Def Leppard, who rocked Ohio Stadium in 2023, will cause “Hysteria” when they return to Columbus next year.
The five-man English band is teaming up with the Goo Goo Dolls for a 45-date North American tour that will come to the Schottenstein Center on the Ohio State University campus on June 16. Their special guests, glam rockers The Struts, played Columbus in 2024 and 2025.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 16. For each ticket sold, $1 will be donated to the cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope.
Def Leppard wrapped their third sold-out Las Vegas residency earlier this year, following it with a series of sellouts in the U.K., Europe, South America and Mexico.The band's string of hits includes “Photograph,” “Rock of Ages,” “Pour
Some Sugar on Me," "Animal," "Armageddon It," and “Love Bites.”
Goo Goo Dolls' signature power ballad, "Iris," has been covered by artists including SZA, Taylor Swift, MGK, Phoebe Bridgers, Maggie Rogers and sombr. Other Goo Goo Dolls hits include "Slide," "Name" and "Better Days."
The Struts cite Def Leppard as an influence, but are often likened to Queen due to front man Luke Spiller's theatrical flair, charisma and dexterous tenor on popular songs like "Could Have Been Me," "Kiss This" and "Body Talks."
Contact features and entertainment reporter Belinda M. Paschal at bpaschal@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Def Leppard, Goo Goo Dolls to play Schott with The Struts in June
