I'm a Def Leppard fan but "what has 9 arms and sucks?" is still one of my all time favorite jokes.

Wow...these bands were my first three concerts as a young lad...starting with the Dr. Feelgood tour. Probably destiny that I go to this.

I'd bet a lot of younger people will be there because they watched "The Dirt"

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Tanya 93 said:

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Def Leppard was awesome last year.

They still got it.

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Holy *%#? I just liked a Tanya post.

It would take 6 pages for me to explain my life-long obsession with Leppard. Lost count of how many times I've seen them in concert, but do know it's been across 7 states over 32 years.

Finally met all 5 members - separately - last year in Memphis in the lobby of the hotel that they & we happened to be staying in for the tour with Journey. With the exception of "the new guy" (Vivian Campbell) they couldn't have been more gracious.
Rick & Phil in particular were above & beyond cool. Ended up sharing a drink with Phil the second time we ran into each other in the lobby while he waited on his family to come down before heading to dinner.

Had front row for the Memphis show and then for both nights in Houston a couple of months later. Other than Joe telling me to "go F%# yourself" in front of 20,000 people during the second show (covered in greater detail in another thread), it was epic lifetime achievement.

Crue & Poison opening for Lep is a bit like Beber & Coldplay opening for Zeppelin, but I'm fully aware that's just me.

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Can you show us the "go #*@& yourself thread?

At 35, I will be there! Not because I watched The Dirt, but because my parents had great taste in music, and I was raised on these bands! My sister (25) and I are really excited.

SidetrackAg said:

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I'd bet a lot of younger people will be there because they watched "The Dirt"

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It might be worth going just to see all their faces when they realize the "wild crowd" is basically their parents.

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I love the 10-arm Def Leppard stuff. Not so much a fan of the 9-arm era. Saw them once about 8-10 years ago and Joe Elliott didn't sound very good back then. I've heard he's a lot better now. Would definitely like to see them again but wish I could pick the setlist. And Pyromania was the first cassette I ever bought with my own money. Still love that album.

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Hell yeah. Doesn't get much better than this......

Probably my favorite Def Leppard song though....

We saw them in Denver on their "final" tour. First time for us. It was a lot of fun.

What we saw as much as anything was a ton of brosephs with affliction shirts.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts added to the bill. July 15th at Minute Maid Park. I'm in.

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Probably my favorite Def Leppard song though....

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AWESOME song. Back when they rocked! On Through the Night (the album) is pretty awesome, too.

For all those wanting pyromania, expect to be disappointed. They've neglected the shiz out of that one for many years now.

My first thought was that this was a must-see concert. However, it looks like they are playing at the baseball stadium in Houston. Who the hell wants to see a rock concert in a baseball stadium?!

Buck Turgidson said:

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My first thought was that this was a must-see concert. However, it looks like they are playing at the baseball stadium in Houston. Who the hell wants to see a rock concert in a baseball stadium?!

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All of the tour dates are in stadiums. It's not just Houston.

Minute Maid is awful for concerts. It's not even worth going unless you're on the floor; i. e., the infield. Saw the Eagles and Chris Stapleton there. We were on the first base side, lower level, about 15 rows up. Stage felt like it was miles away.

I like how they are not telling people that this is a co-headline and both Motley Crue and Def Leppard are playing the same set length. I hope Def closes a few shows, going to a Motley headline show must suck. I saw them in 2012 and the opening band, who went nowhere after that tour, was better than them.

Agreed. Baseball stadiums suck for shows unless you are on the floor. Was floor for Sir Paul in Dallas in june and it was great, but I saw GNR at the Dodger stadium two nights, one at the floor and the other one in like level 100, and it just didnt feel the same. Kinda wanna go see WWE at the baseball stadium in Houston but I bet that would be even worse if you arent on the floor.

Think I'd rather it be at NRG....you'd think they could fill it up.

It's not a good venue either, but mid range seats probably closer compared to a stage sitting in a baseball outfield.

Too bad they can't put the stage in the infield and make it in-the-round with floor seats being in the outfield.

I fully expect to see Live Nation do a repeat of what happened with the GNR tour in 2016 and 2017. They couldn't fill the entire stadiums so they had a relocation booth for people in the upper 300-400 and they were given seats in the lower levels.

While I agree the NRG would be better, the only reason why this is "hot" is because Motley Crue is back, otherwhise they would all be doing casinos like KISS did before their final tour announcement.

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I like how they are not telling people that this is a co-headline and both Motley Crue and Def Leppard are playing the same set length. I hope Def closes a few shows, going to a Motley headline show must suck. I saw them in 2012 and the opening band, who went nowhere after that tour, was better than them.

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I've heard this from a few people but we saw them in Austin with Alice Cooper and it was an amazing show. I guess they just have good & bad days.

This seems like a good place for this.

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I fully expect to see Live Nation do a repeat of what happened with the GNR tour in 2016 and 2017. They couldn't fill the entire stadiums so they had a relocation booth for people in the upper 300-400 and they were given seats in the lower levels.

While I agree the NRG would be better, the only reason why this is "hot" is because Motley Crue is back, otherwhise they would all be doing casinos like KISS did before their final tour announcement.

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Uh, kiss does a few casino shows here and there but for the most part they've been touring solid over the past 15 years or so.

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This seems like a good place for this.

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"chalk filled putty tat"

Awesome!

At MM are the floor seats elevated at all? Or are the further back rows **** if you're not super tall? Curious if these are worth trying/spending for or I should just kick back and watch the show from 4 miles away.

Their last tour didn't do that well from what I remember. I saw them at the casino in Durant, did the M&G since the package was well worth it back then ... photos, autographs, a 30-35 min acoustic set. Now it's the same price but you only get the typical cattle call photo op other bands do :/

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At MM are the floor seats elevated at all? Or are the further back rows **** if you're not super tall? Curious if these are worth trying/spending for or I should just kick back and watch the show from 4 miles away.

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For stadium shows you either want front floor, or low rows down the right/left field line.

If you aren't doing either of those, go as cheap as possible and just watch it on the screen and enjoy the experience. Only the super primo seats actually are close enough to see worth a *****

My seats to the 7/14 Arlington (Globe Life Field) show - Best seats in the house for an old. Don't have to stand the whole show and hopefully catch the occasional breeze which will be non-existent for the floor seats. That is a Google found pic. Hopefully we don't have the portable toilets right in front of us.

That's a picture from Globe Life Park.

Poison is playing at the new ballpark. Layout will be similar, but I don't think anyone will have to be hoping for a July breeze as the roof will be closed if its hot as hell.

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Probably my favorite Def Leppard song though....

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Really looking forward to this, even though I've seen all the bands a few times, my wife has seen none of them....

Good call on Let It Go, also my favorite Def Leppard song...they opened up with this song at the Woodlands a few years back

Seen Motley a few times, once with Samantha Maloney on drums, always solid

Saw Poison a few times, mostly with Cinderella who, I think, is an underappreciated band

Got my tickets for the Houston show yesterday