DEF LEPPARD’s Joe Elliott On New Album - “12 Songs Written By Accident Rather Than Design”

In a new interview with the Associated Press, Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott talks about the band’s continued drive, a new album and that 1976 Jethro Tull song about an aging rocker. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:

AP: How did the new album come about?

Elliott: “We got together in February 2014 for a month with the full intention of … just recording a couple of songs, maybe putting out an EP. By the end of February, we got 12 songs written, so we (were) like ‘Oh, ahh, I think we’ve got an album here’ by accident rather than design.”

AP: Will you play anything from the new album on this tour?

Elliott: “We won’t be playing any new songs because they just end up on YouTube in a really bad version filmed on somebody’s iPhone. We’ll play them when the album comes out and not just let them drift out into the ether.”

Read more at the Associated Press.

Def Leppard are set to perform on the season finale of La Voix (Quebec’s version of famed singing competition, The Voice) on April 12th. Also set to perform are Jean Leloup, Kelly Clarkson, Cœur de Pirate, Louis-Jean Cormier, Melissa Etheridge, Patrice Michaud, Ariane Moffatt, and Alex Nevsky.

For the complete programming schedule for La Voix, visit this location.

Def Leppard returns to the road this summer for an extensive North American tour. The Live Nation-promoted tour, hitting nearly 50 cities across the US and Canada, will kick off on June 23rd in Tampa, FL at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre.

Joining Def Leppard on their massive summer outing are Styx and Tesla; see the full tour routing below. Tickets are on sale via LiveNation.com.

Tour dates:

June
23 – Tampa – FL – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
25 – West Palm Beach – FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre
27 – Birmingham – AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
28 – Atlanta – GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
30 – Charlotte – NC – PNC Music Pavilion

July
2 – Bristow – VA – Jiffy Lube Live
3 – Virginia Beach – VA – Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
5 – Uncasville – CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
7 – Gilford – MD – Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook
9 – Mansfield – MA – Xfinity Center
11 – Bethel – NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
12 – Darien – NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
14 – Toronto – ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
15 – Youngstown – OH – Covelli Centre
17 – Clarkston – MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
21 – Mt. Pleasant – MI – Soaring eagle Resort & Casino
23 – Saratoga Springs – NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
24 – Wantagh – NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
25 – Holmdel – NJ – PNC Banks Art Center

August
7 – Sturgis – SD – Buffalo Chip Campground
8 – Sioux Falls – SD – Sioux Falls Arena
10 – Oklahoma City – OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena
11 – Kansas City – MO – Starlight Theatre
14 – Sedalia – MO – Missouri State Fair
15 – Des Moines – IA – Iowa State Fair
17 – Cincinnati – OH – Riverbend Music Center
18 – Nashville – TN – Bridgestone Arena
21 – Dallas – TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
22 – Woodlands – TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
23 – Austin – TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
27 – St. Paul – MN – Minnesota State Fair
28 – Grand Forks – ND – Alerus Center
30 – Noblesville – IN – Klipsch Music Center

September
1 – Allentown – PA – The Great Allentown Fair
3 – Louisville – KY – KFC Yum! Center
4 – Maryland Heights – MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
5 – Tinley Park – IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
16 – Auburn – WA – White River Amphitheatre
17 – Ridgefield – WA – Amphitheater Northwest
19 – Mountain View – CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
22 – Chula Vista – CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
23 – Phoenix – AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
25 – Albuquerque – NM – Isleta Amphitheater
26 – Denver – CO – Pepsi Center
28 – West Valley City – UT – USANA Amphitheatre
30 – Spokane – WA – Spokane Arena

October
2 – Bozeman – MT – Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
4 – Bismarck – ND – Bismarck Civic Center

Fonte: Bravewords.com