Episode 167 – Def Leppard vs Sheffield
Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories
English - October 11, 2023 04:41 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 81 ratingsMusic History Music Comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The guys get the details behind the Def Leppard fan classic acoustic set that was shot in a bar that was way too small for a band that big. Take another rock n roll field trip – this time to Sheffield, England.
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SHOW NOTES:
Motley Crue in Sheffield: https://youtu.be/jIxSI_h0JWQ?si=qOtNmBjHahtNI0QY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield
Chaucer-related Sheffield nerdery: https://mediakron.bc.edu/mappingchaucer/the-canterbury-tales-1/sheffield-1#:~:text=Considered%20part%20of%20%E2%80%9Cthe%20North,particular%20spelling%20for%20their%20dialogue.
The Fiesta promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bebvd8atLU
The Stockton Fiesta: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/12970917.new-book-recalls-stocktons-fiesta-nightclub-drew-biggest-names-show-business/
Photos of the Grosvenor Hotel: https://steelcitystatic.wordpress.com/2017/05/06/grosvenor-house-hotel/
Rock history of Sheffield: https://dirtystopouts.com/
Photo of Olga: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0414/7884/8666/files/Olga_Buccaneer_30af4f33-9d85-41d3-a411-22f982ace4b1_480x480.jpg?v=1693856409
Olga Marshall profile: https://dirtystopouts.com/blogs/news/wapentake-the-rock-bar-that-became-a-worldwide-phenomenon-under-olga-marshall
Background on the Buccaneer: https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/94-the-buccaneer-leopold-street-sheffield/
The 1995 performance: https://youtu.be/e-nnm1Uw8_M?si=pc3RvbD1IDkMV3Az
Press photos from 1995 performance: http://www.deflepparduk.com/2016newsoct44.html
List of Def Leppard landmarks: http://defleppard.snaggledworks.com/archive/misc/fodor_guide.txt
Rebels message board: https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/33-rebels/
Photos of Wapentake being demolished:
https://www.defleppard.com/wapentake-club-sheffield/
Newsreel about the Grosvenor House Hotel: