Journey and Def Leppard Reviews

Diane from Franklin, Massachusetts

I'VE WANTED TO SEE DF FOR 35 YEARS . WAS WORTH THE WAIT!

I'll start my review by disclosing I'm incredibly biased. I went to see Def Leppard, I've loved them since I was in fourth grade. I'm 45 now, and this is been my bucket list item for as long as I can remember. I was hoping I hadn't waited too long, yes they're getting up there in age. They were unreal. I sang along to every song, and every song sounded just like the original. They will always be my favorite band!!!! I was a little annoyed that, although he didn't technically open and they co-headlined, because they went first, the crowd wasn't as warmed up as I think they could have been. I think Journey should have gone first because they are more mellow. I'm a huge Journey fan, but I'm sorry. No one can replace Steve Perry. I was missing him a lot on Saturday night.... Journey was a bit of a let down.

Amy from Minneapolis, Minnesota

DEF LEPPARD AWESOME!!!! JOURNEY NO WAY!

Def Leppard stole the show! Hands down THE best concert I have ever been too! Cheap Trick was amazing too. If you ask me Journey should have just opened for DL and CT. DL spot on such an amazing show. They interacted with the crowd and when Rick did his drum solo he didn’t miss a beat! These guys are just Amazing, the sound, the energy, lights, EVERYTHING!!! Can’t say enough! Back to Journey let’s just say very disappointing. I’ve seen a better show on America’s Got Talent. I actually sat down and started filing my nails before my husband came back and we left 3 songs in. I would have gladly given my row 22 seat on floor to someone who actually wanted to stay to hear that mess. Again Def Leppard absolutely MESMERIZING!! I hope DL comes back to Minneapolis very soon with Cheap Trick. Journey can stay behind and learn how to get their sound right and become the band they were back in the day.

Elizabeth from NJ

DEF LEPPARD AWESOME, JOURNEY... NOT SO MUCH

Def Leppard rocked! Journey was horrible! Left the show after 2 songs, the sound was terrible, and the newest singer was off key! Wish the entire show was Def Leppard, they never disappoint!

Angie Poortinga from Des Moines, Iowa

DEF LEPPARD ROCKED IT!

Def Leppard was AMAZING! Was so impressed and wished they would have played the entire show as I could have watched them play for hours! Great energy and vocals, light show was fantastic and solid all around. Journey was pretty disappointing was pretty much the Neil Scon show and by mid concert every song was a guitar solo to showcase him. It was like they got together to showcase him only. The lead singer tried but the band played over him you could barely hear his vocals. Def Leppard definitely worth it, Journey not so much.

Mary from Nebraska

DEF LEPPARD HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK!!!

We just had the pleasure of seeing the Def Leppard/Journey concert on July 19th in Lincoln, NE. I'll tell you what....Def Leppard has to be, hands down, the BEST concert I've ever been to!! They sounded like they did 30+ years ago, and the entertainment value was PRICELESS!! However, Journey was the BIGGEST disappointment EVER :( I grew up listening to Journey and l am still a HUGE fan of Journey's music w/Steve Perry. We felt that this concert was "the Neal Schon show", not the Journey that we had grown up loving. Nothing at all against Arnel Pineda, but he is very karaoke like! I'm so sad that I left there feeling like I wasted my time sitting through the rest of the show.

Susanna from Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

DEF LEPPARD AND PRETENDERS SLAYED, JOURNEY MEH

The show at Wrigley Field 7/14/18 needed more Pretenders and less Journey. Chrissie Hynde was badass, but the set WAY too short. No "Brass In Pocket"? Really? Journey clearly hasn't sorted out their sound issue. And, to mirror everyone else here, WAY too many solos that felt like ways to give the other old dudes a rest between songs, not even remotely cool save a truly mesmerizing turn from Steve Smith on drums. They kinda-sora re-energized the crowd for the last 3 songs (Wheel In The Sky, Faithfully, Don't Stop Believing), but overall it felt like a tired, overwrought karaoke show. Props to Pineda for being a good Steve Perry impersonator, but these guys really need to hang it up. DEF LEPPARD WAS A REVELATION: the energy, an amazing light show, all the hits, and the crowd was INTO IT. This is what people come to a rock and roll show for. OUTSTANDING.

Steve Parker from Louisville, Kentucky

DEF LEPPARD WAS AMAZING....JOURNEY JUST SUCKED

Never a fan of 80s "hair bands," we went expecting to tolerate Def Leppard to get to Journey (saw them 3 times in "the day)...couldn't have been more wrong. Def Leppard was AMAZING! I didn't really know their music, but the band was pure entertainment...great sound, awesome crowd interaction, engaging...loved the way they ended the show...very cool and appropriate for the crowd and band. A class act.. Then there was Journey...WTF! They came out to Separate Ways, transitioned into another song, then another...no crowd interaction...each crapped on by long, harsh, raggedy, awkward Neal Schon guitar solos. Arnel danced all over the stage, trying to fill up the awkwardness with weird acrobatics and clunky microphone flips that went on WAAAAAAAAAAY too long. At one point, the lights hit the crowd, to illuminate several thousand "fans" standing still, just staring blankly at the sh*tshow unfolding on stage. We left after 4 songs, when it was evident it wouldn't get any better. Very sad.

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