The rock icons will hit stadiums across North America next summer
Def Leppard and Journey have been logging some serious miles on the road lately. Back in February, Def Leppard kicked off the global edition of their wildly successful Stadium Tour with Mötley Crüe. The played a warm-up gig at Etess Arena inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They proceeded to pack stadiums and arenas across South America, Europe, and Japan. The duo also played a few more shows stateside with special guest Alice Cooper.
Last year, Journey mounted an arena trek. They kept the Freedom Tour going bands kept the party going this year with a second leg of dates, celebrating their 50th anniversary. Since 2016, the band has been on the road consistently with the likes of Santana, Toto, and more
In 2018, Def Leppard and Journey teamed up for a co-headlining run. The 60-show tour lasted just over four months. Next year, the two rock juggernauts are running it back.
Both bands will be headlining stadiums in 2024. The run will feature very special guest appearances by Heart, Cheap Trick, and Steve Miller Band on select dates. The trek kicks off on July 6 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and wraps up on September 8 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Check out the full tour itinerary and tour preview trailer below.
General tickets will go on sale Friday, December 15 with a special fan pre-sale on Tuesday, December 12 at 11am local time. Def Leppard Rock Brigade Concert Club members get exclusive first access to pre-sale tickets and VIP Packages on Tuesday, December 12 at 10am. Def Leppard are offering variety of VIP packages, and Journey will also have a limited amount of experience per show.
“Def Leppard and Journey will be reuniting and hitting the road together for the Summer Stadium Tour with Steve Miller, Cheap Trick and Heart on select shows, which makes for an amazing night of music,” Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliot said. “Having just completed a sensational 18-month run promoting our Diamond Star Halos album, we shall hit the boards running with a brand-new stage show and set of songs that will celebrate specific parts of our history. We may even have a surprise or two up our sleeves…so, wanna join us?! See you in the summer!”
“We are thrilled to be back on the road in 2024 with so many good friends as part of this tour,” Journey added. “No matter which city you come to this will be an amazing night of music!”
Def Leppard released a new album, Drastic Symphonies, on May 19. The record paired the band with London’s iconic The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It features some of Def Leppard’s greatest songs reimagined, as well as a few rare gems. The record was released on CD, 2-LP black vinyl, limited 2-LP colored vinyl, limited -LP picture disc, CD/Blu-Ray (Atmos) and digitally. The vinyl and Atmos versions will also feature an exclusive bonus track, “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad.”
Journey have a stacked schedule slated for 2024. Before their summer stadium run, the band is hitting the road on a new leg of their ongoing 50th anniversary tour with very special guests Toto. The 30-show trek kicks off on February 9 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi and wraps up on April 29 at the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Very special guests for the trek will once again be Toto.
In July of 2022, Journey released Freedom (BMG/Frontiers) – their first studio album in over a decade. The follow-up to 2011’s Eclipse, it marks the longest gap between albums in the band’s career. The all-new Freedom is also the band’s most hefty release, with 15 songs that clock in over an hour. Produced by guitarist Neal Shon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain, alongside Narada Michael Walden (Elton John, Santana, Steve Winwood). Anchored by the lead single, “The Way We Used to Be,” the album produced four more singles and landed at No. 17 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart.
In October, fans at Ann Wilson’s Santa Rosa, California show were treated to a monumental surprise. For the show’s encore, Ann brought out a very special guest – none other than her sister and fellow Heart member, Nancy Wilson. The duo had not shared a stage together since 2019, but reunited for a raucous performance of the band’s classic 1977 hit, “Barracuda.” Check out fan-filmed footage of the performance HERE.
![Cheap Trick live [Credit: Matt Bishop]](https://therockrevival.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/380A7228-1024x683.jpg)
“Ladies and gentlemen, we have an answer to a question with us tonight,” Ann said to the crowd. “A very, very good friend of mine – more than a friend. Let’s bring her out. Come on.”
On October 24, Heart confirmed a special performance on New Year’s Eve [December 31] at Climate Pledge Arena in their hometown of Seattle, Washington along with very special guests Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening. Building off the momentum, the group also confirmed another headlining jaunt at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California on Thursday, December 28.
The tireless Cheap Trick had a busy year, touring alongside Rod Stewart in addition to their own headlining shows. In 2021, the road warriors released their 20th studio album, In Another World. The record debuted in the Top 10 on several Billboard charts, and featuring signature songs like “Light Up the Fire,” “Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll,” and “The Summer Looks Good on You.”
Still touring fairly regularly, rock icons Steve Miller Band released their last album Let Your Hair Down back in 2011. To date, the group has sold nearly 30 million albums worldwide. Steve Miller himself was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
July 6 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium^
July 10 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium^
July 13 – Atlanta, GA – Truist Park*
July 15 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field*
July 18 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park*
July 20 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium*
July 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park*
July 25 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium*
July 27 – Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Park*
July 30 – Cleveland, OH – Progressive Field+
August 2 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre+
August 5 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park+
August 7 – Flushing, NY – Citi Field*
August 12 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field*
August 14 – Houston, TX – Minute Maid Park*
August 16 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome*
August 19 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field*
August 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Chase Field*
August 25 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium*
August 28 – San Francisco, CA – Oracle Park*
August 30 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park*
September 4 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park^
September 8 – Denver, CO – Coors Field^
+with Heart
^with Cheap Trick
*with Steve Miller Band
Tickets will be available HERE