Def Leppard Costa Rica Concert 2026: Parque Viva on 27 October
COSTA RICA · MUSIC
Key Facts
- —What Def Leppard, English rock band, in its first Costa Rica concert. The American rock band Extreme are the special guests
- —When Tuesday 27 October 2026. eticket lists 6 p.m. Costa Rica time, and the production gave 6:30 p.m. as the start
- —Where Anfiteatro Imperial, Parque Viva, La Guácima, Alajuela, about 6 kilometres from Juan Santamaría International Airport
- —Tickets eticket.cr only. ₡36,400 to ₡78,100 (about US$80 to US$171), service charge included
- —Good to know Open to all ages; under-18s must come with a responsible adult. The amphitheatre is open-air, and late October is rainy season
The Def Leppard Costa Rica concert on 27 October 2026 is the band’s first show in the country.
Def Leppard, the English rock band, plays its first concert in Costa Rica on Tuesday 27 October 2026. The show takes place at the Anfiteatro Imperial of Parque Viva, an events park in La Guácima, Alajuela. Tickets on eticket.cr cost from ₡36,400 to ₡78,100, about US$80 to US$171, with the American band Extreme as special guests.
A band from Sheffield and its best-known songs
Def Leppard formed in Sheffield, an industrial city in northern England, in 1976. The band rose in the early 1980s with a wave of young British hard rock and metal groups.
Its breakthrough came with Pyromania in 1983. Hysteria followed in August 1987 and has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.
Those two albums gave the band the songs most fans know: “Rock of Ages”, “Pour Some Sugar on Me”, “Animal” and “Foolin'”. The promoter says Def Leppard has sold more than 110 million albums in total.
The line-up has not changed since 1992. Joe Elliott sings, Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell play guitar, Rick Savage plays bass and Rick Allen plays drums.
Allen lost his left arm after a car crash on the last day of 1984. He kept playing with a specially adapted drum kit, and the band reached its biggest success after that.
Def Leppard entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. It is still recording, and released a new single, “Rejoice”, in January 2026.
A first visit after almost 50 years
The band announced its Costa Rica date on 1 June 2026. It is part of a tour of Mexico, Central America and South America. Move Concerts, a concert promoter active across Latin America, is producing the show.
Andrés Guanipa heads Move Concerts Costa Rica. “We are very excited to keep making history in Costa Rica’s rock scene,” he told the news site Delfino.cr.
The guitarist Vivian Campbell spoke to the newspaper La Nación in August. He believes nobody in the band has been to Costa Rica before. He hopes to leave the hotel for a short walk or drive.
Campbell also explained what a new country means for the band on stage. “We are like vampires, we feed off the audience,” he told La Nación.
The tour is the band’s first visit to Latin America since 2023. That year it toured with the American band Mötley Crüe, part of a two-year world tour across 27 countries.
Extreme, the guests from Boston
Extreme open every date of this tour. The band formed in Boston, in the United States, in 1985.
Its best-known song is the acoustic ballad “More Than Words”. It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1991. It came from the 1990 album Pornograffitti.
The singer Gary Cherone and the guitarist Nuno Bettencourt lead the group, with Pat Badger on bass and Kevin Figueiredo on drums. Cherone also fronted Van Halen from 1996 to 1999.
Extreme released its most recent album, Six, in June 2023. For many listeners in Costa Rica, the evening offers two bands from the same era of radio rock.
Tickets, prices and the eticket sale
eticket is a Costa Rican ticketing company, and it is the official seller for this show. Presales for American Express and BAC card holders ran in June, and general sale opened on 13 June.
Prices are in Costa Rican colones, and the service charge is already included. On 1 October, eticket still listed all eight ticket areas as available.
The cheapest place is the Gramilla, a standing lawn area, at ₡36,400, about US$80. Standing places on Terrazas A and B cost ₡42,300, about US$93.
Seats in the Laterales, the side sections, cost ₡50,700, about US$111. The Preferencial seats cost ₡62,600, about US$137.
Standing in the Golden Circle, the area closest to the stage, costs ₡72,100, about US$158. The Central seats and the Golden Circle Especial both cost ₡78,100, about US$171.
The concert is open to all ages. Anyone under 18 must attend with a responsible adult, according to eticket. Tickets can be stored in an Apple or Google phone wallet.
Parque Viva and the Anfiteatro Imperial
Parque Viva is an entertainment complex in La Guácima, a district of Alajuela province on the western side of the Central Valley. The Central Valley is the highland area around the capital, San José.
The park opened in 2015. It says it has hosted 1,147 events and close to two million visitors, and 70% of the concerts held in Costa Rica.
Its main stage is the Anfiteatro Imperial, an open-air amphitheatre with a maximum capacity of 18,500 people, according to the venue.
Costa Rican addresses often use landmarks instead of street numbers. The ticket page places Parque Viva 1.2 kilometres north and 700 metres east of the La Guácima football field.
eticket lists the event at 6 p.m. Costa Rica time, and the production told Delfino.cr the show starts at 6:30 p.m. The organiser has not announced a door opening time or Def Leppard’s own stage time.
Late October falls in the rainy season, which the Costa Rica Tourism Board dates from May to November. A light rain jacket is a sensible thing to bring to an open-air show.
Getting to La Guácima and back
Parque Viva lies about 6 kilometres from Juan Santamaría International Airport, the main airport serving San José. The venue puts the drive from the airport at about 18 minutes.
The park has 3,900 parking spaces. Drivers can pre-book at parqueate.cr and pay with a Compass toll card to speed up entry.
For large events, the venue runs satellite parking lots in San José with a shuttle bus. The bus companies Zúñiga e Hijos and TUASA add extra services, according to the venue.
Taxis and ride-hail apps such as Uber have their own entry point. The park opens four separate entrances on big nights.
A Tuesday show means the drive overlaps with the end of the working day around San José and Alajuela. Leaving early and agreeing a meeting point with friends makes the evening calmer.
Where Costa Rica fits on the tour
Costa Rica sits in the middle of a short run through the region. The tour starts in Hollywood, Florida, on 15 October, then plays Querétaro, Mexico City and Guadalajara in Mexico.
San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, comes on 24 October, three days before Costa Rica. After La Guácima, the band plays Quito on 30 October and Bogotá on 2 November.
The Rio Times has covered the shows in Quito and Bogotá. The run ends in Buenos Aires on 5 November and Santiago de Chile on 8 November.
For residents of Costa Rica, the date means no flight is needed to see a band that has toured for five decades. Tickets remain on sale through a single official seller.
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FAQ
When and where is the Def Leppard concert in Costa Rica?
The concert is on Tuesday 27 October 2026 at the Anfiteatro Imperial of Parque Viva in La Guácima, Alajuela. eticket lists the event at 6 p.m. Costa Rica time.
How much are Def Leppard tickets in Costa Rica?
Prices on eticket.cr run from ₡36,400, about US$80, for the Gramilla lawn to ₡78,100, about US$171, for the Central seats. The service charge is included.
Who is the opening act for Def Leppard in Costa Rica?
The American rock band Extreme are the special guests. They are best known for the 1991 ballad “More Than Words”.
Can children attend the Def Leppard show at Parque Viva?
Yes. The event is open to all ages, but anyone under 18 must attend with a responsible adult, according to eticket.
Sources: eticket.cr – Def Leppard – Extreme, Parque Viva (event page) · Teletica – Def Leppard dará su primer concierto en Costa Rica en octubre de 2026 · CR Hoy – Def Leppard confirma concierto en Costa Rica · CR Hoy – Precios y fechas de preventa de Def Leppard · Delfino.cr – Def Leppard se presentará por primera vez en Costa Rica · La Nación – La promesa de Viv Campbell, de Def Leppard · Parque Viva – Anfiteatro Imperial · Parque Viva – Rutas y transporte · Parque Viva – Información general · The Rio Times – Def Leppard in Quito, Ecuador, 30 October 2026 · The Rio Times – Def Leppard in Bogotá, Colombia, 2 November 2026
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