Def Leppard brings Goo Goo Dolls and The Struts to Bridgestone Arena in March

After a 2024 stadium night at Nissan, the band moves indoors for Friday, March 19, 2027, early in a 45-date North American run.

The last time Def Leppard played Nashville, it was July 20, 2024, under the open sky at Nissan Stadium. Next time it's indoors, across the river, in March. The band plays Bridgestone Arena on Friday, March 19, 2027, at 7pm, with Goo Goo Dolls and The Struts on the bill. Tickets are listed at $96.40 on Ticketmaster, and the arena holds about 20,000.

The date came out Oct. 8, when the band announced its 2027 North American tour. Local coverage of the announcement, from KCTV5 in Kansas City to ABC6 in Columbus, laid out the shape of it: 45 dates across the U.S. and Canada, opening March 2 and wrapping July 2 in Indianapolis. That puts Nashville a little more than two weeks into the run, when a production this size has found its footing but the band is still fresh.

45 dates, March to July, and Nashville gets one of the early ones.

There's a good cause folded into every ticket, too. According to the tour announcement coverage, $1 from every ticket sold goes to City of Hope. Presales opened Oct. 12 and general sales followed Oct. 16, so seats are already moving.

The pairing is the hook. The announcement framed this as a night of '80s and '90s hits, and that's an accurate pitch: Def Leppard's arena-rock catalog on top, Goo Goo Dolls' run of '90s radio songs in the middle, and The Struts, who have built a reputation as a high-energy live band, opening the night. Few bills cover that much ground in one evening.

What's changed since 2024 is mostly scale. A stadium summer show is an event with its own logistics: tailgating, heat, a long walk out. A Friday in March at Bridgestone is a different animal. It's a room downtown that a lot of Nashville knows well, the sound stays contained, and even the upper deck feels closer to the stage than the far end of a football field.

For a band that's been filling arenas and stadiums for decades, a return to Bridgestone isn't a step down. It's the room that suits a three-band bill best, especially for anyone who wants to catch The Struts, not just the headliner.

Practical notes: it's a 7pm start with three acts, so plan to be there early if the openers are part of your reason for going. Prices are listed at $96.40 through Ticketmaster.

Nashville spent the summer of 2024 hearing Def Leppard from a stadium. In March, they're back indoors with company.

Sources: JamBase: Def Leppard at Bridgestone Arena (jambase.com); Ticketmaster: Def Leppard and Goo Goo Dolls, Nashville (ticketmaster.com); KCTV5: Def Leppard to bring 2027 tour to Kansas City along with Goo Goo Dolls (kctv5.com); ABC6: Def Leppard to bring 2027 tour to Columbus with Goo Goo Dolls, The Struts (abc6onyourside.com); WFTV: Def Leppard hit the road, will tour with Goo Goo Dolls, Struts (wftv.com); azfamily: Def Leppard, Goo Goo Dolls bringing '80s and '90s hits to Glendale next spring (azfamily.com); HollywoodLife: Def Leppard 2027 Tour: Cities, Dates & How to Get Tickets (hollywoodlife.com)