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

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and American rock band

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, which took place from February through November 2023 in venues across Latin America, Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania. During their previous tour, The Stadium Tour, 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 was 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) *

Mammoth WVH Mammoth (also known as Mammoth WVH) is an American rock music, rock band formed and fronted by Wolfgang Van Halen. The band name is a reference to Van Halen#1972–1977: Formation and early history, Mammoth, an earlier band that featured his ...

(Leg 2: Europe) *

Alice Cooper Vincent Damon Furnier (born February 4, 1948), known by his stage name Alice Cooper, is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusion ...

(Leg 3: North America)

Opening acts

* Whisky Blood (Leg 1: Latin America) *

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(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 Richard Savage (born 2 December 1960) is an English musician best known as the bass guitarist and a founder member of the rock band Def Leppard. Savage and lead singer Joe Elliott are the only two remaining original members of the band. With ...

– bass, backing vocals *

Joe Elliott Joseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute band the ...

– lead vocals, occasional acoustic guitar * Rick Allen – drums, percussion *

Phil Collen Philip Kenneth Collen (born 8 December 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard. Collen joined the band in 1982 during the recording of the ''Pyromania'' album. Before joining Def Le ...

– guitar, backing vocals *

Vivian Campbell Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish musician. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as the guitarist of Dio. He has also been the guitarist of Def Leppard since 1992 (replacing Steve Clark after his death). C ...

– guitar, backing vocals Mötley Crüe *

Nikki Sixx Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and radio personality, best known as the co-founder, bassist, primary songwriter, and only constant member of the hea ...

– bass, backing vocals *

Vince Neil Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist of heavy metal music, heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, which he fronted from their 1981 formation until his departure in 1992. Neil reunited with the ...

– lead vocals, occasional guitar *

Tommy Lee Thomas Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American musician who co-founded and plays drums for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He also founded rap metal band Methods of Mayhem and has pursued solo musical projects. Early ...

– drums, piano, backing vocals *

– guitar, backing vocals

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