New DEF LEPPARD Book, Focusing On 50 Years Of Shows, To Be Released Via GENESIS PUBLICATIONS

Genesis Publications has announced an official new book celebrating 50 years of DEF LEPPARD, taking fans through the band's extraordinary live history. Tentatively titled "Def Leppard Live", the book will tell the story of the band's rise from their earliest performances in Sheffield to the world's biggest stages. Spanning five decades of live music, the book will explore the concerts, tours and defining moments that have established DEF LEPPARD as one of the world's most celebrated live rock bands.

Following the success of "Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard", which sold out ahead of publication and became the fastest-selling book in Genesis Publications' history, DEF LEPPARD is preparing its second book with Genesis. Created in close collaboration with DEF LEPPARD, this new volume will draw on the group's extensive archives, bringing together rare and previously unseen concert photography, backstage images, tour itineraries, set lists, stage designs, memorabilia, instruments and stage clothing. Organized around the band's tours, "Def Leppard Live" will offer a unique insight into life on the road and the people, places and performances that have shaped their extraordinary career.

Produced as a highly collectible, signed limited edition, "Def Leppard Live" will be a fitting celebration of DEF LEPPARD's 50th anniversary — and an opportunity for fans to share in this milestone with the band. It will be available for pre-order in December 2026. Sign up for updates via the Genesis Publications web site.

Genesis Publications was founded in 1974 in Britain as an independent publishing house true to the arts of printing and craftsmanship. Genesis creates some of the world's most sought- after books for readers in 90 countries, working in the past with authors such as George Harrison, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and with recent authors in including Yusuf/Cat Stevens, DEF LEPPARD, Chuck D, Paul Weller, Lenny Kravitz, THE BEACH BOYS and THE DOORS. 

With more than 110 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious diamond awards in the U.S., Rock And 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 fourteen-times-platinum "Hysteria" and eleven-times-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 No. 1 on the Apple, Amazon Music and Billboard's Hard Rock charts, and scored a Top 10 debut on the Billboard 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 U.K. Following this success, the band released their 13th studio album "Drastic Symphonies" with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 2023, which charted at No. 4 in the U.K. — their highest U.K. chart entry in over 32 years — and spent an impressive 15 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Current Classical chart. In 2024, the band teamed up with legendary RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello for their single "Just Like 73", which soared to #1 on the Mediabase Classic Rock 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. Additionally, the band has garnered an impressive 20 million followers across their social media platforms. Marking another huge milestone, the band was recently honored with their own star on the iconic Hollywood Walk Of Fame, being inducted by Jon Bon Jovi. Following the close of their historic 2018 co-headline stadium and arena run in North America, DEF LEPPARD sold more than 1,000,000 tickets, a massive feat in today's touring world. DEF LEPPARD and MÖTLEY CRÜE topped that number yet again with another sold out stadium run in 2022 and 2023, selling over 2.1 million tickets across the globe while performing in 27 countries and on five continents. Continuing to push boundaries with their electrifying live shows, DEF LEPPARD completed their third sold-out Las Vegas residency in February 2026 before touring India and Europe (including headlining and selling out the iconic O2 Arena in London and the 85,000-capacity Wacken Open Air festival in Germany).