In some ways, pairing Def Leppard and Poison together doesn’t seem like a good idea. Leppard is a British act associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Poison is an American act that emerged out of the ’80s glam metal scene. But these two bands (they also toured together last summer) do have one thing in common — they know how to please their fans. In front of a half-capacity crowd at Quicken Loans Arena last night, both groups resorted to arena rock clichés (sing-a-longs, hand-slapping, acoustic segments) during their respective sets that, while entertaining, ultimately rang hollow.
This article appears in Jul 4-10, 2012.
Def Leppard toured with Heart last summer. They last toured with Poison in 2009.
“Arena-rock cliches”? Who do you think originated them 35 years ago? Not a cliche for the ones who started it.
Great show but I’d agree it would have chosen a better pairing for each band. Vids of the concert can be seen on my YouTube channel. Search Rnroutlaw1
i love reporters who screw up the facts….do some research
i love so called reporters who cannot get the simplest facts straight
The fact that the reviewer THOUGHT they toured together last proves that they did tour together not long ago and repackaging them together this soon was a bad idea. Hence they only drew half the house. Also, in 2009 they had Cheap Trick with them as well and Cheap Trick add a lot more to the draw than does Lita Ford.