In 2023 they announced their 40th anniversary tour titled Time Capsule, with dates in Europe across eight countries. The tour started on 30 September 2023 in Lausanne , Switzerland, and ended on 26 October 2023 in London , England.
In September 2023, Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy told AXS TV that only a small number of bands had “really kickstarted things” on the Sunset Strip, naming Roxx Regime (later Stryper ), Dante Fox (later Great White ), W.A.S.P. , Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe , and Ratt as the core group.
The album was released on 19 May and featured 16 tracks from previous albums reworked, stripped, or re-recorded.
In May 2023, the band announced a farewell tour called Peace Out: The Farewell Tour that would begin in September. The tour would send the band to 40 North American locations through January 2024, and would include The Black Crowes as the opening act. The tour would not include original…
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On 16 March 2023, a teaser video was uploaded to the official Def Leppard YouTube channel, announcing an album titled Drastic Symphonies .
In February 2023, former guitarist Richie Sambora noted that he was in talks about potentially rejoining the band: “We’re talking about it. I don’t think there’s any reason not to [return] at this point. I mean, [Jon and I] we did something… there’s not a lot of bands that did…
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On March 1, 2022, Cain confirmed that neither Walden nor Jackson remained in the lineup, with Walden’s exit following a minor heart attack following a live show in Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, both were still featured on Freedom , as they had completed their parts on the album before their departures. Schon…
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In January 2023, Joe Elliot was featured on a new version of Ghost ‘s single Spillways released as Ghost and Def Leppard.
In December 2022, Schon served Cain with a cease and desist order after he performed “Don’t Stop Believin’” for Donald Trump, stating Cain “has no right to use Journey for politics”. Throughout 2023 to early 2024, the band toured with Toto . Journey toured North America again with Def Leppard…
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In October 2022, during their European headlining tour, Blue Öyster Cult supported Deep Purple at five arena shows in the United Kingdom.