Editing Def Leppard (section)

=== Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ===
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On 9 October 2018, Def Leppard received an induction nomination from the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8478809/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-2019-nominees|title=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Reveals 2019 Nominees: Def Leppard, Janet Jackson & More|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In addition to the 1,000 members of the Hall of Fame voting committee, the general public also had an opportunity to participate in the "Fan Vote".<ref name="Induction">{{cite news |title=Def Leppard Lead 2019 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Class |url=http://loudwire.com/gdpr/consent/?redirect=/def-leppard-lead-2019-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-class/ |access-date=13 December 2018 |work=LoudWire}}</ref> On 13 December 2018, Def Leppard were named in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2019. The band won the Klipsch Audio Fan Vote, beating 14 other nominees with 547,647 general public votes (119,803 and 28% more than second vote receiver [[Stevie Nicks]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Radiohead and Janet Jackson to enter the Rock Hall of Fame |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46556189 |access-date=13 December 2018 |agency=BBC}}</ref>

The current line-up of the band, along with past members Pete Willis and Steve Clark, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 29 March 2019 at a ceremony at Brooklyn's [[Barclays Center]].<ref name="Induction"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2018/12/13/janet-jackson-def-leppard-nicks-join-rock-and-roll-hall-fame/a50n20HTG9szuI2rULTNUM/story.html|title=Janet Jackson, Def Leppard, Nicks join Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Def Leppard were inducted by [[Queen (band)|Queen]] guitarist [[Brian May]], who said they were "a magnificent rock group, in the classic tradition of what a rock group really is" and "a bunch of magnificent human beings".<ref name="brian may rock hall"/>