[ Def Leppard UK - US Sparkle Lounge Tour 2008 ]
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[SETLIST]
[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, [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] - none yet. [Show Recording] - Providence 2CD [Media Center] - 33 Pics [Last Played] - 16th Aug 2003 [Venue Pic Link] - View [Capacity] - 11,000+. [Tour Map] - View [Show News] - Here [Support Act] - STYX [Support Act] - REO Speedwagon Def Leppard Fan Videos - NEW |
Show 9 - WED 9th Apr 2008: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI, USA. 
[Main Gallery] - Pics by . [Show Notes] - The band last played here in Aug 2003 with Ricky Warwick. The venue is home to the Providence Friars basketball team and the Providence Bruins Ice Hockey team. Many thanks to Cyndy of concertcat.com for the review. Follow the Media Center link on the left to go to the website and view a gallery of 33 pics. Video slideshow link added to Fan Videos page. Def Leppard's new album Songs From The Sparkle Lounge | Buy @ Amazon US |
Fan Review - Concertcat.com - [ Add Yours ]
Def Leppard rocked out Providence's Dunkin Donuts Arena Wednesday night with Reo Speedwagon and Styx accompanying them. Def Leppard took the stage and performed one of their best shows yet despite the illness lead singer, Joe Elliott and Guitarist, Phil Collen were fighting off. They performed songs from past albums including "High N Dry", "Pyromania" and "Hysteria" to name a few. They performed their latest song "Nine Lives" originally recorded with Tim McGraw.
The highlight of the evening was an acoustical performance of their hit "Two Steps Behind". The fans went wild as the band stood at the end of the stage extension and serenaded the crowd.
The guys look and sound better than ever. Their style and class make their concerts enjoyable for everyone. Their versatile fan base goes to show that you didn't need to be around in the 80's to love these guys. Fans young and old showed up to be entertained and entertained they were.
I was most impressed by the band's direct interaction with their audience. They prove over and over they are dedicated, genuine and not above a friendly handshake or hug from an adoring fan.
With their new album being released in May 2008, "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge", Def Leppard is sure to remain one of the best bands of all times.
Media Review - by Rick Massimo - [ Link Back ]
This Leppard hasn't changed its spots ::
For four hours last night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, it was as if punk and hip-hop had never happened. Whether you think that's a good thing is up to you, but the triple bill of Def Leppard, Styx and REO Speedwagon gave a good accounting of the time when rock music was pop music, and at the same time the headliners showed they have at least a little left in the tank.
Def Leppard was preceded by a montage of their history and the legend "That was then, this is now" and a mention of their new record, Songs From the Sparkle Lounge. They started off, however, with blasts from the past - "Rockit," "Animal," "Let's Get Rocked" and "Foolin'," straddling the line between classic '80s rock and occasional dips into proto-adult-contemporary.
While frontman Joe Elliott apparently was nursing a cold that hindered his ability to cut during the high notes last night (particularly in "Photograph" and "Let's Get Rocked"), the elements of the Def Leppard formula were still basically in place: guitars loud enough to rock but not too loud to get in the way of the vocal hooks, thick background vocals, and plenty of meta-rock - songs celebrating rocking and songs encouraging people to rock.
The band went back to 1981's High N Dry album for "Mirror Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)," and the Sparkle Lounge record was represented only by the single "Nine Lives," recorded with Tim McGraw. The latter is an early-'70s glam strut run through the Def Leppardizer, and as such it holds up with their best. But most of the night was taken from their multi-platinum records Pyromania and Hysteria.
The middle of the set started promisingly, with a reworking of David Essex's "Rock On," from Leppard's covers album of 2006, that started off sinuously before ending with full-throated guitars. And the acoustic segment version of "Two Steps Behind" went nicely, as did the acoustic opening to "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" (before returning to electricity after the midsong break). But after an uninspired guitar instrumental and the relatively tame "Hysteria," the guitar bash of "Armageddon It" was a welcome relief from the relief. And they closed strongly with "Photograph," "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Rock of Ages," Elliott's vocal woes notwithstanding.
Rick Massimo © The Providence Journal 2008.