Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Tour

The Songs From The Sparkle Lounge World Tour was a world tour by British Rock band Def Leppard, starting 27 March 2008 and ending 12 September 2009. It was in support of their latest album, Songs From The Sparkle Lounge. It marks the first time the band had travelled to Japan since 2002's X Tour. Styx and REO Speedwagon were the opening acts of the tour; however, some shows had Joan Jett, Billy Idol and Children Of Bodom instead of Styx and REO Speedwagon. In February 2009, the 2009 leg of the tour was announced with Poison and Cheap Trick as the opening acts.

Songs From The Sparkle Lounge Tour
Tour by Def Leppard
Associated albumSongs from the Sparkle Lounge
Start date27 March 2008
End date12 September 2009
Legs7
No. of shows132, 2 cancelled
Def Leppard concert chronology

The tour had 42 shows with a total attendance of 593,294 and a total gross of US $25.9 million. Of the Top 50 Worldwide Tours 2009 it was #49[1]

Tour Dates

[2]

Date City Country Venue
North America with Styx & REO Speedwagon
27 March 2008GreensboroUnited StatesGreensboro Coliseum
29 March 2008HollywoodHard Rock Casino
30 March 2008EsteroGermain Arena
1 April 2008GreenvilleBi-Lo Center
3 April 2008ReadingSovereign Center
4 April 2008Atlantic CityBorgata Events Center
6 April 2008ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena
8 April 2008UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
9 April 2008ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center
11 April 2008Quebec CityCanadaColisée Pepsi CANCELED
12 April 2008OttawaScotiabank Place CANCELED
13 April 2008HamiltonCopps Coliseum CANCELED
16 April 2008WinnipegMTS Centre CANCELED
18 April 2008Grand RapidsUnited StatesVan Andel Arena CANCELED
19 April 2008DetroitJoe Louis Arena CANCELED
22 April 2008NampaIdaho Center
23 April 2008SpokaneSpokane Arena
25 April 2008ParadisePearl Concert Theater
26 April 2008San DiegoCricket Wireless Amphitheatre
27 April 2008San JacintoSoboba Casino Arena
Europe
21 May 2008SandnesNorwayClassic Rock Festival
23 May 2008HaldenFredriksten
24 May 2008TrondheimTorvet Market Square
4 June 2008HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
6 June 2008SolvesborgSwedenSweden Rock Festival
8 June 2008KaliningradRussiaKhrabrovo Airport
9 June 2008VilniusLithuaniaSiemens Arena
11 June 2008TallinnEstoniaSaku Suurhall Arena
14 June 2008MiddelfartDenmarkRock Under Broen
15 June 2008NijmegenNetherlandsArrow Rock Festival
17 June 2008GlasgowScotlandSECC
18 June 2008BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
20 June 2008ManchesterMEN Arena
21 June 2008BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena
23 June 2008SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena
24 June 2008Newcastle upon TyneMetro Radio Arena
26 June 2008LondonWembley Arena
27 June 2008DesselBelgiumGraspop Metal Meeting
1 July 2008PireasGreeceKaraiskakis Stadium
3 July 2008TiranaAlbaniaQemal Stafa Stadium
4 July 2008SofiaBulgariaAkademik Stadium
6 July 2008IstanbulTurkeyMasstival
7 July 2008BucharestRomaniaRomexpo
10 July 2008VizoviceCzech RepublicMasters of Rock
14 July 2008CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena
15 July 2008LiverpoolEnglandEcho Arena
17 July 2008NottinghamTrent FM Arena
North America with Styx & REO Speedwagon
30 July 2008HidalgoUnited StatesDodge Arena
1 August 2008NashvilleSommet Center
2 August 2008BirminghamVerizon Wireless Music Center
3 August 2008BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum
6 August 2008HamiltonCanadaCopps Coliseum (Rescheduled)
7 August 2008LondonJohn Labatt Centre
9 August 2008Quebec CityColisée Pepsi (Rescheduled)
10 August 2008OttawaScotiabank Place (Rescheduled)
13 August 2008WinnipegMTS Centre (Rescheduled)
15 August 2008Grand RapidsUnited StatesVan Andel Arena (Rescheduled)
16 August 2008Des MoinesIowa State Fair
17 August 2008OmahaQwest Center
20 August 2008Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
21 August 2008DaytonErvin J. Nutter Center
23 August 2008DetroitJoe Louis Arena (Rescheduled)
24 August 2008SyracuseState Fair Grounds
NHL Face-Off Rocks Event 2008
9 October 2008DetroitUnited StatesFox Theatre
Asia
17 October 2008BangaloreIndiaBangalore Palace CANCELED
19 October 2008MumbaiM.M.R.D.A. Grounds CANCELED
23 October 2008TokyoJapanBudokan
24 October 2008
27 October 2008OsakaOsaka-jo Hall
28 October 2008NagoyaNagoya Rainbow Hall
Oceania
31 October 2008PerthAustraliaMembers Equity Stadium
2 November 2008AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Center
3 November 2008MelbourneRod Laver Arena
5 November 2008SydneyAcer Arena
6 November 2008NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment Centre
8 November 2008BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Center
10 November 2008WollongongWIN Entertainment Centre
11 November 2008CanberraAIS Arena
14 November 2008AucklandNew ZealandVector Arena
Europe
12 June 2009DublinIrelandDublin O2 Arena
14 June 2009Castle DoningtonEnglandDownload Festival
North America with Poison & Cheap Trick
23 June 2009CamdenUnited StatesSusquehanna Bank Center
25 June 2009ClevelandBlossom Music Center
26 June 2009DarienDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
28 June 2009ScrantonToyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
30 June 2009BostonComcast Center for the Performing Arts
1 July 2009HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center
3 July 2009Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center
4 July 2009TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre
7 July 2009HartfordUnited StatesNew England Dodge Music Center
8 July 2009WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater
10 July 2009PittsburghPost-Gazette Pavilion
11 July 2009Virginia BeachVerizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
12 July 2009Washington, D.C.Nissan Pavilion
15 July 2009CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
17 July 2009ChicagoFirst Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
18 July 2009MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheatre
20 July 2009St. LouisVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre St. Louis
21 July 2009Kansas CitySprint Center
23 July 2009IndianapolisVerizon Wireless Music Center
24 July 2009DetroitDTE Energy Music Theatre
7 August 2009RaleighTime Warner Cable Music Pavilion
8 August 2009CharlotteVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
10 August 2009NashvilleSommet Center CANCELED
11 August 2009BirminghamVerizon Wireless Music Center CANCELED
13 August 2009West Palm BeachCruzan Amphitheatre
14 August 2009TampaFord Amphitheatre
15 August 2009AtlantaLakewood Amphitheatre
18 August 2009New OrleansNew Orleans Arena
19 August 2009HoustonCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
21 August 2009DallasSuperpages.com Center
22 August 2009TulsaBOK Center
24 August 2009DenverFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
25 August 2009Salt Lake CityUSANA Amphitheatre
28 August 2009AlbuquerqueJournal Pavilion
29 August 2009PhoenixCricket Wireless Pavilion
30 August 2009IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2 September 2009Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
3 September 2009SaramentoSleep Train Amphitheatre
5 September 2009ParadiseMGM Grand Garden Arena
6 September 2009San BernardinoSan Manuel Amphitheater
9 September 2009San DiegoCricket Wireless Amphitheatre
11 September 2009RidgefieldClark County Amphitheater
12 September 2009AuburnWhite River Amphitheatre

Set list

Set from 8/1/08 Nashville show.
  1. Sparkle Lounge Intro
  2. Rocket
  3. Animal
  4. Action
  5. Let's Get Rocked
  6. C`mon, C`mon
  7. Foolin'
  8. Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
  9. Nine Lives
  10. Love Bites
  11. Bass Solo
  12. Rock On
  13. Two Steps Behind
  14. Bringin' On The Heartbreak
  15. Switch 625
  16. Hysteria
  17. Armageddon It
  18. Photograph
  19. Pour Some Sugar On Me
  20. Bad Actress
  21. Rock Of Ages (encore)
  22. Let It Go (encore)

Set list from 22 August 2009 show
  • Rock! Rock! Till You Drop (Not played in Mountain View)
  • Rocket
  • Animal
  • C'mon C'mon (Sometimes replaced with Too Late For Love) (Not played in Mountain View)
  • Foolin'
  • Nine Lives (replaced with Make Love Like A Man at Las Vegas, and Mountain View)
  • Love Bites
  • Rock On
  • Two Steps Behind
  • Bringin' On The Heartbreak
  • Switch 625
  • Hysteria
  • Armageddon It
  • Photograph
  • Pour Some Sugar On Me
  • Rock of Ages

Encore:

  • Let's Get Rocked

Styx set list
  1. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
    • lead vocals – Tommy Shaw
  2. The Grand Illusion
    • lead vocals – Lawrence Gowan
  3. Too Much Time On My Hands
    • lead vocals – Tommy Shaw
  4. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
    • lead vocals – Tommy Shaw
  5. Miss America
    • lead vocals – James Young
  6. Come Sail Away
    • lead vocals – Lawrence Gowan
  7. Renegade (Encore)
    • lead vocals – Tommy Shaw

REO Speedwagon set list
  1. Don't Let Him Go
  2. Take It on the Run
  3. Find Your Own Way Home
  4. Can't Fight This Feeling
  5. I Needed to Fall
  6. Time for Me to Fly
  7. Keep On Loving You
  8. Roll with the Changes
  9. Ridin' the Storm Out (Encore)

References
  1. "Top 50 Worldwide Tours 2009" (PDF). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. http://deflepparduk.com/deftour2008main.html%5B%5D
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