Wednesday, 21st May 2014
Screenshot by dltourhistory
Def Leppard played a show in Fresno, CA on this day in 1980 and more footage is available online.
This was the second US show by the band and first to be recorded by fans with two audio recordings in circulation.
One fan filmed the show and released a 10 minute highlights video in 2010 featuring Lady Strange and Wasted plus Pat Travers headline set. It was later reuploaded (see video below which is the first repost and best quality version by Natasha007 from 2011) and it has since re-re uploaded in lower quality.
Fast forward to 2014 and the original taper has now posted two new clips said to have been taken from the original master tapes. These include footage of 'Rocks Off' and more of 'Wasted'. You'll notice the higher quality of this footage.
You may want to watch these new videos while you can as - after sending the Van Halen fan community into a frenzy recently - the taper deleted most of those videos. And judging by the VH fan chatter it's unlikely this show will be released in full any time soon.
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- Video Source 1 - youtube.com
- Video Source 2 - youtube.com
- Def Leppard - Fresno 1980 Show Page
- Previous News - 20th May 2014