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Def Leppard Announces Upcoming 2027 North American Tour With The Goo Goo Dolls
Today, global icons and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Def Leppard have announced the most anticipated tour of 2027, with 4-time GRAMMY-nominated band Goo Goo Dolls and very special guests The Struts. The 45-date tour kicks off on March 2nd and runs through July 2nd , making stops in all major markets across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets will go on-sale on October 16th. For every ticket sold, $1 will be donated to City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, helping advance groundbreaking research and innovative treatments for people facing cancer.
Earlier this year, Def Leppard completed their third sold-out residency in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace. The remainder of 2026 has seen them perform sold-out shows across the UK, Europe, South America and Mexico. Also this summer, Def Leppard’s Greatest Hits compilation entered four U.K. Top Charts, two of which debuted in the Top 10 – adding another accolade to the band’s whopping 11 million monthly Spotify listeners and 110+ million albums sold worldwide.
The announcement follows the Goo Goo Dolls’ extensive run of Summer Tour dates, which included lauded performances at iHeartRadio Festival and Sea.Hear.Now Festival. Following their viral success, the band’s Diamond-certified (10,000,000 in sales) hit “Iris” has garnered over 6 billion global streams, amassing over 1 billion streams in 2025 alone.
Beyond selling 15 million records worldwide, Goo Goo Dolls have garnered 4x GRAMMY-nominations and nearly a dozen platinum and gold singles combined and seized a page in the history books by achieving 15 #1 and Top 10 hits. As a result, they hold the all-time radio record for “Most Top 10 Singles.”
Known for their high-energy performances, rock fans can expect a thrilling ride on this upcoming tour from some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most influential bands.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with an Artist Fan Club presale beginning on Monday, October 12 at 10 am local followed by a CITI and Verizon presale for the U.S. dates on Monday, October 12 at 12 pm local. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, October 16 at 10am local time at Livenation.com.
PRESALE:
CITI: Citi is the official card of the Def Leppard tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, October 12 at 12 pm local time until Thursday, October 15 at 10 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. (Eligible in the U.S. only.) For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com
VERIZON: Verizon will offer customers an exclusive presale for the in the U.S. as part of Verizon’s loyalty program, Verizon Shine. The presale for select shows runs from Monday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m. local time to Thursday, October 15 at 10:00 p.m. local time. Verizon Shine awards customers win once-in-a-lifetime experiences, alongside daily drops including tickets to concerts and sporting events, exclusive merchandise, dining vouchers, gift cards and more. (Eligible in the U.S. and via Ticketmaster only.) Opt-in to Verizon Shine via the My Verizon App, and learn more about Verizon Shine here.
DEF LEPPARD + GOO GOO DOLLS TOUR ROUTING:
March 2, 2027 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center
March 5, 2027 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
March 7, 2027 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
March 9, 2027 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
March 11, 2027 – Quebec City, QC – Centre Vidéotron
March 13, 2027 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
March 17, 2027 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
March 19, 2027 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
March 21, 2027 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
March 23, 2027 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
March 25, 2027 – Chicago, IL – United Center
March 27, 2027 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
March 29, 2027 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
March 31, 2027 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
April 13, 2027 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
April 16, 2027 – North Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena
April 18, 2027 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
April 20, 2027 – Mobile, AL – Regions Arena
April 22, 2027 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
April 24, 2027 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
April 26, 2027 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
April 29, 2027 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
May 1, 2027 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
May 5, 2027 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
May 7, 2027 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
May 9, 2027 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
May 11, 2027 – Spokane, WA – Numerica Veterans Arena
May 14, 2027 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
May 16, 2027 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
May 29, 2027 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
June 1, 2027 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
June 3, 2027 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
June 5, 2027 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
June 7, 2027 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
June 9, 2027 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
June 11, 2027 – Savannah, GA – Enmarket Arena
June 13, 2027 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
June 17, 2027 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
June 19, 2027 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
June 21, 2027 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena
June 23, 2027 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
June 25, 2027 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
June 27, 2027 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
June 30, 2027 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
July 2, 2027 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
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Trevor Noah Announces New An Evening Of Stand Up With Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah, best known for being the Emmy Award-winning host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central and for hosting the Grammy Awards for six consecutive years, has announced a special performance in New York City on Tuesday, December 15, 2026. Taking place at The Beacon Theatre, the show will feature all new material.
The announcement comes as Noah is about to kick off his sold-out Asia tour, with stops in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur, as well as a four-night run in Dubai next month.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with the Artist presale on Thursday, October 22 at 10 am local time on Trevornoah.com. Additional presales will run ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, Oct. 23 at 10 am ET at Ticketmaster.com
ABOUT TREVOR NOAH
Trevor Noah is one of the most successful comedians in the world and was the host of the Emmy® Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central for seven years. Under Trevor, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” broke free from the restraints of a 30-minute linear show, producing engaging social content, award-winning digital series, podcasts and more for its global audience. In January of 2024, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” won an Emmy for “Outstanding Talk Series.” Trevor has also notably served as the Grammy Awards host for six years in a row, with the 2024 show bringing in 16.9 million viewers, a 34% increase from 2023.
Trevor currently hosts a SiriusXM weekly podcast titled What Now? With Trevor Noah. In this podcast, listeners get a chance to hear Trevor like never before. Trevor is joined each episode by celebrities, thought leaders, athletes, and friends to chat about the contemporary topics on everyone’s minds. He brings the kinds of conversations that happen behind the scenes to light – full of radical candor, authentic back-and-forths, and honest reactions, with Trevor bringing to bear his classic, effortlessly playful and equally probing style.
Trevor is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” and its young readers adaptation, released in 2019, titled “It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood,” which also debuted as a New York Times bestseller. The Audible edition of “Born a Crime,” performed by Trevor, remains one of the top-selling, highest-rated, and most-commented-on Audible performances of all time. To date, “Born a Crime” has sold over 3 million copies across all formats.
Following the extraordinary success of “Born a Crime,” Trevor’s most recent book titled “Into the Uncut Grass” was released in October 2024 and is a #1 New York Times bestseller. It is a gorgeously illustrated and moving modern fable for readers of all ages about forgiveness, acceptance, and the secret to solidarity.
Trevor’s success has also spanned to sold out stand-up comedy shows across 5 continents. His “Off The Record” World Tour stopped in 28 cities across the US before heading to international destinations, and a set from “Off the Record” became available as his fourth Netflix stand-up special titled Where Was I in 2023. Where Was I has recently scored a 2025 Grammy nomination for ‘Best Comedy Album,’ two 2024 Emmy nominations for ‘Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and ‘Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special’ as well as Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice Association nominations, sold out Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, enjoyed a 10-consecutive-show run at the Beacon Theatre, sold out three O2 shows (50K tickets total) in London, and set a record for the most tickets sold by a non-German comedian in history in Berlin.
Trevor has written, produced, and starred in 12 comedy specials total, including Grammy and Emmy-nominated “I Wish You Would” for Netflix, which premiered globally in November 2022. True to form, Trevor hilariously shares revelations about learning to speak German, modern communication, and his love for curry. His previous special for Netflix, “Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia” received a NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Variety Show,” as well as a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Comedy Album”.
Emmy Nominated Day Zero Productions, a joint venture between Trevor Noah and Paramount Global, develops and produces diverse, high-quality creative content for a global audience. With projects set up both within the Paramount Global family, as well as at other studios, streamers, and live platforms, Day Zero focuses on entertaining and impactful content with an eye toward authentic stories from diverse points of view. Current feature film projects include a reimagining of the classic Paramount feature President’s Analyst, a biopic centered on 8-year-old Nigerian chess champion Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a feature adaptation of Kiese Laymon’s novel Long Division, and an untitled animated feature based on an original idea from Noah.
On the television side, Day Zero is producing several scripted and documentary series including an adaptation of Noah’s best-selling and award-winning autobiography Born A Crime, with Lupita Nyong’o starring; partnering with Time Studios and Sugar23 on MSNBC/Peacock’s The Turning Point, which features standalone documentaries on voting rights, climate change, and the global refugee crisis; Showtime’s The World According to Football in partnership with Religion of Sports; Amazon Prime Video’s first South African original LOL: Last One Laughing; two seasons of Nickelodeon’s Kid of the Year TV special alongside TIME Studios; and the Discovery+/ HBOMax special For All Humankind. Day Zero also produced Trevor Noah’s most recent stand-up specials I Wish You Would and Where Was I for Netflix, and produces his hit podcast What Now? With Trevor Noah.
In 2018, Trevor launched the Trevor Noah Foundation to improve equitable access to quality education for underserved youth in South Africa. Trevor’s vision is a world where education enables youth to dream, see and build the impossible.
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Cleo Sol Announces The Gentlewoman Tour
Acclaimed British singer-songwriter Cleo Sol has announced the Gentlewoman Tour, her long-awaited first-ever tour and first North American arena headline run. The tour follows the August 20, 2026 release of her fifth studio album, Gentlewoman.
Promoted by Live Nation, the North American arena run begins Tuesday, April 13, at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, before traveling to Baltimore, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Oakland. Cleo will make her New York arena debut following three sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall last March. The North American leg concludes Saturday, May 1, at Oakland Arena in Oakland, CA, and includes a Los Angeles date at The Kia Forum, marking her second LA headline show following a sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl in April 2025.
Cleo’s live shows earned widespread acclaim, with her first North American appearances selling out in record time and prompting multiple added dates in New York. The Gentlewoman Tour will also feature her debut performances in several key markets, including Baltimore, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, Oakland.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting Thursday, October 22 at 10am local time at ticketmaster.com.
CLEO SOL 2027 TOUR DATES:
Tue, Apr 13 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden Arena
Fri, Apr 16 — Baltimore, MD — CFG Bank Arena
Mon, Apr 19 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Wed, Apr 21 — Chicago, IL — United Center
Sun, Apr 25 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
Wed, Apr 28 — Los Angeles, CA — Kia Forum
Sat, May 1 — Oakland, CA — Oakland Arena
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