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Def Leppard

Великобритания

Hard Rock
Hard 'n' Heavy

http://www.defleppard.com
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25 июл 2025 :	DEF LEPPARD On OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Performance: 'It Was Like Watching The King Of Rock Getting Worshipped By His Loving Audience'
18 июл 2025 :	Watch: TOM MORELLO Joins DEF LEPPARD On Stage At OTTAWA BLUESTFEST To Perform 'Just Like 73'
23 июн 2025 :	Watch: DEF LEPPARD Performs In Thackerville, Oklahoma During 2025 Tour
19 май 2025 :	Watch: VIVIAN CAMPBELL Plays First Show With DEF LEPPARD After Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant
22 апр 2025 :	DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN Is Still Dealing With Trauma Of Being Assaulted: 'Hopefully I Can Put It Behind Me Soon'
19 апр 2025 :	Watch: PHIL COLLEN Sings DEF LEPPARD Classics At Private Event For FENDER Employees In Mexico
9 фев 2025 :	DEF LEPPARD Shares Music Video For Cover Of BEN E. KING Classic 'Stand By Me'
1 фев 2025 :	DEF LEPPARD Releases Cover Of BEN E. KING Classic 'Stand By Me' To Support Those Affected By Los Angeles Fires
28 янв 2025 :	DEF LEPPARD Shares Video Recap Of León, Mexico Concert Without VIVIAN CAMPBELL
26 янв 2025 :	DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL Undergoes Bone Marrow Transplant
20 янв 2025 :	DEF LEPPARD Plays Without VIVIAN CAMPBELL In Mexico; PHIL COLLEN's Guitar Tech JOHN ZOCCO Steps In
19 янв 2025 :	DEF LEPPARD Looks Back On Making Of 'Pyromania': 'We Knew This Project Was Going To Be A Long Haul'
10 ноя 2024 :	DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT On Taking Care Of His Voice: 'A Lot Of It Is Just Common Sense'
29 окт 2024 :	DEF LEPPARD - Behind The Summer Stadium Tour, Episode 8: Portland, Seattle & Denver (Video)
30 сен 2024 :	DEF LEPPARD - Behind The Summer Stadium Tour, Episode 6: Houston & Minneapolis (Video)
26 сен 2024 :	DEF LEPPARD - Behind The Summer Stadium Tour, Episode 5: Boston, New York, Miami, Dallas (Video)
17 сен 2024 :	DEF LEPPARD Shares Performance Video For Latest Single 'Just Like 73'
27 авг 2024 :	DEF LEPPARD To Release 'One Night Only Live At The Leadmill' On Multiple Formats In October
26 авг 2024 :	JOE ELLIOTT On DEF LEPPARD's 'Crossroads' Collaboration With TAYLOR SWIFT: It Still 'Looks' And 'Sounds Great'
25 авг 2024 :	JOE ELLIOTT: TAYLOR SWIFT Is 'Technically Bigger Than THE BEATLES And THE ROLLING STONES Combined'
16 авг 2024 :	DEF LEPPARD - Behind The Summer Stadium Tour, Episode 3: Nashville, Philadelphia, Hershey; Video
7 авг 2024 :	Watch: DEF LEPPARD Members Tour ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME In Cleveland
3 авг 2024 :	DEF LEPPARD Release "Photograph" (Armand Van Helden Remix); Three Versions Streaming
2 авг 2024 :	VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says There Will Be A New Studio Album From DEF LEPPARD
30 июл 2024 :	DEF LEPPARD Shares Video Recap Of Chicago And Detroit Stops Of Summer 2024 Stadium Tour With JOURNEY
22 июл 2024 :	DEF LEPPARD Shares Recap Video From First Three Shows Of Summer 2024 Stadium Tour With JOURNEY

25 июл 2025

DEF LEPPARD On OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Performance: 'It Was Like Watching The King Of Rock Getting Worshipped By His Loving Audience'

In a new interview with KPTV Fox 12, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen and singer Joe Elliott were asked if BLACK SABBATH and Ozzy Osbourne were an influence on DEF LEPPARD when their band first started out. Phil replied (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I remember seeing BLACK SABBATH on the SABBATH '[Vol] 4' tour. Actually, BLACK OAK ARKANSAS was the opening act at the Rainbow Theater in London [in March 1973]. Tommy Aldridge was actually the drummer in BLACK OAK ARKANSAS, and he was opening up for SABBATH and obviously years later he's in Ozzy's band. So [Ozzy] obviously saw something in [Tommy] back then. But it was great. We grew up [on LED] ZEPPELIN, [DEEP] PURPLE, SABBATH and all of that stuff. And it was just mind-blowing. Like I said, I was so glad to see that SABBATH that early, and then, obviously, years later tour with Ozzy."

Phil continued: "I was in a band called GIRL [before I joined DEF LEPPARD], and we were on the same record label as Ozzy, and that's where he met [his wife and manager] Sharon. So it went back right there — [with Ozzy's band consisting of] Randy Rhoads, Rudy Sarzo, Tommy Aldridge. It was just wonderful. And then obviously DEF LEPPARD toured with that same band on the 'Blizzard Of Ozz' tour in the U.S., and we actually would be in connection with each other all the time, we'd be in contact."

Added Joe: "[Ozzy] was a lovely guy. Sharon was a great manager for him. And I don't think that SABBATH were a huge influence on DEF LEPPARD, but we were big fans — still are. It was more a case of we just happened to be blessed with the opportunity, both Phil's band at the time and LEPPARD, to tour with Ozzy and to just experience their enthusiasm and how nurturing they were towards us.

"A lot of headline bands, they'll kind of stamp on an opening act by not letting them have soundchecks or giving them no lights. Ozzy gave us the full stage — lights, soundchecks, everything," he explained. "They wanted us to succeed. And so there's always been a lot of love between their camp and ours. And it's just very sad. But I'm really happy he got to do that final show in Birmingham, just 17, 18 days ago. I think he was ready after that. I think he'd said all he had to say."

Elaborating on his impressions of the "Back To The Beginning" event, which marked Ozzy and SABBATH's final performance, Joe said: "It was amazing. The love towards Ozzy you could see, I mean, we were doing our own show, which is why we couldn't be there. Sharon did ask if we could do it, but we sent a message instead that they put on the screens. But we were keeping an eye on it on YouTube, and you could even tell through a laptop how much love there was heading towards that stage when Ozzy sat in that throne. It was kingly — it really was. It was like watching the king of rock getting worshipped by his loving audience. And I felt really happy for him. I'm glad he got to do it."

As previously reported, DEF LEPPARD paid tribute to Ozzy by performing a cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Changes" during Tuesday night's concert in Saratoga Springs, New York.

"We all know just a few hours ago we lost our beloved Ozzy Osbourne," Elliott said during the band's show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. "So tonight we're celebrating Ozzy."

"Changes" originally appeared on SABBATH's 1972 album "Vol. 4", and was re-recorded by Ozzy in 2003 as a duet with his daughter Kelly, featuring revised lyrics.

Ozzy died Tuesday morning (July 22),his family announced in a statement.

"It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time," the family said.

No cause of death was given, but Osbourne had battled a number of health issues over the past several years, including Parkinson's disease and injuries he sustained from a late-night fall in 2019.

Ozzy's death came a little more than two weeks after he took the stage for his final performance with BLACK SABBATH at Villa Park in the band's original hometown of Birmingham, United Kingdom. They performed four songs for more than 40,000 people in the stadium and 5.8 million more on a livestream. Ozzy also played a five-song solo set while seated in a bat-adorned throne.

The legendary BLACK SABBATH frontman was diagnosed in 2003 with Parkin 2 — a very rare genetic form of Parkinson's. During a TV appearance in January 2020, the singer disclosed that he was 'stricken" with the disease which occurs when the nerve cells of the body degenerate and levels of dopamine are reduced. Dopamine is an essential chemical that is produced by these nerve cells which send signals to different parts of the brain to control movements of the body.

Ozzy's health issues, including suffering a nasty fall and dislodging metal rods placed in his spine following a quad-bike accident in 2003, as well as catching COVID-19 three years ago, forced him to cancel some of his previously announced tours.

Despite his health problems, Osbourne had performed a couple of times in the last three years, including at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August 2022 and at the NFL halftime show at the season opener Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills game in September 2022.

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