Event & Arena News

COLUMBUS, OH - Belkin Productions welcomes Def Leppard with special guest Cheap Trick to Nationwide Arena on Thursday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Saturday, September 24 at 10 a.m. at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office and through Ticketmaster.

More than 20 years after exploding onto the hard rock scene that defined the '80's, Def Leppard is on the road again and playing the hits that made them famous. The band is currently touring in support of Rock Of Ages: The Definitive Collection released in May 2005.

The band's 1983 album Pyromania put Def Leppard on the heavy metal map and brought the band multi-platinum success and international fame with hits such as "Photograph," and "Rock of Ages." A few years later, Def Leppard yielded their most successful achievement to date, Hysteria, which contained six top 20 hits including, "Pour Some Sugar On Me," "Love Bites," "Animal," and "Rocket."

Tickets are $56 and $39.50. Tickets may be purchased at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at (614) 431-3600. Tickets are also available at the Blue Jackets Zones located at Chiller Dublin, Chiller Easton and Chiller North. All tickets are subject to service charges and facility fees.

For more information about upcoming events at Nationwide Arena, visit www.NationwideArena.com or call (614) 246-2000. Nationwide Arena, home of the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets and the AFL Columbus Destroyers, is an SMG-managed facility. Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to more than 170 venues controlling over 1.46 million entertainment seats worldwide.