Genesis Publications is delighted to announce an official new book celebrating 50 years of Def Leppard, taking fans through the band’s extraordinary live history. Tentatively titled Def Leppard Live, the book will tell the story of the band’s rise from their earliest performances in Sheffield to the world’s biggest stages. Spanning five decades of live music, the book will explore the concerts, tours and defining moments that have established Def Leppard as one of the world’s most celebrated live rock bands.
Following the success of Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard, which sold out ahead of publication and became the fastest-selling book in Genesis Publications’ history, Def Leppard are preparing their second book with Genesis. Created in close collaboration with Def Leppard, this new volume will draw on the group’s extensive archives, bringing together rare and previously unseen concert photography, backstage images, tour itineraries, set lists, stage designs, memorabilia, instruments and stage clothing. Organised around the band’s tours, Def Leppard Live will offer a unique insight into life on the road and the people, places and performances that have shaped their extraordinary career.
Produced as a highly collectible, signed limited edition, Def Leppard Live will be a fitting celebration of Def Leppard’s 50th anniversary – and an opportunity for fans to share in this milestone with the band. Available for pre-order in December 2026. Sign up for updates via the Genesis Publications website.
About Genesis Publications:
Genesis Publications was founded in 1974 in Britain as an independent publishing house true to the arts of printing and craftsmanship. Genesis creates some of the world’s most sought- after books for readers in 90 countries, working in the past with authors such as George Harrison, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and with recent authors in including Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Def Leppard Chuck D, Paul Weller, Lenny Kravitz, The Beach Boys, and The Doors.
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About Def Leppard:
With more than 110 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious Diamond Awards in the U.S., 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® inductees Def Leppard – Joe Elliott (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick Savage (bass), Vivian Campbell (guitar) and Rick Allen (drums) — continue to be one of the most important forces in rock music. Over the course of their career the band has produced a series of classic ground-breaking albums that set the bar for generations of music fans and artists alike. The group’s spectacular live shows and arsenal of hits have become synonymous with their name, leading Def Leppard to be heralded as the world’s greatest live rock band. Def Leppard’s influential career includes numerous hit singles and ground-breaking multi-platinum albums—including two of the best-selling albums of all time, Pyromania and Hysteria, capturing the group’s legendary tracks, bringing together classic Leppard hits such as “Rock of Ages”, Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Foolin.” For the first time, in January 2018 Def Leppard debuted their full recording catalogue worldwide via streaming and download platforms. As they did with the original release of their records, Def Leppard dominated the worldwide charts again, which found their albums charting in the iTunes Top 10 in more than 30 countries, including Hysteria at #3 in the US, and #5 in the UK (36 years after the album had charted at No 1 in the Billboard charts). Def Leppard also had the #1, #2 and #3 records on the US catalogue albums chart. The band have gone on to amass a staggering 5.5 billion streams since 2018, reaching a younger 18-44 demographic that now represents 58% of their fanbase. Additionally, the band have garnered an impressive 15 million followers across their social media platforms.
In May 2022, Def Leppard released their twelfth studio album Diamond Star Halos. The album debuted at #1 on the Apple and Amazon Music charts. The album also scored a Top 10 debut on North America’s Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, marking the band’s eighth Top 10 album of their career, and garnered a #1 debut on Billboard’s Hard Rock chart. Diamond Star Halos had numerous Top 10 chart entries globally including a Top 5 debut in the UK. Following the close of their historic 2018 co-headline stadium and arena run in North America, Def Leppard sold in excess of 1,000,000 tickets and the tour grossed over $100,000,000.00, a massive feat in today’s touring world. Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe topped that number yet again with another sold out North American stadium run in 2022 selling over 1.3 million tickets which grossed a staggering $173,500,000.00. As always, the group keep pushing the boundaries with their electrifying live shows.
