Def Leppard then returned to North America with REO Speedwagon and Tesla in early-2016.
During the break following their 2015 tour, Def Leppard led the Hysteria on the High Seas concert cruise aboard the MSC Divina in January 2016. Joe Elliott became ill with laryngitis on the night of their cruise performance. This led to the band performing without Elliott for the first time…
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Since December 2015, in various interviews, Whitford, Tyler, and Perry all discussed the possibility of a farewell tour or “wind-down tour” slated to start in 2017. Perry has suggested the tour could last for two years and Tyler said it could potentially last “forever”, Whitford and Tyler also discussed the…
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The new Rainbow line-up was announced on 6 November 2015. It featured Lords of Black singer Ronnie Romero , Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson , Blackmore’s Night drummer David Keith and bassist Bob Nouveau .
The album was released on 30 October 2015 with a tour following.
The eleventh studio album, titled Def Leppard , was recorded in 2014 and 2015, and released on 30 October 2015.
On September 15, 2015, the RIAA announced that the band had earned more Gold records than any other American band in the association’s 63-year history, with a total of 30 Gold album awards (including the band’s four 1978 solo albums). Cary Sherman , the RIAA CEO and chairman, commented:
The band released the lead single from their self-titled album on 15 September 2015, titled “Let’s Go”, with a music video for the song being released on 30 October.
Europe participated in a major cable television GEICO advertising campaign which started airing September 2015 in the US; in a television commercial, they are featured singing “The Final Countdown” to the background of an office break room, as a microwave oven cooks a burrito.
Europe released the War of Kings Special Edition together with Live Performance from Wacken Open Air Festival which was performed on 29 July 2015. The digital version was released on 27 November 2015 by UDR Records and the Blu-ray & DVD version released in early 2016.