The trek includes festival appearances in Denmark, Sweden and Finland. More shows will be announced soon. Meanwhile, Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott's side project, Down N Outz, are gearing up to launch a UK tour on December 5 in Bristol.

Playing in support of their latest release, "The Further Adventures Of�", the group - who play only Mott The Hoople-releated tunes (including songs by Mott, Ian Hunter and British Lions) - were formed specifically to open a series of 2009 reunion shows for Mott The Hoople at London's Hammersmith Odeon.