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This Weekend Def Leppard Rocks WBLM’s Saturday Night Concert
Showtime is 7pm and we've got your front row seat reserved for live Def Leppard on WBLM.
Def Leppard’s Rick Allen Pays Tribute to Legends With Art Exhibit
Drummer shifted focus to painting during 2020 pandemic.
WBLM Remembers Def Leppard Guitarist Steve Clark On His Birthday
WBLM remembers legendary Def Leppard guitarist and chief songwriter, Steve Clark on his birthday. He would've been 61 today.
Def Leppard Auction Goes Inside Rick Allen’s Arm Loss
Drummer’s former girlfriend Miriam Barendsen decides to part with ‘80s mementos to help fund animal-rescue program.
Why Def Leppard Will Never Release Jim Steinman ‘Hysteria’ Tapes
Joe Elliott recalls eight-week, six-figure studio mess as fourth album took shape.
Blimp Time-Hop: ‘Let’s Get Rocked’ With Def Lep At CCCC In 1993
This was also the debut appearance for Portland of new guitarist, Vivian Campbell formerly of Dio and Whitesnake who now filled the spot left by the late-great Steve Clark.
Blimp Time-Hop: Billy Squier Rocks A Sellout Show At CCCC In 1983
This was also the second Portland appearance by opener Def Leppard who had just released their breakthrough album Pyromania in January. What a night out!
Blimp Time Hop: 1st Def Leppard Show In Maine Of The 21st Century
21 years ago this week, Def Leppard returned to Portland for a sold-out show at the Civic Center to bring us into the new millennium. Watch live encore footage of Stagefright, a special surprise that night for fans from right here in Portland.
How Def Leppard Ran From Cliches on ‘Pyromania’ Cover Art
Managers were tired of seeing "half-naked women riding motorbikes and fire-breathing monsters" on hard-rock album covers.
Blimp Time Hop: Happy B-day Def Lep’s Rick ‘Thunder God’ Allen
We remember when Def Leppard played the Portland in the early 2000s, WBLM had a backstage broadcast at the Civic Center the afternoon before the show. There were a bunch of Blimpsters gathered on the other side of the barricade just outside the backstage door at the corner of Free and Center streets…
Blimp Time-Hop: Def Leppard Hysteria Tour In-The-Round At CCCC
33 years ago, Def Leppard brought the Hysteria tour to Portland. That night will always be an especially memorable one for me. It was the first time I was onstage to welcome the crowd as a WBLM DJ.
Fan Letters Inspired Def Leppard’s Rick Allen to Keep Drumming
"I didn't wanna do this anymore," drummer recalls thinking after 1984 car crash. "And then I started getting these letters from all over the world."
The Awesome Secret Hiding in Def Leppard’s ‘Hysteria’ Singles
Cover artist wanted to make a big splash before CDs took over.
Why Def Leppard Would Rather Write Like T. Rex Than Bob Dylan
"I'd much rather write 'Hubcap diamond star halo' than 'The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.'"