Deft
Leppard was formed in April / May 2005 by Arron Sutton and Ashley (Joe)
after the idea was raised at a Arrons' own show with Bryan Adams tribute Waking up the neighbours.
The first show was on
August 6 - a support for Killer Queen (Queen of fire) at
the Robin 2, Bilston. This was closely followed by an hour set at The
Nags in Nuneaton and then full headline shows at the Rock Cafe 2000,
Stourbridge and LA Rock Cafe Cannock in September.
Since these early days,
the band has stood out on the tribute scene; gaining a reputation for
superb vocal harmonies, excellent musicianship and tight professional
sound. Deft Leppard pride themselves on getting the sound, energy and
atmosphere of the real thing as close as possible. They are studious in
their approach to replicating the material as honestly as possible and
it shows in their full-on live performances.
At the end of March 2007, Arron left
the band, to be replaced by Alex Wall as the new Viv. His amazing guitar
and vocal talents fitted in perfectly and the band go from strength to
strength.
