Classic JOE ELLIOTT DEF LEPPARD Tour Diary LARGO/LANDOVER, MD 1992
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Def Leppard played a show on the Adrenalize tour in Largo/Landover, MD on 3rd November 1992 and an archive tour diary is available to read.
Joe Elliott wrote a tour diary for Kerrang! Magazine after the show which took place at the Capital Centre.
The band's first visit to this arena since January 1988 on the Hysteria tour.
The show coincided with U.S. Election night and they marked the occasion by playing Alice Cooper's 'Elected'. A song which was last played in June 1987 in Holland with the live recording ending up as one of the 'Adrenalize' single B Sides.
The inclusion of this and the 'S.M.C.' acoustic instrumental meant it was probably the longest show, setlist wise, of the 1992/1993 North American tour.
Joe Elliott - Tour Diary Quotes
"Boy, we have pulled a fast one tonight! It's election day, and we're playing the Capital Centre, Landover, which is basically Washington, DC! So I get one of the local guys to go get me a stars 'n' stripes top hat for the Uncle Sam look to add to the obvious carnival atmosphere that there should be tonight. Think, I'll save it for the encore..."
"We've got an information network second to none tonight, passing details of the election to the stage via walkie-talkies, TV monitors, you name it. Wish we'd been able to do this in Britain!"
"So we do the gig, which is going really well, with yours truly cracking jokes all night long about the three candidates (it became pretty obvious we're in Perot country here!). Don't think I should give up my day job yet, but the line about "I won't be talking politics tonight" - which of course I did - went down well when I said - "Well, like most politicians, I LIED!"! Not quite Rik Mayall, but good enough for a white boy from Sheffield!
This and other archive concert reviews can be found on the show pages in the Tour History.
Fan photos and reviews from any past tour can be submitted - Here
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- Read the full diary - Largo/Landover 1992 Show Page
- Def Leppard - Adrenalize Tour 1992/1993
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