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By Custer County Chief

Def Leppard closed out the Comstock Rock Festival Sunday with one question, "Do you wanna get rocked?"

And the answer from the estimated 10,000 fans in attendance was a resounding yes as the mega-hit band closed out the four-day festival with their hugely popular Let's Get Rocked. "It's like a city out there," Henry Nuxoll said, co-organizer of the Comstock festivals.

Def Leppard had the crowd already electrified while playing such hits as Rocket, Pour Some Sugar on Me and Photograph. Co-organizer Roland Shafer was thrilled to see the turnout for the second annual event.

"It's as perfect as can be. A definite increase from last year," Shafer said of the estimated 35,000-40,000 fans who braved the heat to watch their favorite bands play for the four-day event. The estimates indicate a 25 percent increase over last year's inaugural festival.

Despite temps that rose to triple digits by noon on Saturday and Sunday, Shafer said the weather was perfect and everyone was having a great time. Joe Elliott of Def Leppard joked with the crowd, "Someone is smoking something very illegal and I don't mean Cuban cigars. So if I forget the words it's your fault." While in jest, Elliott's comments reflected many fears of illegal drug use during the festival, but that notion was never realized as extra security this year prevented things from getting out of hand.

By Custer County Chief 2003.

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