Def Leppard & Journey @ Coors Field

Def Leppard and Journey rocked Coors Field in Denver, CO on September 8th in what was one of the best throwback shows of the year.

Journey

JOURNEY is one of the most popular American rock bands of all time. The band created some of the best-known songs in modern music. Since the group’s formation in 1973, the band has earned 19 top 40 singles and 25 Gold and Platinum albums. They have sold nearly 100 million albums globally. Their Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times-Platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified award holders. The band continues to tour and record into the 21st century. They perform concerts for millions of fans worldwide, and received the prestigious Billboard “Legends of Live” touring award.

2018’s massive co-headlining tour with Def Leppard was the band’s most successful tour to date. It landed them in the Top 10 year-end touring chart with more than 1 million tickets sold. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Journey in 2017. In March 2019, Journey released a live DVD/CD set from their concert at the Budokan in Tokyo. It features the first-ever performances of the band’s “Escape” and “Frontiers” albums in their entireties. Journey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, and is the subject of the award-winning documentary, “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey.”

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Def Leppard

Def Leppard are one of the most successful hard rock bands to ever wield six strings; their blend of glam rock, hair metal, and big pop ballads led to massive wave of success in the ’80s that the band has continued to ride over the ensuing decades. Emerging in the late ’70s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they gained a following outside of that scene by toning down their heavy riffs and emphasizing melody.

After a couple of strong albums, they found crossover success with 1983’s Pyromania, and skillfully used the fledgling MTV network to their advantage. They reached the pinnacle of their career with 1987’s blockbuster Hysteria, then had another big hit, 1992’s Adrenalize, that defied the mainstream turn toward grunge. After that, the band settled into a pattern of touring exhaustively and releasing an album every few years, maintaining a steady audience and occasionally surprising fans with a new album, like 2008’s Yeah! or 2022’s Diamond Star Halos, that harked back to the sound of their glory days.

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