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By Dave Lavender
More than 2,700 fans that grooved on hours of hit pop rock from the five-man British band, Def Leppard, that played the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
With the stage warmed up by band friend, Ricky Warwick, the band, whose albums "Pyromania" and "Hysteria" sold more than 20 million copies combined in the 1980s, hit the crowd with one of the best light shows in the arena this year, and a steady stream of sugary, pop rock that the crowd knew the words to by heart.
The band started slow with several early songs including "Rock, Rock 'Til You Drop," and "Bringing on the Heartbreak," before lead singer Joe Elliot welcomed the crowd with the kind of just-between-friends banter lost on most younger rock stars.
"Oh yeah," Elliott said as the crowd roared. "Good evening, Huntington. It's really good to be in town. How y'all doing? We will be carrying right on with something else from the 'Pyromania' album."
By The Herald-Dispatch 2003.
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By Brandon Woolum
A career of over 20 years already in the bag and there's no sign of stopping for 80's hard rockers Def Leppard. The boy's proved to Huntington that they can still rock the house Wednesday night at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
In front of a crowd of a few thousand the band performed hits dating all the way back to 1980, including their first big hit "Bringing on the Heartbreak". The band belted out a 22 song set that lasted a little over two hours featuring songs from throughout their 23 year long career.
"It was great to hear the old stuff and the new stuff all in one night," said Jill Spencer. "These guys are simply amazing. There's nothing more to say--just amazing.
One of the songs from the band's newest album "X", which stands for the roman numeral 10, was "Long Long Way to Go", in which singer Joe Elliott dedicated it to the American and British troops in Iraq. The slow number was the first of a few that drew the lighters out of the pockets of the thousands in attendance. The conclusion of the song drew large amounts of cheers and applause.
By Huntington News 2003.
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