NEWS: Lepps and American Football...

DEF Leppard are to get fans rocked for the first of this year's NFL International Series game on Sunday, September 28th, when the Oakland Raiders play the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium.

Given most of out contributors like the Lepps (for the editor it's a nostalgia thing) and American Football it's a perfect(ish) mix.

The 100 million album sales band are up for the pre-game show.

Joe Elliot said: “Having most recently visited Wembley in May to watch Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi-final, I know what the atmosphere in the ground is like for ‘our’ football so I’m really looking forward to performing there before the NFL game and of course soaking up the excitement of the actual match. I can’t wait!”

Should you fancy seeing the spectacle a limited number of tickets returned by the participating teams will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Thursday September 4 via www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

Otherwise The Raiders-Dolphins game, which kicks off6:00 p.m. will be aired live in the UK on Channel 4 and Sky Sports and in the US on CBS.