[MUSIC NEWS] MOTLEY CRUE & DEF LEPPARD To Tour Australia
Hot off the heels of the biggest North American stadium tour of 2022 with more than 1.3 million tickets sold, the world’s most iconic and celebrated rock legends Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe continue their 2023 co-headline ‘The World Tour’ with the announcement of 3 exclusive Australian dates.
Produced by Live Nation and presented by Triple M, Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard will bring their electrifying stage shows to Australia, commencing with Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on November 8, Giants Stadium Sydney on November 11, and Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on November 14.
The artists’ exclusive, 72-hour ticket pre-sale commences on Friday, June 2 – Brisbane and Melbourne kicking off at 9am, and Sydney at 10am.
Vodafone customers can secure tickets during a 48 hour pre-sale commencing Monday, June 5 – Brisbane and Melbourne at 10am and Sydney at 11am. Head to Vodafone.com.au/ticket
The Live Nation pre-sale commences on Wednesday, June 7 – Brisbane and Melbourne at 11am, running until 10am on Thursday June 8, and Sydney from 12pm until 11am on Thursday June 8.
General public tickets go on sale on Thursday, June 8 – Brisbane and Melbourne from 11am and Sydney from 12pm. ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL.
“After getting back on the road this past summer, we’re beyond thrilled to bring this massive tour to a global audience including some special dates in Australia!” said Joe Elliott of Def Leppard.
“We had an incredible time playing The Stadium Tour in North America and we truly can’t wait to continue taking the show around the globe with The WORLD Tour in 2023. Crüeheads get ready because we have a few amazing Australian dates set for you!” Mötley Crüe said in a joint statement.
DEF LEPPARD AND MÖTLEY CRÜE
THE WORLD TOUR – AUSTRALIA 2023
Presented by Triple M
SUNCORP STADIUM, BRISBANE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8
GIANTS STADIUM, SYDNEY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11
MARVEL STADIUM, MELBOURNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard fan pre-sale: Commences Friday, June 2: Brisbane and Melbourne kicking off at 9am, and Sydney at 10am, running for 72 hours.
Vodafone pre-sale: Commences Monday, June 5: Brisbane and Melbourne at 10am and Sydney at 11am, running for 48 hours.
Live Nation pre-sale: Commences Wednesday, June 7: Brisbane and Melbourne 11am – 10am on Thursday, June 8; Sydney 12pm – 11am on Thursday, June 8.
General public tickets go on sale on Thursday, June 8 – Brisbane and Melbourne from 11am and Sydney from 12pm. ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL.
For complete tour, ticket and VIP Experience information, go to www.livenation.com.au
With more than 110 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious Diamond Awards in the U.S., 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® inductees Def Leppard – Joe Elliott (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick Savage (bass), Vivian Campbell (guitar) and Rick Allen (drums) — continue to be one of the most important forces in rock music. Over the course of their career the band has produced a series of classic ground-breaking albums that set the bar for generations of music fans and artists alike.
The group’s spectacular live shows and arsenal of hits have become synonymous with their name, leading Def Leppard to be heralded as the world’s greatest live rock band. Def Leppard’s influential career includes numerous hit singles and ground-breaking multi-platinum albums—including two of the best-selling albums of all time, Pyromania and Hysteria, capturing the group’s legendary tracks, bringing together classic Leppard hits such as “Rock of Ages”, Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Foolin.”
For the first time, in January 2018 Def Leppard debuted their full recording catalogue worldwide via streaming and download platforms. As they did with the original release of their records, Def Leppard dominated the worldwide charts again, which found their albums charting in the iTunes Top 10 in more than 30 countries, including Hysteria at #3 in the US, and #5 in the UK (36 years after the album had charted at No 1 in the Billboard charts). Def Leppard also had the #1, #2 and #3 records on the US catalogue albums chart.
The band has gone on to amass a staggering 5.5 billion streams since 2018, reaching a younger 18-44 demographic that now represents 58% of their fanbase. Additionally, the band have garnered an impressive 15 million followers across their social media platforms. In May 2022, Def Leppard released their twelfth studio album Diamond Star Halos. The album debuted at #1 on the Apple and Amazon Music charts. The album also scored a Top 10 debut on North America’s Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, marking the band’s eighth Top 10 album of their career, and garnered a #1 debut on Billboard’s Hard Rock chart. Diamond Star Halos had numerous Top 10 chart entries globally including a Top 5 debut in the UK. Following the close of their historic 2018 co-headline stadium and arena run in North America, Def Leppard sold in excess of 1,000,000 tickets and the tour grossed over $100,000,000.00, a massive feat in today’s touring world. Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe topped that number yet again with another sold out North American stadium run in 2022 selling over 1.3 million tickets which grossed a staggering $173,500,000.00.
The band continue that momentum into 2023 with The World Tour alongside Mötley Crüe, hitting Europe, Australia, and Japan, and with the release of their new album, Drastic Symphonies, a symphonic record featuring their greatest tracks dramatically reimagined with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, Mötley Crüe — Vince Neil (vocals), Nikki Sixx (bass), Tommy Lee (drums) and Mick Mars (guitars) — has commandeered the rock pantheon for 41 years. The band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, garnered 7 USA platinum and multi-platinum albums, 22 Top 40 mainstream rock hits, 6 Top 20 pop singles, 3 Grammy nominations, 5 New York Times best-selling books, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Netflix hit movie. Mötley Crüe continues touring the world with John 5 on guitar as they push the visual limits of live performance.
The quartet has amassed over 5 billion streams across digital platforms and the band has over 8 million followers on social media. Known for their iconic live performances, the band has sold-out countless tours across the globe in front of millions of fans with groundbreaking production highlights such as Tommy Lee’s drum-rollercoaster and Nikki Sixx’s flame-throwing-bass. They pioneered the Las Vegas rock residency with a sold out run in 2012. Mötley Crüe’s hit songs such as “Kickstart My Heart” and “Home Sweet Home” are frequently licensed by major brands such as NASCAR, Dodge, Coldwell Banker, Carl’s Jr. and KIA to name a few and their music can be heard on TV hit shows such as Stranger Things and Cobra Kai amongst many others.
The band’s biography “The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band” became a New York Times best-seller in 2001 and has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Members of the band have authored 4 additional New York Times best-selling books since. In 2019 Netflix premiered “The Dirt” biopic based on the bestselling book which became a global hit movie scoring a 94% positive audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. As a result, Mötley Crüe gained an entire new generation of young fans who discovered the band through the movie and further solidified their iconic status, relevance, and the timelessness of their songwriting.
Mötley Crüe remains a huge global draw 41 years into their career and, in the summer of 2022 co-headlined a nearly sold out North American stadium tour with Def Leppard. The tour will continue to travel to stadiums around the world throughout 2023 with John5 on guitar as they push the limits of live performance.