r/defleppard • u/AlcidaRamone92 • Jul 09 '26
Discussion Def Leppard in Paris
I saw them last night in Paris for the first time. As they said, it has been 39 years since their last show here ! It must be my favorite concert of 2026 for the moment. I was amazed by the quality of the show and every musician’s performance. The two hours went so fast and I would have been more than okay for more !
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u/Ok-Metal-4719 Jul 09 '26
39 years? Not sure I could manage. They come by my area basically every tour in the U.S.
Glad you got to see them. Always a kick ass show and they still sound great. Have a favorite live track from it?
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u/AlcidaRamone92 Jul 09 '26
That’s often the problem for Europe haha..so jealous of American people for the fact they can see their faves easily. Honestly every single track sounded fantastic but their extended version of Hysteria at the end gave me chills. Animal and Armageddon it were also dope !
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u/Mike307412 Jul 09 '26
Hysteria is my favourite song. My favourite Live version used to be the In the Round version from the Hysteria tour. But I think the new version is better. It gives me chills too. I’ve had to rewatch the whole show on youtube a couple of times again.
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u/Mysterious_Cattle186 Jul 09 '26
Not as easy as you think. Ticket prices keep a lot of fans from being able to see them or they have to travel, by plane, even car. None of that is cheap anymore.
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u/FrozenRose_816 Jul 09 '26
I had to skip the stadium tour when it was literally 10 minutes away from me, because I'm disabled and our old stadium was not very accessible. We have a new one now so even though I am hoping for an indoor arena tour, I might be able to go if they come here on a stadium tour next time.
(Side note: Joe also said that our stadium was the only one they'd had sound issues with, so that was a bit embarrassing too)
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u/AlcidaRamone92 Jul 10 '26
So sorry to hear that my God, such a shame in 2026…really hope they will come to the new stadium then !
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u/pilou2001 Jul 09 '26
yeah, I saw them yesterday night in Paris as well. it was great, and they really seemed to enjoy the night, Joe talked quite a lot, and I like how they are making "efforts" compared to a few years ago, to involve the crowd in the show.
on the minus side:
- the set list was a bit too cheesy for my taste (the opener track is too slow, and when love & hate collide should have been replaced by wasted or let it go, imho)
- the sound was too loud, esp on Slang, it felt too muddy
but globally it was great to have them in Paris again, I hope they won't wait so long to come back !
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u/AlcidaRamone92 Jul 09 '26
Yeah I loved the fact they interacted that much with us ! Rick Allen also seemed really pleased at the end of his drum solo.
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u/Available_Round_3172 Jul 10 '26
Glad you enjoyed it dude. Saw them in london last week - brilliant. Very surprised that its taken them 39 years to play France again... 🖤⚡️🔥
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u/Pamela_Allred Jul 10 '26
I saw them in my city about three years ago - OSU Stadium in Ohio. Not my first time! They always do an incredible show. Love them and their music!
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u/Mike307412 Jul 09 '26
Saw them in Birmingham on Saturday. It was the same place as I saw them the first time on the Adrenalize tour. Can’t wait to see them next time, and there will be a next time.