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By Andy Argyrakis

Though the co-headliners are swapping their performance order each evening (with an excellent bonus of Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders tipping it all off), Def Leppard scored the closing slot, packing in all the expected material and a few surprises with gusto from singer Joe Elliott, guitarist Phil Collen, bassist Rick “Sav” Savage, guitarist Vivian Campbell and drummer Rick Allen. “Rocket” and “Animal” were just a couple of the many instances where double-stacked guitars blissfully collided with a wall of harmonies, while the monstrous “Foolin’” and “Let’s Get Rocked” appeared tailor made for venues this massive.

What Def Leppard lacked in lyrical depth, it more than made up for with colossal hooks from the vintage “Armageddon It” to the newer “Man Enough,” which was precisely what anyone would want the guys to sound like in the 2010s. There was also a chance for Rick Allen to inspire with his single-handed and double-footed drum solo during “Switch 625” alongside the slick memories of “Hysteria” (from the more than diamond-selling album of the same name), though it was “Pour Some Sugar On Me” that turned up the sticky, sweet heat, while the encores “Rock Of Ages” and “Photograph” kept the aggressive yet melodic thunder building to the bitter end.

By Chicago Concert Reviews 2018.

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