Reuters has issued the following:

Great Britain's Premiere Arena Rock Band Gears Up For a New Tour...

DEF LEPPARD, Britain's greatest arena rock band, is set to play a series of headline shows in spring of 2008 - as part of a 2008 World Tour. This year's outing includes 19 dates, kicking off on March 27TH in Greensboro, NC and ending on April 26TH in Chula Vista, CA. The tour is being produced by Live Nation.

The band is also set to release a brand new studio album in 2008 with details to be announced shortly. The album will see the band adding to their incredible legacy and promises the inclusion of a very special collaboration.

"Def Leppard is consistently one of the most exciting and successful bands we work with year in and year out," said Live Nation Senior Vice President of Touring Bruce Kapp.

"There is no better way to kick off our touring season than with Def Leppard."

Tickets go on sale beginning January 11th and are available at www.livenation.com.

2007 was another monumental year for the band, playing a 50 date arena tour across the USA. Starting June 2007 and ending in September 2007, the group's summer concert tour became a must-see phenomenon - regularly selling out arenas to crowds of 15,000 to 20,000! The show featured stunning production and a special acoustic set, in addition to Def Leppard's huge catalogue of global hits. 2007 was also the 20th anniversary of the band's legendary Hysteria release, an album summed up by Mojo magazine in Sept 2007 as "Hard rock's equivalent of Thriller".

With more than 65 million albums sold worldwide, not to mention two prestigious Diamond Awards to their credit, Def Leppard - Joe Elliott (vocals), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick "Sav" Savage (bass) and Rick Allen (drums)- continues to be one of the most important forces in rock music.

The group's spectacular live shows are filled with hit after hit from their groundbreaking discography that set the sound for generations of music fans and artists. Def Leppard's powerful rock anthems have become synonymous with their name and it's easy to see why rock fans keep gravitating toward their electrifying live performances. On their 2008 tour, the band is promising a highly-charged, no-nonsense set of rocking performances, packed with hits spanning its entire career. Def Leppard are one of only five rock groups who can claim two separate original 10 million plus selling albums in the US.

The others are THE BEATLES, LED ZEPPELIN, PINK FLOYD and VAN HALEN.

Dates are as follows:

March

27 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
29 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live Arena
30 - Estero, FL - Germain Arena

April

1 - Greenville, SC - BI-LO Center
3 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
4 - Atlantic City, NJ - Music Box at The Borgata
6 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
8 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
9 - Providence, RI - Dunkin' Donuts Center
11 - Quebec City, QC - Colisee Pepsi Arena
12 - Ottawa, ON - ScotiaBank Place
13 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
16 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
18 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
19 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
22 - Boise, ID - The Idaho Center
23 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
25 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
26 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheater

More information about the upcoming album to be released shortly. For more information on Def Leppard and updated tour news, please visit the band's website at www.defleppard.com