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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Announce Additional Dates to ‘Rock of Ages’ Tour<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tour set to kick off in Salt Lake City, UT on June 20<sup>th</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Great Britain’s premiere arena rock band
<b>Def Leppard</b> have announced additional dates to their Rock of Ages summer set to kick off this June. Dates for the second leg were announced today (see below) with the tour scheduled to kick off on
<b>June 20<sup>th</sup></b> in <b>Salt Lake City, UT</b>. Joining Def Leppard for this highly anticipated summer tour are rockers
<b>Poison</b> and <b>Lita Ford</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">New dates are as follows:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 9 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 11 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 12 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 14 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 15 Hershey, PA Hershey Park Stadium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 17 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake and Performing Arts Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 18 Boston, MA Comcast Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 20 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 22 Bangor, ME Bangor Waterfront<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 24 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 25 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 28 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 31 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 1 Houston, TX Woodlands Pavilion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 3 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 4 Austin, TX Cedar Park Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 12 Tucson, AZ Anselmo Valenica Amphitheatre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 14 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Def Leppard's US tour dates with Poison are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 20 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 22 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 23 Las Vegas, NV Red Rock Amphitheatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 25 Denver, CO Pepsi Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 27 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 29 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 30 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 2 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 3 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 6 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 7 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 10 Baltimore, MD Merriweather Pavilion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 11 Newark, NJ Prudential Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 13 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Pavilion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 16 Montreal, QC Bell Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 17 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 19 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">July 22 Cadott, WI Rock Fest 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 9 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 11 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 12 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 14 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 15 Hershey, PA Hershey Park Stadium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 17 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake and Performing Arts Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 18 Boston, MA Comcast Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 20 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 21 Albany, NY Times Union Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 22 Bangor, ME Bangor Waterfront<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 24 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 25 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 28 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">August 31 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 1 Houston, TX Woodlands Pavilion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 3 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 4 Austin, TX Cedar Park Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 12 Tucson, AZ Anselmo Valenica Amphitheatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 14 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">With 100 million records 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 alike. 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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For more information on
<b>Def</b> <b>Leppard</b>’s US tour and tickets please visit the band’s web site at
</span><a href="http://www.defleppard.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.defleppard.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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