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On 8 January 1991, during a leave of absence from the band, guitarist Steve Clark was found dead in his home. Savage, Elliott, Allen, and Collen recorded their next album ''[[Adrenalize]]'' as a four-piece before [[Vivian Campbell]] joined as a second guitarist. The lineup of Def Leppard has not changed since Campbell joined the band on 15 April 1992, and is thus the longest standing lineup of the band since its incarnation. The current lineup has released four compilations, three live albums, and seven studio albums in the time since, most recently ''[[Diamond Star Halos]]'' on 27 May 2022.
On 8 January 1991, during a leave of absence from the band, guitarist Steve Clark was found dead in his home. Savage, Elliott, Allen, and Collen recorded their next album ''[[Adrenalize]]'' as a four-piece before [[Vivian Campbell]] joined as a second guitarist. The lineup of Def Leppard has not changed since Campbell joined the band on 15 April 1992, and is thus the longest standing lineup of the band since its incarnation. The current lineup has released four compilations, three live albums, and seven studio albums in the time since, most recently ''[[Diamond Star Halos]]'' on 27 May 2022.


== Def Leppard members ==
==Members==
===Current members===
=== Current ===
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!width="75"|Image
! width="75" | Image
!width="120"|Name
! width="120" | Name
!width="150"|Years active
! width="150" | Years active
!width="140"|Instruments
! width="140" | Instruments
!Release contributions
! Release contributions
|-
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|{{CSS image crop |Image=Rick Savage of Def Leppard in 2018.jpg|bSize=500 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75|oTop=45 |oLeft=155}}
| {{CSS image crop |Image=Rick Savage of Def Leppard in 2018.jpg|bSize=500 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75|oTop=45 |oLeft=155}}
|[[Rick Savage]]
| [[Rick Savage]]
|rowspan="2"|1977–present
| rowspan="2" | 1977–present
|{{hlist|bass guitar|occasional rhythm guitar|backing vocals|keyboards}}
| {{hlist|bass guitar|occasional rhythm guitar|backing vocals|keyboards}}
|rowspan="2"|all [[Def Leppard discography|Def Leppard]] releases
| rowspan="2" | all [[Def Leppard discography|Def Leppard]] releases
|-
|-
|{{CSS image crop |Image=JoeElliott.JPG|bSize=165 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75|oTop=16 |oLeft=55 }}
| {{CSS image crop |Image=JoeElliott.JPG|bSize=165 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75|oTop=16 |oLeft=55 }}
|[[Joe Elliott]]
| [[Joe Elliott]]
|{{hlist|lead vocals|occasional rhythm guitar|keyboards}}
| {{hlist|lead vocals|occasional rhythm guitar|keyboards}}
|-
|-
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| {{CSS image crop |Image=RickAllen.JPG|bSize=450 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75|oTop=75 |oLeft=220}}
|[[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]]
| [[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]]
|1978–present
| 1978–present
|{{hlist|drums|percussion|backing vocals}}
| {{hlist|drums|percussion|backing vocals}}
|all Def Leppard releases from ''[[On Through the Night]]'' (1980) to present
| all Def Leppard releases from ''[[On Through the Night]]'' (1980) to present
|-
|-
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| {{CSS image crop |Image=Manraze02.jpg|bSize=625 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75|oTop=50 |oLeft=310}}
|[[Phil Collen]]
| [[Phil Collen]]
|1982–present
| 1982–present
|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|lead and rhythm guitar|backing vocals}}
| rowspan="2" | {{hlist|lead and rhythm guitar|backing vocals}}
|all Def Leppard releases from ''[[Pyromania (album)|Pyromania]]'' (1983) to present
| all Def Leppard releases from ''[[Pyromania (album)|Pyromania]]'' (1983) to present
|-
| {{CSS image crop |Image=DefLepRAH250318-64 (-1945916867) (Cropped).jpg |bSize=200 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=38 |oLeft=62}}
| [[Vivian Campbell]]
| 1992–present
| all Def Leppard releases from ''[[Retro Active]]'' (1993) to present
|-
|-
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|[[Vivian Campbell]]
|1992–present
|all Def Leppard releases from ''[[Retro Active]]'' (1993) to present
|}
|}


===Former members===
=== Former ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" border="1" width=100%
|-
! width="75" | Image
! width="120" | Name
! width="150" | Years active
! width="140" | Instruments
! Release contributions
|-
|
| Tony Kenning
| 1977–1978
| {{hlist|drums|percussion}}
| none
|-
|
| [[Pete Willis]]
| 1977–1982
| rowspan="2" | {{hlist|lead and rhythm guitar|backing vocals}}
| all Def Leppard releases from ''[[The Def Leppard E.P.]]'' (1979) to ''Pyromania'' (1983)
|-
| {{CSS image crop |Image=Steve Clark.jpeg|bSize=300 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75|oTop=55 |oLeft=80}}
| [[Steve Clark]]
| 1978–1991 {{Small|(his death)}}
| {{hlist|all Def Leppard releases from ''The Def Leppard E.P.'' (1979) to ''[[Hysteria (Def Leppard album)|Hysteria]]'' (1987)|posthumous contributions on ''[[Retro Active]]'' (1993)}}
|-
|}

=== Session ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" border="1" width="100%"
|-
! width="75" | Image
! width="120" | Name
! width="150" | Years active
! width="140" | Instruments
! Release contributions
|-
|
| [[Frank Noon]]
| 31 October 1978
| drums
| ''The Def Leppard E.P.'' (1979)
|-
|
| [[Chris Hughes (musician)|Chris Hughes]]
| December 1979
| synthesizers
| "[[Hello America (song)|Hello America]]" from ''On Through the Night''<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=On Through the Night |title-link=On Through the Night |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=1980 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (1980)
|-
|
| [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]]
| {{hlist|1981–1987|1998–1999}}
| {{hlist|backing vocals|guitar}}
| {{hlist|''High 'n' Dry'' (1981)|''Pyromania'' (1983)|''Hysteria'' (1987)|''Adrenalize''<ref name="Adrenalize booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Adrenalize |title-link=Adrenalize |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=1992 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (1992)|"Ring of Fire" from ''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Retro Active |title-link=Retro Active |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=1993 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (1993)|"Promises" and "All Night" from ''Euphoria''<ref name="Euphoria booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Euphoria |title-link=Euphoria (Def Leppard album) |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=1999 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (1999)}}
|-
|
| John Kongos
| rowspan="2" | 1982
| rowspan="2" | keyboards
| rowspan="2" | ''Pyromania''<ref name="Pyromania booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Pyromania |title-link=Pyromania (album) |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=1983 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (1983)
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Thomas Dolby 2016.jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=20|oLeft=15}}
| [[Thomas Dolby]], credited as Booker T. Boffin
|-
|
| Melvin Mortimer, credited as Stumps Maximus
| 1987
| lead vocals
| "Release Me" B-side from ''[[Hysteria (Def Leppard album)|Hysteria]]'' singles (2009)
|-
|
| Pete Woodroffe
| 1991–1996
| {{hlist|programming|piano|keyboard strings}}
| {{hlist|''Adrenalize''<ref name="Adrenalize booklet" /> (1992)|''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet" /> (1993)|''[[Slang (album)|Slang]]''<ref name="DLUK Slang">{{cite web |title=Slang |url=http://www.deflepparduk.com/album9.html |access-date=27 November 2015 |website=Deflepparduk.com}}</ref> (1996)}}
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=John Sykes Vauhtiajot 2008.jpg|bSize=150|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=42|oLeft=55}}
| [[John Sykes]]
| rowspan="2" | 1991
| backing vocals
| ''Adrenalize''<ref name="Adrenalize booklet" /> (1992)
|-
|
| Phil "Crash" Nicholas
| keyboards
| "[[Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)]]" from ''Adrenalize''<ref name="Adrenalize booklet" /> (1992)
|-
|
| [[P.J. Smith]]
| April 1992
| backing vocals
| "[[Action (Sweet song)|Action]]" from ''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet" /> (1993)
|-
|
| [[Michael Kamen]]
| April 1993
| strings
| "[[Two Steps Behind]]" from ''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet" /> (1993)
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Ian Hunter Mott Reunion 2009 2.jpg|bSize=375|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=75|oLeft=100}}
| [[Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter]]
| 1993
| {{hlist|keyboards|backing vocals}}
| {{hlist|Honky tonk messiah on "Ride Into the Sun" from ''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet" /> (1993)|"[[The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll]]" from ''[[Yeah! (Def Leppard album)|Yeah!]]''<ref name="Yeah! booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Yeah! |title-link=Yeah! (Def Leppard album) |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=2006 |type=booklet |publisher=Island}}</ref> (2006)}}
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Hothouse_Flowers,_Guilfest_2005_(11861114543).jpg|bSize=320|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=40|oLeft=135}}
| [[Fiachna Ó Braonáin]]
| rowspan="3" | March 1992
| tin whistle
| rowspan="3" | {{hlist|"From the Inside" from ''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet" /> (1993)|"[[You Can't Always Get What You Want]]" and "[[Little Wing]]" from ''Adrenalize'' B-sides<ref name="Adrenalize Deluxe booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Adrenalize Deluxe Edition |title-link=Adrenalize |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=2010 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (2009)}}
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Hothouse Flowers.jpg|bSize=875|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=180|oLeft=295}}
| [[Liam Ó Maonlaí]]
| grand piano
|-
|
| [[Hothouse Flowers|Peter O'Toole]]
| mandolin
|-
|
| [[Stevie Vann]]
| {{hlist|1995|2003–2005}}
| {{Hlist|vocals|backing vocals}}
| {{hlist|"[[When Love & Hate Collide]]" from ''[[Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)|Vault]]'' (1995)|"[[20th Century Boy]]" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)}}
|-
|
| [[Craig Pruess]]
| rowspan="5" | 1996
| string and percussion arrangement
| rowspan="3" | "Turn to Dust" from ''Slang''<ref name="DLUK Slang" /> (1996)
|-
|
| Gavyn Wright
| string leader
|-
|
| Av Singh
| dohl
|-
|
| Ram Naravan
| rowspan="2" | Sarangi
| intro for "Turn to Dust" from ''Slang''<ref name="DLUK Slang" /> (1996)
|-
|
| Shyam Vatish
| outro for "Turn to Dust" from ''Slang''<ref name="DLUK Slang" /> (1996)
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Damon Hill May 2012 Cropped.jpg|bSize=125|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=35|oLeft=20}}
| [[Damon Hill|Damon "Demon" Hill]]
| 1998–1999
| rowspan="2" | guitar
| end solo on "Demolition Man" from ''Euphoria''<ref name="Euphoria booklet" /> (1999)
|-
|
| Stan Schiller
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| shredding tele licks on "Gravity" from ''[[X (Def Leppard album)|X]]''<ref name="X booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=X |title-link=X (Def Leppard album) |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=2002 |type=booklet |publisher=Island / Mercury}}</ref> (2002)
|-
|
| Eric Carter
| {{hlist|keyboards|drum loops}}
| {{hlist|""Now"" (2002)|"You're So Beautiful" and "Everyday" from ''X''<ref name="X booklet" /> (2002)}}
|-
|
| John "Bro" Campbell
| rowspan="7" | 2003–2005
| [[saxophone]]
| {{hlist|''"20th Century Boy"'' (2002)|"[[Street Life (Roxy Music song)|Street Life]]", "[[Drive-In Saturday]]" and "[[The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll]]" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)}}
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Justin Hawkins of The Darkness 01.jpg|bSize=450|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=110|oLeft=165}}
| [[Justin Hawkins]]
| rowspan="3" | backing vocals
| "Hell Raiser" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)
|-
|
| Anita Thomas-Collen
| rowspan="2" | "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)
|-
|
| Kristine Elliott
|-
|
| Ronan McHugh
| mellotron
| ''"Drive-In Saturday"'' and "Little Bit of Love" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Emm Gryner at Aeolian Hall, 2019-11-23.jpg|bSize=350|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=35|oLeft=150}}
| [[Emm Gryner]]
| {{hlist|piano|backing vocals}}
| "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Marc_Danzeisen_with_guitar.jpg|bSize=350|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=40|oLeft=105}}
| [[Marc Danzeisen]]
| {{hlist|drums|backing vocals}}
| "[[American Girl (Tom Petty song)|American Girl]]" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Tim_McGraw_October_24_2015.jpg|bSize=125|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=45|oLeft=25}}
| [[Tim McGraw]]
| 2008
| lead vocals
| "[[Nine Lives (Def Leppard song)|Nine Lives]]" from ''Songs from the Sparkle Lounge'' (2008)
|-
|
| Dick Decent
| 2011
| {{hlist|piano|backing vocals}}
| "Kings of the World" from ''[[Mirror Ball – Live & More]]'' <ref name="Mirrorball booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Mirror Ball |title-link=Mirror Ball – Live & More |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=2011 |type=booklet |publisher=Bludgeon Riffola}}</ref> (2011)
|-
|
| Ronan McHugh
| rowspan="2" | {{Hlist|2014–2015|2022}}
| {{Hlist|keyboards|bouzouki|Mellotron|drum programming|production}}
| {{hlist|''[[Def Leppard (album)|Def Leppard]]'' (2015)<ref name=":0">{{Cite AV media notes |id=MBD 9540 |publisher=[[Mailboat Records]] |others=[[Def Leppard]] |title=[[Def Leppard (album)|Def Leppard]] |type=liner notes |year=2015}}</ref>|''[[Diamond Star Halos]]'' (2022)<ref name=":1">{{Cite AV media notes |id=006024450548 |publisher=UMC |others=[[Def Leppard]] |title=[[Diamond Star Halos]] |year=2022 |type=liner notes}}</ref>}}
|-
|
| Debbi Blackwell-Cook
| rowspan="2" | backing vocals
| {{hlist|"Sea of Love" from ''Def Leppard'' (2015)<ref name=":0" />|"Kick", "Fire It Up", "Gimme a Kiss" and Angels (Can't Help You Now)" from ''Diamond Star Halos'' (2022)<ref name=":1" />}}
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Bassett Grammys 2016 (cropped).jpg|bSize=210|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=30|oLeft=55}}
| [[Dave Bassett (songwriter)|Dave Bassett]]
| rowspan="4" | 2022
| "Kick" and "Fire It Up" ''Diamond Star Halos'' (2022)<ref name=":1" />
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Alison_Krauss_MerleFest_2007_01.jpg|bSize=300|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=35|oLeft=100}}
| [[Alison Krauss]]
| lead vocals
| "This Guitar" and "Lifeless" from ''Diamond Star Halos'' (2022)<ref name=":1" />
|-
| {{CSS image crop|Image=Mikeparis.jpg|bSize=190|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=35|oLeft=20}}
| [[Mike Garson]]
| piano
| Goodbye for Good This Time" and "Angels (Can't Help You Now)" from ''Diamond Star Halos'' (2022)<ref name=":1" />
|-
|
| [[Eric Gorfain]]
| string arrangements
| "This Guitar", "Goodbye for Good This Time" and "Angels (Can't Help You Now)" from ''Diamond Star Halos'' (2022)<ref name=":1" />
|-
|}

=== Touring ===
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|-
! width="75" | Image
! width="120" | Name
! width="150" | Years active
! width="140" | Instruments
! Notes
|-
|-
|
!width="75"|Image
| [[Jeff Rich]]
!width="120"|Name
| August 1986
!width="150"|Years active
| {{hlist|drums|percussion}}
!width="140"|Instruments
| Played alongside Rick Allen for the first live shows back since the 1984 accident that resulted in the loss of Allen's left arm.
!Release contributions
|-
|-
|
|
| [[Sinéad Madden]]
|Tony Kenning
| 2012
|1977–1978
| fiddle<ref name="sinead">{{cite web |title=wild heart management – Sinead Madden |url=http://maggiereilly.de/index.php/biographie-sinead-madden.html |access-date=17 April 2014 |website=Maggiereilly.de}}</ref>
|{{hlist|drums|percussion}}
|
|none
|-
|-
|
|
| Steve Brown
|[[Pete Willis]]
| {{hlist|September 2014–November 2014|June 2015|May 2018}}
|1977–1982
| {{hlist|guitar|backing vocals}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Trixter's Steve Brown Filling in for Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell |url=http://loudwire.com/trixter-guitarist-steve-brown-to-fill-in-def-leppard-vivian-campbell/ |access-date=2 August 2018 |website=Loudwire}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |{{hlist|lead and rhythm guitar|backing vocals}}
| [[Trixter]] guitarist Steve Brown stepped in for Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campell in 2014 and 2015 while Campbell underwent treatment for [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]]. Brown also filled in for guitarist Phil Collen in May 2018 due to the birth of Collen's child.
|all Def Leppard releases from ''[[The Def Leppard E.P.]]'' (1979) to ''Pyromania'' (1983)
|-
|-
|{{CSS image crop |Image=Steve Clark.jpeg|bSize=300 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75|oTop=55 |oLeft=80}}
|[[Steve Clark]]
|1978–1991 {{Small|(his death)}}
|{{hlist|all Def Leppard releases from ''The Def Leppard E.P.'' (1979) to ''[[Hysteria (Def Leppard album)|Hysteria]]'' (1987)|posthumous contributions on ''[[Retro Active]]'' (1993)}}
|}
|}


==Timeline==
=== Timeline ===
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==Lineups==
=== Lineups ===
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Period
! scope="col" style="width:20em;" | Period
!scope="col" style="width:24em;"|Members
! scope="col" style="width:24em;" | Members
!scope="col" style="width:22em;"|Releases
! scope="col" style="width:22em;" | Releases
|-
|-
!scope="col"|July – Early August 1977<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass)}}
! scope="col" | July – Early August 1977<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass)}}
|
|
*Nicholas Mackley – vocals
* Nicholas Mackley – vocals
*Pete Doubleday – guitar
* Pete Doubleday – guitar
*[[Rick Savage]] – guitar, backing vocals
* [[Rick Savage]] – guitar, backing vocals
*Paul Hampshire – bass
* Paul Hampshire – bass
*Tony Kenning – drums
* Tony Kenning – drums
|rowspan="7"|none
| rowspan="7" | none
|-
|-
!scope="col"|Early – 10 August 1977<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass)}}
! scope="col" | Early – 10 August 1977<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass)}}
|
|
* Nicholas Mackley – vocals
* Nicholas Mackley – vocals
* Pete Doubleday – guitar
* Pete Doubleday – guitar
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* Tony Kenning – drums
* Tony Kenning – drums
|-
|-
!scope="col"|10 August – September 1977<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass)}}
! scope="col" | 10 August – September 1977<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass)}}
|
|
* Nicholas Mackley – vocals
* Nicholas Mackley – vocals
* Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
* Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
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* Tony Kenning – drums
* Tony Kenning – drums
|-
|-
!scope="col"|September – Early October 1977<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass)}}
! scope="col" | September – Early October 1977<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass)}}
|
|
* Nicholas Mackley – vocals
* Nicholas Mackley – vocals
* Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
* Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
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* Tony Kenning – drums
* Tony Kenning – drums
|-
|-
!scope="col"|Early – 25 October 1977<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass)}}
! scope="col" | Early – 25 October 1977<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass)}}
|
|
* '''Paul Holland – vocals'''
* '''Paul Holland – vocals'''
* Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
* Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
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* Tony Kenning – drums
* Tony Kenning – drums
|-
|-
!scope="col"|25 October 1977 – 29 January 1978<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass/Deaf Leopard/Def Leppard)}}
! scope="col" | 25 October 1977 – 29 January 1978<br />{{small|(Atomic Mass/Deaf Leopard/Def Leppard)}}
|
|
*'''[[Joe Elliott]] – lead vocals, guitar'''
* '''[[Joe Elliott]] – lead vocals, guitar'''
*Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
* Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
*Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
* Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
*Tony Kenning – drums
* Tony Kenning – drums
|-
|-
!scope="col"|29 January – 31 October 1978<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
! scope="col" | 29 January – 31 October 1978<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
|
|
*Joe Elliott – lead vocals
* Joe Elliott – lead vocals
*Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
* Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
*'''[[Steve Clark]] – guitar, backing vocals'''
* '''[[Steve Clark]] – guitar, backing vocals'''
*Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
* Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
*Tony Kenning – drums
* Tony Kenning – drums
|-
|-
!scope="col"|31 October – 1 November 1978<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
! scope="col" | 31 October – 1 November 1978<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
|
|
*Joe Elliott – lead vocals
* Joe Elliott – lead vocals
*Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
* Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
*Steve Clark – guitar, backing vocals
* Steve Clark – guitar, backing vocals
*Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
* Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
*'''[[Frank Noon]] – drums''' {{small|(session)}}
* '''[[Frank Noon]] – drums''' {{small|(session)}}
|
|
*''[[The Def Leppard E.P.]]'' (1979)
* ''[[The Def Leppard E.P.]]'' (1979)
|-
|-
!scope="col"|1 November 1978 – 11 July 1982<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
! scope="col" | 1 November 1978 – 11 July 1982<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
|
|
*Joe Elliott – lead vocals
* Joe Elliott – lead vocals
*Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
* Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
*Steve Clark – guitar, backing vocals
* Steve Clark – guitar, backing vocals
*Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
* Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
*'''[[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]] – drums, backing vocals'''
* '''[[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]] – drums, backing vocals'''
|
|
*''[[On Through the Night]]'' (1980)
* ''[[On Through the Night]]'' (1980)
*''[[High 'n' Dry]]'' (1981)
* ''[[High 'n' Dry]]'' (1981)
|-
|-
!scope="col"|11 July 1982 – 8 January 1991<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
! scope="col" | 11 July 1982 – 8 January 1991<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
|
|
*Joe Elliott – lead vocals, additional guitar, keyboards
* Joe Elliott – lead vocals, additional guitar, keyboards
*'''[[Phil Collen]] – guitar, backing vocals'''
* '''[[Phil Collen]] – guitar, backing vocals'''
*Steve Clark – guitar, backing vocals
* Steve Clark – guitar, backing vocals
*Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
* Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
*Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals
* Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals
|
|
* ''[[Pyromania (album)|Pyromania]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Pyromania (album)|Pyromania]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Hysteria (Def Leppard album)|Hysteria]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Hysteria (Def Leppard album)|Hysteria]]'' (1987)
|-
|-
!scope="col"|8 January 1991 – 15 April 1992<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
! scope="col" | 8 January 1991 – 15 April 1992<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
|
|
*Joe Elliott – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
* Joe Elliott – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
*Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals
* Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals
*Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
* Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
*Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals
* Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals
|
|
* ''[[Adrenalize]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Adrenalize]]'' (1992)
|-
|-
!scope="col"|15 April 1992 – Present<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
! scope="col" | 15 April 1992 – Present<br />{{small|(Def Leppard)}}
|
|
*Joe Elliott – lead vocals, additional guitar, keyboards
* Joe Elliott – lead vocals, additional guitar, keyboards
*Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals
* Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals
*'''[[Vivian Campbell]] – guitar, backing vocals'''
* '''[[Vivian Campbell]] – guitar, backing vocals'''
*Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
* Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
*Rick Allen – drums, occasional backing vocals
* Rick Allen – drums, occasional backing vocals
|
|
*''[[Retro Active]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Retro Active]]'' (1993)
*''[[Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)|Vault]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)|Vault]]'' (1995)
*''[[Slang (album)|Slang]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Slang (album)|Slang]]'' (1996)
*''[[Euphoria (Def Leppard album)|Euphoria]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Euphoria (Def Leppard album)|Euphoria]]'' (1999)
*''[[X (Def Leppard album)|X]]'' (2002)
* ''[[X (Def Leppard album)|X]]'' (2002)
*''[[Yeah! (Def Leppard album)|Yeah!]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Yeah! (Def Leppard album)|Yeah!]]'' (2006)
*''[[Songs from the Sparkle Lounge]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Songs from the Sparkle Lounge]]'' (2008)
*''[[Def Leppard (album)|Def Leppard]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Def Leppard (album)|Def Leppard]]'' (2015)
*''[[Diamond Star Halos]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Diamond Star Halos]]'' (2022)
|-
|}
|}


== Atomic Mass members (1977) ==
==Session musicians==
This is a list of members of Atomic Mass, which became Def Leppard shortly after Joe Elliott joined the band in November 1977. Only Savage, Kenning, Willis, Elliott became members of Def Leppard.
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|-
! width="75" |Image
! width="75" | Image
! width="120" |Name
! width="120" | Name
! width="150" |Years active
! width="150" | Time active
! width="140" |Instruments
! width="140" | Instruments
!Release contributions
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| {{CSS image crop |Image=Rick Savage.jpg|bSize=210 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75|oTop=0 |oLeft=60 }}
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|[[Frank Noon]]
| [[Rick Savage]]
| rowspan="2" | July–November 1977
|31 October 1978
| {{hlist|guitar <small>(July–October 1977)</small>|bass <small>(October–November 1977)</small>|backing vocals}}
|drums
|''The Def Leppard E.P.'' (1979)
|-
|-
|
|
| Tony Kenning
|[[Chris Hughes (musician)|Chris Hughes]]
| drums
|December 1979
|synthesizers
|"[[Hello America (song)|Hello America]]" from ''On Through the Night''<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=On Through the Night |title-link=On Through the Night |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=1980 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (1980)
|-
|-
|
|
| Nicholas Mackley
|[[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]]
| July–October 1977
|{{hlist|1981–1987|1998–1999}}
|{{hlist|backing vocals|guitar}}
| vocals
|{{hlist|''High 'n' Dry'' (1981)|''Pyromania'' (1983)|''Hysteria'' (1987)|''Adrenalize''<ref name="Adrenalize booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Adrenalize |title-link=Adrenalize |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=1992 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (1992)|"Ring of Fire" from ''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Retro Active |title-link=Retro Active |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=1993 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (1993)|"Promises" and "All Night" from ''Euphoria''<ref name="Euphoria booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Euphoria |title-link=Euphoria (Def Leppard album) |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=1999 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (1999)}}
|-
|-
|
|
| Paul Hampshire
|John Kongos
| July–September 1977
| rowspan="2" |1982
| bass
| rowspan="2" |keyboards
| rowspan="2" |''Pyromania''<ref name="Pyromania booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Pyromania |title-link=Pyromania (album) |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=1983 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (1983)
|-
|-
|
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Thomas Dolby 2016.jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=20|oLeft=15}}
| Pete Doubleday
|[[Thomas Dolby]], credited as Booker T. Boffin
| July–August 1977
| guitar
|-
|-
|
|
| [[Pete Willis]]
|Melvin Mortimer, credited as Stumps Maximus
| August–November 1977
|1987
|lead vocals
| {{hlist|guitar|backing vocals}}
|"Release Me" B-side from ''[[Hysteria (Def Leppard album)|Hysteria]]'' singles (2009)
|-
|-
|
|
| Andy Nicholas
|Pete Woodroffe
| September–October 1977
|1991–1996
| bass
|{{hlist|programming|piano|keyboard strings}}
|{{hlist|''Adrenalize''<ref name="Adrenalize booklet" /> (1992)|''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet" /> (1993)|''[[Slang (album)|Slang]]''<ref name="DLUK Slang">{{cite web |title=Slang |url=http://www.deflepparduk.com/album9.html |access-date=27 November 2015 |website=Deflepparduk.com}}</ref> (1996)}}
|-
|-
|
|{{CSS image crop|Image=John Sykes Vauhtiajot 2008.jpg|bSize=150|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=42|oLeft=55}}
| Paul Holland
|[[John Sykes]]
| October 1977
| rowspan="2" |1991
|backing vocals
| vocals
|''Adrenalize''<ref name="Adrenalize booklet" /> (1992)
|-
|-
| {{CSS image crop |Image=JoeElliott.JPG|bSize=165 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75|oTop=16 |oLeft=55 }}
|
| [[Joe Elliott]]
|Phil "Crash" Nicholas
| October–November 1977
|keyboards
| {{hlist|vocals|guitar}}
|"[[Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)]]" from ''Adrenalize''<ref name="Adrenalize booklet" /> (1992)
|-
|-
|
|[[P.J. Smith]]
|April 1992
|backing vocals
|"[[Action (Sweet song)|Action]]" from ''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet" /> (1993)
|-
|
|[[Michael Kamen]]
|April 1993
|strings
|"[[Two Steps Behind]]" from ''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet" /> (1993)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Ian Hunter Mott Reunion 2009 2.jpg|bSize=375|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=75|oLeft=100}}
|[[Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter]]
|1993
|{{hlist|keyboards|backing vocals}}
|{{hlist|Honky tonk messiah on "Ride Into the Sun" from ''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet" /> (1993)|"[[The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll]]" from ''[[Yeah! (Def Leppard album)|Yeah!]]''<ref name="Yeah! booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Yeah! |title-link=Yeah! (Def Leppard album) |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=2006 |type=booklet |publisher=Island}}</ref> (2006)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Hothouse_Flowers,_Guilfest_2005_(11861114543).jpg|bSize=320|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=40|oLeft=135}}
|[[Fiachna Ó Braonáin]]
| rowspan="3" |March 1992
|tin whistle
| rowspan="3" |{{hlist|"From the Inside" from ''Retro Active''<ref name="Retro Active booklet" /> (1993)|"[[You Can't Always Get What You Want]]" and "[[Little Wing]]" from ''Adrenalize'' B-sides<ref name="Adrenalize Deluxe booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Adrenalize Deluxe Edition |title-link=Adrenalize |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=2010 |type=booklet |publisher=Polygram / Mercury}}</ref> (2009)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Hothouse Flowers.jpg|bSize=875|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=180|oLeft=295}}
|[[Liam Ó Maonlaí]]
|grand piano
|-
|
|[[Hothouse Flowers|Peter O'Toole]]
|mandolin
|-
|
|[[Stevie Vann]]
|{{hlist|1995|2003–2005}}
|{{Hlist|vocals|backing vocals}}
|{{hlist|"[[When Love & Hate Collide]]" from ''[[Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)|Vault]]'' (1995)|"[[20th Century Boy]]" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)}}
|-
|
|[[Craig Pruess]]
| rowspan="5" |1996
|string and percussion arrangement
| rowspan="3" |"Turn to Dust" from ''Slang''<ref name="DLUK Slang" /> (1996)
|-
|
|Gavyn Wright
|string leader
|-
|
|Av Singh
|dohl
|-
|
|Ram Naravan
| rowspan="2" |Sarangi
|intro for "Turn to Dust" from ''Slang''<ref name="DLUK Slang" /> (1996)
|-
|
|Shyam Vatish
|outro for "Turn to Dust" from ''Slang''<ref name="DLUK Slang" /> (1996)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Damon Hill May 2012 Cropped.jpg|bSize=125|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=35|oLeft=20}}
|[[Damon Hill|Damon "Demon" Hill]]
|1998–1999
| rowspan="2" |guitar
|end solo on "Demolition Man" from ''Euphoria''<ref name="Euphoria booklet" /> (1999)
|-
|
|Stan Schiller
| rowspan="2" |2002
|shredding tele licks on "Gravity" from ''[[X (Def Leppard album)|X]]''<ref name="X booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=X |title-link=X (Def Leppard album) |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=2002 |type=booklet |publisher=Island / Mercury}}</ref> (2002)
|-
|
|Eric Carter
|{{hlist|keyboards|drum loops}}
|{{hlist|""Now"" (2002)|"You're So Beautiful" and "Everyday" from ''X''<ref name="X booklet" /> (2002)}}
|-
|
|John "Bro" Campbell
| rowspan="7" |2003–2005
|[[saxophone]]
|{{hlist|''"20th Century Boy"'' (2002)|"[[Street Life (Roxy Music song)|Street Life]]", "[[Drive-In Saturday]]" and "[[The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll]]" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Justin Hawkins of The Darkness 01.jpg|bSize=450|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=110|oLeft=165}}
|[[Justin Hawkins]]
| rowspan="3" |backing vocals
|"Hell Raiser" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)
|-
|
|Anita Thomas-Collen
| rowspan="2" |"The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)
|-
|
|Kristine Elliott
|-
|
|Ronan McHugh
|mellotron
|''"Drive-In Saturday"'' and "Little Bit of Love" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Emm Gryner at Aeolian Hall, 2019-11-23.jpg|bSize=350|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=35|oLeft=150}}
|[[Emm Gryner]]
|{{hlist|piano|backing vocals}}
|"The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Marc_Danzeisen_with_guitar.jpg|bSize=350|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=40|oLeft=105}}
|[[Marc Danzeisen]]
|{{hlist|drums|backing vocals}}
|"[[American Girl (Tom Petty song)|American Girl]]" from ''Yeah!''<ref name="Yeah! booklet" /> (2006)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Tim_McGraw_October_24_2015.jpg|bSize=125|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=45|oLeft=25}}
|[[Tim McGraw]]
|2008
|lead vocals
|"[[Nine Lives (Def Leppard song)|Nine Lives]]" from ''Songs from the Sparkle Lounge'' (2008)
|-
|
|Dick Decent
|2011
|{{hlist|piano|backing vocals}}
|"Kings of the World" from ''[[Mirror Ball – Live & More]]'' <ref name="Mirrorball booklet">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Mirror Ball |title-link=Mirror Ball – Live & More |others=[[Def Leppard]] |year=2011 |type=booklet |publisher=Bludgeon Riffola}}</ref> (2011)
|-
|
|Ronan McHugh
| rowspan="2" |{{Hlist|2014–2015|2022}}
|{{Hlist|keyboards|bouzouki|Mellotron|drum programming|production}}
|{{hlist|''[[Def Leppard (album)|Def Leppard]]'' (2015)<ref name=":0">{{Cite AV media notes |id=MBD 9540 |publisher=[[Mailboat Records]] |others=[[Def Leppard]] |title=[[Def Leppard (album)|Def Leppard]] |type=liner notes |year=2015}}</ref>|''[[Diamond Star Halos]]'' (2022)<ref name=":1">{{Cite AV media notes |id=006024450548 |publisher=UMC |others=[[Def Leppard]] |title=[[Diamond Star Halos]] |year=2022 |type=liner notes}}</ref>}}
|-
|
|Debbi Blackwell-Cook
| rowspan="2" |backing vocals
|{{hlist|"Sea of Love" from ''Def Leppard'' (2015)<ref name=":0" />|"Kick", "Fire It Up", "Gimme a Kiss" and Angels (Can't Help You Now)" from ''Diamond Star Halos'' (2022)<ref name=":1" />}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Bassett Grammys 2016 (cropped).jpg|bSize=210|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=30|oLeft=55}}
|[[Dave Bassett (songwriter)|Dave Bassett]]
| rowspan="4" |2022
|"Kick" and "Fire It Up" ''Diamond Star Halos'' (2022)<ref name=":1" />
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Alison_Krauss_MerleFest_2007_01.jpg|bSize=300|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=35|oLeft=100}}
|[[Alison Krauss]]
|lead vocals
|"This Guitar" and "Lifeless" from ''Diamond Star Halos'' (2022)<ref name=":1" />
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Mikeparis.jpg|bSize=190|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=35|oLeft=20}}
|[[Mike Garson]]
|piano
|Goodbye for Good This Time" and "Angels (Can't Help You Now)" from ''Diamond Star Halos'' (2022)<ref name=":1" />
|-
|
|[[Eric Gorfain]]
|string arrangements
|"This Guitar", "Goodbye for Good This Time" and "Angels (Can't Help You Now)" from ''Diamond Star Halos'' (2022)<ref name=":1" />
|}
|}

==Touring musicians==
=== Timeline ===
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!Notes
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|
|[[Jeff Rich]]
|August 1986
|{{hlist|drums|percussion}}
|Played alongside Rick Allen for the first live shows back since the 1984 accident that resulted in the loss of Allen's left arm.
|-
|
|[[Sinéad Madden]]
|2012
|fiddle<ref name="sinead">{{cite web |title=wild heart management – Sinead Madden |url=http://maggiereilly.de/index.php/biographie-sinead-madden.html |access-date=17 April 2014 |website=Maggiereilly.de}}</ref>
|
|-
|
|Steve Brown
|{{hlist|September 2014–November 2014|June 2015|May 2018}}
|{{hlist|guitar|backing vocals}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Trixter's Steve Brown Filling in for Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell |url=http://loudwire.com/trixter-guitarist-steve-brown-to-fill-in-def-leppard-vivian-campbell/ |access-date=2 August 2018 |website=Loudwire}}</ref>
|[[Trixter]] guitarist Steve Brown stepped in for Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campell in 2014 and 2015 while Campbell underwent treatment for [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]]. Brown also filled in for guitarist Phil Collen in May 2018 due to the birth of Collen's child.
|}
==Atomic Mass members==
This is a list of members of Atomic Mass, which became Def Leppard shortly after Joe Elliott joined the band in November 1977. Only Savage, Kenning, Willis, Elliott became members of Def Leppard.
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| rowspan="2"|July–November 1977
|{{hlist|guitar <small>(July–October 1977)</small>|bass <small>(October–November 1977)</small>|backing vocals}}
|-
|
|Tony Kenning
|drums
|-
|
|Nicholas Mackley
|July–October 1977
|vocals
|-
|
|Paul Hampshire
|July–September 1977
|bass
|-
|
|Pete Doubleday
|July–August 1977
|guitar
|-
|
|[[Pete Willis]]
|August–November 1977
|{{hlist|guitar|backing vocals}}
|-
|
|Andy Nicholas
|September–October 1977
|bass
|-
|
|Paul Holland
|October 1977
|vocals
|-
|{{CSS image crop |Image=JoeElliott.JPG|bSize=165 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75|oTop=16 |oLeft=55 }}
|[[Joe Elliott]]
|October–November 1977
|{{hlist|vocals|guitar}}
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==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Def Leppard discography]]
* [[Def Leppard discography]]
*[[List of awards and nominations received by Def Leppard]]
* [[List of awards and nominations received by Def Leppard]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist|3}}
{{reflist|3}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.defleppard.com/ Official Def Leppard website]
* [http://www.defleppard.com/ Official Def Leppard website]


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Def Leppard performing at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, 2012

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. The following is a complete list of all official members, session musicians, featured artists, touring musicians, and live guests of Def Leppard's career

Def Leppard evolved from Atomic Mass after vocalist Joe Elliott joined Atomic Mass in November 1977. The lineup of Elliott, drummer Tony Kenning, bassist Rick Savage, and guitarist Pete Willis was completed by the addition of guitarist Steve Clark in January 1978. The band would play their first show on 18 July of the same year before recording their first EP in the fall after the departure of Kenning.

The departure of Kenning having left the drummer position open, Rick Allen joined the band in November 1978 and has been the full-time drummer ever since, despite the loss of his left arm in a car accident on 31 December 1984. Def Leppard recorded On Through the Night and High 'n' Dry as the five piece of Savage, Willis, Elliott, Clark, and Allen before Pete Willis was fired in July 1982. Phil Collen of Girl replaced Willis, and the band went on to the most commercially successful period of their career, the releases of Pyromania and Hysteria.

On 8 January 1991, during a leave of absence from the band, guitarist Steve Clark was found dead in his home. Savage, Elliott, Allen, and Collen recorded their next album Adrenalize as a four-piece before Vivian Campbell joined as a second guitarist. The lineup of Def Leppard has not changed since Campbell joined the band on 15 April 1992, and is thus the longest standing lineup of the band since its incarnation. The current lineup has released four compilations, three live albums, and seven studio albums in the time since, most recently Diamond Star Halos on 27 May 2022.

Def Leppard members

Current

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Rick Savage of Def Leppard in 2018.jpg
 Rick Savage 1977–present
  • bass guitar
  • occasional rhythm guitar
  • backing vocals
  • keyboards
 all Def Leppard releases
JoeElliott.JPG
 Joe Elliott
  • lead vocals
  • occasional rhythm guitar
  • keyboards
RickAllen.JPG
 Rick Allen 1978–present
  • drums
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
 all Def Leppard releases from On Through the Night (1980) to present
Manraze02.jpg
 Phil Collen 1982–present
  • lead and rhythm guitar
  • backing vocals
 all Def Leppard releases from Pyromania (1983) to present
DefLepRAH250318-64 (-1945916867) (Cropped).jpg
 Vivian Campbell 1992–present all Def Leppard releases from Retro Active (1993) to present

Former

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Tony Kenning 1977–1978
  • drums
  • percussion
 none
Pete Willis 1977–1982
  • lead and rhythm guitar
  • backing vocals
 all Def Leppard releases from The Def Leppard E.P. (1979) to Pyromania (1983)
Steve Clark.jpeg
 Steve Clark 1978–1991 (his death)
  • all Def Leppard releases from The Def Leppard E.P. (1979) to Hysteria (1987)
  • posthumous contributions on Retro Active (1993)

Session

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Frank Noon 31 October 1978 drums The Def Leppard E.P. (1979)
Chris Hughes December 1979 synthesizers "Hello America" from On Through the Night[1] (1980)
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
  • 1981–1987
  • 1998–1999
  • backing vocals
  • guitar
  • High 'n' Dry (1981)
  • Pyromania (1983)
  • Hysteria (1987)
  • Adrenalize[2] (1992)
  • "Ring of Fire" from Retro Active[3] (1993)
  • "Promises" and "All Night" from Euphoria[4] (1999)
John Kongos 1982 keyboards Pyromania[5] (1983)
Thomas Dolby 2016.jpg
 Thomas Dolby, credited as Booker T. Boffin
Melvin Mortimer, credited as Stumps Maximus 1987 lead vocals "Release Me" B-side from Hysteria singles (2009)
Pete Woodroffe 1991–1996
  • programming
  • piano
  • keyboard strings
John Sykes Vauhtiajot 2008.jpg
 John Sykes 1991 backing vocals Adrenalize[2] (1992)
Phil "Crash" Nicholas keyboards "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" from Adrenalize[2] (1992)
P.J. Smith April 1992 backing vocals "Action" from Retro Active[3] (1993)
Michael Kamen April 1993 strings "Two Steps Behind" from Retro Active[3] (1993)
Ian Hunter Mott Reunion 2009 2.jpg
 Ian Hunter 1993
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
Hothouse_Flowers,_Guilfest_2005_(11861114543).jpg
 Fiachna Ó Braonáin March 1992 tin whistle
Hothouse Flowers.jpg
 Liam Ó Maonlaí grand piano
Peter O'Toole mandolin
Stevie Vann
  • 1995
  • 2003–2005
  • vocals
  • backing vocals
Craig Pruess 1996 string and percussion arrangement "Turn to Dust" from Slang[6] (1996)
Gavyn Wright string leader
Av Singh dohl
Ram Naravan Sarangi intro for "Turn to Dust" from Slang[6] (1996)
Shyam Vatish outro for "Turn to Dust" from Slang[6] (1996)
Damon Hill May 2012 Cropped.jpg
 Damon "Demon" Hill 1998–1999 guitar end solo on "Demolition Man" from Euphoria[4] (1999)
Stan Schiller 2002 shredding tele licks on "Gravity" from X[9] (2002)
Eric Carter
  • keyboards
  • drum loops
  • ""Now"" (2002)
  • "You're So Beautiful" and "Everyday" from X[9] (2002)
John "Bro" Campbell 2003–2005 saxophone
Justin Hawkins of The Darkness 01.jpg
 Justin Hawkins backing vocals "Hell Raiser" from Yeah![7] (2006)
Anita Thomas-Collen "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" from Yeah![7] (2006)
Kristine Elliott
Ronan McHugh mellotron "Drive-In Saturday" and "Little Bit of Love" from Yeah![7] (2006)
Emm Gryner at Aeolian Hall, 2019-11-23.jpg
 Emm Gryner
  • piano
  • backing vocals
 "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" from Yeah![7] (2006)
Marc_Danzeisen_with_guitar.jpg
 Marc Danzeisen
  • drums
  • backing vocals
 "American Girl" from Yeah![7] (2006)
Tim_McGraw_October_24_2015.jpg
 Tim McGraw 2008 lead vocals "Nine Lives" from Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
Dick Decent 2011
  • piano
  • backing vocals
 "Kings of the World" from Mirror Ball – Live & More [10] (2011)
Ronan McHugh
  • 2014–2015
  • 2022
  • keyboards
  • bouzouki
  • Mellotron
  • drum programming
  • production
Debbi Blackwell-Cook backing vocals
  • "Sea of Love" from Def Leppard (2015)[11]
  • "Kick", "Fire It Up", "Gimme a Kiss" and Angels (Can't Help You Now)" from Diamond Star Halos (2022)[12]
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 Dave Bassett 2022 "Kick" and "Fire It Up" Diamond Star Halos (2022)[12]
Alison_Krauss_MerleFest_2007_01.jpg
 Alison Krauss lead vocals "This Guitar" and "Lifeless" from Diamond Star Halos (2022)[12]
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 Mike Garson piano Goodbye for Good This Time" and "Angels (Can't Help You Now)" from Diamond Star Halos (2022)[12]
Eric Gorfain string arrangements "This Guitar", "Goodbye for Good This Time" and "Angels (Can't Help You Now)" from Diamond Star Halos (2022)[12]

Touring

Image Name Years active Instruments Notes
Jeff Rich August 1986
  • drums
  • percussion
 Played alongside Rick Allen for the first live shows back since the 1984 accident that resulted in the loss of Allen's left arm.
Sinéad Madden 2012 fiddle[13]
Steve Brown
  • September 2014–November 2014
  • June 2015
  • May 2018
  • guitar
  • backing vocals
[14] 		Trixter guitarist Steve Brown stepped in for Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campell in 2014 and 2015 while Campbell underwent treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Brown also filled in for guitarist Phil Collen in May 2018 due to the birth of Collen's child.

Timeline

Lineups

Period Members Releases
July – Early August 1977
(Atomic Mass)
  • Nicholas Mackley – vocals
  • Pete Doubleday – guitar
  • Rick Savage – guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Hampshire – bass
  • Tony Kenning – drums
 none
Early – 10 August 1977
(Atomic Mass)
  • Nicholas Mackley – vocals
  • Pete Doubleday – guitar
  • Rick Savage – guitar, backing vocals
  • Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Hampshire – bass
  • Tony Kenning – drums
10 August – September 1977
(Atomic Mass)
  • Nicholas Mackley – vocals
  • Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Savage – guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Hampshire – bass
  • Tony Kenning – drums
September – Early October 1977
(Atomic Mass)
  • Nicholas Mackley – vocals
  • Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Savage – guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Nicholas – bass
  • Tony Kenning – drums
Early – 25 October 1977
(Atomic Mass)
  • Paul Holland – vocals
  • Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Savage – guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Nicholas – bass
  • Tony Kenning – drums
25 October 1977 – 29 January 1978
(Atomic Mass/Deaf Leopard/Def Leppard)
  • Joe Elliott – lead vocals, guitar
  • Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
  • Tony Kenning – drums
29 January – 31 October 1978
(Def Leppard)
  • Joe Elliott – lead vocals
  • Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Clark – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
  • Tony Kenning – drums
31 October – 1 November 1978
(Def Leppard)
  • Joe Elliott – lead vocals
  • Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Clark – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
  • Frank Noon – drums (session)
1 November 1978 – 11 July 1982
(Def Leppard)
  • Joe Elliott – lead vocals
  • Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Clark – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
  • Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals
11 July 1982 – 8 January 1991
(Def Leppard)
  • Joe Elliott – lead vocals, additional guitar, keyboards
  • Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Clark – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals
8 January 1991 – 15 April 1992
(Def Leppard)
  • Joe Elliott – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals
15 April 1992 – Present
(Def Leppard)
  • Joe Elliott – lead vocals, additional guitar, keyboards
  • Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals
  • Vivian Campbell – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Rick Allen – drums, occasional backing vocals

Atomic Mass members (1977)

This is a list of members of Atomic Mass, which became Def Leppard shortly after Joe Elliott joined the band in November 1977. Only Savage, Kenning, Willis, Elliott became members of Def Leppard.

Image Name Time active Instruments
Rick Savage.jpg
 Rick Savage July–November 1977
  • guitar (July–October 1977)
  • bass (October–November 1977)
  • backing vocals
Tony Kenning drums
Nicholas Mackley July–October 1977 vocals
Paul Hampshire July–September 1977 bass
Pete Doubleday July–August 1977 guitar
Pete Willis August–November 1977
  • guitar
  • backing vocals
Andy Nicholas September–October 1977 bass
Paul Holland October 1977 vocals
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 Joe Elliott October–November 1977
  • vocals
  • guitar

Timeline

See also

References

  1. ^ On Through the Night (booklet). Def Leppard. Polygram / Mercury. 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Adrenalize (booklet). Def Leppard. Polygram / Mercury. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f Retro Active (booklet). Def Leppard. Polygram / Mercury. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ a b Euphoria (booklet). Def Leppard. Polygram / Mercury. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Pyromania (booklet). Def Leppard. Polygram / Mercury. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ a b c d "Slang". Deflepparduk.com. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Yeah! (booklet). Def Leppard. Island. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Adrenalize Deluxe Edition (booklet). Def Leppard. Polygram / Mercury. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ a b X (booklet). Def Leppard. Island / Mercury. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Mirror Ball (booklet). Def Leppard. Bludgeon Riffola. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ a b Def Leppard (liner notes). Def Leppard. Mailboat Records. 2015. MBD 9540.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ a b c d e f Diamond Star Halos (liner notes). Def Leppard. UMC. 2022. 006024450548.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "wild heart management – Sinead Madden". Maggiereilly.de. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  14. ^ "Trixter's Steve Brown Filling in for Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell". Loudwire. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

External links

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