[ Def Leppard UK - US Sparkle Lounge Tour 2008 ]
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[SETLIST] - 9:30-11pm
[PA] - Sparkle Lounge Intro, [01] - Rocket, [02] - Animal, [03] - Let's Get Rocked, [04] - Foolin', [05] - Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes), [06] - Nine Lives - First Play, [07] - Love Bites, [08] - Rick Savage Bass Solo, [09] - Rock On, [10] - Two Steps Behind (Thrust), [11] - Bringin' On The Heartbreak, [12] - Switch 625, [13] - Hysteria, [14] - Armageddon It, [15] - Photograph, [16] - Pour Some Sugar On Me, [Encore]: [17] - Rock Of Ages. ------------------------------- [Pic Galleries] - One [Show Recording] - Greensboro DVD [Last Played] - 19th Dec 1987 [Venue Pic Link] - View [Capacity] - 21,273. [Tour Map] - View [Show News] - Here [Support Act] - STYX [Support Act] - REO Speedwagon [Crowd Pics] - 100.3 The Buzzard [Stage Pic] - By Brian R. Def Leppard Fan Videos - NEW |
Show 1 - THUR 27th Mar 2008: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC, USA. 
[Main Gallery] - 11 Pics by Ryan. [Show Notes] - The opening show of the 2008 Sparkle Lounge tour. A venue/city last played on the 1987/88 Hysteria tour - In The Round. The arena is home to the NIFL (National Indoor American Football League) team Greensboro Revolution. Many thanks to Michael Eveland for the setlist/stage times. Excitable/Another Hit And Run dropped. Nine Lives debuts. Many thanks to Ryan for sending in the first fan review/pics of the tour. And thanks to Tu Tall/Cheryl/Vicki for their reviews/pics (see link on left). Def Leppard's new album Songs From The Sparkle Lounge | Buy @ Amazon US |
Fan Review - Ryan - [ Add Yours ]
My dad and I got to the Greensboro Coliseum around 3pm and walked first to the buses. We saw Gowan (STYX) ride his bike around the venue a couple of times. We then saw Wolfie walking around so we stopped him and introduced ourselves, he was extremely cool and talked about vivian's guitar he would be playing that night. He then gave away, the only new song they would be playing was "nine lives' and that "mirror, mirror" stayed in the set.
Around 6 we went inside to our seats. We were row 7, 2 seats away from the end of the thrust. Luckily, 2 very nice ladies let me stand by the stage for the performance!!
The intro was very cool, flashing old pictures of the band with old song titles, then the words came on the screen "THAT.....WAS......THEN........THIS.....IS......NOW" then new pictures of the band started flashing with new song titles, then the band walked out and the words "WELCOME TO THE SPARKLE LOUNGE" came on the screen as they blasted into "Rocket". They then went into Animal, Let's Get Rocked, Mirror, Mirror, and Nine Lives!! Nine Lives was awesome I thought!! The set was basically the same as last year with the exception of Let's Get Rocked being added as well as Nine Lives! After the show, they walked around the stage and said their goodbyes. Joe said his usual "Don't forget us and we won't forget you!!"
After the show, my dad and I walked to the buses and after only about 2 to 3 hours, all 5 guys came out and signed my target signature def leppard guitar!! I gotta take pics of it and put them online, but it was just an awesome experience. They were all very very nice and had the nicest things to say to everyone!!
Fan Review - Tu Tall - [ Add Yours ]
Awsome Show!!!!! Def Leppard worked the crowd, and played an outstanding show! Second time seeing them in concert, and they were even better than the first time I saw them.
Most everyone sat for REO and STYX (with the exception of those on the floor), but when Def Leppard started.... only a handful of people were still sitting....just about everyone was on their feet, and singing along... some guy in a red shirt (left center lower level from the stage view) was rockin out so hard it looked like he was having seizures!
Joe wore a black cowboy hat for Nine Lives while he sang Tim McGraw's part, then threw it into the crowd, which was pretty cool. The video for Nine Lives (which was playing in the background) was awesome, which I am sure most guys will agree with!! OVERALL IT WAS AN AWESOME CONCERT!... its the next day and I am still horse from singing along with Joe, the rest of the band, and the thousand plus others at the concert.
Fan Review - Cheryl Woodley - [ Add Yours ]
My friend Vicky and I flew into North Carolina from California on Wednesday night and spent the evening relaxing and listening to the Rockline interview at our hotel. We heard a bunch of new songs and it really got us excited for the new album. We are especially fond of C'mon C'mon but all the new songs are just incredible.
The show was awesome, we were right on the thrust and right below Sav's mic stand, who could ask for anything more! The guys rocked! We loved the guitar intro at the start of the show, wow! Joe had on a hat at the beginning of Nine Lives, representing Tim Mc Graw during his intro part and then he threw it into the crowd. The backing vocals were just fantastic, it just really makes the set amazing when backing vocals are so strong! It cost us a pretty penny to get out there for opening night but we have no regrets, it was worth every penny spent!
Media Story Exert - by Chad Killebrew - [ Link Back ]
1980s-era rock 'n' rollers inspire a new approach to column writing ::
I attended the Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon and Styx concert Thursday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. I'm a big REO fan, so I went primarily to see them. It was the first leg of an 18-date tour among the bands.
The first thing that struck me was the age of the concert-goers. Most people were in their 30s to 50s I would guess. This wasn't really surprising, since these bands topped the charts in the late 1970s and 1980s. I do chuckle, though, at some of the vintage tour T-shirts that people pull from the bottom of a dresser drawer.
The level of energy from all three bands amazed me. These guys aren't young men anymore, but you wouldn't know that from watching them. They constantly run and prance around the stage. Def Leppard used seven or eight different microphones so band members would always have one close by on the multi-level stage.
I've also been inspired by the appearance of the band members. Several retain long, flowing hair. Unfortunately, there's little hope for me there. However, I can mimic part of their look: going shirtless. Three members of Def Leppard wore coats and no shirts. Two of them shed the coats before the concert ended.
Chad Killebrew © The Times-Dispatch 2008 - (Full story via link above).