Downstage Thrust Tour

The Downstage Thrust Tour was a North American concert tour by English hard rock band Def Leppard. It began in Cincinnati on 27 June 2007 and closed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 2 October 2007. Def Leppard played 52 shows in 52 different locations throughout the course of the tour. Members of the Def Leppard Fan Club had the opportunity to purchase tickets for shows via online ticket presales a few days before tickets went on sale to the general public. The tour was produced by Live Nation.

Downstage Thrust Tour
Tour by Def Leppard
Def Leppard in Minot, North Dakota as part of the tour
Start date27 June 2007
End date2 October 2007
No. of shows52

The setlist for this tour generally focused on the band's greatest hits; however, there were two notable rarities included. The Hysteria song, "Excitable" was performed live for the first time since the 2000 Euphoria tour as a way of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album's release. It also included the song "Mirror Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)", from the album High 'n' Dry. The song had not been played live since the 1983 Pyromania Tour and was the first time guitarist Vivian Campbell performed the song live with the band since joining in 1992.

Some of the concert venues were sold out, including the Verizon Wireless Theater in Irvine California.

Opening acts

The opening acts for most of the shows were Foreigner and Styx. For the shows on 6, 7 July and 8 in Noblesville, Burgettstown and Columbus respectively, the opening acts were Styx and REO Speedwagon. For the 16 July show in Toronto, Kim Mitchell opened.

Def Leppard Setlist
  1. "Rocket"
  2. "Animal"
  3. "Excitable"
  4. "Foolin'"
  5. "Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)"
  6. "Another Hit and Run"
  7. "Love Bites"
  8. "Bass Solo"
  9. "Rock On"
  10. "Two Steps Behind"
  11. "Bringin' on the Heartbreak"
  12. "Switch 625"
  13. "Hysteria"
  14. "Armageddon It"
  15. "Photograph"
  16. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
  17. "Encore: Rock of Ages"

Styx Setlist (variations may occur)
  1. "Blue Collar Man(Long Nights)"
  2. "Grand Illusion"
  3. "Too Much Time on My Hands"
  4. "Fooling Yourself(The Angry Young Man)"
  5. "Miss America"
  6. "Come Sail Away"
  7. "Renegade"

Foreigner Setlist (variations may occur)
  1. "Double Vision"
  2. "Head Games"
  3. "Feels Like The First Time"
  4. "Cold As Ice"
  5. "Urgent"
  6. "I Want To Know What Love Is"
  7. "Jukebox Hero"
  8. "Encore: Hot Blooded"

Performers

Def Leppard:

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
27 June 2007CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverbend Music Center
29 June 2007MilwaukeeSummerfest
30 June 2007Tinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
3 July 2007Bonner SpringsVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
4 July 2007Maryland HeightsVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
6 July 2007NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music Center
7 July 2007BurgettstownPost-Gazette Pavilion
8 July 2007ColumbusGermain Amphitheater
11 July 2007WalkerMoondance Jam
13 July 2007Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
14 July 2007CamdenTweeter Center
16 July 2007TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian Amphitheatre
17 July 2007MontrealBell Centre
19 July 2007UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun Arena
21 July 2007SarniaCanadaSarnia Bayfest
22 July 2007FarwellUnited StatesMountain Rock Fest 2007
24 July 2007ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theatre
26 July 2007MinotNorth Dakota State Fair
28 July 2007CheyenneCheyenne Frontier Days
11 August 2007MansfieldTweeter Center
12 August 2007HersheyHersheypark Stadium
14 August 2007WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater
15 August 2007HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center
17 August 2007BristowNissan Pavilion
18 August 2007Virginia BeachVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre Virginia Beach
21 August 2007Raleigh(Re-scheduled)Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
22 August 2007CharlotteVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
24 August 2007TampaFord Amphitheatre
25 August 2007AtlantaHiFi Buys Amphitheatre
26 August 2007LouisvilleFreedom Hall
27 August 2007RaleighWalnut Creek Amphitheatre
29 August 2007Selma(Re-scheduled) Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
30 August 2007SelmaVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
31 August 2007The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
1 September 2007DallasSmirnoff Music Centre
3 September 2007Saint PaulMinnesota State Fair
5 September 2007Oklahoma CityZoo Amphitheatre
7 September 2007West Valley CityUSANA Amphitheatre
8 September 2007Grand JunctionRock Jam
9 September 2007EnglewoodCoors Amphitheatre
12 September 2007RidgefieldClark County Amphitheater
14 September 2007WheatlandSleep Train Amphitheatre
15 September 2007KelseyvilleKonocti Harbor Resort & Spa
16 September 2007RenoReno Events Center
18 September 2007ConcordSleep Train Pavilion
20 September 2007PhoenixCricket Wireless Pavilion
22 September 2007Las VegasMandalay Bay Events Center
23 September 2007IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
26 September 2007AuburnWhite River Amphitheatre
27 September 2007VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors Place
28 September 2007VictoriaSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
30 September 2007CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome
1 October 2007EdmontonRexall Place
2 October 2007SaskatoonCredit Union Centre
  • Top 100 Tours 2007: #32[1]
  • Total Gross: US $25.9 million
  • Total Attendance: 598,717
  • No. of concerts: 51

References
  1. "Top 100 Tours 2007" (PDF). Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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