DEF LEPPARD Bring Download 2009 To A Teary End With Tribute To Drummer Rick Allen
June 14, 2009, 15 years ago
NME.com is reporting:
DEF LEPPARD bought Download 2009 to an end tonight (June 14) with a stirring tribute from frontman Joe Elliott to drummer Rick Allen, speaking of his "spiritual rebirth" when the band last played the Donington site in 1986.
After a lively 'Pour Some Sugar On Me', Elliott told the crowd at the Main Stage how the band first played Donington at the Monsters Of Rock festival 23 years ago. The gig was Rick Allen's comeback gig after having his arm amputated following a serious car accident at the end of 1984.
The Download crowd cheered and applauded Rick, who stood up behind his drums and raised his arm before wiping tears from his eyes. Elliott then accused him of "blubbing all over his cymbals".
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Def Leppard played: 'Rocket', 'Action', 'C'mon C'mon', 'Make Love Like A Man', 'Too Late For Love', 'Nine Lives', 'Love Bites', 'Rock On', 'Two Steps Behind', 'Bringin' On The Heartbreak', 'Switch 625', 'Hysteria', 'Animal', 'Armageddon It', 'Photograph', 'Pour Some Sugar On Me', 'Rock Of Ages', 'When Love & Hate Collide', 'Let’s Get Rocked'.
