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By Courtney Phenicie

Excitement was building as Def Leppard set up to close out this amazing night. The buzz in the air was evident as girls found their places surrounding the pavilion atop picnic tables (much to the dismay of the Riverbend staff). Upon the opening song, “Rock! Rock!” everyone jumped to their feet to cheer on the band. Def Leppard kept everyone in a frenzy and then brought us to our knees with the ballad, “Love Bites”. I tell you what, I don’t care who you are, that song tears at your heart strings. Luckily they brought us back up into rock mode with, “Armageddon It” followed by a classic cover choice, “Rock On”. After which if I not mistaken, they teased us with a Neil Young cover which quickly elapsed into, “Two Steps Behind” followed by “Rocket”. Once, “Pour Some Sugar on Me” was played I assumed the night was over. Nope! Two encores kept the night going. I tell you what… Where is the afterparty?!

By Cincy Music 2015.

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By therealsteavis

On Monday night, Eric and I headed down to Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati to see Tesla, Styx and Def Leppard. It was a packed house and very humid. Basically, a summer show at Riverbend! Tesla was good – played all the usuals like “Love Song” and “Modern Day Cowboy.” Nothing much new – just a solid rock show.

Styx were really good. I’ve never seen them live before, so it was cool to check another band off my list. “Renegade” is just a killer song and awesome live. Even though they played before Def Leppard, they left the stage and came back for an encore. I thought that was weird. Still, a ton of people in the crowd were wearing Styx shirts. I’m sure they are helping move tickets on this tour.

Def Leppard remain one of my all time faves. That said, I’ve seen better live shows from them. There wasn’t anything wrong with them Monday night… things just seemed a little sluggish. Vivian Campbell was with the band, which was great. He sure seemed happy! Phil Collen walked out on stage and was completely oiled up. Like, which poor guitar tech has to pour baby oil on him before show time? Ridiculous. Highlights include hearing “Animal” at the top of the set and “Paper Sun” which I don’t remember hearing live the last time the band toured. I didn’t buy any merch because 1) I already have a Lep shirt and 2) my days of spending $50 on a band shirt are way over, thanks. Still, the booths were crowded and people were forking over their hard earned cash for those shirts (and $8 beers too, but don’t get me started).

After “Pour Some Sugar On Me” we made a beeline for the car so we didn’t get stuck in the lot for an hour. After all, we had an hour drive home and work was calling early the next morning. We heard encore songs “Rock of Ages” and “Photograph” while walking to the car. All in all, a fun night. Both our seats were $85 total and that includes the Ticketmaster rip off fees – which was enough. We were pretty close to the stage, so I have no complaints.

By Hard Rock Hub 2015.

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