Def Leppard opening 2027 tour at Allentown’s PPL Center

Def Leppard and goo goo dolls to performat the PPL Center in Allentown, PA in March 2026

Def Leppard will open its 45-date North American tour at the PPL Center in Allentown on March 2, 2027. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will headline the tour alongside four-time Grammy-nominated group Goo Goo Dolls. The Struts will join the lineup as special guests for the run, which spans the United States and Canada through July 2, 2027.

The band comes to the Lehigh Valley following a third sold-out residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and international performances across the United Kingdom, Europe, South America, and Mexico. Def Leppard has sold over 110 million albums worldwide and maintains more than 11 million monthly Spotify listeners. The group’s Greatest Hits compilation recently entered four U.K. Top Charts, including two debuts in the Top 10.

Goo Goo Dolls join the tour following a summer run that featured appearances at the iHeartRadio Festival and Sea.Hear.Now Festival. The group’s Diamond-certified single “Iris” has surpassed 6 billion global streams, with over 1 billion streams recorded in 2025 alone. The band holds the radio record for most top 10 singles, having achieved 15 number-one and top 10 hits along with 15 million worldwide record sales.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 10 a.m. local time through Live Nation. An Artist Fan Club presale starts Monday, October 12, at 10 a.m., followed by Citi and Verizon presales beginning at 12 p.m. Presales run through Thursday, October 15, at 10 p.m.

One dollar from every ticket sold will go to City of Hope, an advanced cancer research and treatment organization in the United States. The donations will support cancer research and treatment development.