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By David Burke

Def Leppard took a one-song break from their own hits with a revved-up version of David Essex's "Rock On," with Elliott emerging from a lift above the stage.

The crowd, most of whom were on their feet the entire night, was especially pumped after a drum solo on "Switch 625" from Rick Allen, who lost his left arm in an accident more than 20 years ago.

The band indulged in a bit of nostalgia itself, using decades-old concert clips and photos to illustrate "Hysteria," and a series of black-and-white film reels of Def Leppard for "Photograph," which closed out the encore.

By Quad City Times 2015.

Read the full review/20 photos at - qctimes.com

By Shane Brown

The hardships continue even to this day. Clark's replacement, Vivian Campbell, has been fighting lymphoma for the past two years. But that didn't stop him from taking the stage with his fellow bandmates to the epic "Let's Go," the brand new single from their forthcoming album.

"This was the very first time we've ever played that one live," announced singer Joe Elliott triumphantly. "And it happened right here in Moline."

After decades of vocal torture, you'd expect Elliott's vocal cords would have long since checked out and fled for safety. But somehow he's still capable of hitting most of the high notes in the band's frenetic set. A bummer, then, that the vocals were occasionally lost in an atypical muddy sound mix, which was a bit of a drag.

An energetic "Foolin'" broke through the mire with a blistering guitar solo from Phil Collen, and a solo acoustic turn from Elliott on "Two Steps Behind" was the most pure and honest moment in an evening full of highs -- "Armageddon It" was soul-crushing -- and lows (despite being a fan favorite, "Love Bites" came off anemic and lifeless.)

By Quad City Online 2015.

Read the full review at - qconline.com

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