Def Leppad Bring Def Leppard Anthems to The Forum Darlington

Def Leppad at The Forum Darlington brings a full night of Def Leppard favourites to Borough Road on Saturday 24 October 2026. The tribute act focus on the Sheffield band’s biggest 1980s hits, with songs such as Pour Some Sugar on Me, Hysteria and Let’s Get Rocked sitting at the heart of a show built around big guitars, stacked harmonies and the polished arena-rock sound that made the originals one of Britain’s biggest rock exports.

The Forum’s autumn programme already covers everything from new North East bands to progressive rock and punk, so this one lands firmly in the classic-rock corner of the schedule. Def Leppad are not trying to reinvent the material. The appeal is the opposite: familiar songs, a loud live room and a set designed for people who want the choruses delivered with the same scale and energy that made them famous.

Def Leppad at The Forum Darlington

The gig takes place at The Forum Music Centre in Darlington on Saturday 24 October. Doors open at 7.30pm, with the show expected to begin at around 8.30pm. Advance tickets are £14. The Forum lists the event as standing and 16+, with anyone under 18 required to attend with an adult.

That should make it a straightforward Saturday-night rock show. Def Leppard’s catalogue has enough range to move from harder-edged early material into the huge, harmony-heavy singles without losing momentum, while the Forum’s smaller capacity means those arena-sized songs will be delivered in a much tighter setting than they were originally designed for.

For anyone already working through The Forum’s October calendar, the date also sits neatly between The Emerald Dawn’s progressive-rock show on the Friday and the venue’s Live and Local showcase the following week. It is another example of how broad the room’s live programme has become across a single month.

Tickets and the latest event information are available through the official Forum event page. Details were correct at the time of writing. Please check The Forum and Def Leppad’s official channels before travelling in case ticket availability, timings or admission information changes.