PHOTOS & REVIEW: DEF LEPPARD, REO SPEEDWAGON, TESLA

The 80’s live again at the Sprint Center in Kansas City

On Friday August 26th, it was time to get out those jean jackets, feather your hair back and make Aqua Net stock rise once more. That’s right Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon and Tesla pulled into town and delivered that rock and roll music we all (well some of us) remember from our past.

Tesla started the trip down memory lane giving the Sprint Center crowd songs they all remember like “Love song”, “Modern Day Cowboy” and of course their cover of the ever popular hit “Signs”. I could not imagine a better way to get this night of 80’s music off and running. The crowed I think would agree.

Up next was Illinois’ own REO Speedwagon. Although they got their start in the mid 60’s it was not until the early 80’s hit “Keep on Loving You” that put them on the map. REO Speedwagon treated the crowd to a bevy of hits like “Can’t Fight This Feeling” and “Time For Me to Fly” as they got the audience ready for Def Leppard.

The time had come for the boys from Sheffield England to take the stage and deliver decades of hits to the fans that were waiting in the wings. For a band that has been around for as long as Def Leppard has, it does not sound like they have lost a step at all. It was like putting in a cassette tape and listening to a digitally remastered copy, they were incredible. Tons of lights and effects coming from their gigantic screen played right into every song and added to the nostalgia of the night. Hits like “Animal”, “Foolin” and “Love Bites”, a plethora of songs that Def Leppard has made famous throughout the years rained down on the Sprint Center patrons for them to dance the night away. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” was what everyone thought might be the end of the night, but wait there was more. Def Leppard came out and treated the crowd to a two song encore of “Rock of Ages” and “Photograph”. This was definitely a show for the ages and one that brought smiles to the faces of many a people that got to go back out and relive their youth.

Ace Sims - RockRevolt Contributor

DEF LEPPARD performing at The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
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REO SPEEDWAGON performing at The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
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TESLA performing at The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
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