With more than 110 million albums sold worldwide, two prestigious Diamond Awards in the U.S.A; and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Def Leppard, who started their recording career with a self-released EP, will release heir latest live album on 21st November. Titled Diamond Star Heroes Live From Sheffield it will be available on the Mercury Studios label.
Recorded in 2023 in their hometown of Sheffield at Bramall Lane during The World Tour withMötley Crüe, will be available on Blu-ray+2CD, 2CD and 2LP. Pressed on red, white and black splatter, the vinyl nods to the home kit colours of Sheffield United FC, who play their home matches at Bramall Lane. Additionally, the 4K UHD will be the band’s first 4K release and includes One Night Only Live At The Leadmill, previously released last year.
Marking the start of their co-headlining European tour with Mötley Crüe this concert on 22nd May 22, 2023 in Sheffield, England served as a homecoming show for Def Leppard, 47 years since the bands inception. Performing their second ever hometown stadium concert to a sold-out crowd of almost 40,000 fans, the Blu-ray+2CD & 2CD and 2LP versions include classics ‘Photograph’ and ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’ as well as UK live debuts ‘Take What You Want’ and ‘This Guitar’, the latter dedicated to the band’s late guitarist Steve Clark.
On the eve of the band’s tour, Def Leppard revisited their club days and played an intimate show for just under 900 die-hard fans from the historic Sheffield venue, The Leadmill. The concert featured a mix of hits and rarities spanning their entire catalogue from On Through The Night to the band’s most recent album Diamond Star Halos. This specific show, One Night Only Live At the Leadmill is available for the first time in the 4K UHD format on the Diamond Star Heroes 4K release.
The full track listing for Diamond Star Heroes Live From Sheffield is: ‘Take What You Want’, ‘Let’s Get Rocked’, ‘Animal’, ‘Foolin’’, ‘Armageddon It’, Kick’, ‘Love Bites’, ‘Promises’, ‘This Guitar’, ‘When Love And Hate Collide’, ‘Rocket’, Bringin’ On The Heartbreak’, ‘Switch 625’, ‘Hysteria’, ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’, ‘Rock Of Ages’ and ‘Photograph’ – It can be ordered here.
