Downstage Thrust Tour
The Downstage Thrust Tour is a North American concert tour by English hard rock band Def Leppard. It began in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 27, 2007 and will close in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on October 2, 2007. Def Leppard will play 52 shows in 52 different locations throughout the course of the tour. Members of the Def Leppard Fan Club had the opportunity to purchase tickets for shows via online ticket presales a few days before tickets went on sale to the general public. The tour is being produced by Live Nation. The Hysteria song, "Excitable" was performed live for the first time ever on this tour as a way of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album's release.
Many of the concert venues are Sold out, Including the Verizon Wireless Theater in Irvine California.
Opening acts
The opening acts for most of the shows are Foreigner and Styx. For the shows on July 6, 7 and 8 in Noblesville, Burgettstown and Columbus respectively, the opening acts were Styx and REO Speedwagon. For the July 16 show in Toronto, Styx and Kim Mitchell opened.
Def Leppard Setlist
- "Rocket"
- "Animal"
- "Excitable"
- "Foolin'"
- "Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)"
- "Another Hit and Run"
- "Love Bites"
- "Rock On"
- "Two Steps Behind"
- "Bringin' on the Heartbreak"
- "Switch 625"
- "Hysteria"
- "Armageddon It"
- "Photograph"
- "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
- "Encore: Rock of Ages"
Styx Setlist (variations may occur)
- "Blue Collared Man"
- "Grand Illusion"
- "Too Much Time on My Hands"
- "Lady"
- "I Am the Walrus"
- "Just Be"
- "Everything All the Time"
- "A Criminal Mind"
- "Miss America"
- "Brave New World"
- "Come Sail Away"
- "Renegade"
Foreigner Setlist (variations may occur)
- "Double Vision or Long, Long, Way from Home"
- "Head Games"
- "Cold as Ice"
- "Dirty White Boy" for Connor
- "Feels Like the First Time"
- "Urgent"
- "Jukebox Hero/Whole Lotta Love"
- "Encore: Misty Mountain Hop/Hot Blooded"
Performers
Def Leppard:
- Joe Elliott - lead vocals
- Phil Collen - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Vivian Campbell - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Rick Savage - bass, backing vocals
- Rick Allen - drums
Foreigner:
- Mick Jones - lead guitar, keyboards, vocals and backing vocals
- Kelly Hansen - lead vocals
- Jeff Jacobs - keyboards, backing vocals
- Jeff Pilson - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Thom Gimbel - flute, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jason Bonham - drums, backing vocals
Styx:
- James "J.Y." Young - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboads
- Tommy Shaw - Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin, Talkbox
- Lawrence Gowan - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
- Todd Sucherman - Drums, Percussion
- Ricky Phillips - Bass Guitar, Vocals
- Chuck Panozzo - Part Time (as health permits) bass guitar
Tour dates
- 27 June 2007 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
- 29 June 2007 Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI
- 30 June 2007 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL
- 3 July 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, KS
- 4 July 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, MO
- 6 July 2007 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
- 7 July 2007 Post-Gazette Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA
- 8 July 2007 Germain Amphitheater, Columbus, OH
- 11 July 2007 Moondance Jam, Walker, MN
- 13 July 2007 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
- 14 July 2007 Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ
- 16 July 2007 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON
- 17 July 2007 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
- 19 July 2007 Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
- 21 July 2007 Sarnia Bayfest, Sarnia, ON
- 22 July 2007 Mountain Rock Fest 2007, Farwell, MI
- 24 July 2007 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI
- 26 July 2007 North Dakota State Fair, Minot, ND
- 28 July 2007 Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne, WY (Last Concert of 1st Leg)
- (First Concert of 2nd Leg) 11 August 2007 Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA
- 12 August 2007 Hersheypark Amphitheatre, Hershey, PA
- 14 August 2007 Nikon At Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
- 15 August 2007 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
- 17 August 2007 Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
- 18 August 2007 Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, VA
- 22 August 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
- 24 August 2007 Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
- 25 August 2007 HiFi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
- 26 August 2007 Kentucky State Fair, Louisville, KY
- 27 August 2007 Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC (rescheduled from 21 August due to weather)
- 30 August 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Selma, TX (rescheduled from 29 August to accommodate Raleigh show rescheduling)
- 31 August 2007 Cynthia W. Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, TX
- 1 September 2007 Smirnoff Music Centre, Dallas, TX
- 3 September 2007 Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul, MN
- 5 September 2007 Oklahoma Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK
- 7 September 2007 USANA Amphitheatre, West Valley City, UT
- 8 September 2007 Rock Jam, Grand Junction, CO
- 9 September 2007 Coors Amphitheatre, Englewood, CO
- 12 September 2007 Clark County Amphitheater, Ridgefield, WA
- 14 September 2007 Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Marysville, CA
- 15 September 2007 Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa, Kelseyville, CA
- 16 September 2007 Reno Events Center, Reno, NV
- 18 September 2007 Sleep Train Pavilion, Concord, CA
- 20 September 2007 Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
- 22 September 2007 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV
- 23 September 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, CA
- 26 September 2007 White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, WA
- 27 September 2007 General Motors Place, Vancouver, BC
- 28 September 2007 Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC
- 30 September 2007 Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, AB
- 1 October 2007 Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB
- 2 October 2007 Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, SK