The_Stadium_Tour

The Stadium Tour

The Stadium Tour

2022 tour by Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe

The Stadium Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by English rock band Def Leppard and American rock band Mötley Crüe, taking place in the summer and fall of 2022 in venues across North America. Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts served as the tour's special guests, while Classless Act was the opening band.[1][2] It was Mötley Crüe's first major tour in seven years (following their final world tour in 2014–2015), and Def Leppard's first in three years, with the latter touring in support of their twelfth studio album Diamond Star Halos.[3][4]

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The Stadium Tour was announced on December 4, 2019, and was set to take place in the summer of 2020.[5] It was later announced that the tour would be rescheduled for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The tour was once again pushed back to 2022 due to the same circumstances.[7] The tour began on June 16, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia and concluded on September 9, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The members of Def Leppard indicated that a European version of The Stadium Tour would take place in 2023.[8] Tour dates for the Latin American and European tour were later announced on October 20, 2022; this tour was advertised as The World Tour and was once again a co-headlining tour of Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe.[9][10]

Support acts

Special guests

Opening act

Setlists

Mötley Crüe[11]

  1. "Wild Side"
  2. "Shout at the Devil"
  3. "Too Fast for Love"
  4. "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
  5. "Saints of Los Angeles"
  6. "Live Wire"
  7. "Looks That Kill"
  8. "The Dirt (Est. 1981)"
  9. "Rock and Roll, Part 2" / "Smokin' in the Boys Room" / "White Punks on Dope" / "Helter Skelter" / "Anarchy in the U.K."
  10. "Home Sweet Home"
  11. "Dr. Feelgood"
  12. "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
  13. "Girls, Girls, Girls"
  14. "Primal Scream"
  15. "Kickstart My Heart"

Def Leppard[12]

  1. "Take What You Want"
  2. "Fire It Up"
  3. "Animal"
  4. "Foolin'"
  5. "Armageddon It"
  6. "Kick"
  7. "Love Bites"
  8. "Excitable"
  9. "This Guitar"
  10. "Two Steps Behind"
  11. "Rocket"
  12. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
  13. "Switch 625"
  14. "Hysteria"
  15. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
  16. "Rock of Ages"
  17. "Photograph"

Tour dates

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Personnel

Def Leppard

Mötley Crüe

Additional personnel:
  • Tommy Clufetos – drums[lower-alpha 1]
  • "Nasty Habits":
    • Laura "Lolo" D'Anzieri – backing vocals, dancer
    • Bailey Swift – backing vocals, dancer
    • Hannah Sutton – backing vocals, dancer

Notes

  1. From June 16 to 25, Clufetos served as Mötley Crüe's drummer while Tommy Lee recovered from a rib injury.

References

  1. [1]
    "Mötley Crüe Expand The Stadium Tour: See the New Dates". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  2. [2]
    "CLASSLESS ACT To Join MÖTLEY CRÜE And DEF LEPPARD On 2022 Stadium Tour". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Greene, Andy (November 18, 2019). "Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison Set 2020 Stadium Tour". Rolling Stone.
  4. [4]
    DiVita, Joe (March 17, 2022). "Def Leppard Debut Kickin' New Song 'Kick' + Announce 'Diamond Star Halos' Album". Loudwire. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "DEF LEPPARD, MOTLEY CRUE, POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS: The Stadium Tour Details Revealed". Blabbermouth. December 4, 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Mötley Crüe Postpone Stadium Tour To Summer 2021". June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  7. [7]
    "MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'The Stadium' Tour With DEF LEPPARD And POISON Officially Postponed Until 2022". Blabbermouth. May 14, 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Def Leppard Confirm That Stadium Tour With Mötley Crüe Will Reach Europe". Ultimate Guitar. June 27, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  9. [9]
    Rolli, Bryan (20 October 2022). "Motley Crue and Def Leppard Announce 2023 World Tour". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  10. [10]
    "Def Leppard Announce 'The World Tour' Following Massively Successful North American Stadium Run". defleppard.com. October 20, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  11. [11]
    "Motley Crue Deliver Wild Stadium Tour Show: Set List, Videos". Ultimate Classic Rock. 17 June 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  12. [12]
    "Def Leppard Power Through Storm at Stadium Tour: Set List, Videos". Ultimate Classic Rock. 17 June 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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