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DEF LEPPARD Start 2018 Tour 2nd Leg In ATLANTA, GA (Show Report)

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Def Leppard played another show with Journey on the 2018 North American tour last night in Atlanta, GA with 16 songs performed.

The show took place at the 41,149 capacity SunTrust Park stadium.

The first show on the second leg of the 2018 North American tour with support from The Pretenders.

The band last played Atlanta on 3rd May 2017 on the Summer Tour 2017.

The 24th show the band have played in this city and the first time at this venue.

The first visit here took place in July 1980 in nearby Braselton as support to Ted Nugent at the Georgia jam event.

They returned in 1981 to play the Fox theatre with Ozzy Osbourne.

The March 1983 show as support to Billy Squier was the first US show of the Pyromania tour and the first on American soil with Phil Collen as a member of the band.

Four In The Round shows at the Omni Arena followed on the 1987/1988 Hysteria tour. The first one taking place in December 1987 - their first as headliners in the city.

The three nights played at the same venue in October 1988 coincided with 'Love Bites' reaching Number One and all shows were used to shoot extra footage for the 'In The Round-In Your Face' concert film.

A fifth In The Round show was played during the Adrenalize tour in November 1992 followed by a first visit to Lakewood Amphitheatre in September 1993.

They would return to the same venue in August 1996 when they also played a small acoustic club show which raised funds for the Georgia Special Olympics.

The next two visits in 2003 and 2005 took place at the Music Midtown Festival.

A show at the smaller Chastain Park Amphitheatre followed on the 2006 YEAH! tour.

The shows since then in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 have all took place at Lakewood Amphitheatre.

Last night's show was the second major outdoor stadium show of the tour. The staging was almost the same as the Toronto show apart from using much smaller video panels either side of the main stage.

It rained during the show as seen in one of the photos below.

Setlist

'When Love & Hate Collide' was played for the first time in Atlanta.


Watch some Fan Videos from the show here.

Def Leppard 2018 Fan Videos.

Joe Elliott - End Of Show Speech

"Atlanta, Georgia!. Thank you so much. Been a real pleasure. Thanks for having us. Thanks for coming. Thanks for being here. We'll see you next time. Goodnight."

View the current Setlist Statistics in the next news update.

The next show takes place on 3rd July in Indianapolis, IN.

Def Leppard 2018 - Atlanta, GA Setlist

  • 00 - Are You Excitable? Video (Intro)
  • 01 - Rocket (Single Version)
  • 02 - Animal
  • 03 - Foolin'
  • 04 - When Love & Hate Collide

Played for the first time in Atlanta.

  • 05 - Let's Get Rocked
  • 06 - Armageddon It
  • 07 - Rick Savage Bass Solo/Rock On
  • 08 - Two Steps Behind (acoustic)
  • 09 - Man Enough
  • 10 - Love Bites
  • 11 - Bringin' On The Heartbreak (electric)
  • 12 - Switch 625 (Instrumental)
  • 13 - Hysteria/Heroes (David Bowie) tag
  • 14 - Pour Some Sugar On Me

  • 15 - Rock Of Ages
  • 16 - Photograph

Watch footage from the show on - Periscope

Watch footage from the show on - Periscope

Watch footage from the show on - Periscope


Journey - Atlanta, GA Setlist

  • 01 - Intro/Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
  • 02 - Only the Young
  • 03 - Be Good To Yourself
  • 00 - Neal Schon Guitar Solo #1
  • 04 - Stone In Love
  • 05 - Wildest Dream
  • 06 - Lights
  • 07 - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
  • 00 - Jonathan Cain Piano Solo
  • 08 - Open Arms
  • 09 - Escape
  • 10 - La Do Da/Steve Smith Drum Solo
  • 00 - Neal Schon Guitar Solo #2
  • 11 - Wheel In The Sky
  • 12 - Faithfully
  • 13 - Don't Stop Believin'

  • 14 - Any Way You Want It

The Pretenders - Atlanta, GA Setlist

  • 01 - Alone
  • 02 - Gotta Wait
  • 03 - Kid
  • 04 - Back On The Chain Gang
  • 05 - My City Was Gone
  • 06 - I'll Stand By You
  • 07 - Don't Get Me Wrong
  • 08 - Cuban Slide
  • 09 - Bad Boys Get Spanked
  • 10 - Middle Of The Road

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