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Tour by Def Leppard | |
Location | Europe North America |
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Associated album | On Through the Night |
Start date | 18 January 1980 |
End date | 13 December 1980 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 139 (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.
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Date [1] [2] | City | Country | Venue |
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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 | |
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 | England | Routes 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 | |
Grimsby | Grimsby Central Hall | ||
22 February 1980 | Withernsea | Withernsea Grand Pavilion | |
Nottingham | Boat Club | ||
Leeds | Fforde Grene Hotel | ||
25 February 1980 | Rickmansworth | Watersmeet Theatre | |
26 February 1980 | Bournemouth | Bournemouth Town Hall | |
27 February 1980 | London | Music Machine | |
28 February 1980 | Blackpool | Norbreck Castle Hotel | |
29 February 1980 | Newcastle | Mayfair Ballroom | |
Europe [A] | |||
5 April 1980 | St Albans | England | St. Albans City Hall |
6 April 1980 | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | |
7 April 1980 | Liverpool | Liverpool Empire Theatre | |
8 April 1980 [B] | Manchester | Manchester Apollo Theatre | |
10 April 1980 | Sheffield | 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 1980 | Bristol | Colston Hall | |
15 April 1980 | Birmingham | Birmingham Odeon | |
17 April 1980 | Blackburn | King George's Hall | |
18 April 1980 | Bradford | St. George's Hall | |
19 April 1980 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo |
20 April 1980 [B] | Newcastle | England | 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 1980 | Leicester | 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] | Midland | Chaparral Arena | |
25 June 1980 [E] [F] | San Antonio | San 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 | England | Little 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 | Belgium | Briel Gate |
15 September 1980 | Poitiers | France | Poitiers 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 | England | Queensway Hall |
8 December 1980 | Chesterfield | Aquarius Nightclub | |
9 December 1980 | |||
10 December 1980 | Grimsby | Grimsby Central Hall | |
11 December 1980 | Nottingham | Boat Club | |
12 December 1980 | Leeds | Fforde Grene | |
13 December 1980 | Retford | Porterhouse | |
Doncaster | Rotters |
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