r/defleppard 1d ago

Concerts Def Leppard BBC Radio 2 In The Park Review

Reading this review has got me so pumped for the 2026 tour! Who else watched Def Leppard last night??!

https://ampedmagazine.co.uk/2025/09/08/def-leppard-live-bbc-radio-2-in-the-park-what-went-down/

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u/Strange_Position2668 21h ago

Yeah, it was a great gig. We got down the front for Sophie Ellis-Bextor at 12:30pm and held our spot for 8 hours until Def Leppard came out

They played all the hits and were as polished as ever, really looking forward to seeing them next year at the O2!

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u/PAGkatie 1d ago edited 1d ago

I was there and a bit of a metal fan(amongst most other things) in my opinion Def Leppard,though they are a Download group, much of their set is AOR and totally suitable for a Radio 2 festival,not much more a surprise than Bryan Adams the day before,they are hardly Iron Maiden.

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u/Personal_Cat_3110 12h ago

setlist

01 - Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)

02 - Rocket (Single Version)

03 - Let's Get Rocked

04 - Foolin'

05 - Armageddon It

06 - Animal

07 - Love Bites

08 - Just Like '73 - (First time in England)

09 - Bringin' On The Heartbreak (Electric)

10 - Switch 625 (Instrumental)

11 - When Love & Hate Collide

12 - Rock of Ages

13 - Photograph

14 - Hysteria (Extended Outro)

15 - Pour Some Sugar on Me

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u/HM9015 6h ago

Watched it live on iPlayer and it was really good. A few mixing issues where Joe was buried in the mix briefly occurred but that didn’t take away from the performance. I half hoped for Wasted in the set as that usually goes down well with crowds. Just Like 73 was fantastic as was Heartbreak and Switch.

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u/Efficient_Rule_7275 3h ago

Well past their best.

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u/andrew210167 56m ago

I watched it on iPlayer last night - Joe’s vocals were appalling for the first 2 songs but they seemed to steadily improve - saying that, I only watched the first six songs - the rest of the band were fine and sounded pretty tight

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u/Personal_Cat_3110 1d ago

Opened with "Take me Down" and played "This Guitar"? What is this reviewer on about?

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u/Strange_Position2668 21h ago

I think you were at a different gig.