Rick Allen says there is “lots of new music” coming from Def Leppard in a new interview with The Sessions Panel.
Def Leppard is currently working on the follow-up to 2022 full-length Diamond Star Halos.
The drummer was asked about new music and he replied, “Lots of new music for Def Leppard coming. I can’t really talk about it that much, but the songs that I’ve been involved with, the songs that I’ve helped with recording. There’s still quite a lot to do, details, some overdubs, that kind of thing. But the music is strong. We are fans of it, so we figure if we are fans of it, then other people are gonna love it.”
Last month, Def Leppard performed an acoustic set at The Who’s Backyard Concert ’25, benefitting Teenage Cancer America and UCLA Health Center. The band have shared a recap video from the event, which can be viewed below:
Def Leppard are offering fans the chance to win a trip to meet them at their Las Vegas residency, plus a private backstage performance!
A message from the band: “Enter to win flights, hotel, two VIP tickets for one of our residency shows, the chance to meet us, enjoy a backstage performance and more. Your donations will support MusiCares and help the humans behind the music.”
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– Experience a backstage performance from members of the band
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– Side stage viewing for one song
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On November 21, Mercury Studios will release Def Leppard Diamond Star Heroes – Live From Sheffield. The show, recorded in 2023 in their hometown of Sheffield at Bramall Lane during “The World Tour” with Mötley 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 colors 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 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 great 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 catalog 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.
Pre-order here, and watch a video trailer below.
Tracklisting:
“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”
“Photograph”
With more than 110 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious Diamond Awards in the US, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Def Leppard – Joe Elliott (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick Savage (bass), Vivian Campbell (guitar) and Rick Allen (drums) — continue to be one of the most important forces in rock music. Over the course of their career, the band has produced a series of classic ground-breaking albums – including the 14x Platinum Hysteria and 11x Platinum Pyromania – that set the bar for generations of music fans and artists alike. The group’s spectacular live shows and arsenal of hits have become synonymous with their name, leading Def Leppard to be heralded as the world’s greatest live rock band.
In May 2022, Def Leppard released their critically and commercially acclaimed twelfth studio album Diamond Star Halos. The album debuted at #1 on the Apple, Amazon Music and Billboard’s Hard Rock charts, and scored a Top 10 debut on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, marking the band’s eighth Top 10 album of their career. Globally, it notched numerous Top 10 chart entries including a Top 5 debut in the UK. Following this success, the band released their 13th studio album Drastic Symphonies with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 2023, which charted at #4 in the UK– their highest UK chart entry in over 32 years—and spent an impressive 15 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Current Classical chart.
By the end of this year, Def Leppard will have sold over 4.5 million tickets across the globe since their sold out stadium run in 2022 alongside Mötley Crüe, a massive feat in today’s touring world. The group continues to push the boundaries with their electrifying live shows on their current summer tour with a number of headline shows and festival dates. Next year, the group returns to Las Vegas for their third residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Most recently, the band teamed up with legendary guitarist Tom Morello for their single “Just Like 73”, which soared to #1 on the Mediabase Classic Rock chart.
