Uneven work by other bands doesn't dampen Def Leppard's fire
A thousand pairs of tight jeans and at least a dozen heads of crimped hair turned out to Germain Arena on Sunday night.
They came for Styx and REO Speedwagon, which both put on decent 45-minute sets, but neither of those opening acts held a swaying lighter to the headlining band.
The first two groups merely warmed up the arena for the band concert-goers wore the Union Jack for, Def Leppard.
"That was then, this is now," appeared on a giant video screen as the group took the stage. The screen showed several photos, notes, album covers and clips from the band's decades of history. Then: "Welcome to the Sparkle Lounge," as the packed arena screamed.