Slang World Tour

The Slang World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English hard rock band Def Leppard in support of their album Slang, which was released in May 1996. Although Slang was the first Def Leppard album to feature new material with guitarist Vivian Campbell, this was his second tour with the band. Campbell joined Def Leppard just prior to their Adrenalize "Seven-Day Weekend" World Tour in 1992.[1]

Slang World Tour
Tour by Def Leppard
Def Leppard Slang World Tour Poster
Associated albumSlang
Start date9 May 1996
End date27 April 1997
Legs5
No. of shows127
Def Leppard concert chronology

Musically, Slang was considered a radical departure from the band's signature sound of highly-polished 1980s hard rock. Introspective songwriting, minimal studio production and Rick Allen's return to acoustic drums resulted in a more raw and organic sound.[2] In a 2016 interview, Vivian Campbell reflected on the influence that 1990s grunge era bands such as Soundgarden had on the band's songwriting.[3]

Concert production was also a radical departure from previous tours. The Slang World Tour introduced a completely revamped concert stage design. This was the first Def Leppard tour since the early 1980's to only employ "end stage" production design. Previous tours (Hysteria World Tour, Adrenalize "Seven-Day Weekend" World Tour) often employed "in the round" stage design.[4] Rather than getting a 360-degree view of the band's performance with "in-the-round" staging, the "end stage" format created an atmosphere where all spectators faced the performance from one side. The new simplified configuration consisted of a rectangular stage with a wall of Marshall amplifiers positioned on each side of Rick Allen's drum kit. Also, in contrast to previous tours, the Slang World Tour featured a minimalist light show without laser effects.[5][6]

Opening Acts

[7]

Tripping Daisy
Terrorvision

Touring Personnel

[8]

Band:

Management:

  • Malvin Mortimer - Tour Manager
  • Jim Pendolino - Tour Accountant
  • Mark Spring - Production Manager
  • Andy Elias - Lighting Designer/Director
  • Brad Madix - FOH Engineer
  • Phil Wilkey - Monitor Engineer

Crew:

  • David Sutherland - Stage Manager/Bass Technician
  • Stan Schiller - Guitar Technician
  • David Wolff - Guitar Technician
  • Tony Moon - Drum Technician
  • Rich Locklin - Lighting Crew Chief
  • Jim Michaelis - Lighting Technician
  • Ken Zibrat - Lighting Technician
  • Michael Greene - Lighting Technician
  • Larry Vodopivek - Sound Crew Chief
  • Rudy Dearing - Sound Technician
  • Brad Judd - Sound Technician

Setlist

Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan (June 26, 1996)[9]

  1. "Gift of Flesh"
  2. "Another Hit and Run"
  3. "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"
  4. "Foolin'"
  5. "Animal"
  6. "All I Want Is Everything"
  7. "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad"
  8. "Deliver Me"
  9. "Hysteria"
  10. "Work It Out"
  11. "Slang"
  12. "Bringin' on the Heartbreak"
  13. "Switch 625"
  14. "Two Steps Behind" (Acoustic)
  15. "Photograph"
  16. "Rocket"
  17. "Armageddon It"
  18. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"

Encore:

  1. "Love Bites"
  2. "Let's Get Rocked"
  3. "Rock of Ages"

Tour Dates

[10] [11]

Date City Country Venue
North America
9 May 1996Los AngelesUnited StatesUCLA Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House
12 May 1996BurbankMates Studios
Asia
27 May 1996BangkokThailandHua Mark Indoor Stadium
30 May 1996City of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium
1 June 1996JakartaIndonesiaJakarta Convention Center
4 June 1996Kuala LumpurMalaysiaStadium Negara
6 June 1996ManilaPhilippinesFolk Arts Theater
8 June 1996SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Park Gymnasium
11 June 1996NagoyaJapanNagoya Congress Center
13 June 1996HiroshimaHiroshima Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
14 June 1996FukuokaFukuoka Sunpalace
17 June 1996OsakaOsaka-jō Hall
18 June 1996TokyoNippon Budokan
19 June 1996
21 June 1996YokohamaYokohama Cultural Gymnasium
22 June 1996SendaiSendai Sun Plaza
North America
26 June 1996KalamazooUnited StatesWings Stadium
28 June 1996Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
29 June 1996NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center
30 June 1996MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater
2 July 1996CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
3 July 1996ColumbusPolaris Amphitheater
5 July 1996Tinley ParkNew World Music Theatre
6 July 1996CharlevoixCastle Farms
7 July 1996ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theatre
9 July 1996BurgettstownStar Lake Amphitheatre
10 July 1996TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre
12 July 1996CorfuUnited StatesDarien Lake
13 July 1996HartfordMeadows Music Theater
14 July 1996CamdenE-Center
16 July 1996MansfieldGreat Woods
17 July 1996WantaghJones Beach Amphitheater
19 July 1996MiddletownOrange County Fair
20 July 1996ScrantonToyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
21 July 1996HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center
23 July 1996BristowNissan Pavilion
24 July 1996Virginia BeachVirginia Beach Amphitheatre
26 July 1996RaleighWalnut Creek Amphitheatre
27 July 1996CharlotteBlockbuster Pavilion
28 July 1996PelhamOak Mountain Amphitheatre
30 July 1996St. LouisRiverport Amphitheatre
31 July 1996Little RockRiverfront Amphitheatre
2 August 1996DallasStarplex Amphitheatre
3 August 1996AustinSouth Park Meadows
4 August 1996The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
14 August 1996West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach Amphitheatre
16 August 1996AtlantaLakewood Amphitheatre
17 August 1996AntiochStarwood Amphitheatre
18 August 1996LampeBlack Oak Mountain
19 August 1996Little RockBarton Coliseum
20 August 1996Oklahoma CityOklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
21 August 1996Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
23 August 1996Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
24 August 1996OgdenWolf Mountain
26 August 1996PhoenixDesert Sky Pavilion
27 August 1996San DiegoSDSU Open Air Theatre
29 August 1996IrvineIrvine Meadows
30 August 1996SacramentoCalifornia State Fair
31 August 1996Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
2 September 1996GeorgeThe Gorge Amphitheatre
3 September 1996VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors Place
5 September 1996CalgaryOlympic Saddledome
6 September 1996EdmontonEdmonton Coliseum
7 September 1996SaskatoonSaskatchewan Place
9 September 1996WinnipegWinnipeg Arena
11 September 1996SudburySudbury Arena
13 September 1996MontrealMolson Centre
14 September 1996OttawaCorel Centre
15 September 1996Quebec CityColisée Pepsi
17 September 1996St. JohnHarbour Station
19 September 1996HalifaxHalifax Metro Centre
20 September 1996MonctonMoncton Coliseum
Europe
5 October 1996OsloNorwaySentrum Scene
7 October 1996StockholmSwedenCirkus
8 October 1996CopenhagenDenmarkK.B. Hallen
10 October 1996HamburgGermanyGrosse Freiheit
11 October 1996BerlinTempodrom
12 October 1996HanoverMusic Hall
14 October 1996BudapestHungarySports Hall
15 October 1996ŽilinaSlovakiaSports Hall
16 October 1996PragueCzech RepublicSports Hall
19 October 1996CologneGermanyE-Werk
20 October 1996ParisFranceZenith
22 October 1996Neu-IsenburgGermanyHugenottenhalle
23 October 1996StuttgartMesse Congresscentrum
24 October 1996GenevaSwitzerlandArena
26 October 1996San SebastianSpainPolideportivo
27 October 1996BarcelonaZeleste
28 October 1996MadridRiviera
30 October 1996LisbonPortugalCascais Hall
3 November 1996InnsbruckAustriaOlympiahalle
4 November 1996ViennaKurhalle
5 November 1996MunichGermanyCircus Krone
7 November 1996MilanItalyPalalido
8 November 1996ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
10 November 1996Luxembourg CityLuxembourgPétange Centre Sportif
11 November 1996LeuvenBelgiumBrabatnhall
14 November 1996SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena
15 November 1996BirminghamBirmingham NEC
18 November 1996BelfastNorthern IrelandKings Hall
20 November 1996DublinIrelandThe Point Theatre
22 November 1996ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena
23 November 1996NewcastleNewcastle Arena
24 November 1996GlasgowScotlandGlasgow SECC
26 November 1996LondonEnglandWembley Arena
27 November 1996
28 November 1996ExeterUniversity of Exeter
29 November 1996CardiffInternational Arena
30 November 1996BournemouthInternational Centre
1 December 1996BrightonBrighton Centre
Africa
5 December 1996JohannesburgSouth AfricaJohannesburg Stadium
7 December 1996DurbanKings Park Stadium
10 December 1996Cape TownGreen Point Stadium
North America
2 April 1997MonterreyMexicoAuditorio Coca-Cola
4 April 1997Mexico CityPalacio de los Deportes
6 April 1997Guatemala CityGuatemalaPlaza de Toros
8 April 1997San SalvadorEl SalvadorEstadio Nacional Adolfo Pineda
10 April 1997Panama CityPanamaEntrada de Albrook
South America
12 April 1997BogotáColombiaParque Simón Bolívar
15 April 1997QuitoEcuadorRuminahui Coliseum
18 April 1997SantiagoChileTeatro Monumental CANCELLED
19 April 1997Buenos AiresArgentinaTeatro Gran Rex
20 April 1997Dr. Jekyll Pub
22 April 1997Rio de JaneiroBrazilMetropolitan
23 April 1997São PauloOlympia
24 April 1997Olympia CANCELLED
North America
27 April 1997San JuanPuerto RicoAnfiteatro Luís Muñoz Marín

References
  1. "Def Leppard Tour History: Slang".
  2. "Billboard: April 6, 1996".
  3. "Slang 20th Anniversary: Vivian Campbell Interview".
  4. "Def Leppard Tour History: Hysteria".
  5. "Def Leppard Tour History: Slang".
  6. Def Leppard Slang "None More Black" Tour Itinerary (August 13-September 21). Tour Books, Ink: San Francisco, CA 1996.
  7. "Def Leppard Tour History: Slang".
  8. Def Leppard Slang "None More Black" Tour Itinerary (August 13-September 21). Tour Books, Ink: San Francisco, CA 1996.
  9. "Def Leppard Setlist (June 26, 1996)".
  10. "Def Leppard Slang World Tour 1996".
  11. "Def Leppard Slang World Tour 1997".
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