Def Leggend rolls back into The Backyard at Rollertown

Dallas's own Def Leppard tribute plays its third Frisco Backyard night in about a year next Friday, with The Zeppelin Project opening.

A Friday night in Frisco now looks like this: turf underfoot, the old grain silos lit up behind the stage, and a band from down the road trying to make a stadium-rock catalog sound brand new. Next Friday it's Def Leppard's turn.

Def Leggend headlines The Backyard at Rollertown Beerworks on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m., with The Zeppelin Project opening. Tickets are on Prekindle, listed from $8 to $400.

As tribute acts go, Def Leggend is about as local as it gets. By the band's own account it was founded in 2013 by guitarist Mike Hamill, and the multi-era show draws on ten Def Leppard albums. Dallas is where they turn up most often: our records count 13 Dallas-market shows, more than anywhere else they play. They bill themselves as the most authentic Def Leppard tribute in the world. That's the kind of claim you test in person.

They've also become regulars at this particular yard. The band's shows page lists Rollertown dates on Dec. 5, 2025, and April 17, 2026, so this is their third Backyard night in about a year. The openers know the place too: Prekindle had The Zeppelin Project headlining the Backyard on its own this past July 18.

They bill themselves as the most authentic Def Leppard tribute in the world. That's the kind of claim you test in person.

The room, if a lawn counts as a room, is a big part of the draw. Rollertown, the brewery co-founded by sports-radio duo Ben and Skin, built its Frisco headquarters on a 2.6-acre downtown tract around the city's landmark silos. The Dallas Observer has described the Backyard as a 1,300-capacity outdoor venue and noted that a Led Zeppelin tribute rattles those silos about once a month. On the 13th, The Zeppelin Project warms up the turf before the headliners take over.

Some house rules worth knowing before you go, all from Rollertown's own FAQ. The Backyard is open-air with no roof, so severe weather can delay a show while staff check conditions. Umbrellas aren't allowed in during concerts, and sales are final. Most Backyard shows need a ticket, but if the night hasn't sold out, walk-ups can buy at the box office by the Backyard. Leave the dog at home: dogs aren't allowed on the turf or in the taproom.

There's no new album to plug, because that isn't what tribute bands are for. Def Leggend sells the feeling of hearing those choruses played loud, outdoors, with a beer from the building next door, alongside a crowd of people who know every word. You'll find them at 6450 Main Street.

Get there in time for The Zeppelin Project, find a patch of turf with a clear view, and decide for yourself whether "most authentic" holds up when the first big chorus bounces off the silos.

Sources: Def Leggend at The Backyard at Rollertown Beerworks (JamBase) (jambase.com); Prekindle tickets: Def Leggend, Nov 13 (prekindle.com); Def Leggend: Shows (defleggend.com); Prekindle: Def Leppard Tribute: Def Leggend, Frisco (April 17, 2026) (prekindle.com); Prekindle: The Zeppelin Project, Frisco (July 18, 2026) (prekindle.com); Rollertown Beerworks: About Us / FAQ (rollertownbeerworks.com); Dallas Observer: Critic's Notebook (Rollertown Backyard) (dallasobserver.com); Dallas Innovates: Ben and Skin co-founded Rollertown Beerworks breaks ground in Frisco (dallasinnovates.com); WhatNow: Rollertown Beerworks setting up shop in Frisco (whatnow.com); Brownwood Chamber: Def Leggend, Def Leppard Tribute Band (band bio listing) (web.brownwoodchamber.org); Def Leggend (defleggend.com)