Owner: Eve
Def Leppard with Styx and REO Speedwagon
Cricket Wireless Amphitheater - Chula Vista, California
April 26, 2008
In the last three years I’ve seen Def Leppard five times*. They put on an impressive live show that never fails to leave me grinning so much my face hurts. The last concert I saw, in Chula Vista, was no different.
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Def Leppard’s performance of Let it Go is up on the Jimmy Kimmel Live site. Click on the JKL: Def Leppard Performance link on the left. It turned out a lot better than Nine Lives did; although Joe’s voice sounds kind of forced/hoarse by the end, he hits those high notes really strong.
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What an incredible smell you’ve discovered. . .
I have come to expect a certain stink at rock concerts. Cigarette smoke, pot, unwashed bodies, spilled beer, and fried food all mingle to create a unique, pungent pong. However, Cricket Wireless Amphitheater was different. The venue is right next to Knott’s Soak City and [...]
Lil stayed up until midnight to download Songs From The Sparkle Lounge on iTunes. I think it is now safe to say that I have converted her into a rabid Def Leppard fan. Excellent…
Having had a chance to listen to all of the songs now, Go is definitely my favorite, followed closely by Cruise [...]
Five hours of sleep, showered, and I’m ready to head home. The beds at the Holiday Inn Express were very comfortable, more so than any other hotel I’ve stayed at. The rooms were clean and quiet, too.
It was hot (92 degrees), dry and windy at the venue in Chula Vista from the time [...]
The full version of Def Leppard’s Nine Lives video was made available at VH1.
defleppard.com reports today:
Last week, the band had to cancel four Canadian shows due to Joe suffering from an upper respiratory tract infection. Although the tour was expected to resume in Grand Rapids tomorrow, Joe’s recovery unfortunately didn’t go as well as was hoped and two more shows have to be cancelled. Therefore, the shows in [...]
Daylight shines upon the hour
of my fate.
I step into the sun,
I shield my eyes from the glory of the morning
and blow it all to kingdom come.
–”Cruise Control”, Def Leppard
That bit of lyric just gives me shivers. I’ve decided “Cruise Control” is almost as good as “Go” off of Songs From The Sparkle Lounge. Something about [...]
