Def Leppard Announce 2026 European Tour With Extreme

Def Leppard have announced a summer 2026 European and United Kingdom tour with Extreme as special guests. The run begins at Dalhalla in Rättvik, Sweden, on June 13 and continues through Finland, Switzerland, Germany and the UK before reaching Wacken Open Air on July 30.

Major arena dates include Helsinki’s Veikkaus Arena, Zurich’s Hallenstadion, Dortmund’s Westfalenhalle, Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, Sheffield’s Utilita Arena, London’s O2, Birmingham’s BP Pulse Live and Manchester’s Co-op Live. The band will also perform at Belsonic in Belfast and later travel to Dubai for an August 2 concert.

The band promise a new production combining major hits with surprises and less frequently performed material.

Frontman Joe Elliott says the production will combine Def Leppard’s essential catalogue with several surprises. Guitarist Phil Collen described Extreme’s involvement as an additional attraction and noted the longstanding friendship between the two bands.

Before the European tour, Def Leppard will stage their third Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace from February 3 through February 28. The group are developing separate setlist tiers for the residency, balancing mandatory hits with deeper catalogue selections.

Guitarist Vivian Campbell is expected to participate after revealing that he is in complete remission from Hodgkin lymphoma following a bone marrow transplant. Def Leppard’s most recent studio album remains 2022’s “Diamond Star Halos”.