4:08Def Leppard 1988 Hysteria soundcheck
The Sound, Def Leppard
Rare soundcheck footage of Def Leppard, curated from across the internet. Browse 1 clip below.
Soundcheck footage is uniquely intimate — it’s often the only time an artist plays in a venue without an audience, and the atmosphere is completely different from the show that follows. Musicians use soundchecks to warm up, try out new material, revisit deep cuts, or just jam. Some of the best unreleased performances were captured during soundchecks.
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (guitar, backing vocals). They established themselves as part of the new wave of British heavy metal of the early 1980s. The band's first album, 1980's On ...
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