[ Def Leppard UK - US Sparkle Lounge Tour 2008 ]
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[SETLIST]
[PA] - Sparkle Lounge Intro, [01] - Rocket, [02] - Animal, [03] - C'mon C'mon, [04] - Foolin', [05] - Nine Lives, [06] - Love Bites, [07] - Rick Savage Bass Solo, [08] - Rock On, [09] - Two Steps Behind, [10] - Bringin' On The Heartbreak, [11] - Switch 625, [12] - Hysteria, [13] - Armageddon It, [14] - Photograph, [15] - Pour Some Sugar On Me, [16] - Rock Of Ages, [Encore]: [17] - Let's Get Rocked. ------------------------------- [Pic Galleries] - One Two [Media Center] - 6 Pics [Show Recording] - none yet [Last Played] - 21st Aug 2003 [Capacity] - 16,000. [Tour Map] - View [Show News] - One | Two | Three [Support Act] - Ricky Warwick Def Leppard Fan Videos - NEW |
Show 58 - SUN 24th Aug 2008: New York State Fair, Syracuse, NY, USA. 
[Main Gallery] - 5 Pics by Theresa Naske. [Show Notes] - The band last played here in August 2003 on the X tour with Ricky Warwick who returned as opener tonight. In keeping with tradition Vivian played some songs during Ricky's set. The band again left out MLLAM and Bad Actress. Many thanks to Theresa for more pics. And to Zina for the review/pics + Jamie for the pics (see galleries on left). Def Leppard's new album Songs From The Sparkle Lounge | Buy @ Amazon US Buy Man Raze's new album Surreal |
Fan Review - Zina - [ Add Yours ]
I was at the Syracuse Concert!! And it was AWESOME!! There are a lot of people on the forum bitching & whining and i really don't know why. Maybe the guys did cut it short, but it was still amazing. I was at the 1999 show in syracuse and had cruddy seats so I made a promise to myself that if I ever got the chance to see them again I would have floor seats. I was 14th row center GREAT SEATS!!
I had to play hookey from work ( I own a local restaurant) and it was so worth it!! HMMM decisions decisions - work or Def Leppard - well duh what a no brainer Very Happy
The boys looked and sounded great and the rain came in little spurts which was fine - very refreshing as it was HOT!! The first drops started durring Pour Some Sugar and we were all "hot, sticky & sweet"
I could go on and on. I am looking forward to the next time and you can be sure I will have backstage VIP passes no matter the cost!!
Media Review - by Tiffany Bentley - [ Link Back ]
Leppard cranks through old, new ::
Eighties-famed band Def Leppard played to a group of lively and loyal fans Sunday evening at the Mohegan Sun Grandstand at the New York State Fair.
For a night, it was about remembering the fun. This may have resulted from the vibe that Def Leppard put off.
The band kicked off with "Rocket" and "Animal," and kept cranking through an all-star set for almost two hours. They also played some new material.
Lead singer Joe Elliott exclaimed, "New music keeps us fresh." This particular show was the last of the American leg of the tour promoting their new album, "Songs From the Sparkle Lounge," but was by no means a send off. "We may be back," Elliott said.
The band's resistance to changing music trends could be heard in their power ballads of hair-metal fame. The screeching guitar sound and raspy voices that have signified the Def Leppard sound were just as strong as they were on many of the cassette tapes that audience members listened to and may still have around.
Resiliency in the industry and the band's commitment to rocking could be heard most in the one-armed drum playing of Rick Allen. Without the flashes of Allen on projection screens, you'd almost forget that he was using one less tool than musicians in the industry offering lesser drum rolls.
Acoustic renditions of "Bringing on the Heartbreak" and "Two Steps Behind" induced crowd sing-alongs and offered a more romantic compromise to many couples in attendance who were singing to each other and remembering days of when many may have met.
The rain held off until the band's power track, "Pour Some Sugar on Me," but didn't pose an issue, since the short burst only lasted for the last few songs. Attendance may have been somewhat affected by the threat of rain by forecasters all week, but this crowd seemed to be unscathed and would've rocked through the show regardless.
Either way, as fans agreed after Elliott flipped off the sky, "It was only water," and it "couldn't dampen the night."
The show was too secure to be threatened by anything, especially change. Secure in their music, the past and its influences, musicians and audience shared in a common life experience of rocking in their own skin and liking it.
Tiffany Bentley © The Post-Standard 2008.