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good too – during his drum
solo Tommy Aldridge hits his
drums with his hands and
wrists after putting down the
drumsticks while Joel Hoekstra
on guitar pulls some epic
poses while performing some
classy solos. Joel looks very
happy on stage with a big
smile constantly on his face.
He looks like the sort of guy
you’d love to hang out in a bar
with – even if you don’t drink!
Whitesnake leave their real
hits until the end of the set
when we’re treated to ‘Is This
Love?’, ’Fool For Your Loving’,
‘Here I Go Again’ and ‘Still Of
The Night’. It’s a big sing-along
with the legendary tracks still
sounding as good as they did
when they were first released
and catapulted into the charts.
At 9.35pm it’s all systems
go for Def Leppard who kick off
their set with ‘Let’s Go’, the first
song on their latest full-length
album. Def Leppard have a
bouncier edge and a set you’re
constantly singing along to.
‘Animal’ has the lust, ‘Love
Bites’ has the melting heart,
‘Armageddon It’ is pure rock.
There are lots of interesting
statistics on the big screen dur-
ing ‘Armageddon It’ – ranging
from births and deaths this
year to the number of deaths
caused by cigarettes, cancer,
HIV and water-related dis-
eases. Interesting stuff.
Before ‘Rock On’, Joe in-
troduces bassist Rick Savage,
remembering how they first be-
came friends 38 years ago and
how still today he’s his best
mate. Soon afterwards Joe
performs ‘Two Steps Behind’
on his own on acoustic guitar.
‘Rocket’ is like musical confetti
while ‘When Love And Hate
Collide’ is another romantic
ballad. ‘Switch 625’ sees Phil
Collen and Vivian Campbell
turning up the gear on their
guitars. During ‘Hysteria’ the
video screens are covered with
old band photos that feature
Steve Clark (RIP). The set
ends, after ‘Let’s Get Rocked’,
with the song that always gets
everyone dancing, ‘Pour Some
Sugar On Me’. They keep two
older numbers, ‘Rock Of Ages’
and ‘Photograph’, both from
‘Pyromania’, for the encore
and Joe says his usual ‘Until
next time… and there WILL be
a next time’ and ‘Don’t forget
us and we won’t forget you’.
How could we ever? The show
will stay in fans’ memories for
quite a while and the band will
never be forgotten.
YYYYY
SBV
David Coverdale (Whitesnake) and
Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) Photos By
Shari Black Velvet

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