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Formed in 1976 in Sheffield, UK, since 1992 Def Leppard has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (guitar, backing vocals). They established themselves as part of the new wave of British heavy metal of the early 1980s. Their greatest commercial success came between the early 1980s and early 1990s.

The band's first album, 1980's On Through the Night, reached the Top 15 in the UK but received little notice elsewhere. Their second album, 1981's High 'n' Dry, was produced by Mutt Lange, who helped them to define their melodic hard rock style. Pyromania, was released in January 1983, with "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages" both topping the US Rock Tracks chart and reaching the top 20 of the Hot 100. Reaching No. 2 on the US album chart, Pyromania was certified Diamond in the US. It reached the top 20 in the UK but did not sell much elsewhere. The band's fourth album, the more pop-oriented Hysteria (1987), topped the UK, US, Canadian and Australian charts. It has been certified 12× platinum for sales in the US, selling over 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. It spawned six Top 20 US singles Their next studio album, Adrenalize (their first following the death of guitarist Steve Clark), reached No. 1 on the UK, US and Australian charts in 1992. Their 1993 album, Retro Active, contained the acoustic Top 5 North American hit "Two Steps Behind".

Their greatest-hits album Vault, released in 1995, featured the UK No. 2 hit "When Love & Hate Collide" and reached the Top 10 in several countries, going 5× platinum in the US. Beginning with Slang, Def Leppard released five albums between 1996-2008, with most usually reaching the Top 15 in several countries, including the UK, US and Canada. Their self-titled album, released in 2015, reached the Top 10 in several countries. Their newest studio album, Diamond Star Halos, was released in May 2022 and reached the Top 10 in the US, UK and Australia. As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and have two albums with RIAA diamond certification: Pyromania and Hysteria. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 This new 3CD collection, celebrates and champions the musicality, style, compositional skills and longevity of Def Leppard, by bringing together three superb live performances by the band from across their career to date.

Disc: 1
1 Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
2 Rock Brigade
3 High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)
4 Another Hit and Run
5 Billy's Got a Gun
6 Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
7 Foolin'
8 Photograph
9 Bringin' On the Heartbreak
10 Switch 625
11 Let It Go
12 Wasted
13 Stagefright
14 Travelin' Band

Disc: 2
1 Let's Get Rocked
2 Tear It Down
3 Women
4 Too Late for Love
5 Hysteria
6 Make Love Like a Man
7 Animal
8 Rocket
9 Two Steps Behind
10 Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
11 Pour Some Sugar On Me
12 Rock of Ages
13 Love Bites

Disc: 3
1 Women
2 Rocket
3 Animal
4 Love Bites
5 Pour Some Sugar On Me
6 Armageddon It
7 Gods of War
8 Don't Shoot Shotgun
9 Run Riot
10 Hysteria
11 Excitable
12 Love and Affection
13 Rock of Ages
14 Photograph