One of the genuine hot ticket items on Record Store Day, Def Leppard’s club show at Sheffield’s Leadmill now has a less selective audience as it becomes available on everything from Blu-ray to digital video and, yes, even vinyl. Which might take the sheen off for Leppard fans who queued for hours to grab their copy on RSD.
It’s a minor quibble though, as this blistering set of old and new material deserves to be heard.
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Joe Elliott plays it like he’s headlining Madison Square Garden, and all the slick Leppard bells and whistles are in place for a showboating gig that includes everything from Too Late For Love, to Let It Go and even a punchy Mirror Mirror.
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A few weeks later, they’d be headlining Wembley Stadium as part of their tour proper, but this club show reminds us how and why they got there.
