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By Denise Neil

Instead, Def Leppard filled its almost two-hour, 16-song show with radio hits and crowd favorites, with heavy emphasis on its two most successful albums, 1983's "Pyromania" and 1987's "Hysteria."

Members of the State Fair crowd, made up mostly of men 25 to 35 years old, showed their appreciation for hits such as "Photograph," "Foolin' " and "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by enthusiastically playing air guitars and pumping their fists in the air. Many donned worn-out Def Leppard concert T- shirts, ancient purchases no doubt excavated from the bottom drawer.

The five-man band, led by Elliott (still a master of microphone stand manipulation) and supported by famed drummer Rick Allen, who lost an arm in a 1984 car accident, sounded radio-ready, never missing a beat or a note while bringing musical memories flooding back for the fans.

A highlight was a pair of acoustic songs, "Two Steps Behind" followed by "Bringin' On the Heartbreak," which exploded into the full-blown, electric-guitar hit fans remember.

By Wichita Eagle 2000.

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