Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard

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Offering fans the first ever anthology of Def Leppard, Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is narrated by the band and illustrated with hundreds of photographs and items of memorabilia from their personal archives. We genuinely feel humble about what we do and there is a very deep sense of gratitude amongst the members of the band. Members get the first chance to book our entire programme of events, including go-down-in-history gigs, concerts with world-class orchestras, and talks from cultural icons and political giants. If you have any access requirements, please sign up to our Access Scheme for discounts, wheelchair spaces, dedicated seats and free companion tickets.

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This offer only applies to copies of the book pre-purchased with a ticket and is not available at the event itself. Blue Badge holders and those with access requirements can be dropped off on the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road off Belvedere Road (the road between the Royal Festival Hall and the Hayward Gallery). Even just the collection of photos, paper cuttings and various scrapbook items from their private collection are enough to make acquiring the book worthwhile. During their 45-year history, Def Leppard have continued to make new music – with 12 studio albums to their name, including their 2022 release Diamond Star Halos – finding success with every record and tour.

To make it even more of an epic effort, they have released their first official biography as a luxury hardcover book. The book comes with an exclusive commemorative event poster featuring a new portrait of the band taken by the rock photographer, Ross Halfin. You won’t be able to bring any bags over 40 x 25 x 25cm into the auditorium of the Royal Festival Hall or the Queen Elizabeth Hall, or into the Hayward Gallery, so please leave large bags at home. Dotted throughout the book, there are special mentions of various musicians and rock friends Def Leppard have had encounters with through the years. Part memoir, part scrapbook, ‘Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard’ is the ultimate record of the band’s legendary career.

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There are four Blue Badge parking spaces available for visitors located on the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road. It is also warming to see that the success and fame have not gotten to their heads, and they are immensely grateful for what they have achieved: ‘We all really do love our work. Offering fans the most personal and comprehensive record of Def Leppard’s history to date, Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is narrated by the band in their own words, illustrated with photography and memorabilia from the Def Leppard archives.Just take your badge and car park ticket to the parking attendant office at the entrance to the car park for validation before you leave. The new book is being advertised on the video screens at the current Stadium Tour shows before the show countdown sequence.

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A wallpaper scrapbook curated by Joe Elliott’s mother, Cindy Elliott, will be featured, as well as photographs taken around the world by Ross Halfin, Mick Rock, and Anton Corbijn. Alternative parking for Blue Badge holders visiting the Southbank Centre can also be found at the South Bank Car Park – APCOA Cornwall Road Car Park. With unlimited access to the Def Leppard vault, Definitely presents over four decades of the band’s history through handwritten correspondence, rare vinyl pressings, tour memorabilia, music video storyboards, draft album artwork, press cuttings, previously unpublished photographs and much more. Thinking big from the very start, the blueprint for their music was, as singer Joe Elliott states, ‘Queen meets AC/DC. While becoming one of the world’s best-selling music artists with blockbuster albums Pyromania and Hysteria, the band overcame drummer Rick Allen’s accident and the death of bandmate Steve Clark.This is a book about the history of the band as a musical item, the experiences they all shared together as a family, being there for each other through all their ups and downs. With classic albums such as High N Dry, Euphoria, and Adrenalize, Def Leppard’s wide-ranging discography helped shape the sound of rock music through the 80s, blending metal with melodies that pushed hard rock towards having the pop appeal that would only fully realize years later.

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Def Leppard are firing on all cylinders at present, with the recent launch of their new album Drastic Symphonies while also being on a massive tour together with Motley Cr üe .Despite an average age of only 18, Def Leppard burst onto the hard rock scene in 1980 like a group of seasoned veterans. Capturing every aspect of rock music, from grunge to heavily electric love ballads, Def Leppard cemented themselves as the epitome of rockstars, performing endlessly throughout the UK and North America, cultivating at one point the largest audience in the world as they became the first band in history to sell seven million copies of two consecutive albums, Pyromania and Hysteria.