The World Tour is a co-headlining concert tour by English rock band

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and American rock band

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, taking place from February through August 2023 in venues across Latin America and Europe. During their previous tour,

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, the members of Def Leppard indicated that a European version of The Stadium Tour would take place in 2023. Tour dates were announced on October 20, 2022; this tour was advertised as The World Tour and confirmed to be a co-headlining tour of Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe. In addition to playing stadiums and entertainment venues, the tour also featured appearances at international music festivals. This is Mötley Crüe's first tour without co-founder and original guitarist

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, who announced his retirement in October 2022, with

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replacing him.

Special guests

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(Leg 2: Europe) *

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(Leg 2: Europe) *

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(Leg 3: North America)

Opening acts

* Whisky Blood (Leg 1: Latin America) * Rata Blanca (Leg 1: Latin America)

Setlists

Mötley Crüe #"Wild Side" #"Shout at the Devil" #"Too Fast for Love" #"Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" #"Saints of Los Angeles" #"Live Wire" #"Looks That Kill" #"The Dirt (Est. 1981)" #"Rock 'n' Roll (Part 2)" / "Smokin' in the Boys Room" / "Helter Skelter" / "Anarchy in the U.K." / "Blitzkrieg Bop" #"Home Sweet Home" #"Dr. Feelgood" #"Same Ol' Situation" #"Girls, Girls, Girls" #"Primal Scream" #"Kickstart My Heart" Def Leppard #"Take What You Want" #"Let's Get Rocked" #"Animal" #"Foolin'" #"Armageddon It" #"Kick" #"Love Bites" #"Promises" #"This Guitar" #"When Love and Hate Collide" #"Rocket" #"Bringin' On the Heartbreak" #"Switch 625" #"Hysteria" #"Pour Some Sugar on Me" #"Rock of Ages" #"Photograph"

Tour dates

Cancelled tour dates

Personnel

Def Leppard *Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals *Joe Elliott – lead vocals, occasional acoustic guitar *Rick Allen (drummer), Rick Allen – drums, percussion *Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals *Vivian Campbell – guitar, backing vocals Mötley Crüe *Nikki Sixx – bass, backing vocals *Vince Neil – lead vocals, occasional guitar *Tommy Lee – drums, piano, backing vocals *

– guitar

References

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