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DEF LEPPARD, Prague 2019 / Photo: Lukáš Urbaník
DEF LEPPARD’s performance is in the spirit of DEF LEPPARD is not releasing any new studio album
tremendous nostalgia. Together with the band, in 2019. Throughout the selection of their biggest hits,
we celebrate their 40 th anniversary on the scene the band maps out up to now their music journey
(more precisely the 42 anniversary because the over two hours, connecting the most essential and the
group was formed in 1977), while at the same most successful moments of their career. Nostalgia,
time looking back. Each and every one of us in our reliving memories and balancing various things... they
own way deals with the feelings that correspond all simply belong to this concept. Nostalgia is even
with the memories connected to the music of one more underlined during the show while watching
of the biggest rock legends of all times. Many of the photos that are shown on screen during the
us are aware of the fact how quickly and rapidly song “Hysteria,” reminding us the band’s different
things are changing and are deeply touched by periods. The year 2019 means for DEF LEPPARD not
the death of legends who are leaving this world, only the year of concert celebrations of their journey
sometimes too early and unexpectedly. Even up to now, but also the year when the musicians are
more, we are enjoying the presence of those who celebrated and prized for their contributions on the
are with us and still have a lot of to offer to us. scene. This year, in March, they were also inducted
Joe Elliott honors one of those legends who is into the Rock’n’roll Hall of Fame, by their no-less
physically not with us anymore during the show in famous colleague Brian May of QUEEN.
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Prague. He wears a David Bowie t-shirt while part
of his famous song “Heroes” is added to the end DEF LEPPARD became a synonym for magnificence
of the mega hit “Hysteria.” Joe also didn’t forget to in its best sense of word. This band probably was
greet David in heaven. meant to have huge success long before they were
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