Ross HalfinDef Leppard recently played Bramall Lane in their hometown of Sheffield, England, and they’ve given fans a behind-the-scenes look at what went down.
In their latest Behind The World Tour YouTube video, the band shares clips of the show at the stadium where frontman Joe Elliott’s favorite football team, Sheffield United, plays. Elliott notes his parents bought season tickets back when he was about 12, pointing out where their seats were.
“Now we’re gonna do a gig here tomorrow,” Elliott shares. “Mental, totally mental."
After the show, Elliott discusses how it felt to be onstage amongst a hometown crowd.
“I just had a great feeling about tonight. It was Sheffield, it was our home birth town. I don’t live here anymore but . I was born here, I lived here for 21 years . so it’s always gonna be a huge connection,” he says. “It was brilliant. Great, great day.” He added, “We got promoted tonight just like Sheffield United did. We got promot
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) Seven people were shot following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said.
Two people are in custody, and there is no ongoing threat to the community following the incident, Richmond police said.
Among the shooting victims, three suffered life-threatening injuries and four non-life-threatening, police said.
Six others were injured in the aftermath of the shooting, including two who fell, one who was hit by a car, and three who were treated for anxiety, police said.
The shooting occurred around 5:13 p.m. in Monroe Park, near Virginia Commonwealth University, officials said.
Multiple police agencies responded to the scene near the Altria Theater, which was scheduled to host several graduation ceremonies for Richmond Public Schools Tuesday.
A Richmond Public Schools official told ABC News the shooting took place in Monroe Park after the Huguenot High School graduation in the Altria Theater had ended.
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PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images(DENVER) One of America s most notorious spies, Robert Hanssen, was found dead on Monday at a maximum security prison in Colorado, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told ABC News.
Just before 7 a.m. on Monday morning, Hanssen, 79, was found dead in his cell, the official said.
The crimes Hanssen committed were some of the most dangerous and egregious in American history. Beginning in 1985, Hanssen worked with handlers from the Soviet Union, using the alias "Ramon Garcia." providing highly classified national security information in exchange for $1.4 million, according to the FBI.
Hanssen used encrypted communications, "dead drops," including one just outside of Washington, D.C., at a park in Fairfax County, Virginia, and other methods to provide information to the KGB and Soviet Union.
On more than 20 separate occasions, Hanssen left packages for Russian authorities at various drops around the Washington area, the FBI said,