Def Leppard & Heart announce summer tour, coming to Raleigh

Summer tour announcements are starting to roll out, and there is almost always a few 1980s arena rock mainstays that team up for a tour of the big sheds. This year Def Leppard and Heart are teaming up for a series of summer dates from June to September.

The tour will stop at Walnut Creek Amphitheater in Raleigh on Friday, June 24. Tickets for the show go on sale on Friday, March 4 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. Prices are not yet available.

Def Leppard are planning to release a live album titled Mirrorball later this summer. Check out a video below of the band performing portions of some of their biggest hits including "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and "Animal" at a big U.K. festival.



Def Leppard & Heart tour dates
06.15.11 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
06.17.11 - Tampa, FL - 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
06.18.11 - Atlanta, GA - Aarons Amphitheatre @ Lakewood
06.19.11 - Orange Beach, AL - Amphitheatre @ The Wharf
06.22.11 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
06.24.11 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
06.25.11 - Virginia Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live
06.26.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
06.29.11 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
06.30.11 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center
07.02.11 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
07.03.11 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
07.05.11 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
07.07.11 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
07.09.11 - Washington, DC - Jiffy Lube Live
07.10.11 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07.12.11 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
07.13.11 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
07.15.11 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
07.17.11 - Cadott, WI - Rock Fest
07.19.11 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
07.20.11 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
07.22.11 - Houston, TX - Cynthia W. Mitchell Pavilion
07.23.11 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
07.24.11 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
08.08.11 - Sturgis, SD - Buffalo Chip
08.10.11 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
08.12.11 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
08.13.11 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair
08.16.11 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
08.17.11 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
08.19.11 - Louisville, KY - Kentucky State Fair
08.20.11 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
08.21.11 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
08.24.11 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
08.26.11 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair
08.27.11 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
08.29.11 - Denver, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
08.31.11 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
09.02.11 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Casino
09.03.11 - Phoenix, AZ - Ashley Furniture Pavilion
09.04.11 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand
09.07.11 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheater
09.09.11 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
09.11.11 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
09.14.11 - Portland, OR - Sleep Country Amphitheater
09.15.11 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre