Def Leppard announce intimate homecoming gig at The Leadmill in Sheffield

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Def Leppard have announced details of an intimate gig in their Sheffield hometown later this month, in collaboration with the Music Venue Trust.The rock veterans will be hitting the stage at The Leadmill for the most intimate show they have played in the city in over four decades, all in a bid to support grassroots venuesAnnounced on Instagram today (May 3), the venue confirmed the show will be presented with a percentage of ticket sales going to MVT , and will mark “one of the most historic nights in Shefflield’s grassroots music history”.

Tickets go on sale next Friday (May 12) — find tickets and further information here.The future of the historic venue was first thrown into question in March 2022, when the operators announced to fans the “devastating news” that they were facing eviction.As well as announcing the gig, the update also shared footage of founding member and bassist Rick Savage, in which he explained the The Leadmill’s legacy and how the city would be impacted if it were to close down.“It has come to my attention, along with many others, that our great institutional club in Sheffield, The Leadmill, is in danger of extinction,” he said. “We really really need to keep buildings like this and we need to keep venues like this.

It’s important to recognise how influential and iconic The Leadmill was, and still is, in the music scene in Sheffield.”A post shared by The Leadmill, Sheffield (@theleadmill)He added: “Music is such an important part of the lives of people in Sheffield — always has been — going back from the days of the ’70s, when Def Leppard was starting out… The Leadmill has got a huge importance within the city and we really really need to keep [it] in Sheffield as one of the great clubs of our great.