Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Tour

Songs From The Sparkle Lounge Tour

Tour by Def Leppard
Associated album	Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
Start date	27 March 2008
End date	12 September 2009
Legs	7
Number of shows	132, 2 cancelled
Def Leppard concert chronology

The Songs From The Sparkle Lounge World Tour was a world tour by British Rock band Def Leppard in support of their latest album, Songs From The Sparkle Lounge. It marks the first time the band had traveled to Japan since 2002's X Tour. Styx and REO Speedwagon were the opening acts of the tour; however, some shows had Joan Jett, Billy Idol and Children Of Bodom instead of Styx and REO Speedwagon. In February 2009, the 2009 leg of the tour was announced with Poison and Cheap Trick as the opening acts.

Set list

Set from 8/1/08 Nashville show.

1. Sparkle Lounge Intro
2. Rocket
3. Animal
4. Action
5. Let's Get Rocked
6. C`mon,C`mon
7. Foolin'
8. Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
9. Nine Lives
10. Love Bites
11. Bass Solo
12. Rock On
13. Two Steps Behind
14. Bringin' On The Heartbreak
15. Switch 625
16. Hysteria
17. Armageddon It
18. Photograph
19. Pour Some Sugar On Me
20. Bad Actress
21. Rock Of Ages (encore)
22. Let It Go (encore)

Set list from 22 August 2009 show

• Rock! Rock! Till You Drop (Not played in Mountain View)
• Rocket
• Animal
• C'mon C'mon (Sometimes replaced with Too Late For Love) (Not played in Mountain View)
• Foolin'
• Nine Lives (replaced with Make Love Like A Man at Las Vegas, and Mountain View)
• Love Bites
• Rock On
• Two Steps Behind
• Bringin' On The Heartbreak
• Switch 625
• Hysteria
• Armageddon It
• Photograph
• Pour Some Sugar On Me
• Rock of Ages

Encore:

• Let's Get Rocked

Styx set list

1. Blue Collar Man(Long Nights)
   • lead vocals - Tommy Shaw
2. The Grand Illusion
   • lead vocals - Lawrence Gowan
3. Too Much Time On My Hands
   • lead vocals - Tommy Shaw
4. Fooling Yourself(The Angry Young Man)
   • lead vocals - Tommy Shaw
5. Miss America
   • lead vocals - James Young
6. Come Sail Away
   • lead vocals - Lawrence Gowan
7. Renegade(Encore)
   • lead vocals - Tommy Shaw

REO Speedwagon set list

1. Don't Let Him Go
2. Take It On The Run
3. Find Your Own Way Home
4. Can't Fight This Feeling
5. I Needed To Fall
6. Time For Me To Fly
7. Keep On Loving You
8. Roll With The Changes
9. Riding The Storm Out(Encore)

Tour Dates

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Date	City	Country	Venue
North America with Styx & REO Speedwagon
27 March 2008	Greensboro, North Carolina	United States	Greensboro Coliseum
29 March 2008	Hollywood, Florida		Hard Rock Casino
30 March 2008	Estero, Florida		Germain Arena
1 April 2008	Greenville, South Carolina		Bi-Lo Center
3 April 2008	Reading, Pennsylvania		Sovereign Center
4 April 2008	Atlantic City, New Jersey		Borgata Events Center
6 April 2008	Manchester, New Hampshire		Verizon Wireless Arena
8 April 2008	Uncasville, Connecticut		Mohegan Sun Arena
9 April 2008	Providence, Rhode Island		Dunkin' Donuts Center
11 April 2008	Quebec City, Quebec	Canada	Colisee Pepsi CANCELED
12 April 2008	Ottawa, Ontario		Scotiabank Place CANCELED
13 April 2008	Hamilton, Ontario		Copps Coliseum CANCELED
16 April 2008	Winnipeg, Manitoba		MTS Centre CANCELED
18 April 2008	Grand Rapids, Michigan	United States	Van Andel Arena CANCELED
19 April 2008	Detroit, Michigan		Joe Louis Arena CANCELED
22 April 2008	Nampa, Idaho		Idaho Center
23 April 2008	Spokane, Washington		Spokane Arena
25 April 2008	Paradise, Nevada		Pearl Concert Theater
26 April 2008	San Diego, California		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
27 April 2008	San Jacinto, California		Soboba Casino Arena
Europe
21 May 2008	Sandnes	Norway	Classic Rock Festival
23 May 2008	Halden		Fredriksten
24 May 2008	Trondheim		Torvet Market Square
4 June 2008	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall
6 June 2008	Solvesborg	Sweden	Sweden Rock Festival
8 June 2008	Kaliningrad	Russia	Khrabrovo Airport
9 June 2008	Vilnius	Lithuania	Siemens Arena
11 June 2008	Tallinn	Estonia	Saku Suurhall Arena
14 June 2008	Middelfart	Denmark	Rock Under Broen
15 June 2008	Nijmegen	Netherlands	Arrow Rock Festival
17 June 2008	Glasgow	Scotland	SECC
18 June 2008	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
20 June 2008	Manchester		MEN Arena
21 June 2008	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
23 June 2008	Sheffield	England	Sheffield Arena
24 June 2008	Newcastle upon Tyne		Metro Radio Arena
26 June 2008	London		Wembley Arena
27 June 2008	Dessel	Belgium	Graspop Metal Meeting
1 July 2008	Pireas	Greece	Karaiskakis Stadium
3 July 2008	Tirana	Albania	Qemal Stafa Stadium
4 July 2008	Sofia	Bulgaria	Akademik Stadium
6 July 2008	Istanbul	Turkey	Masstival
7 July 2008	Bucharest	Romania	Romexpo
10 July 2008	Vizovice	Czech Republic	Masters of Rock
14 July 2008	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
15 July 2008	Liverpool	England	Echo Arena
17 July 2008	Nottingham		Trent FM Arena
North America with Styx & REO Speedwagon
30 July 2008	Hidalgo, Texas	United States	Dodge Arena
1 August 2008	Nashville, Tennessee		Sommet Center
2 August 2008	Birmingham, Alabama		Verizon Wireless Music Center
3 August 2008	Biloxi, Mississippi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
6 August 2008	Hamilton, Ontario	Canada	Copps Coliseum (Rescheduled)
7 August 2008	London, Ontario		John Labatt Centre
9 August 2008	Quebec City, Quebec		Colisee Pepsi (Rescheduled)
10 August 2008	Ottawa, Ontario		Scotiabank Place (Rescheduled)
13 August 2008	Winnipeg, Manitoba		MTS Centre (Rescheduled)
15 August 2008	Grand Rapids, Michigan	United States	Van Andel Arena (Rescheduled)
16 August 2008	Des Moines, Iowa		Iowa State Fair
17 August 2008	Omaha, Nebraska		Qwest Center
20 August 2008	Fort Wayne, Indiana		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
21 August 2008	Dayton, Ohio		Ervin J. Nutter Center
23 August 2008	Detroit, Michigan		Joe Louis Arena (Rescheduled)
24 August 2008	Syracuse, New York		State Fair Grounds
NHL Face-Off Rocks Event 2008
9 October 2008	Detroit, Michigan	United States	Fox Theatre
Asia
17 October 2008	Banglore	India	Bangalore Palace CANCELED
19 October 2008	Mumbai		M.M.R.D.A. Grounds CANCELED
23 October 2008	Tokyo	Japan	Budokan
24 October 2008
27 October 2008	Osaka		Osaka-jo Hall
28 October 2008	Nagoya		Nagoya Rainbow Hall
Oceania
31 October 2008	Perth	Australia	Members Equity Stadium
2 November 2008	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Center
3 November 2008	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
5 November 2008	Sydney		Acer Arena
6 November 2008	Newcastle		Newcastle Entertainment Centre
8 November 2008	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Center
10 November 2008	Wollongong		WIN Entertainment Centre
11 November 2008	Canberra		AIS Arena
14 November 2008	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena
Europe
12 June 2009	Dublin	Ireland	Dublin O2 Arena
14 June 2009	Castle Donington	England	Download Festival
North America with Poison & Cheap Trick
23 June 2009	Camden, New Jersey	United States	Susquehanna Bank Center
25 June 2009	Cleveland, Ohio		Blossom Music Center
26 June 2009	Darien, New York		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
28 June 2009	Scranton, Pennsylvania		Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
30 June 2009	Boston, Massachusetts		Comcast Center for the Performing Arts
1 July 2009	Holmdel, New Jersey		PNC Bank Arts Center
3 July 2009	Saratoga Springs, New York		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
4 July 2009	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Molson Amphitheatre
7 July 2009	Hartford, Connecticut	United States	New England Dodge Music Center
8 July 2009	Wantagh, New York		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
10 July 2009	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Post-Gazette Pavilion
11 July 2009	Virginia Beach, Virginia		Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
12 July 2009	Washington, D.C.		Nissan Pavilion
15 July 2009	Cincinnati, Ohio		Riverbend Music Center
17 July 2009	Chicago, Illinois		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
18 July 2009	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		Marcus Amphitheatre
20 July 2009	St. Louis, Missouri		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St. Louis
21 July 2009	Kansas City, Missouri		Sprint Center
23 July 2009	Indianapolis, Indiana		Verizon Wireless Music Center
24 July 2009	Detroit, Michigan		DTE Energy Music Theatre
7 August 2009	Raleigh, North Carolina		Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
8 August 2009	Charlotte, North Carolina		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
10 August 2009	Nashville, Tennessee		Sommet Center CANCELED
11 August 2009	Birmingham, Alabama		Verizon Wireless Music Center CANCELED
13 August 2009	West Palm Beach, Florida		Cruzan Amphitheatre
14 August 2009	Tampa, Florida		Ford Amphitheatre
15 August 2009	Atlanta, Georgia		Lakewood Amphitheatre
18 August 2009	New Orleans, Louisiana		New Orleans Arena
19 August 2009	Houston, Texas		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
21 August 2009	Dallas, Texas		Superpages.com Center
22 August 2009	Tulsa, Oklahoma		BOK Center
24 August 2009	Denver, Colorado		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
25 August 2009	Salt Lake City, Utah		USANA Amphitheatre
28 August 2009	Albuquerque, New Mexico		Journal Pavilion
29 August 2009	Phoenix, Arizona		Cricket Wireless Pavilion
30 August 2009	Irvine, California		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2 September 2009	Mountain View, California		Shoreline Amphitheatre
3 September 2009	Sacramento, California		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
5 September 2009	Paradise, Nevada		MGM Grand Garden Arena
6 September 2009	San Bernardino, California		San Manuel Amphitheater
9 September 2009	San Diego, California		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
11 September 2009	Ridgefield, Washington		Clark County Amphitheater
12 September 2009	Auburn, Washington		White River Amphitheatre

• Top 50 Worldwide Tours 2009: Def Leppard, #49^[2]
• Total Gross: US $25.9 million
• Total Attendance: 593,294
• No. of shows: 42

References

1. http://deflepparduk.com/deftour2008main.html
2. "Top 50 Worldwide Tours 2009" (PDF). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 23 March 2013.