Def Leppard’s India debut: Joe Elliot on the band’s glam-rock legacy and finally pouring some sugar on India

Nearly 50 years after a missed bus in Sheffield sparked it all, the Def Leppard frontman talks about spending three years perfecting ‘Hysteria’, the last-minute gamble that turned ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’ into a stadium staple, and finally bringing those songs to an India that’s waited decades to hear them live

Mar 20, 2026 - 02:30
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Def Leppard’s India debut: Joe Elliot on the band’s glam-rock legacy and finally pouring some sugar on India
Nearly 50 years after a missed bus in Sheffield sparked it all, the Def Leppard frontman talks about spending three years perfecting ‘Hysteria’, the last-minute gamble that turned ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’ into a stadium staple, and finally bringing those songs to an India that’s waited decades to hear them live

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