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Some Brockton neighbors prepare for Wednesday concert, expected to draw 10,000
By Margaret Hawryluk, Enterprise special correspondent

BROCKTON - Some residents near Campanelli Stadium fear a Bryan Adams-Def Leppard
rock show may be, as Adams' 1991 Grammy-nominated album states, "Waking Up the
Neighbors" on Wednesday night.

That's why Thomas Crowley of Gordon Street might not be around when the two
performers - stars in the 1980s and '90s - play back-to-back in the stadium's
first concert of the year.

"I'm going away this weekend," said Crowley, a Gordon Street resident for 47
years. "Maybe I'll stay away."

The "Rock 'N Roll Double-Header Tour," with Adams and Def Leppard, will draw an
estimated 10,000 fans to the stadium, said Danni Barrall, director of special
events for the Rox, which is hosting the show.

In addition to the crowd at the stadium, there are thousands more expected
nearby at the 131st Brockton Fair across the street, and police officials aren't
pleased.

Brockton Police Capt. Emmanuel Gomes, traffic commissioner, said the department
is "not very happy that the concert is going on during the week."

"We weren't part of the decision process when picking the date," he said.

Barrall said planning for the concert began in late winter with Jam Productions
Ltd. in Chicago.

Gomes said the concert will add extra traffic with the fair and a commercial
area less than a mile away.

In addition to "plenty" of officers inside the stadium, he said, there will be
five officers outside guiding traffic on the streets and in parking lots.

"Obviously there's a concern with traffic and parking," Brockton Fire Chief Ken
Galligan said.

Galligan said there will be four fire details at the concert responsible for
handling any injuries and ensuring a "fire-safe environment" at the stadium.

Although Ward 3 Councilor Dennis Eaniri said he is "not opposed to what they are
trying to do to market the stadium," he said he must work to protect his
neighborhood.

In response to past concerts that had area residents complaining about excess
traffic and noise, Eaniri has made an effort to pass a noise ordinance in the
ward. The ordinance will be going before the city Ordinance Committee on July
18.

Eaniri said he was confident that the concert will be "orderly."

"It's all for the betterment of the city," he said.

The concert is already proving itself a popular summer attraction as there have
been 6,500 pre-sale tickets sold for a show with a 10,362 capacity, Barrall
said.

Rockers Def Leppard and Adams are performing at 26 stadiums during their
minor-league baseball stadium tour, stopping at the City of Champions after a
show in New Jersey the night before.

Def Leppard, known for such hits as "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Love Bites,"
switches closing the concert every night with Adams, best known for "Heaven" and
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"

In addition to touring together this summer, both have released albums this year
and performed at Live 8 on Saturday, a worldwide concert staged to bring
attention to global poverty.

Twenty-five years after its major label debut, platinum album-selling Def
Leppard released its 12th album, "Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection," a
"best of" compilation, in May.

Adams' album, "Room Service," was also released in May, featuring 11 new tracks.
The album debuted atop the European Top 100 Album Chart last year.

The Grammy-Award winning artist will appear Wednesday at the Borders bookstore
in Boston at 12:30 p.m. to promote his new album and book, "American Women,"
that features his own photography.

Def Leppard, in coordination with 94 HJY radio station, will have a pre-show
soundcheck party for a select number of fans.

The show, expected to have bigger staging, lights and sounds than last year's
Dylan-Nelson concert, is "pretty intense," Barrall said. "But of course you
don't know until you see it."