Theatre Oxford
27 April 1980Leicester De Montfort Hall
29 April 1980 Derby Assembly Rooms
North America
20 May 1980 [C] Santa Monica United States Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
21 May 1980 [C] Fresno Warnors Theatre
22 May 1980 [C] Reno Centennial Coliseum
24 May 1980 [C] Oakland Oakland Civic Auditorium
25 May 1980 [C] San Francisco Warfield Theatre
26 May 1980 [C] Sacramento Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
28 May 1980 [C] Eugene McArthur Court
29 May 1980 [C] Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum
30 May 1980 [C] Spokane Spokane Coliseum
31 May 1980 [C] Seattle Seattle Center Arena [C]
1 June 1980 [D] San Antonio Convention Center
2 June 1980 [D] Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
4 June 1980 [D] Amarillo Amarillo Civic Center
6 June 1980 [D] Midland Chaparral Arena
7 June 1980 [D] El Paso El Paso County Coliseum
9 June 1980 [D] Tucson Tucson Community Center Arena
11 June 1980 [E] [F] Omaha Omaha Civic Arena
12 June 1980 [E] [F] Des Moines Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
13 June 1980 [E] [F] Madison Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14 June 1980 [E] [F] Milwaukee Milwaukee Arena
15 June 1980 [E] [F] Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
17 June 1980 [E] [F] St. Louis The Checkerdome
18 June 1980 [E] [F] Kansas City Kemper Arena
19 June 1980 [E] [F] Denver McNichols Sports Arena
21 June 1980 [E] [F] Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
22 June 1980 [E] [F] Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
24 June 1980 [E] [F] MidlandChaparral Arena
25 June 1980 [E] [F] San AntonioSan Antonio Convention Center
26 June 1980 [E] [F] Dallas Reunion Arena
27 June 1980 [E] [F] Houston The Summit
28 June 1980 [E] [F] Baton Rouge Riverside Centroplex
29 June 1980 [E] [F] Shreveport Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
1 July 1980 [E] [F] Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
2 July 1980 [E] [F] Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium
4 July 1980 [E] [G] [C] [F] Hampton Atlanta International Raceway
(Georgia Jam '80)
6 July 1980 Hempstead Nassau Coliseum
8 July 1980 [E] [F] Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
9 July 1980 [E] [F] Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
10 July 1980 [E] [F] Charleston Charleston Civic Coliseum
12 July 1980
[E] [H] [I] [F]
Thornville Legend Valley
(Legend Valley Jam '80)
13 July 1980 [E] [F] Landover Capital Centre
14 July 1980 [E] [F] Philadelphia Spectrum
15 July 1980 [E] [F] New Haven New Haven Coliseum
16 July 1980 [E] [F] Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
18 July 1980 [F] Rochester Triangle Theater
19 July 1980 [J] [H] [K] Cleveland Cleveland Stadium
( 1980 World Series of Rock )
20 July 1980 [D] [F] Trotwood Hara Arena
23 July 1980 [D] [F] Kalamazoo Wings Stadium
25 July 1980 Chicago Aragon Ballroom [F]
26 July 1980
27 July 1980
[L] [D] [F] [M]
Rockford Rockford Speedway
(Rockford Speedway Jam '80)
28 July 1980 [D] [F] Dubuque Five Flags Arena
30 July 1980 [D] [F] Cleveland Public Auditorium
31 July 1980 [D] [F] Pittsburgh Stanley Theater
1 August 1980 [N] New York City Palladium
2 August 1980 [D] [F] Boston Orpheum Theatre
3 August 1980 [D] [F] Syracuse Landmark Theatre
Europe [O] [P] [Q] [A] [R] [B] [S] [T]
24 August 1980 Reading EnglandLittle John's Farm
Europe [F]
9 September 1980 Lund Sweden Olympen
10 September 1980 Stockholm Göta Lejon
13 September 1980 Leiden Netherlands Groenoordhallen
14 September 1980 Deinze BelgiumBriel Gate
15 September 1980 Poitiers FrancePoitiers Arena
16 September 1980 Bordeaux Bordeaux Celebration Hall
17 September 1980 Colomiers Comminges Hall
18 September 1980 Tours Expo Hall
20 September 1980 Montpellier Montpellier Sports Palace
22 September 1980 Grenoble Alpexpo
23 September 1980 Lyon Winter Palace
24 September 1980 Orléans Prestige Hall
25 September 1980 Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire
26 September 1980 Quimper Salle Omnisports
28 September 1980 Le Mans The Rotunda
29 September 1980 Le Havre Dock Océane
30 September 1980 Lille Lille Expo Hall
1 October 1980 Reims Reims Expo Hall
2 October 1980 Strasbourg Tivoli Hall
Post Tour
7 December 1980 Dunstable EnglandQueensway Hall
8 December 1980 Chesterfield Aquarius Nightclub
9 December 1980
10 December 1980GrimsbyGrimsby Central Hall
11 December 1980NottinghamBoat Club
12 December 1980Leeds Fforde Grene
13 December 1980RetfordPorterhouse
14 December 1980 Doncaster Rotters

Opening and Supporting Acts

A This show was supported by Magnum
B This show was supported by Tygers of Pan Tang
C This show was in support of Pat Travers
D This show was in support of Judas Priest
E This show was in support of Ted Nugent (headliner)
F This show was in support of Scorpions
G This show was in support of Molly Hatchet (co-headliner)
H This show was in support of J. Geils (co-headliner)
I This show was in support of Blackfoot
J This show was in support of Bob Seger (headliner)
K This show was in support of Eddie Money
L This show was in support of Heart (headliner)
M This show was in support of Joe Perry (opener)
N This show was in support of AC/DC
O This show was in support of Whitesnake
P This show was supported by Slade
Q This show was supported by Budgie
R This show was supported by Girl
S This show was supported by Angel Witch
T This show was supported by Praying Mantis

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