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Def Leppard makes up for one-year delay By Chris Vetter

The band was immediately booked to headline the Sunday show this year, and fans got their money's worth, as the British rockers played an impressive 105-minute set to close out the annual rock festival.

Elliott, 52, took the stage wearing a British flag on his shirt and his shoulder-length hair flowing in the hot, sticky air. The band surprisingly opened with a brand new track, "Undefeated," before launching into their familiar hits, such as "Rocket," "Foolin'" and "Animal."

The band made excellent use of the backdrop and the lighting, and they had an impressive stage set. Cameras focused heavily on drummer Rick Allen, who lost his left arm in a car crash in 1984. Allen got a drum set that works for him, and he's amazing to watch.

The crowd sang along loudly mid-set as Elliott sang the hits "Love Bites" and "Let's Get Rock" back-to-back. Elliott's voice has sounded better, as he was strained a bit on the high notes, but his energy made up for it.

In a memorable segment, all five band members sat on the catwalk together, as Elliott led the band through a medley of four of the band's ballads - "Right Now," "When Love and Hate Collide," "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad," and "Two Steps Behind." Normally, fans might only hear one of those songs in a concert, so it was awesome to hear the band zip through this arrangement.

The rockers finished on a high note, stringing together their hits "Armageddon," "Photograph" and "Pour Some Sugar On Me." They returned to close out their impressive 17-song set with "Rock of Ages."

By Leader-Telegram 2012.

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