12/28/2023 0 Comments Motley crue def leppard tour![]() Their performance included “Look What the Cat Dragged In,” “Talk Dirty to Me,” “Fallen Angel,” “Everything Rose Has It’s Thorn” and “Nothin’ but a Good Time.” No doubt, the bar was set extremely high at this point! Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil in Buffalo Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars tearing through "Same Ol Situation (S.O.S.)"Ĭo-headliners Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard alternate positions at the top of the bill every night. DeVille and bassist Bobby Dall both made several trips down the runway as well, riling up the crowd every time as the band ripped through an exceptional greatest hits set. Vocalist Bret Michaels was running up and down the ramp, as he engaged the crowd. ![]() Deville and Bret Michaels running down the ramp in Buffalo Just as Classless Act had started the day with a bang, Poison kept the party going full-speed ahead. Every band on this lineup met or exceeded expectations, but Poison was entirely next-level when it came to pure showmanship and raw stage energy. It’s hard to really compare one band to the next, or to say who had the “best” performance of the day. Brett Michaels and co hit the stage and absolutely owned their timeslot. Next up, we got a massive dose of Poison. Joan Jett followed up with a fun set, laced with all of her classic hits including The Runaways “Cherry Bomb,” her cover of The Arrows “I Love Rock n’ Roll,” “I Hate Myself for Loving You” and of course “Bad Reputation.” Joan Jett enticing the crowd to sing along to "Cherry Bomb" in Buffalo Poison's Bret Michaels brought "Nothing But a Good Time" to Buffalo on The Stadium Tour This is one of those tours were everyone that went to see Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard or any of the more established artists will tell you years from now that they saw Classless Act when they opened up this tour…even if they weren’t in the building yet. Needless to say, he turned to me as soon as we were done photographing and thanked me. I knew this show had an unusually early start, so I was sure to tell a fellow photographer friend of mine to make sure he got there early and didn’t miss this performance. Photo credit is Travis Shinn L-R is Griffin Tucker (guitars), Chuck McKissock (drums), Derek Day (vocals), Dane Pieper (guitars), Franco Gravante (bass) ![]() Classless Act's Derek Day enters the stage with a full sprint down the runway Opening their five-song set with “This is For You,” Classless Act left an immediate impression on those in attendance. The band took the stage, with vocalist Derek Day the last to enter, as he ran the length of the runway right to the edge. Despite being the first of five bands, and beginning their set prior to 4:00pm to a stadium that was far from capacity, this band took every moment of their set to announce their arrival. One benefactor of this tour delay was the show opener, Classless Act. Wednesday’s show at Highmark Stadium, just outside of Buffalo, NY demonstrated just how eager fans were to crowd stadiums again and sing along with their favorite artists. ![]() Finally, this is the year that tours are (largely) happening unimpeded by COVID. It’s been several years since I’ve seen any of the bands on this lineup, so the time only added to the anticipation. However, like so many of this summer’s tours, it was delayed, twice. They were poised to embark on massive summer outing with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett back in 2020. It’s been over 2 years since Mötley Crüe destroyed their contract to cease touring, which was put in place during their farewell tour back in 2015.
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