BBC News has issued the following report from Emma Jones:

When it comes to history, DEF LEPPARD are up there with the BEATLES and LED ZEPPELIN.

They are one of only a handful of British acts to have two back-to-back albums which sold more than 10 million copies each.

But to mark the release of new album Songs From The Sparkle Lounge - predicted to go top five this weekend - just 200 fans got to see them storm through their greatest hits at north London's Islington Academy.

It was a rare opportunity for the audience to eyeball singer Joe Elliott, bassist Rick "Sav" Savage, drummer Rick Allen and guitarists Phil Collen and Viv Campbell, who are more used to playing North American stadium shows.

"There's a certain safety in stadiums," Elliott says.

Read the full story at BBC News.