Def Leppard News - DEF LEPPARD x JOURNEY Tour In HOUSTON, TX (Show Report)

Sunday, 2nd September 2018

DEF LEPPARD x JOURNEY Tour In HOUSTON, TX (Show Report)

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

The show took place at the 19,000 capacity Toyota Center.

The band last played Houston on 22nd August 2016 on the Summer Tour 2016.

The 18th show the band have played in Houston and first time at this venue.

The first visit here took place in May 1980 at Sam Houston Coliseum as support to Ted Nugent on their first American tour.

They returned on the High 'n' Dry tour in November 1981 with Blackfoot at the Music Hall.

Two In The Round shows followed in December 1987 on the Hysteria tour and in February 1993 on the Adrenalize tour.

A second show on the Adrenalize tour saw them play Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion for the first time in September 1993.

Another show here followed in August 1996 on the Slang tour.

After scheduling and cancelling two shows at the Reliant Astrodome in February 2000 they would return to the venue after the end of the Euphoria tour for a special one-off appearance there in March 2001. Playing to 55,000 fans at the Houston Houston Livestock & Rodeo Show on a revolving In The Round stage.

Every show since then has been played at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Setlist

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

Watch some Fan Videos from the show here.

View the current Setlist Statistics in the next news update.

The next show takes place on 3rd September in Houston, TX.

Def Leppard 2018 - Houston, TX 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 Houston.

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

Journey - Houston, TX Setlist

01 - Intro/Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
02 - Be Good To Yourself
03 - Only the Young
04 - Stone In Love
05 - Any Way You Want It
06 - Lights
00 - Neal Schon Guitar Solo #1
07 - Open Arms
08 - Who's Crying Now
09 - Escape / Rubicon
10 - La Do Da/Steve Smith Drum Solo
11 - Wheel In The Sky
12 - Faithfully
00 - Jonathan Cain Piano Solo
13 - Don't Stop Believin'

14 - Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'

A post shared by Toyota Center (@toyotacenter) on Sep 1, 2018 at 5:58pm PDT

A post shared by Raul Espino (@raul5150) on Sep 1, 2018 at 5:14pm PDT

An awesome night 1 with @JourneyOfficial and @DefLeppard! You won’t want to miss Monday’s show! ➡️ https://t.co/DnpJNG7O1r pic.twitter.com/SPZFKKrGwa
— Toyota Center (@ToyotaCenter) September 2, 2018