Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Tour


The Songs From The Sparkle Lounge World Tour was a world tour by British Rock band Def Leppard, starting 27 March 2008 and ending 12 September 2009. It was in support of their latest album, Songs From The Sparkle Lounge. It marks the first time the band had travelled to Japan since 2002's X Tour. Styx and REO Speedwagon were the opening acts of the tour; however, some shows had Joan Jett, Billy Idol and Children Of Bodom instead of Styx and REO Speedwagon. In February 2009, the 2009 leg of the tour was announced with Poison and Cheap Trick as the opening acts.
The tour had 42 shows with a total attendance of 593,294 and a total gross of US $25.9 million.
Of the Top 50 Worldwide Tours 2009 it was #49

Tour Dates

Set list

Set from 8/1/08 Nashville show.

  1. Sparkle Lounge Intro
  2. Rocket
  3. Animal
  4. Action
  5. Let's Get Rocked
  6. C`mon, C`mon
  7. Foolin'
  8. Mirror, Mirror
  9. Nine Lives
  10. Love Bites
  11. Bass Solo
  12. Rock On
  13. Two Steps Behind
  14. Bringin' On The Heartbreak
  15. Switch 625
  16. Hysteria
  17. Armageddon It
  18. Photograph
  19. Pour Some Sugar On Me
  20. Bad Actress
  21. Rock Of Ages
  22. Let It Go

    Set list from 22 August 2009 show

Encore:
  1. Blue Collar Man
  2. * lead vocals – Tommy Shaw
  3. The Grand Illusion
  4. * lead vocals – Lawrence Gowan
  5. Too Much Time On My Hands
  6. * lead vocals – Tommy Shaw
  7. Fooling Yourself
  8. * lead vocals – Tommy Shaw
  9. Miss America
  10. * lead vocals – James Young
  11. Come Sail Away
  12. * lead vocals – Lawrence Gowan
  13. Renegade
  14. * lead vocals – Tommy Shaw

    REO Speedwagon set list

  15. Don't Let Him Go
  16. Take It on the Run
  17. Find Your Own Way Home
  18. Can't Fight This Feeling
  19. I Needed to Fall
  20. Time for Me to Fly
  21. Keep On Loving You
  22. Roll with the Changes
  23. Ridin' the Storm Out