Def Leppard shares a 'Whole Lotta Love'
It was a rock 'n' roll reunion for the class of 1984 at Key Arena on Thursday night, with British pop-metal icons Def Leppard performing two decades of hits for the near-capacity crowd in the lower bowl.
With a nod to the old days before sound technology made multi-amplifiers obsolete, the stage was back-lined with stacks of Marshall amps. Although only stage props, they evoked the spirit of excess that was so much a part of '80s rock.
"I was dismayed to find that you can't fish out of the Edgewater Inn anymore," rued singer Joe Elliot in his introduction to "Now," one of two songs performed from the band's latest album, "X."