It was a special lunchtime for several hundreds fans at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Calif. on Tuesday as Def Leppard played a rare (and free) club gig to contest winners, patient fans that waited on line and specially invited guests.

It's all part of a rocking media blitz the band is in the midst of as they prepare for both their big summer tour and the upcoming release of a film that bares the name of the song the lunch concert kicked off with - "Rock of Ages."

As Phil Collen told Noisecreep recently, "We're looking forward to this gig because obviously we don't get a chance to play smaller venues anymore. It's fun to look people in the eye, slap hands and feel the crowd surge in in front of the stage."

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The band played, among other hits, "Hysteria," "Foolin'" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me" before sitting down for a Q/A session with well-known Los Angeles radio personality Bob Coburn.

The full mini-concert airs on YouTube starting Thursday, June 8.

Watch Def Leppard at House of Blues

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Def Leppard, Poison and Lita Ford tour dates:

Jun. 20 - Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater

Jun. 22 - Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Jun. 23 - Las Vegas, NV @ Red Rock Amphitheatre

Jun. 25 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center

Jun. 27 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center

Jun. 29 - Atlanta, GA @ Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood

Jun. 30 - Tampa, FL @ Tampa Bay Times Forum

Jul. 02 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

Jul. 03 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

Jul. 06 - Cleveland, OH @ Quickens Loan Arena

Jul. 07 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre

Jul. 10 - Baltimore, MD @ Merriweather Pavilion

Jul. 11 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center

Jul. 13 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Pavilion

Jul. 16 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre

Jul. 17 - Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum

Jul. 19 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena

Jul. 22 - Cadott, WI @ Rock Fest

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