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By Jerry Wofford

Def Leppard started the double bill show (following a great opening set from The Dead Daisies). Their sound was strong, with impressive, long guitar solos from multiple members during crowd favorites like "Animal," "Foolin,'" and "Rock of Ages" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me."

Joe Elliott on lead vocals showed his strength with his raspy, deep range and high rock screams.

It had that classic hard rock sound with the soaring guitar, basic vocal harmonies from the band members and pounding drum work, with drummer Rick Allen doing things most drummers with two arms could not do. Watching Allen work was very impressive and a thrill to watch.

Def Leppard showed several videos and photos from their early days as a band in the late 1970s and '80s, which the crowd loved with the classic sounds of their youth. But, and the same goes for KISS, there were plenty of people who were not yet born when these bands were churning out hits and dominating radios. The nearly full arena cheered loud and hard throughout the shows.

Probably the loudest applause of the night came when Elliott said that $1 for each ticket sold throughout their entire summer tour would be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project, which aids those military members who were injured during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have been able to provide housing for a family already with the money raised for the tour, Elliott said.

By Tulsa World 2014.

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