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By Colin Jones
After Saturday night’s Motley Crue fiasco which left many fair goers seething with anger and frustration, rock fans and California Mid-State Fair officials were certainly hoping for some rock and roll redemption Monday evening.
As for Def Leppard, these guys know the drill. Sure, they could have played a few more early era songs like ‘Too Late for Love,’ ‘Rock Brigade’ and ‘Wasted’ to extend their 90 minute set but they packed 18 solid songs in, doing it with a style and ease that was energetic but never rushed.
The boys from Britain delivered what we clamored for and were denied two nights before: hard-charging, fun-loving, memorable outdoor rock and roll.
By Cal Coast News 2015.
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By Steve Provost
Just as they had on Aug. 3, 1999, Def Leppard kicked things off with “Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop),” the opening track of the band’s breakthrough 1983 album, “Pyromania.” All in all, 15 of the 18 numbers Def Leppard performed Monday had been featured at that show on the eve of the new millennium.
The calendar might indicate this Leppard is getting long in the tooth. After all, it’s been nearly three decades since the Leps issued their 20 million-selling signature LP “Hysteria.”
But Monday’s show successfully turned back the clock for fans who stood and sang along enthusiastically to the closing number, “Pour Some Sugar On Me,” and the first of two encore numbers, “Rock of Ages.”
Among the highlights was “Switch 625,” one of the few acoustic numbers in the band’s catalog, which served as an extended coda to “Bringin’ on the Heartbreak.” A thumping bass intro by Rick Savage — wearing a sparkling glam shirt that read “I’m so (expletive) disco” — gave way to a hypnotic electric guitar duet by the shirtless Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell before climaxing in a slowly accelerating drum solo from Rick Allen.
By The Tribune 2015.
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By News Staff
Def Leppard rocked the stage at the Mid-State Fair on Monday night. The show started with opening band Tesla.
Def Leppard’s career includes numerous hit singles and multiplatinum albums – including two of the best-selling albums of all time, “Pyromania” and “Hysteria,” capturing Leppard hits such as “Rock of Ages,” Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Foolin.” The upcoming tour follows on the heels of the band’s 2014 co-headlining tour with Kiss, last summer.
Def Leppard, which is made up of Joe Elliott (vocals), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick “Sav” Savage (bass), and Rick Allen (drums), – has over 100 million records sold worldwide and two Diamond Awards. The group’s live shows, filled with rock anthems, continue to sell out venues worldwide. For the past thirty years the band’s live shows and arsenal of hits have become synonymous with their name.
By Paso Robles Daily News 2015.
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