Def Leppard continues to ride success of the '80s
Nothing's going to stop Def Leppard. Not age, not critics and certainly not tornadoes. Just one day before the band was to play Live 8 in Philadelphia, it was preparing for a show in Camden, N.J., when a storm brandishing 75 mph winds ripped through the area and soaked all of the group's electronics.
"Our whole A-rig was gone," guitarist Vivian Campbell said, telling the story in a phone interview. "Luckily, we sent our B-rig to Live 8. If (the tornado) would have gone through Philly, that Live 8 show wouldn't have gone. It was an intense couple of days."
Def Leppard hardly worries about ruined equipment. They've been through much worse - tanking record sales, an injury to drummer Rick Allen and the death of guitarist Steve Clark - and every time they've come back stronger than ever.