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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Def Leppard Releases New Live Album
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<p align="center" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">48 City U.S. Summer Tour with Heart Kicks Off on June 15<sup>th</sup>!</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Rock legends Def Leppard are back with their first ever live album
<b><u>Mirror Ball: Live & More</u></b>, available <b>TODAY</b>, <b>June 7<sup>th</sup></b> exclusively at Walmart and Sam’s Club. The double disc album, which also contains a bonus DVD of live performances and behind the scenes footage, captures the group’s
legendary concert experience, bringing together live versions of classic Leppard hits such as<b> “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” “Rock of Ages,” “Foolin',” “Hysteria,” “Photograph”</b> and an incredible rendition of
<b>“Bringing on the Heartache.”</b>In addition, the band has also added three new studio tracks
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#292929">“Undefeated,” “It’s All About Believin’”</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#292929"> and
<b>“Kings of the World" </b>— all of which are undeniably Leppard. A special limited edition vinyl package will also be made available.<span class="apple-style-span"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mirror Ball: Live & More</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">also marks the band’s first ever official digital release. “I’m extremely excited that we’re going up digitally,” said Def Leppard front man Joe Elliott. “It’s a brand new album and
since our catalogue isn’t available yet digitally, this is a great start.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#292929">Def Leppard is kicking off their massive 48 city summer tour on
<b>June 15<sup>th</sup></b> in <b>West Palm Beach</b>, <b>Florida</b>. Tickets for the Live Nation produced tour are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com (for a list of tour dates go to DefLeppard.com). Joining Def Leppard for this highly anticipated
tour are Seattle rock legends <b>Heart</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">With more than
<b>65 million</b> albums sold worldwide and <b>two</b> prestigious <b>Diamond Awards
</b>to their credit, Def Leppard--<b>Joe Elliott</b> (vocals), <b>Vivian Campbell</b> (guitar),
<b>Phil Collen</b> (guitar), <b>Rick "Sav" Savage</b> (bass) and <b>Rick Allen</b> (drums)—continues 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 groundbreaking albums that
set the sound for generations of music fans and artists. The group’s spectacular live shows, filled with powerful melodic rock anthems, have become synonymous with their name. For the past thirty years the band’s concerts have become must-see events and have
quickly made them an institution in the touring industry, as they continue to sell out arenas worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.DefLeppard.com" target="_blank">www.DefLeppard.com</a>.<br>
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