The World Tour (Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe)

The World Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by English rock band Def Leppard and American rock band Mötley Crüe, which took place from February through November 2023 in venues across Latin America, Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania. During their previous tour, The Stadium Tour, the members of Def Leppard indicated that a European version of The Stadium Tour would take place in 2023.^[1] Tour dates were announced on October 20, 2022; this tour was advertised as The World Tour and confirmed to be a co-headlining tour of Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe.^[2][3][4] In addition to playing stadiums and entertainment venues, the tour also featured appearances at international music festivals. This was Mötley Crüe's first tour without co-founder and original guitarist Mick Mars, who announced his retirement in October 2022, with John 5 replacing him.^[5]

The World Tour

Tour by Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe
Start date	February 10, 2023
End date	November 14, 2023
Legs	4 plus warmup
No. of shows	40
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Special guests

• Europe (Leg 2: Europe)^[6]
• Mammoth WVH (Leg 2: Europe)
• Alice Cooper (Leg 3: North America)^[7]

Opening acts

• Whisky Blood (Leg 1: Latin America)
• Rata Blanca (Leg 1: Latin America)

Setlists

Mötley Crüe^[8]

1. "Wild Side"
2. "Shout at the Devil"
3. "Too Fast for Love"
4. "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
5. "Saints of Los Angeles"
6. "Live Wire"
7. "Looks That Kill"
8. "The Dirt (Est. 1981)"
9. "Rock 'n' Roll (Part 2)" / "Smokin' in the Boys Room" / "Helter Skelter" / "Anarchy in the U.K." / "Blitzkrieg Bop"
10. "Home Sweet Home"
11. "Dr. Feelgood"
12. "Same Ol' Situation"
13. "Girls, Girls, Girls"
14. "Primal Scream"
15. "Kickstart My Heart"

Def Leppard

1. "Take What You Want"
2. "Let's Get Rocked"
3. "Animal"
4. "Foolin'"
5. "Armageddon It"
6. "Kick"
7. "Love Bites"
8. "Promises"
9. "This Guitar"
10. "When Love and Hate Collide"
11. "Rocket"
12. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
13. "Switch 625"
14. "Hysteria"
15. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
16. "Rock of Ages"
17. "Photograph"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue

Date	City	Country	Venue
February 10, 2023	Atlantic City	United States	Hard Rock Live[9]
February 11, 2023
February 18, 2023	Mexico City	Mexico	Foro Sol
February 21, 2023	Monterrey		Estadio Borregos
February 25, 2023	Bogotá	Colombia	Simón Bolívar Park
February 28, 2023	Lima	Peru	Estadio Universidad San Marcos
March 3, 2023	Santiago	Chile	Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
March 7, 2023	São Paulo	Brazil	Allianz Parque
March 9, 2023	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Sarmiento Park
March 12, 2023[10]	Hollywood	United States	Hard Rock Live
May 22, 2023	Sheffield	England	Bramall Lane
May 25, 2023	Mönchengladbach	Germany	SparkassenPark
May 27, 2023	Munich		Königsplatz
May 29, 2023	Budapest	Hungary	MVM Dome
May 31, 2023	Kraków	Poland	Tauron Arena
June 2, 2023[a]	Prague	Czech Republic	Letňany
June 3, 2023	Hanover	Germany	Expo Park Hannover
June 7, 2023[b]	Sölvesborg	Sweden	Norje Havsbad
June 9, 2023[c]	Hyvinkää	Finland	Hyvinkää Airfield
June 11, 2023[d]	Trondheim	Norway	Bryggeribyen EC Dahls Arena
June 14, 2023[e]	Copenhagen	Denmark	Refshaleøen
June 16, 2023[f]	Clisson	France	Val de Moine
June 18, 2023[g]	Dessel	Belgium	Festivalpark de Boeretang
June 20, 2023	Milan	Italy	Ippodromo SNAI San Siro
June 23, 2023	Lisbon	Portugal	Passeio Marítimo de Algés
June 24, 2023	Rivas-Vaciamadrid	Spain	Auditorio Miguel Ríos
June 27, 2023	Thun	Switzerland	Stockhorn Arena
July 1, 2023	London	England	Wembley Stadium
July 2, 2023[h]	Lytham		Lytham Green
July 4, 2023	Dublin	Ireland	Marlay Park
July 6, 2023	Glasgow	Scotland	Glasgow Green
August 5, 2023	Syracuse	United States	JMA Wireless Dome
August 8, 2023	Columbus		Ohio Stadium
August 11, 2023	Fargo		Fargodome
August 13, 2023	Omaha		Charles Schwab Field
August 16, 2023	Tulsa		Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
August 18, 2023	El Paso		Sun Bowl
November 3, 2023	Yokohama	Japan	K-Arena Yokohama
November 4, 2023
November 8, 2023	Brisbane	Australia	Suncorp Stadium
November 11, 2023	Sydney		Sydney Showground Stadium
November 14, 2023	Melbourne		Marvel Stadium

Cancelled tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
March 9, 2023	Curitiba	Brazil	Estádio Couto Pereira	Production and logistical reasons[11]
March 11, 2023	Porto Alegre		Arena do Grêmio

Personnel

Def Leppard

• Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
• Joe Elliott – lead vocals, occasional acoustic guitar
• Rick Allen – drums, percussion
• Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals
• Vivian Campbell – guitar, backing vocals

Mötley Crüe

• Nikki Sixx – bass, backing vocals
• Vince Neil – lead vocals, occasional guitar
• Tommy Lee – drums, piano, backing vocals
• John 5 – guitar, backing vocals

References

Notes

1. The June 2, 2023 concert in Prague was part of Prague Rocks.
2. The June 7, 2023 concert in Sölvesborg was part of the Sweden Rock Festival.
3. The June 9, 2023 concert in Hyvinkää was part of Rock Fest.
4. The June 11, 2023 concert in Trondheim was part of Trondheim Rocks.
5. The June 14, 2023 concert in Copenhagen was part of Copenhell.
6. The June 16, 2023 concert in Clisson was part of Hellfest.
7. The June 18, 2023 concert in Dessel was part of Graspop Metal Meeting.
8. The July 2, 2023 concert in Lytham St Annes was part of Lytham Festival.

Citations

1. "Def Leppard Confirm That Stadium Tour With Mötley Crüe Will Reach Europe". Ultimate Guitar. June 27, 2022. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
2. Rolli, Bryan (20 October 2022). "Motley Crue and Def Leppard Announce 2023 World Tour". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
3. "Def Leppard Announce 'The World Tour' Following Massively Successful North American Stadium Run". defleppard.com. October 20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
4. Motley Crue (October 20, 2022). "Mötley Crüe & Def Leppard Announce 'The World Tour' 2023" (video). YouTube. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
5. Lach, Stef (April 22, 2023). "Motley Crue working on new material with producer Bob Rock". Louder Sound. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
6. "Europe, invitados especiales de Mötley Crüe y Def Leppard en Suiza | Metal Journal" (in Spanish). 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
7. "Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, and Alice Cooper Announce 2023 U.S. Tour Dates". Pitchfork. 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on January 7, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
8. "Watch: Mötley Crüe Performs In Mexico City During 2023 'The World Tour' With Def Leppard". Blabbermouth.net. February 19, 2023. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
9. Kaufman, Spencer (February 11, 2023). "Mötley Crüe play first show with new guitarist John 5: Setlist + Video". Consequence. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023. The concert kicked off the Crüe's 2023 co-headlining world tour with Def Leppard
10. Romero, Ivan (March 22, 2023). "Def Leppard / Motley Crue Rock South Florida at the Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood". digitalbeatmag.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023. Joe Elliott tells the crowd that this 'impromptu' show is the last show on the Latin American leg of their World Tour
11. "DEF LEPPARD Cancel Curitiba/Porto Alegre Brazil Shows On THE WORLD TOUR 2023". Def Leppard Tour History. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.