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By Kendra Meinert

2. That Joe Elliott rock star thing never gets old. Outstretched arms. Palms up. His fingers on each hand doing that “gimme, gimme, gimme; more, more, more” motion like some kind of rock ‘n’ roll reflex. It never failed to elicit the reaction he wanted. It didn’t hurt that he still had the vocal firepower to blast rockers like “Let It Go” to the cheap seats.

4. Real life slips in. Unless you were that guy who missed his seat, ended up butt-down in the aisle and somehow still kept a grip on his beer, it was nearly impossible not to be struck by how both bands have been affected by cancer. Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell, in top form at the Resch, continues to get treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “Glad we’re here. Glad he’s here,” Elliott said of Campbell before launching into “Armageddon It.” .

5. That was some drum solo. During a scorching “Switch 625” by Def Leppard’s Campbell, Phil Collen and Rick Savage, drummer Rick Allen upped the ante with a solo of his own, right down to the extreme closeups of his bare feet. The applause was as thunderous as the playing, with a beaming Allen in blinged-out Union Jack headphones soaking up the response. It was the best image of the night on the band’s monster video wall.

6. A military salute with “zero political message.” Just back from performing for the troops in Afghanistan, Michaels invited five veterans onstage, insisting they stand behind him at center stage during “a big thank you to the men and women who kick ass.” The crowd erupted in chants of “USA! USA!” during a touching “Something to Believe In.”

7. Phil keeps his shirt on. Known for often shedding his shirt while shredding on the guitar, Collen kept his rock-hard abs under the cover of an open vest.

By Green Bay Press Gazette 2017.

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