1/1/12 Happy New Year! Announcing new shows in 2012. Please see our schedule for details.

6/9/11 Do you want to get mocked? Def Repplica is excited to announce 2 new shows. On July 29th they will be playing at Mockstock III at the Myth in Maplewood MN, sponsered by Jack 104 FM. This event will feature 6 great bands, and you won't want to miss it! Next is a back to the 80s event at Torges in Austin MN on September 17th where Def Repplica will share the stage with Dust-n-Bones and Poisened.

4/1/10 Def Repplica welcomes back drummer Erik Bolen. Erik will be with the band when they play Pickle Park on May 8th, 2010.

10/11/09 Def Repplica announces new drummer Billy Wesp. The band is currently in rehearsal, and are scheduled to play with Steel Heart on Nov 6th.

Summer 2009 Def Repplica played to great crowd at Dougstock II and couple of kick off gigs in MN and WI. Def Repplica wowed the audience with a show at Pickle Park with the Atomic Punks.

4/03/09 Def Repplica's original lineup has reunited.

01/31/2008 It was an exciting January for Def Repplica! The 'Reps ring in the New Year with a new photo shoot. A big Thank You goes out to Tim Olsen of Timo Photo for another excellent job! Photos have been posted on the Def Repplica gallery page.

The MSP Music Expo on January 19th featured an all time first for the band. They performed an acoustic set of their favorite Def Leppard hits. Thanks to City Pages for covering the event!

The month ended with back-to-back nights at Studio of the Stars in Hurley WI. Thanks to everyone who came out and made this a memorable weekend!

10/07/2007 Def Repplica kicks off an all day event at G.B. Leighton's Pickle Park in Fridley, MN to benefit the victims of the flooding in southern MN this past summer. Thanks to all of the bands who donated their time. And a special thanks to Viking Rocker for organizing this event.

Finally, a special thanks to Channel 5 KSTP News for covering this event and broadcasting footage of Def Repplica performing at this event!

09/21/2007 A Smashing debut for Erik "the new Thunder God" Bolen! Def Repplica returns to Dibbo's for their first concert with Erik Bolen on the drums. Thanks to everyone who came out and made it an awesome welcome party for our newest member!

09/04/2007 Def Repplica would like to announce their new drummer Erik "the new Thundergod" Bolen. Like the rest of the guys, Erik has a killer passion for Def Leppard. His drumming is impeccable and the band hopes he'll take them onto new heights!

On a sad note, we will miss the camaraderie and musicianship of former drummer Sean Goettsche, who helped launch this band and who made the phase "you gotta be f*cking kidding me" famous. We wish you nothing but the best in the future.

07/07/2007 Def Repplica joins an all day lineup of bands in support of the Chuck's Ride benefit event in South St. Paul, MN. After an entire day of events and music, a hot and thirsty crowd joins Def Repplica in closing down the event by rocking to all of their favorite Def Leppard hits.

Def Repplica with Chuck's Ride Band Coordinator Ken Worden

07/04/2007 The fourth of July starts out with a bang for Def Repplica. The band joins the 93X Half Assed Morning Show for a concert and party on the St. Croix river. A large and rowdy crowd packed the 3 deck boat and rocked with Def Repplica for this memorable 3 hour tour.

06/22/2007 Def Repplica kicks off their summer tour with a series of June shows across the midwest. The first stop is at the Sioux Falls Canaries Stadium. A large crowd braved the wind, rain and cold to see Def Repplica's first ever show in South Dakota. The next two nights were at the Menoken ABATE event near Bismarck ND. Bikers and Def Leppard fans united to rock and party for 2 rockin' shows. From there, Def Repplica headed home to St. Paul to play Midway Stadium. The month wrapped up at Dibbo's, the band's old familiar stomping grounds.

05/02/2007 Just Announced: Midway Stadium Concert on June 21st, 2007! Def Repplica will be teaming up with Zed Leppelin, an incredible Led Zeppelin tribute band, for an outdoor concert. This will be a memorable show for Def Repplica, because this is the same stadium where the one and only Def Leppard performed on their 2005 US tour.

05/01/2007 Def Repplica is now 1/2 way through their 2 month layoff. (Steamin' Doug Tang needed surgery to repair damage from an old snowboard injury.) So, only a month to go before we begin our Summer tour!

3/24/2007 Let's Get Rocked! Def Repplica tag teams with their good friends T-N-T to rock Bogart's. What a crowd, what a night! Thanks to everyone who came out and packed Bogart's and partied the entire night. Was that Nick Born from 93X playing drums on Photograph?? Yes it was! Thanks Nick, great to see ya again!

1/30/2007 Def Repplica's Sean Goettsche talks live on the air with the 93X Half Assed Morning Show.

1/27/2007 93X Snojob weekend at Izaty's resort in Onamia, MN. What's Snojob? The biggest mid winter party and rock bash in MN hosted by the Twin Cities only heavy rock station, 93X! Rhino started the music on Friday night, and on Saturday night, Def Repplica hit the stage, greeted by a huge, wild, rowdy, partyin' crowd.
Def Repplica thanks Izaty's for the great accommodations. And a huge thanks to 93X and everyone on the Half Assed Morning Show for having us this year, the Live on-air interview Saturday AM, and everything else that made this a great weekend. And how about Nick (Drums) and Josh (Guitar) from the H.A.M.S. getting up on stage and jamming to Photograph? Excellent job guys!

1/20/2007 Hello Hooligan's in West Fargo! Def Repplica's first show in North Dakota was awesome, our 1st sold out show. What a crowd! Thanks to everyone, and a big thanks to Stalking Names for starting the night out right with a high energy set.

1/13/2007 Thanks to all the rockin fans at Busters in Mankato MN, who sang and rocked to every song we played, from Stagefright at the start to Ride Into the Sun for the encore!

1/1/2007 Hello 2007! A rowdy and rockin' crowd celebrates New Year's Eve with Def Repplica at Studio of the Stars in Hurley WI.

12/15/2006 Happy Holidays! Def Repplica rings in the holidays at Dibbo's. What a crowd! Starting the night was Alchemist, making their debut. Keep an eye on these guys and check them out if they're playing in your area.

11/3/2006 TEAR IT DOWN! Def Repplica is reunited with T-N-T at Robert's. An excellent rowdy crowd rocks to a full night of Def Lep/AC-DC hits.

10/28/2006 Def Repplica returns to Dibbos for a Halloween weekend show. Starting the night was our friends the Holloways. A huge thanks to everyone who came out to see us.

10/16/2006 Recently Announced! A "reunion" date with T-N-T, the area's best AC/DC tribute band. The "Tribute Twins" will take the stage at Robert's in Mounds View MN November 3rd.

10/15/2006 With summer over, Def Repplica continues to rock into the fall season headlining shows at Primetime, Dibbos, and Vanishing Point.

8/26/2006 A full day of rock in Glenwood MN. Def Repplica plays the Minnewaska Music Festival along with Skywynd, Impact, LuckyMic, and Rubber Soul, a great Beatles tribute band and a "must see" for any Beatles fan.

7/15/2005 - 8/19/2006 Def Repplica's summer tour with T-N-T rolls with stops at Jersey's, Diamonds, LCO Casino (with Aultimate Ozzy, the world's best Ozzy Osbourne tribute) and the finale at Blackdawg. We'd like to thank T-N-T for a great tour. Rock on!

6/30/2006 At Trobec's Event Center in St. Joseph, MN, Def Repplica opens for 80s/90s rock giant Warrant. The "Down Boys" put on an excellent show featuring all of their hits. They are a great group of guys to work with. Starting the evening was the Holloways; get out and see these guys if you get a chance. A big thanks to St. Cloud's Rockin' 101 for interviewing Def Repplica live on the air before the show.

6/16/2006 Def Repplica's summer tour with the rockin' AC/DC tribute band T-N-T plays to a packed house at Pondy's in Zimmerman MN.

6/9/2006-6/10/2006 A rockin' weekend for Def Repplica.  On Friday, Def Repplica opened for the outstanding AC/DC tribute band T-N-T.  On Saturday, we shared the spotlight with Boston's Draw the Line, an amazing Aerosmith tribute band, and the only Aerosmith tribute band officially sanctioned by Aerosmith.

5/26/2006 - Def Repplica pairs up with Posin, the Worlds #1 Officially Recognized Touring Tribute to Poison, for an awsome tribute show at Dibbo's in Hudson WI.

5/5/06 - Def Repplica makes it's long awaited debut.  They played to an excellent crowd at Dibbo's, in Hudson WI, opening for T-N-T, a great AC/DC tribute band.  A big Thank You to everyone who came out  to see us!

3/21/06 - Drummer Sean "ThunderGod" Goettsche appears on 93X (radio station in Minneapolis, MN) Interviewed by Remy Maxwell