On April 11 Def Leppard posted an Extended Trailer for their upcoming concert set, “From London to Vegas” on their Instagram Profile. The live bundle will comprise two films: “Hysteria At The O2” and “Hits Vegas, Live At Planet Hollywood” and is released in a Limited-Edition Deluxe Box set including a 40-page book.
Initially the release was planned for April 24, but recently the rock band came out with an official statement:
London to Vegas!… Due to the current situation regarding COVID-19, we have decided to postpone the release date of all the London To Vegas formats to May 29th. Stay safe, and keep on rockin’. pic.twitter.com/RjS2ZydFIU — Def Leppard (@DefLeppard) March 25, 2020
Filmed in December 2018, “Hysteria at The O2”, celebrates the Diamond-certified, 10-times-platinum album “Hysteria”. It includes live performances of songs from the album such as “Love Bites”, “Animal” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me”.
Six months after that, Def Leppard take their fans on another musical journey with “Hits Vegas, Live at Planet Hollywood”. The 28-songs set will include, not only the well-known hits of the band, but more rarely performed songs like ‘Promises’, ‘Two Steps Behind’ and ‘Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad’.
“Hits Vegas” will also feature a bonus behind-the-scenes set. Even though the package will be released officially on May 29, ‘London to Vegas’ is available for pre-order now, from the official website of the band- defleppard.com .It will include ‘London to Vegas’ T-shirt,12X12 London to Vegas Screen Print on 410 GSM paper, a copy of the setlist, guitar pics, laminates from the shows and a four-song disc ‘Acoustic in Vegas’.
A live performance of the song “Rocket” from the “Hysteria at the O2”, can be seen in the official Def Leppard YouTube page.