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Monday, 26th July 1999
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  • Location / New York, NY, USA
  • Venue / The Roxy
  • Event / VH1 Presents Def Leppard Storytellers

The first show by the band in this city since August 1992 on the Adrenalize tour.

The first time at this venue.

The venue was located in the west side of Manhattan, New York near the Hudson River.

An elecated railway near the venue building is now called the High Line ("a 1.45-mile-long elevated linear park, greenway, and rail trail").

It was opened in 1978 and closed down in March 2007 and replaced by luxury residential condominiums that opened in September 2021.

This show was for a taping of an episode of 'VH1 Storytellers' that would be aired in October 1999 and attended by contest winners only.

Shorter electric and acoustic set with Joe and other band members talking about some of the songs before and dafter they were performed.

They also took questions from the audience and even sang Happy Birthday for an audience member.

'Paper Sun' was performed but not included in the TV broadcast, it was released in audio form by the VH1 website along with photos from the show.

As of February 2025 this show was available for streaming in the USA on the Paramount Plus service.


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