DEF LEPPARD Bringing 'Day Of Hysteria' To AXS TV

December 12, 2013

Although the year is winding down, the music keeps rockin' at AXS TV especially on Sunday, December 29 when DEF LEPPARD takes over the network providing exclusive commentary throughout the day's 12 hours of concerts, including the broadcast premiere of the "Def Leppard: Viva! Hysteria" concert at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.

Famous for rock classics such as "Rock Of Ages", "Love Bites" and "Pour Some Sugar On Me", the award-winning band released the concert film "Def Leppard: Viva! Hysteria" nationwide in theaters last October but now, fans will be able to watch it for the first time on broadcast TV. Filmed earlier this year at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the concert includes a full, front-to-back, live performance of the 12-time platinum album "Hysteria", along with many of the band's greatest hits.

Viewers will hear firsthand from DEF LEPPARD members Rick Savage (bass),Joe Elliott (vocals),Rick Allen (drums),Phil Collen (guitar, vocals) and Vivian Campbell (guitar),as they provide behind-the-scenes commentary about their "Hysteria" album in custom interstitial wraps throughout the marathon.

"Def Leppard: Viva! Hysteria" is part of a marathon dubbed "Day Of Hysteria" that also includes the broadcast premiere of "Cheap Trick At Budokan: The 35th Anniversary Performance - Live From The El Rey Theatre" at 9:35 p.m. ET (6:35 p.m. PT). AXS TV was on hand to film this historic concert shot at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre last April. The Grammy Award-winning band performed the identical set they previously played at their legendary show in Budokan, Japan, in 1978. The album, "Cheap Trick At Budokan", catapulted the band to super stardom with such hit singles as "I Want You to Want Me" and "Ain't That A Shame".

In addition to these two network premieres, the "Day Of Hysteria" marathon also features other concerts such as NEW YORK DOLLS, "Bon Jovi - Lost Highway"; "Sammy Hagar And Friends"; and "Kiss Monster World Tour: Live From Europe".

Singer Joe Elliott shed some light DEF LEPPARD's recent Vegas residency at the 4,000-capacity Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, telling The Pulse Of Radio, "We've been asked for many years if we'd ever play an album in its entirety, and the answer was always no because we'd be out promoting a new album. Then in March and April 2013 when we had no new music to promote, we had a chance to revisit arguably our most important album. It was an easy decision to make."

He went on to say that the stigma involved in rock musicians playing "Sin City" has long passed: "As for Vegas, it's no longer perceived as the place crooners go to die! Artists like MÖTLEY CRÜE, ELTON JOHN, GUNS N' ROSES and CHEAP TRICK have recently done residencies and rock n' roll has definitely moved in! So, there was no better place for us to take the show. It was a fantastic experience for us and for our fans."

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