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)
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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. Jul 17: Milwaukee American Family Field, WIĪug 10: Orchard Park Highmark Stadium, NYĪug 14: Minneapolis U.S.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. Jul 15: Cincinnati Great American Park, OH Jul 14: Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium, OH
Jun 25: Philadelphia Citizens Bank Park, PA Jun 19: Orlando Camping World Stadium, FL Your Mama Don't Dance (Loggins & Messina cover) Classless Act setlistĮveryday People (Sly & the Family Stone cover)ĭo You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) (Gary Glitter cover)Ĭrimson & Clover (Tommy James & the Shondells cover) Tickets are on sale now (opens in new tab). The Stadium Tour continues at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on June 18.
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The only band on the bill with a new album to promote, the Sheffield legends played four tracks from Diamond Star Halos – opener Take What You Want plus Fire It Up, Kick and This Guitar – thus ensuring that the evening wasn't a complete nostalgia-fest. Having said that, you can't get more gloriously nostalgic than a closing quartet of Hysteria, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Rock Of Ages and Photograph.įull setlists below. Guys, seriously.Īnd finally, 45 minutes later, Def Leppard. 1981), and another outing for the odious Gary Glitter as Rock and Roll, Part 2 kicked off a medley of familiar Crue covers including Smokin' in the Boys Room, White Punks on Dope, Helter Skelter and Anarchy in the U.K. Other notable moments included the appearance of Machine Gun Kelly on The Dirt (Est.
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