Rock on!
by TheMotleyLeppard on 9/20/15Shoreline Ampitheater - Mountain ViewWon tickets to this show from 107.7 The Bone. They do this every year and I've wanted to go for the last couple years, so, I was very glad to have finally gone. This year's lineup was Def Leppard, Styx and (local Bay Area rockers) Tesla. Tesla opened the show. They were good, not great. I'm a fan, especially of their classic stuff, which is what they played, but their performance seemed a little bit worn-down. In their defense, they were still extremely enthusiastic to be there and they were probably just tired. I don't think they really do tours of this magnitude often anymore. Styx, well, can't say I'm a big fan, but they were SO MUCH BETTER live. The all capitals is entirely intentional. The main reason I was looking forward to seeing them, was simply because they come to the Bay Area so often, it's like, if you like classic rock and you live here, you should be able to say you saw Styx once. After last night, I would gladly go see them again! Def Leppard were the headliners of the night. I first saw them last year in Concord when they co-headlined with KISS. In fact, there were just three notable differences in their performance now, as opposed to then: Longer set, significantly fuller venue (99% sold out) and Vivian Campbell FINALLY seems to be doing better in dealing with his cancer. Especially happy about that last one. They were awesome last year, they were awesome now!