This is the best version of Vince Neil fans have seen in quite some time. His energy is great and he sounds far better than he did on the band’s Final Tour a few years ago. After a lot of doubt, Neil showed up having shed a few pounds.

Mötley Crüe Īnother glaring question surrounding The Stadium Tour was whether or not Vince Neil would be able to perform at a high level, or even finish the tour at all. The launched into their headbanger “Shout at the Devil” then dusted off “Too Fast for Love.” Not wanting to overlook their last proper studio LP, the band performed their self-homage “Saints of Los Angeles.” It’s a track that should always have a place in their live show. It almost immediately answered one of the biggest questions heading into his tour – how’s Mick gonna handle it? The searing scale of the “Wild Side” intro was enough for us to question Mick no more.įrom there, the Crüe unleashed a barrage of hits spanning their entire robust catalog. Mötley Crüe started their set with “Wild Side,” wasting no time letting things rip with one of Mick Mars’ best opening riffs.

Poison are always a good time, and hopefully they return in the next few months with a headlining run of their own. Missing from the setlist were gems like “Unskinny Bop,” “I Want Action,” and the power ballad “Something To Believe In.” They did wrapped things up with two of their biggest hits – the chart-topping single “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn” and their party anthem “Nothin’ but a Good Time.” Poison are not short on hits, but on a tour this size they were short on time. Several times throughout the set, frontman Bret Michaels thanked the fans for all their support and expressed how happy the band was to be back in Pennsylvania. DeVille ripped through a guitar solo that included a small slice of Van Halen’s “Eruption” in tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen. “Talk Dirty To Me” had the crowd singing the signature line back to the band at the end of every chorus. To open their set, Poison brought it back to where it all started with “Look What The Cat Dragged In,” the title track from their multi-platinum debut LP. Jett crank out solo songs and treated fans to a few hits from The Runaways – “Cherry Bomb” and “You Drive Me Wild.” She wrapped things up with back-to-bang bangers “I Hate Myself for Loving You” and her punk rock anthem “Bad Reputation.” Poison She made sure to let the record’s title track rip later on in the set. She opened with Victim of Circumstance from her multi-platinum selling sophomore album I Love Rock ‘n Roll. If you’re planning on catching a show later on the trek, start tailgating early so you don’t miss Classless Act.Īfter a brief weather delay, rock icon Joan Jett started the party again. While fans in Hershey were unfortunately robbed of the chance to fully experience these guys, they’ve been killing it all tour long, garnering praise from fans as well their legendary tour mates that they look up to.

Upstarts Classless Act cranked one song out before the sky unleashed a furious thunderstorm which forced them to bag the rest of their set. Poison formed down the road in Mechanicsburg, PA in 1983. Joan Jett was born just outside of Philadelphia in Wynnewood, PA. The show was a special one for this group of artists, as their roots run deep in the state. The performances averaged a gross of $4.9 million, beating out acts like Billy Joel, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Halsey, and more.Īlong with very special guests Poison, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and rising rockers Classless Act, The Stadium Tour poured a whole lot of sugar on a sold out crowd in the Sweetest Place on Earth – Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania. Over the last 11 shows, the tour moved 96% of the available tickets for an average of 36,934 seats sold per show. The Stadium Tour has topped Pollstar’s 75Live Chart, which ranks all active concert tours worldwide by the average number of tickets sold. With over four decades of decadence under their belts, the two platinum-selling bands are reminding us all that Eighties hard rock still rules. Kate Bush’s hit “Running Up That Hill” and Metallica’s monument “Master of Puppets” are charting again thanks to their inclusion in the retro sci-fi smash Stranger Things, the long-awaited sequel to Top Gun is breaking box office records, and Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe are selling out stadiums. Looking out across the vast pop culture landscape, folks might be wondering if they accidentally got into Doc Brown’s Delorean. The package is proof that Eighties hard rock still rules Def Leppard

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