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Bryan Adams & Def Leppard in concert July 5 at FirstEnergy Park

March 7, 2005 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws News Release


LAKEWOOD, N.J. – This summer, Bryan Adams and Def Leppard will give the phrase "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" a whole new meaning as they co-headline the Rock ‘N Roll Double-Header Tour. Tickets for the concert go on sale March 12 at 10 a.m. This landmark event is the first of its kind at FirstEnergy Park, home of the Lakewood BlueClaws.

"We've said every event at the ballpark has rocked and it's true in every sense of the word this time," Lakewood BlueClaws General Manager Geoff Brown said. "We look forward to expanding our entertainment year round and these are two great acts to bring in for the first concert."

Two of the most popular rock acts to ever take the stage will team up for the first time and perform at 26 minor league baseball stadiums across the U.S. Def Leppard and Bryan Adams, combined, have sold more than 100-million albums worldwide. Each made their album debut in 1980--and 25 years later they are still hitting homeruns as each releases a new album in 2005.

Only five rock groups can claim two original albums selling 10,000,000+ copies each in the U.S.: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Van Halen and Def Leppard. The British band's blockbuster Pyromania hit #2 and 10 times platinum; Hysteria soared even higher--#1 and 13 times platinum. Still swinging for the fences, this coming May they'll release Rock Of Ages: The Definitive Collection , the band's biggest-ever "best of" album and the first two-CD set in the group's phenomenal career.

Bryan Adams' meteoric rise on the charts began with his 3rd album, Cuts Like A Knife that landed in the Top 10 and was soon followed by the No. 1 charted Reckless! In addition to his albums, Adams film credits include "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" which topped the U.S. charts for 7 weeks and became the longest running #1 in the history of the British charts. His other #1s include--"Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?," "Heaven" and "All For Love". The Grammy-Award winning artist has been nominated for 3 Oscars and 3 Golden Globe Awards for music, he has received 18 Juno Awards (Grammy equivalent in Canada), an American Music Award, Five ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture. This spring will see the release of Adams' most recent CD, Room Service, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard European Top 100 Album Chart!

Tickets go on sale this Saturday, March 12 at 10:00am.

General admission tickets are priced at $45 (plus applicable service charges) and will be available at the FirstEnergy Park ticket office and all Ticketmaster locations. To charge-by-phone call 732-901-7000 [Option 2]. Order tickets online at Ticketmaster.com. Fans can either bring a blanket to sit on the field or use the ballpark seating. For each paid adult, one child under 12-years of age will be admitted for free. Showtime is 6:30 p.m. Gates open one hour in advance. There is no baseball game on the day of the show.

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