{"id":31327,"date":"2025-01-28T21:02:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/def-leppard-shares-behind-the-tour-video-from-first-show-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T21:02:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:02:52","slug":"def-leppard-shares-behind-the-tour-video-from-first-show-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/def-leppard-shares-behind-the-tour-video-from-first-show-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Def Leppard shares behind-the-tour video from first show of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2025-01-28\/Getty_DefLeppard_012825.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Don Arnold\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Def Leppard<\/strong> is giving fans a backstage look at their recent concert at Feria Estatal De Le\u00f3n in Le\u00f3n, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The band shared their first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lTkbMhC6RbE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>behind-the-tour video<\/strong><\/a> of 2025, highlighting the\u00a0Jan. 18\u00a0concert, which\u00a0they played without guitarist <strong>Vivian Campbell<\/strong>, who&#8217;s recovering\u00a0from a bone marrow transplant to treat his cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVivian is recuperating from cancer surgery,\u201d frontman <strong>Joe Elliott<\/strong> says in the clip. \u201cHe\u2019s doing very well but he\u2019s in a bubble. He\u2019s not allowed to travel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Collen<\/strong>&#8216;s guitar tech <strong>John Zocco<\/strong> filled in for Viv, with Elliott calling him a \u201cphenomenal player.\u201d He adds, \u201cWe have every confidence that it will go swimmingly until our boy Vivian is back on the stage with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rick Savage<\/strong> adds, \u201cViv we miss you, we love you and we wish you could be with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In footage from the concert, Elliott\u00a0tells the audience\u00a0that they&#8217;re celebrating the 45th anniversary of their debut album,\u00a0<em>On Through The Night<\/em>. The band follows that by performing one of the singles from the album, \u201cWasted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elliott later shares that the Le\u00f3n concert actually took place 45 years to the day that\u00a0Def Leppard kicked off their On Through The Night tour, which was their first-ever headlining tour.<\/p>\n<p>Def Leppard has several more dates on the books for 2025, with shows confirmed through August. Their next show is happening May 15 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A complete list of dates can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/defleppard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>defleppard.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"raw-html-embed\"><iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lTkbMhC6RbE\" title=\"DEF LEPPARD - Behind The Tour 2025 - Episode 1: Leon, MX\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Arnold\/WireImage Def Leppard is giving fans a backstage look at their recent concert at Feria Estatal De Le\u00f3n in Le\u00f3n, Mexico. 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