Viva! Hysteria (concert residency)

Viva! Hysteria is a concert residency by English rock band Def Leppard where the band played their 1987 album Hysteria in its entirety.[1]

Viva! Hysteria
Residency by Def Leppard
Official promo poster
LocationThe Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Associated albumHysteria
Start date22 March 2013
End date13 April 2013
No. of shows11
Def Leppard concert chronology

The shows on 29 and 30 March were recorded and released on Viva! Hysteria, 22 October 2013.

Concert dates
  • 22 March 2013
  • 23 March 2013
  • 27 March 2013
  • 29 March 2013
  • 30 March 2013
  • 3 April 2013
  • 5 April 2013
  • 6 April 2013
  • 10 April 2013
  • 12 April 2013
  • 13 April 2013

Setlists

Opening setlists

All 11 nights, the band opened with a distinct setlist of mostly deep cuts. They performed as the fictitious Ded Flatbird, and dubbed themselves as "The world's greatest Def Leppard cover band."[2][3]

Hysteria setlist and encore

Each night after intermission, Def Leppard came back to perform Hysteria in its entirety. This started with Phil Collen on an elevated platform playing the intro to "Women". An important note is that these were the first shows to feature the band playing the whole album front to back. Accordingly, they played the songs in a true-to-album style. Notably, "Rocket" was neither the extended nor shortened versions which have been played on recent tours, and "Pour Some Sugar On Me" was played with the original intro as heard on the album. Every night, the band played the same encore of its two biggest Pyromania hits, "Rock of Ages", and "Photograph".

  1. "Women"
  2. "Rocket"
  3. "Animal"
  4. "Love Bites"
  5. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
  6. "Armageddon It"
  1. "Gods Of War"
  2. "Don't Shoot Shotgun"
  3. "Run Riot"
  4. "Hysteria"
  5. "Excitable"
  6. "Love and Affection"

Encore

  1. "Rock of Ages"
  2. "Photograph"

Personnel
  • Joe Elliott – lead vocals - Also performed as "Booty Reuben"
  • Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals - Also performed as "Fleetwood Beck"
  • Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals - Also performed as "Chingy Chapman"
  • Vivian Campbell – guitar, backing vocals - Also performed as "Linkin Twain"
  • Rick Allen – drums - Also performed as "Camp Out"

References
  1. "Def Leppard setting off 'Hysteria' with Las Vegas run". USA TODAY.
  2. "Def Leppard Setlist at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas". setlist.fm.
  3. Ramirez, Carlos. "Def Leppard, 'VIVA Hysteria!' Opening Night Review: British Rockers Conquer Las Vegas (PHOTOS)". Noisecreep.
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