{"id":304814,"date":"2026-10-12T03:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T03:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304814\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T03:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T03:46:46","slug":"nickelback-and-def-leppard-to-play-ppl-center-in-allentown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304814\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickelback and Def Leppard to play PPL Center in Allentown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2014 Nickelback and Def Leppard will each play PPL Center in early 2027, and Def Leppard will open its tour there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets to both concerts go on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 16 at LiveNation.com. The arena\u2019s website listed no prices for either show as of Oct. 11.<\/p>\n<p>Nickelback: Feb. 8<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pplcenter.com\/events\/detail\/nickelback-everything-under-the-sun-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Nickelback plays PPL Center<\/a> on Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Don Broco, an English four-piece, opens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allentown is the second stop on the tour, two days after it starts in Pittsburgh. Those are the only two Pennsylvania dates on the schedule. No Philadelphia show is listed.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed on Lehigh Valley news<\/p>\n<p class=\"nl-inline-sub\">Get our newsletter for ongoing coverage and follow-ups on stories like this one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nl-inline-privacy\">By subscribing, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighdaily.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and consent to receive updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tour follows the band\u2019s album \u201cEverything Under The Sun,\u201d due Oct. 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An artist presale opens at 10 a.m. Oct. 13, according to Live Nation.<\/p>\n<p>Def Leppard: March 2<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pplcenter.com\/events\/detail\/def-leppard-and-goo-goo-dolls-with-special-guest-the-struts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Def Leppard plays PPL Center<\/a> on March 2 at 7 p.m. with Goo Goo Dolls and The Struts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the first night of a 45-date tour of the U.S. and Canada that runs through July 2, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.livenationentertainment.com\/news\/def-leppard-announces-upcoming-2027-north-american-tour-with-the-goo-goo-dolls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Live Nation\u2019s announcement<\/a>. The tour returns to Pennsylvania for Pittsburgh on March 23 and Philadelphia on June 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fan club presale opens at 10 a.m. Oct. 12. Citi cardmembers can buy from noon that day through 10 p.m. Oct. 15, according to Live Nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For every ticket sold on the tour, $1 will go to City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment organization, Live Nation said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PPL Center is at 701 Hamilton St.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed on Lehigh Valley news<\/p>\n<p class=\"nl-inline-sub\">Get our newsletter for ongoing coverage and follow-ups on stories like this one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nl-inline-privacy\">By subscribing, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighdaily.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and consent to receive updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2014 Nickelback and Def Leppard will each play PPL Center in early 2027, and Def Leppard&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-304814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}