In a recent interview with Nikki Blakk of San Francisco’s 107.7 The Bone radio station, DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen discussed the upcoming co-headlining stadium tour his band will embark on with JOURNEY.
DEF LEPPARD, who had previously joined forces for a joint tour in 2018, are preparing to traverse North America during the summer of 2024. Joining them on select dates will be other legendary acts including CHEAP TRICK, HEART, and the STEVE MILLER BAND.
When asked about why he and his DEF LEPPARD bandmates aren’t touring alongside MÖTLEY CRÜE this time, despite having shared the stage with the iconic Los Angeles rockers in both 2022 and 2023, Allen responded by saying: “Well, we’d been on the road, on and off, with MÖTLEY CRÜE for about 18 months, and we felt as though we kind of covered pretty much everywhere there was to. We started off in the States, went off to Europe, did South America, came back to the States and then Japan and Australia. And we just felt as though we’d been everywhere.
“We would always wanna tour with those guys, but we just felt as though it was time for each of us to move on,” he continued. “Now, we toured with JOURNEY, I forget exactly what year — my memory is terrible; I think 2018, ’17 or ’18 — and it was awesome. I mean, those songs are timeless. And we just thought that it would be great to reach out to them and see if they wanted to do it again. And, lo and behold, they did. So, we just feel as though with a band like us, with a band like JOURNEY, and a band like STEVE MILLER. I mean, you’re gonna be sitting there in the audience listening to hit songs all night. So, we just feel as though that’s really a good deal, and I think people are really gonna enjoy it.”
DEF LEPPARD‘s tour consisting of 23 cities alongside JOURNEY is set to kick off on July 6 in St. Louis, Missouri, and will run until September 8, concluding in Denver, Colorado.
