Def Leppard, Journey team for stadium tour: 'We may have a surprise or two up our sleeves'

Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY
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The anthems will be loud and frequent when Journey and Def Leppard take a spin through stadiums this summer.

The rock powerhouses are teaming for a 23-city tour that will kick off July 6, 2024, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis and wrap Sept. 8 at Coors Field in Denver.

While the bands have a stockpile of smashes including “Any Way You Want It,” “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Photograph” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” respectively, they’ll also be joined by fellow hitmakers Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick in varying markets (see list below).

Def Leppard and Journey are teaming for a major summer stadium tour in 2024.
Def Leppard and Journey are teaming for a major summer stadium tour in 2024.

When do tickets for Def Leppard, Journey go on sale?

Registration for presale tickets begins at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on Dec. 7 at www.defleppardjourney2024.com.

A presale for Citi cardholders kicks off at 10 a.m. local time on Dec. 13 via www.citientertainment.com. The general public sale begins at 10 a.m. local time on Dec. 15.

Both Journey and Def Leppard have been road warriors lately. Def Leppard played a sold-out stadium run in summer 2022 with Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and continued a worldwide tour with Motley Crue in 2023.

Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott shared that the band's set will celebrate specific parts of the rockers' history. "We may even have a surprise or two up our sleeves," he said in a statement.

Journey recently announced a spate of 2024 dates for their 50th anniversary Freedom tour, which will play arenas across the U.S. between Feb. 9 and April 29.

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Journey and Def Leppard 2024 tour dates

  • July 6, 2024, St Louis, MO Busch Stadium with Cheap Trick

  • July 10, 2024, Orlando, FL Camping World Stadium with Cheap Trick

  • July 13, 2024, Atlanta, GA Truist Park with Steve Miller Band

  • July 15, 2024, Chicago, IL Wrigley Field with Steve Miller Band

  • July 18, 2024, Detroit, MI Comerica Park with Steve Miller Band

  • July 20, 2024, Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium with Steve Miller Band

  • July 23, 2024, Philadelphia, PA Citizens Bank Park with Steve Miller Band

  • July 25, 2024, Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium with Steve Miller Band

  • July 27, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA PNC Park with Steve Miller Band

  • July 30, 2024, Cleveland, OH Progressive Field with Heart

  • Aug. 2, 2024, Toronto, ON Rogers Centre with Heart

  • Aug. 5, 2024, Boston, MA Fenway Park with Heart

  • Aug. 7, 2024, Flushing, NY Citi Field with Steve Miller Band

  • Aug. 12, 2024, Arlington, TX Globe Life Field with Steve Miller Band

  • Aug. 14, 2024, Houston, TX Minute Maid Park with Steve Miller Band

  • Aug. 16, 2024, San Antonio, TX Alamodome with Steve Miller Band

  • Aug. 19, 2024, Minneapolis, MN Target Field with Steve Miller Band

  • Aug. 23, 2024, Phoenix, AZ Chase Field with Steve Miller Band

  • Aug. 25, 2024, Los Angeles, CA SoFi Stadium with Steve Miller Band

  • Aug. 28, 2024, San Francisco, CAOracle Park with Steve Miller Band

  • Aug. 30, 2024, San Diego, CA Petco Park with Steve Miller Band

  • Sept. 4, 2024, Seattle, WA T-Mobile Park with Cheap Trick

  • Sept. 8, 2024, Denver, CO Coors Field with Cheap Trick

Def Leppard (from left): Phil Collen, Rick Allen, Joe Elliott, Rick Savage and Vivian Campbell worked with the Royal Philharmonic for their latest album, "Drastic Symphonies," which came out in May 2023.
Def Leppard (from left): Phil Collen, Rick Allen, Joe Elliott, Rick Savage and Vivian Campbell worked with the Royal Philharmonic for their latest album, "Drastic Symphonies," which came out in May 2023.

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