Def Leppard UK.

[ YEAH! Tour - Def Leppard @ London 2006 ]
[SETLIST] :: 9:30-11:10pm-ish

(PA) - We Will Rock You,
1. Intro/Hell Raiser,
2. Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop),
3. Let's Get Rocked,
4. Make Love Like a Man,
5. Promises,
6. Hysteria (Heroes Snippet),
7. Let It Go,
8. 20th Century Boy,
9. Hanging On The Telephone,
10. Rick Savage Bass Solo,
11. Rock On,
12. Rocket (Extended),
13. Photograph,
14. Armageddon It,
15. Animal,
16. Rock Of Ages,

Encore:
17. When Love & Hate Collide,
18. Pour Some Sugar On Me.


[Pic Galleries] :: 1

[Multimedia] :: 1 Vid

[Media Center] :: 17 Pics

[Venue Pic] :: 1

[Show Recording] :: none yet.

[Support Act] :: Cheap Trick/SAHB.
[Last Played] :: 31st Oct 2003
[Capacity] :: 5039.
[Attendance] :: Sold-Out.
[Tickets] :: £32.50.

[Media Pics] :: 1

Show 7 - SUN 18th Jun 2006: Hammersmith: Carling Apollo, London, ENGLAND. En-ger-land

London by Def Leppard UK.com
[Main Gallery] :: 15 Pics by DLUK.com

[Show Notes] :: Lep's 20th full headline show in London (not including the 1995 acoustic gig). Last gig of this first leg of the YEAH! Tour. The same set played the previous night with Dick Decent again guesting on WL&HC and this time his keyboard/string parts were audible. Guests included Paul & Simon from Man-Raze and Rick Allen's Mum Kath and her husband Jim (Daly). 'Love Bites' not played from the night before. Apparently Brian May did attend the show but obviously did not play-he did play with the Foo Fighters at Hyde Park the night before.




Def Leppard UK Review :: Part 2 - London

So after 4 hours on a HOT bus (more Veggie than Attack) we arrived in Victoria and promptly bumped into a Japanese fan on the street who we had seen the day before In Sheffield, who had travelled all the way from Tokyo!. A quick trip to Starbucks before 'hot' footing it over to Hammersmith "Odeon" for gig #2. It's not a bad way to spend the weekend really is it? 2 Def Leppard shows. I should also mention we passed right by Donington Park on the way down, which is quite fitting given Rick's ovation the night before. Got to the venue to find many fans already in the queue and joined it round the corner.

The doors for this show were at 7pm so I was hopeful there would be shorter set times for SAHB and CT but alas....they were not. Both played the same length sets. Cheap Trick played "The Flame" which was cool, a really great song and the only one I've heard of before.

Before Lep came out (probably during Cheap Trick) Rick Allen's drum tech walked in and stood right behind us, stayed for maybe 30 seconds then walked back out. Not sure what his name is but it was definitely him, as seen the night before lighting up the incense. Leslie Mortimer (Malvin's daughter) also walked by talking on her phone. Was cool to see the floor slopes like it does at Brixton Academy. Everyone downstairs gets a good view that way. We bumped into a nice family of 3 Lep fans who we'd met at the previous night's show and in Loxely (Steve's place) the day before. You can see their son's "rock" hands in the Sheffield pics in front of Phil - with the red and black/white armbands.

'Coma' came on the PA at about the same time, well actually maybe 5 mins earlier then yesterday. Not sure why they keep using this song, why not Alanis? and a video of her too - go on! No? I'll just think of my last London show then - Alanis at King's College (...my oh my). So - yes the show started at 9:30 and if that was strange on Saturday it was more strange on a Sunday. But who cares? - let's rock. Had a vantage point a little further back this time which was good to take in the whole scene and not be deafened by the support bands bass which was way too loud. Leppard's sound mix was superb though and crystal clear - guitars, bass, drums, backing vocals and Joe's own vocals. All of them sounded great and in great spirits. How could they not be after last night?!. A night at the bar (according to Halfin) for Joe/Sav didn't seem to have affected them much.

"Hell Raiser" - again started the show (the same set as the night before-almost!) and it's interesting to see a show two nights in a row, almost did this in 2003 - twice but they were a week and 3 days apart and different sets each time. To see the same show twice in the same place would be a bit crap but in two different types of venue in two very different places it was interesting.
The "Odeon" is large theatre that fits in about 5000 fans (seating upstairs and standing downstairs) or GA for most of you. Like the night before WWRY got the party started before the impressive video sequence. Looks even more impressive from a little further back. Nice to see some interesting visuals and extra presentation which they could have easily afforded since 1996. The Slang and Euphoria tours were pretty basic from that point of view. Would still be nice to see some lasers (even Peal Jam have them now!), if only the type used in any nightclub would still be effective. PSSOM without lasers is just wrong! even if the purple lights mimick that effect. Not sure whether ramps and that type of stuff is needed - especially on an Amphitheatre tour. So it will be interesting to see what type of thing they use this summer. And then whether it makes it back over this way.

The band put in just as strong a performance as Sheffield the night before. Vocally as strong as ever, as you would expect. Musically spot on "as ever" and covering all of the stage. Sav on top form with his trademark posing, looking out over the crowd.

The singing was very loud again tonight - not quite as loud as 2003 but still LOUD. As Phil says the "hometown" gigs are always more impressive. "Hysteria" again sounded impressive and those visuals really add something to the song, being a fan from that era it always sends a chill down the spine to hear that one played live. Still thankful to have become a fan just as that album was released. I can't see how I would have been a fan had I discovered them after that. Once more Phil 'n' Viv went center stage for the dual harmony part. The crystal clear sound always helps enhance the experience. Great job done by the crew on this. None of the problems mentioned from last year, but then those shows were outdoors. Another ballad to follow and thankfully just the three tonight and three of their best. Unlike the last two tours where they played the less-than-impressive 'new' ballads which to me on record always sound like pale imitations of these 3.

'New' songs section again and once more the most interesting part. Being the same show Joe again gave the same speech (I'll wait for the 'recording' to come back and add the speeches in-can't remember them...or much else!) and got more of a reaction with the YEAH! chant this time. A couple of looks up to the circle seats (what you could see of them from our viewpoint) showed everyone to be up on their feet and cheering/clapping. Just like 2003. No extra encouragement (or swearing) needed from Joe. Still clearly in a good mood as of course was Phil with this being his "hometown", originally anyway. Yes, happy about their induction into the Walk Of Fame on Friday.

Back to the show! "20th Century Boy" started off the cover song section again and got a great reaction. They've picked 4 of the best songs to play in amongst all their best known tunes. Would've have been nice to hear 'No Matter What' but the 4 they have played are much better so it wasn't missed at all. This one gets more participation during the song than the following one but then it is a T. Rex tune.
"Hanging On The Telephone" - next and once again I really enjoyed this song. Sounds as good as it does on the album, a great rocking song with melody (Def Leppard's trademark sound). Joe ended it by saying "Oh to be Debbie Harry". Once again the video screen showing great close up shots of all the band and really enhancing the show - more so in a smaller venue like this. The fact that this venue is smaller shows how impressive the Sheffield gig had been, it really was a large theatre atmosphere in an arena - without a round stage in the center.

"Bass Solo Take 2" - I was looking forward once more to hearing/seeing Sav's bass solo and he didn't dissapoint. The same solo as in Sheffield and again a lot of the crowd unaware of last nights gig were surprised to see it. Managed to capture 15 (OK-ish) pics from this gig, not bad for only 17 left on a low quality setting and got a shot of the start with the blue light. Not one of the pics do the view justice (must get that zoom camera) but you get the idea. Sav taking center stage at a Lep show. And I know there's more than a few Sav fans who'll be happy about that...(hehe). Rick then taking to the Thundergod's riser to start off "Rock On". Great to hear Sav's bass playing on it's own for a few moments to appreciate his skill which hasn't really been showcased on it's own before other than the Slang videos. Sav's backing vocals were also as impressive as ever at both gigs. Always fun to spot who takes which vocal parts. the video screen footage again was a cool addition to the music (hope to have some footage of this up soon). And the 'rock' ending still blows the roof off - actually might have been an idea given the heat.

"Rocket - YEAH!" - Just as cool as the night before. Phil's performance on this was really impressive but then it is his favourite. Nice large shot of the Earth on screen with individual close ups of Phil 'n' Viv during the DUEL. I still always expect Sav to jump right into the front rows when he jumps down for the end section. Still a thrilling moment and this song always seems to get one of the best responses of the show. Hammersmith, a sea of hands waving, in the air - like we just don't care!
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