Def Leppard is putting out a new album in advance of their Stadium Tour with Motley Crue, Joan Jett, and Poison. The new album titled Diamond Star Halos comes out May 27th, 2022. The band’s twelfth full-length album is their first release since 2015’s Def Leppard. The album features Joe Elliot on vocals, Rick Savage on bass guitar, Rick Allen on drums, Phil Collen on guitar, and Vivian Campbell on guitar. It also features special guest Alison Krauss on two tracks.
The band put out the first single from the album, “Kick”. Listen to it below.
Diamond Star Halos was recorded over the course of two years simultaneously in three different countries, Ireland, England, and the US. The band poured their energy into the 15 tracks that feature inspiration from David Bowie, T. Rex, and Mott the Hoople. Alison Krauss lends her talents to the tracks “This Guitar” and “Lifeless”. The band got David Bowie pianist Mike Garson to perform on “Goodbye For Good This Time” and “Angels (Can’t Help You Now)”.
The Full Tracklisting For Diamond Star Halos
- Take What You Want
- Kick
- Fire It Up
- This Guitar [feat. Alison Krauss]
- SOS Emergency
- Liquid Dust
- U Rok Mi
- Goodbye For Good This Time
- All We Need
- Open Your Eyes
- Gimme A Kiss
- Angels (Can’t Help You Now)
- Lifeless [feat. Alison Krauss]
- Unbreakable
- From Here To Eternity
You can preorder the album wherever you get your music or at the band’s official store here.
The Stadium Tour Dates
- 6/16 Atlanta, GA Truist Park
- 6/18 Miami Gardens, FL Hard Rock Stadium
- 6/19 Orlando, FL Camping World Stadium
- 6/22 Washington, D.C. Nationals Park
- 6/24 Flushing, NY Citi Field
- 6/25 Philadelphia, PA Citizens Bank Park
- 6/28 Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium
- 6/30 Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium
- 7/2 Jacksonville, FL TIAA Bank Field
- 7/5 St. Louis, MO Busch Stadium
- 7/8 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
- 7/10 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
- 7/12 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
- 7/14 Cleveland, OH FirstEnergy Stadium
- 7/15 Cincinnati, OH Great American Ball Park
- 7/17 Milwaukee, WI American Family Field
- 7/19 Kansas City, MO Kauffman Stadium
- 7/21 Denver, CO Coors Field
- 8/5 Boston, MA Fenway Park
- 8/6 Boston, MA Fenway Park
- 8/8 Toronto, ON Roger’s Centre
- 8/10 Orchard Park, NY Highmark Stadium
- 8/12 Pittsburgh, PA PNC Park
- 8/14 Minneapolis, MN U.S. Bank Stadium
- 8/16 Indianapolis, IN Lucas Oil Stadium
- 8/19 Houston, TX Minute Maid Park
- 8/21 San Antonio, TX Alamodome
- 8/22 Arlington, TX Global Life Field
- 8/25 Glendale, AZ State Farm Stadium
- 8/27 Inglewood, CA SoFi Stadium
- 8/28 San Diego, CA Petco Park
- 8/31 Seattle, WA T-Mobile Park
- 9/2 Vancouver, BC BC Place
- 9/4 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium
- 9/7 San Francisco, CA Oracle Park
- 9/9 Las Vegas, NV Allegiant Stadium
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