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Def Leppard to play Birmingham - performing iconic album Hysteria in full

Rock legends Def Leppard will play Birmingham this December.

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Def Leppard's Hysteria

The Sheffield band will play their iconic 1987 album Hysteria in its entirety, along with other top hits.

Hysteria features numbers such as Rocket, Animal, Love Bites, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Armageddon It and, of course, Hysteria.

Listen to Armageddon It here:

The tour marks Def Leppard's release of their full recording catalogue worldwide in a digital format.

The material can be streamed here

Speaking about the release, frontman Joe Elliot said: "It is with a mixture of relief and euphoria that we now see our entire catalogue finally getting a digital release.

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"Having embraced every other format with open arms, especially and more recently the re-emergence of vinyl, we’re now going to be available to everyone everywhere and honestly, it’s as exciting as the original releases were.”

Lead guitarist Phil Collen added: "We felt we'd been left out of the digital party, but it's a thrill for us to finally accept the invitation and to be able to say 'Yeah, you can stream us, download us and hear us on all digital outlets'."

Other songs the band is known for include Rock Of Ages, Two Steps Behind, Let's Get Rocked, Rocks Off, Photograph and more.

Listen to Let's Get Rocked here:

Remarking on the tour, bassist Rick Savage said the band can't wait.

"After many requests from fans in the UK, I'm delighted that we can bring the whole Hysteria album to arenas across Britain and Ireland later this year," he said.

"From Women to Love and Affection, plus many other faves thrown in for good measure.

"Oh, and our old pals Cheap Trick will be there also to help with the celebrations. We can't wait."

Def Leppard will play Arena Birmingham on Monday, December 17.

Tickets to the show go on sale on Friday, January 26, at 9am.

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