lamont archives-july 13 1983
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES SEPTEMBER 16, 2019- IT WAS 1983 AND DEF LEPPARD WAS ON “THE PYROMANIA WORLD TOUR.” THE ALBUM PYROMANIA HAD JUST BLOWN UP IN TERMS OF SALES ( IT EVENTUALLY WENT ON TO SELL OVER 10 MILLION COPIES) AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST TOURS IN THE COUNTRY. IT WAS ALSO DEF LEPPARD’S FIRST TOUR AS A HEADLINER.
IT ALSO MARKED THE FIRST TOUR WITH GUITARIST PHIL COLLEN ( HE REPLACED ORIGINAL MEMBER PETE WILLIS, KICKED OUT OF THE BAND FOR ALCOHOL ABUSE). IT WAS 36 YEARS AGO AND THE BAND WRAPPED UP THE TOUR WITH 2 CONSECUTIVE SHOWS AT THE OAKLAND ARENA.
HERE IS THE SETLIST FROM THE SHOW:
Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
Rock Brigade
High & Dry (Saturday Night)
Another Hit and Run
Billy’s Got a Gun
Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
Foolin’
Photograph
Rock of Ages
Bringin’ on the Heartbreak
Switch 625
Guitar Solo
Let It Go
Guitar Solo
Wasted
Encore:
Stagefright
Encore 2:
Rock and Roll
Travelin’ Band
HERE’S VIDEO FROM A DEF LEPPARD TV APPEARANCE CIRCA 1983 (GREAT QUALITY)
