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I went to the Journey/Def Leppard show last night at Suntrust park in Atlanta. It was a beautiful evening and a great crowd. I'm not much for stadium concerts because it can be hard to see the bands no matter where you sit. It was pretty much like that last night, and I thought we had good seats. BUT - the energy was terrific! Arnel nailed every song. He sounded incredible and moved around like a teenager. Steve Smith's solo was amazing. He did tricks with his drums that I've never seen before and the crowd went wild. Neil and Jonathan smiled through out most of the set. Ross was his typical goofy self. Travis was pretty much hidden in the shadows. Seemed to me like they were having a good time. It was loud, but the sound was pretty good. The entire stadium sang and danced during every song. It was alot of fun, and great to see them all again.

Good review by the AJC:

https://www.ajc.com/blog/music/concert- ... 11VGNbcCO/

Thanks for the review.

Glad to hear it was an awesome show.

Lepp closed the show on this one and MSG.
I know they’re supposed to be sharing closing privileges, but it seems like the biggest arenas are being closed by Lepp. Can anyone confirm?

I was there and the energy that DL brings I dont think Journey would or should ever follow them...lots of Journey shirts in the crowd (38000 people-close to sell out) but they were outnumbered 4 to 1 minimum by the DL shirts. When I checked in with my friends at the hotel by the stadium I was only one in the crowded lobby wearing Journey...The DL fans kept staring like I was out of the place or the visiting team in their home stadium.,.
(EDITED: UNLESS PERRY WAS BACK...)

In MPLS at Target Field, which holds 42000+ for concerts, Journey is the closer.