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By Amy Bugno

Despite this week's wet weather, the rain held off just long enough for 10,500 people to rock out at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain on Friday night, with generations of fans gathering to enjoy the classic rock sounds of Journey and Def Leppard.

Taking the stage around 9:45 p.m., Def Leppard significantly livened up the proceedings with an intricate, revved-up performance that mixed classics like "Foolin'," "Hysteria" and "Photograph," with well-known cover songs from their latest album, "Yeah!"

By The Citizen's Voice 2006.

Read the full review at - citizensvoice.com

By Gene Padden

And, the guys know what's up. Near the one-hour mark of their torrid, greatest hits-heavy set, singer Joe Elliott paused to deliver one of the most sincere "thank you" passages of any band we've ever heard on the mountain.

"We've been following what's been going on around here and we didn't think anyone was going to come out tonight. We thought you all had more important things to do than to come and see a rock 'n' roll show. We're all here, and we're going to try and make everybody happy for a little bit."

This was a damp Northeastern Pennsylvania crowd that had spent the past few days watching a river swallow entire towns, but tired it was not. It needed a release, and Def Leppard provided it.

This crowd stood for Def Leppard's entire set, and sadly, it was a stark contrast to Journey's opening set, which can be described as dismal at best.

By Electric City 2006.

Read the full review at - timesleader.com

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