British rock icons Def Leppard have added to their 2009 itinerary a third round of North American arena shows with fellow rockers Cheap Trick.
The co-headlining run begins Oct. 22 in Reno, NV, followed by 15 concerts spread throughout middle America and parts of Canada. The outing currently wraps with a Nov. 25 performance in Louisville, KY.
More dates will be announced in the coming weeks, according to
Def Leppard's
website.
Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen will open the shows with his alt-rock outfit, Man Raze.
Def Leppard embarked on the first North American leg of its current tour in June with Cheap Trick and Poison, performing a four-hour interactive show using Bluetooth technology and text messaging to infiltrate the crowd.
Early last year, Def Leppard released "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge," the group's first set of new material since 2002's "X." The new album landed at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and topped the magazine's rock and hard-rock albums charts.
Cheap Trick is supporting its 16th studio set, "The Latest," which surfaced in June.
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