The World Tour (Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe)

{{Short description|2023 concert tour by Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = The World Tour

| image = Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe tour poster.jpg

| image_size =

| artist = Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe

| album =

| start_date = February 10, 2023

| end_date = November 14, 2023

| number_of_legs = 4 plus warmup

| number_of_shows = 40

| attendance =

| gross =

| Misc = {{Extra tour chronology

| Group = Def Leppard

| Type = tour

| Last tour = The Stadium Tour
(2022)

| This tour = The World Tour
(2023)

| Next tour = The Summer Stadium Tour
(2024)

}}

{{Extra tour chronology

| Group = Mötley Crüe

| Type = tour

| Last tour = The Stadium Tour
(2022)

| This tour = The World Tour
(2023)

| Next tour = ...

}}

}}

The World Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by English rock band Def Leppard and American rock band Mötley Crüe, which took place from February through November 2023 in venues across Latin America, Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania. During their previous tour, The Stadium Tour, the members of Def Leppard indicated that a European version of The Stadium Tour would take place in 2023.{{Cite web|title=Def Leppard Confirm That Stadium Tour With Mötley Crüe Will Reach Europe|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/def_leppard_confirm_that_stadium_tour_with_mtley_cre_will_reach_europe.html|website=Ultimate Guitar|access-date=July 3, 2022|date=June 27, 2022|archive-date=July 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715034724/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/def_leppard_confirm_that_stadium_tour_with_mtley_cre_will_reach_europe.html|url-status=live}} Tour dates were announced on October 20, 2022; this tour was advertised as The World Tour and confirmed to be a co-headlining tour of Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe.{{Cite web |last=Rolli |first=Bryan |title=Motley Crue and Def Leppard Announce 2023 World Tour |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/motley-crue-def-leppard-2023-world-tour/ |access-date=October 23, 2022 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=20 October 2022 |language=en |archive-date=October 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023182752/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/motley-crue-def-leppard-2023-world-tour/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.defleppard.com/def-leppard-announce-the-world-tour-following-massively-successful-north-american-stadium-run/|title=Def Leppard Announce 'The World Tour' Following Massively Successful North American Stadium Run|website=defleppard.com|date=October 20, 2022|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031233932/https://www.defleppard.com/def-leppard-announce-the-world-tour-following-massively-successful-north-american-stadium-run/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2bTpnE1QIk|title=Mötley Crüe & Def Leppard Announce 'The World Tour' 2023|website=YouTube|author=Motley Crue|format=video|date=October 20, 2022|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102042457/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2bTpnE1QIk|url-status=live}} In addition to playing stadiums and entertainment venues, the tour also featured appearances at international music festivals. This was Mötley Crüe's first tour without co-founder and original guitarist Mick Mars, who announced his retirement in October 2022, with John 5 replacing him.{{cite web |last1=Lach |first1=Stef |title=Motley Crue working on new material with producer Bob Rock |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/motley-crue-working-on-new-material-with-producer-bob-rock |website=Louder Sound |access-date=October 19, 2023 |language=en |date=April 22, 2023}}