DEF LEPPARD FINALLY GOES DIGITAL; SETS TOUR WITH JOURNEY

Def Leppard finally embraced the digital generation at the crack of midnight today, putting their entire catalog on streaming and download services for the first time; four of the albums are in iTunes Top 30. The release coincides with the announcement of a 58-date tour with Journey.

“It is with a mixture of relief and euphoria that we now see our entire catalog finally getting a digital release,” Joe Elliott said.

Fans have flocked immediately to Hysteria (#17), Vault: Def Leppard’s Greatest Hits (#22), Pyromania (#25) and High ‘n’ Dry (#26). Mercury released those albums originally; UMe is handling the reissue of the 15 titles.

Tickets will go on sale 2/3 for the Def Leppard-Journey tour that starts 5/21 in Hartford, Conn.., and wraps at The Forum in Los Angeles on 10/6. The tour will hit 10 stadiums, among them Wrigley Field, Fenway Park and the Giants’ AT&T Park.

Def Leppard & Journey tour dates

5/21 Hartford, XL Center

5/23 Albany, N.Y., Times Union Center

5/25 Hershey, Pa., Hersheypark Stadium

5/26 Buffalo, N.Y., KeyBank Center

5/28 Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena

5/30 Cincinnati, U.S. Bank Arena

6/01 Toronto, Rogers Centre

6/02 Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena

6/05 Raleigh, N.C., PNC Arena

6/06 Knoxville, Tenn., Thompson-Boling Arena

6/08 Bristow, Va., Jiffy Lube Live

6/09 Charlotte, N.C., Spectrum Center

6/11 Philadelphia, Wells Fargo Center

6/13 New York, Madison Square Garden

6/15 Newark, N.J. Prudential Center

6/16 Baltimore, Royal Farms Arena

7/01 Atlanta, SunTrust Park

7/03 Noblesville, Idn., Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center

7/04 Milwaukee, Summerfest

7/06 Memphis, FedExForum

7/07 North Little Rock, Ark., Verizon Arena

7/09 Tulsa, Okla., BOK Center

7/11 Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center

7/13 Detroit, Comerica Park

7/14 Chicago, Wrigley Field

7/16 Wichita, Kan. INTRUST Bank Arena

7/18 Sioux Falls, S.D., Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

7/19 Lincoln, Neb., Pinnacle Bank Arena

7/21 Denver, Coors Field

7/23 Des Moines, Iowa, Wells Fargo Arena

7/25 Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center

7/27 Minneapolis, Target Field

7/28 Fargo, N.D., Fargodome

8/11 Boston, Fenway Park

8/13 Virginia Beach, Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater

8/15 Columbia, S.C., Colonial Life Arena

8/17 Ft Lauderdale, Fla., BB&T Center

8/18 Tampa, Fla., Amalie Arena

8/20 Birmingham, Ala., Legacy Arena @ The BJCC

8/22 Columbus, Ohio, Schottenstein Center

8/24 St. Louis, Busch Stadium

8/25 Nashville, Bridgestone Arena

8/27 New Orleans, Smoothie King Center

8/29 Dallas, American Airlines Center

8/31 San Antonio, AT&T Center

9/01 Houston, Toyota Center

9/05 Albuquerque, N.M., Isleta Amphitheater

9/07 Phoenix, Talking Stick Resort Arena

9/08 Las Vegas, T-Mobile Arena

9/21 San Francisco, AT&T Park

9/23 San Diego, Petco Park

9/25 Salt Lake City, Vivint Smart Home Arena

9/26 Nampa, Idaho, Ford Idaho Center Arena

9/28 Portland, Moda Center

9/29 Seattle, Gorge Amphitheatre

10/01 Vancouver, B.C., Rogers Arena

10/04 Sacramento, Golden 1 Center

10/06 Los Angeles, The Forum