Def Leppard confronted a short scare this previous Friday (Feb. 24), when vocalist Joe Elliott was hospitalized for “moderate to severe altitude sickness” in Colombia. Fortunately, although, he was nonetheless capable of carry out in Bogotá final evening (Feb. 25) – as a part of the band’s 2023 co-headlining “World Tour” with Motley Crue – and he even supplied some uplifting phrases in regards to the occasion whereas on stage.
As reported by Blabbermouth, Elliott was taken to Clínica de Marly hospital in Bogotá shortly after Def Leppard arrived for the third present of the tour. He was “experiencing dyspnea, which is the medical term for difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.”
Naturally, Def Leppard posted a video in regards to the incident to social media yesterday afternoon (Feb. 25), tweeting: “A special captain’s log from Joe – ‘I’m here and we are going on at 8pm!’”. In it, Elliott could be seen outdoors of the Parque Simón Bolívar (the place they performed final evening). He states:
Mini captain’s log. February 25, 2023. Bogotá, Colombia. As you possibly can see, I’m right here. [it’s] 5:20 PM and we’re on at 8:00. So, I’m alive and nicely. A bit of woozy, I’ll be sincere. Severe – average to extreme altitude illness. I might hate to know what extreme altitude illness [is]. I wouldn’t wish to want it on my worst enemy. But right here I’m. So, put all people to relaxation. Apparently, the web lit up, so I’m right here to place everybody-that-cares-about-it’s minds at relaxation. I’m right here and we’re happening at 8:00 PM.
Expectedly, the publish obtained a whole lot of optimistic responses. For occasion, one person wrote: “Hey Joe I’m glad you’re doing ok and ‘are there.’ Jet lag/air sickness sucks. Take care of yourself dear. I know you’re going to bring the house down tonight in Bogota!”
Indeed, Elliott joined Def Leppard for his or her scheduled efficiency, and by all accounts, they placed on an superior present. In reality, the group posted a follow-up tweet this morning (Feb. 26) that included some images and the next message: “BOGOTA – what a night! Thanks for rockin’ with us and showing your love! LIMA – you’re next!”
Elliott even spoke in regards to the scenario in between songs final evening [via Ultimate Classic Rock] :
Before we feature on I’d identical to to say an enormous because of all of the workers on the Marly hospital who took care of me final evening. I used to be feeling a little bit bit underneath the climate. We name it altitude illness – you could have one other phrase for it that we are able to’t pronounce. I made it, you made it, and due to them, that’s why I’m right here. So let’s make some noise for all these good people on the Marly hospital please.
You can view each tweets, in addition to fan-captured footage of Elliott’s speech, beneath.
Of course, Def Leppard’s “World Tour” is about to proceed this Tuesday (Feb. 28) in Lima, Peru. You can see all the remaining dates beneath, in addition to buy tickets right here.
In different information, Def Leppard and Motley Crue’s shared 2022 “Stadium Tour” lately gained Rock Tour of the Year on the 2023 Pollstar Awards. Plus, Ghost launched a brand new model of “Spillways” (from 2022’s Impera) final month that featured Elliott.
Loudwire needs Elliott nicely throughout this time.
Motley Crue / Def Leppard “World Tour” Dates
Feb. 28 – Lima, Peru @ Estadio Nacional
March 3 – Santiago, Chile @ Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
March 7 – Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Allianz Parque
March 9 – Buenos Aries, Argentina @ Parque Sarmiento
March 12 – Davie, Fla. @ Hard Rock Live (in Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood)
May 22 – Sheffield, U.Ok. @ Bramall Lane
May 25 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ SparkassenPark
May 27 – Munich, Germany @ Koenigsplatz
May 29 – Budapest, Hungary @ MVM Dome
May 31 – Krakow, Poland @ TAURON Arena Kraków
June 2 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Prague Rocks *
June 3 – Hannover, Germany @ Expo Plaza
June 7 – Solvesborg, Sweden @ Sweden Rock Festival *
June 9 – Hyvinkää, Finland @ RockFest *
June 11 – Trondheim, Norway @ Trondheim Rocks *
June 14 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ COPENHELL *
June 18 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting *
June 20 – Milan, Italy @ Ippodromo SNAI San Siro
June 23 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Passeio Maritimo de Alges
June 24 – Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain @ Auditorio Miguel Ríos
June 27 – Thun, Switzerland @ Stockhorn Arena
July 1 – London, U.Ok. @ Wembley Stadium
July 2 – Lytham, U.Ok. @ Lytham Festival *
July 4 – Dublin, Ireland @ Marlay Park
July 6 – Glasgow, U.Ok. @ Hampden Park
Aug. 5 – Syracuse, N.Y. @ JMA Wireless Dome ^
Aug. 8 – Columbus, Ohio @ Ohio Stadium ^
Aug. 11 – Fargo, N.D. @ Fargodome ^
Aug. 13 – Omaha, Neb. @ Charles Schwab Field Omaha ^
Aug. 16 – Tulsa, Okla. @ H.A. Chapman Stadium ^
Aug. 18 – El Paso, Texas @ Sun Bowl Stadium ^
^ with Alice Cooper
* Festival Date
Motley Crue + Def Leppard Play First 2023 Show (with Debut of John 5)
See images from Motley Crue + Def Leppard’s first present of 2023 (as a part of their “World Tour” co-headlining tour), together with Motley Crue’s first efficiency with touring guitarist John 5.
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