Birmingham/Pelham, AL - Media Review Quotes
Def Leppard on stage: Lead singer Joe Elliott, guitarist Phil Collen, bassist Rick Savage and drummer Rick Allen were joined by guitarist Steve Brown of Trixter. Brown filled in for Vivian Campbell, who missed the show because of flight delays, according to Elliott. Although Campbell has been battling Hodgkin's lymphoma, he'd planned to perform at the Oak Mountain show, according to a June 24 story in Billboard.
Def Leppard setlist: About 80 minutes of music, including "Animal," "Hysteria," "Pour Some Sugar on Me," "Rocket," "Let's Get Rocked," "Let it Go," "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)," "Bringin' on the Heartbreak," "Rock of Ages," "Love Bites," "Photograph," "Foolin'" and "Armageddon It." The band also tossed in a cover of "Rock On," the 1973 radio hit by David Essex.
Song about the Southland: Before Elliott swung into a solo rendition of "Two Steps Behind," he teased the crowd by playing the intro to "Sweet Home Alabama" on acoustic guitar. A brief sing-along ensued, with the audience providing most of the vocals. There was barely enough time for a lusty "Roll, Tide, roll!" but Crimson Tide fans managed to sneak it in before Elliott switched gears.
By Alabama Local News 2015.
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