Milwaukee, WI - Fan Reviews

Fan Review - By Debbie/Chrissy

Styx should have had a longer set than Foreigner. They did a much better job and were great to listen to.

Def Leppard comes out right after AC/DC's For Those About To Rock, We Salute You. The guys came out looking fantastic. They moved around like there was no tomorrow. Joe's voice sounded excellent, and it may be because it is the start of the tour. It'll be interesting to see how it is in Columbus. Mirror, Mirror, AHAR, Excitable, and Switch 625 were complete hits for the the dedicated fans. I am thrilled that the set list was not changed from the show in Cincy. Chrissy LOVED TSB! IT was so good to have it back in the line up, as was BOTH.

The catwalk was pretty awesome. It really made it so more of the crowd could be up close and personal. The guys were reacting to the crowd with enthusiasm at the end of the catwalk. They gave a lot of high fives to anyone that had their hands out. At one point Viv motioned to give his guitar to a fan, and the fan nodded their head and he kind of shook his head as if to say no way, but was laughing about it!!

Chrissy loves Viv and Joe and took lots of pictures. I was so appreciative of Sav. Chrissy took a ton of pics of Phil since he was right in front of us. Shirts came off, clothes were changed, but what better way than to spend a night than with Def Leppard!

Fan Review - By Joan/Slang67

This show was an absolute BLAST! The venue was just about packed to capacity.

First up was Styx. Due to construction and bad directions from an online map source, I barely made it to the venue on time. Even so, I ended up missing the first two or three songs. (Styx must have started early, as I got to my seat only about five minutes after the show was to have started.) Styx did a great set and played for approximately an hour. Song highlights include Renegade, Miss America, and Come Sail Away.

After a very short stage switch, Foreigner came out and played their hits. There's only one original member left in the band (Mick Jones), but the "new" lead singer and remaining band members did a great job on all the songs. Songs I recall are Dirty White Boy, Urgent, Cold As Ice, Head Games, Feels Like The First Time, Jukebox Hero, and Hot Blooded. Foreigner played for about an hour or so, then the stage was set up for our boys.

Contrary to past shows, there was no "We Will Rock You" to signal the start of the show. Instead, the lights suddenly went down, we heard an audio montage of various Def Leppard songs and then with a burst of light and sound, Rocket started.

The boys were in high energy and were having a great time. The crowd really responded to even the older "unknown" hits and the band really was enjoying themselves. So, for those of you wondering, it's a good chance they'll continue to play those older tunes later in the tour. They used the runway quite a bit and when they did "Two Steps Behind", they stood back to back so that all sides of the audience got a frontal view.

The back of the stage contained video screens and we were constantly treated to not only close up views of the boys as they played and sang, but also of some great video and computer generated graphics.

Joe seemed pleased with the response of the crowd as he made a few comments as to how great our audience was and that's why they keep coming back to Milwaukee. I sat among several first time Def Leppard concert goers and all of them were beyond thrilled with their experience. If you're still waiting for your date in the tour, you won't be disappointed. A good time is guaranteed!

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