DEF LEPPARD Issues Statement On Latest Show Cancellations

April 17, 2008

DEF LEPPARD has issued a statement on the band's latest show cancellations Grand Rapids, Michigan (April 18) and Detroit, Michigan (April 19) due to an upper respiratory tract infection affecting the band's lead singer, Joe Elliott.

Says the group: "Last week, the band had to cancel four Canadian shows due to Joe suffering from an upper respiratory tract infection. Although the tour was expected to resume in Grand Rapids tomorrow, Joe's recovery unfortunately didn't go as well as was hoped and two more shows have to be cancelled. Therefore, the shows in Grand Rapids and Detroit have been postponed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience caused."

The group's tour, which was arranged in support of DEF LEPPARD's forthcoming album release, kicked off earlier this month.

DEF LEPPARD's new studio album, "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge", is scheduled for release on April 29 via Bludgeon Riffola/Island/UMe.

The 11-track "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge" is DEF LEPPARD's first album of brand new material since 2002's "X" and begins yet another remarkable new chapter in the band's 30-year recording career. Recorded last year during month-long stints at lead singer Joe Elliott's Dublin studio, the album's title refers to a backstage area called The Sparkle Lounge on DEF LEPPARD's 2006 tour where the band would go to write songs.

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