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Hot bands please thousands at Last Chance Summer Dance By Star Tribune

KDWB Radio's Last Chance Summer Dance at Canterbury turned into a mixture of music and sports. There were hot hitmakers Christina Aguilera, 98 Degrees, K-Ci & JoJo and Fastball, veteran rockers Def Leppard and, the diva for life, Ms. Mariah, making a video before 27,000 people. And there was pig racing, Splat Ball, the throw-a-mini-football-into-a-hole-in-a-cardboard-goalie contest, a water-bottle fight among concertgoers, a dodge-the-raindrops battle during Fastball (when the concert was stopped for about an hour) and, of course, the Vikings game on TV monitors throughout the grandstand at Canterbury.

Perhaps 5,000 hearty souls stuck around for Def Leppard's abbreviated 45-minute performance (there was a 10 p.m. curfew). "We grew up on them," said Charlene Sheikh, 37, of Fridley, after singing along to "Pour Some Sugar on Me." She'd been at Canterbury since 8 a.m. because her daughter had wanted to see the newer bands that began at noon. '98 Degrees is hot," said Jill Drott, 18, her daughter. "Def Leppard is the greatest," Mom countered.

Musically, Last Chance Summer Dance was impressive. Aguilera, 18, who has had one of the summer's biggest hits with "Genie in a Bottle," showed a sassy, soulful, world-class voice, although it was a bit raw at times. Monica shone on dreamy ballads, although she disappointed by doing a short version of her hit duet with Brandy, "The Boy Is Mine." K-Ci & JoJo, with their sweet soul ballads, sounded better in concert this time around. And how could anyone complain about Carey even if she was lip-synching?

She cancelled last year at KDWB's Star Party, but made good Sunday. She chatted up the fans, telling them how great they were. And, accompanied by R&B singer Joe and 98 Degrees, she mouthed the song "Thank God I Found You" twice for the video cameras. For those screaming fans who might end up on MTV or can say they were there when she made the video, it was as exciting as a Vikings victory.

By Star Tribune 1999.

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