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From my experience last night at a concert featuring Styx (who didn’t play Mr. Roboto, see lyrics), Foreigner and most importantly Def Leppard I learned that bands from the 80s are still giving great concert performances. True, not all the original band members are part of all the groups, most of the core members were, except for Dennis DeYoung, who I thought was the only band member I really missed from all three groups.

That notwithstanding, it was a excited atmosphere with at least 3 generations in attendance. I saw ages from 13 - 60. I know some people age 60 were there as my parents were in attendance across the stadium (Nissan Pavilion in Bristol, Virginia) from my wife and I.

While all the bands were very entertaining, Def Leppard stole the show without a doubt as the final act, climaxing with a superb performance of the song “Pour Some Sugar On Me. See live video footage at the end of this post. It was as if I had been transported back to the mid-eighties when they hit their height of popularity. Adrenaline and high-octane energy were in abundance from the crowd and the band members. You can see in the image to the right, from my mobile phone, that Vivian Campbell is ripped and in shape as all the members appeared to be, from all the bands, for that matter.

I highly recommend going to see Def Leppard and taking a chance on a band from your youth, especially if you are a child of the eighties such as I am. The Def Leppard/Foreigner/Styx concert was a great experience and I left extremely entertained and a little tired from dancing most of the night. Any fears I had that it would be awkward, sad, pathetic or embarrassing for the bands or myself were all without merit. Everyone performed at a high level and the crowd was just as into it. I plan to go next year when they come around again!