Def Leppard add 5 Canadian dates to 2027 arena tour

Def Leppard will play five Canadian arenas in 2027, including Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on March 9, and general tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m. local time through Ticketmaster.

The British rock band announced a 45-date North American tour on Oct. 8, with the Goo Goo Dolls and the Struts as supporting acts, according to Exclaim! and a Cox Media Group report. Five of the dates are in Canada, and the tour runs from March 2 to July 2, 2027.

The Canadian dates, as listed by SeatGeek and Exclaim!, are Friday, March 5, at the Bell Centre in Montreal; Tuesday, March 9, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto; and Thursday, March 11, at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The western run follows in the spring, with Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Friday, May 14, and Rogers Place in Edmonton on Sunday, May 16.

Presales are already under way. Exclaim! reported that various presales began Monday, Oct. 12, at 10 a.m. local time. SeatGeek lists the Def Leppard Rock Brigade fan club presale running from Oct. 12 to Thursday, Oct. 15, at 10 p.m., a Goo Goo Dolls presale from Tuesday, Oct. 13, to Oct. 15, and venue presales on Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. SeatGeek said Canada-specific presale terms are not listed on its page, so fans should check each venue’s listing for access requirements.

Cox Media Group, citing Consequence, reported that $1 from every ticket sold will go to City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment organization. We have not seen the band’s own announcement or a Ticketmaster listing for that detail, so it is attributed to those outlets. Neither Exclaim! nor Cox Media Group included a quote from the band, and the tour’s name was not stated in either report.

For Canadian fans, the list covers five of the 45 dates and does not include stops in Calgary, Ottawa, Winnipeg or the Maritimes. SeatGeek cautioned that lineups and dates can change, so ticket buyers should confirm details on the individual event pages before travelling.

Arena rock is a busy part of the 2027 Canadian calendar. We have also reported on Nickelback’s seven Canadian arena dates and Simple Plan’s 15-date Canadian tour, both also announced in the past week.

Next up is the general on-sale on Oct. 16. The first Canadian show is in Montreal on March 5, 2027.

Via Exclaim!, Cox Media Group and SeatGeek.

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