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The stage was designed by Def Leppard lighting director Phay MacMahon, incorporating a massive rig above the stage that included lasers, a rotating and rising drum riser for Rick Allen and a network of ramps and slopes for Elliot, Collen, guitarist Steve Clark and bassist Rick Savage to navigate. "Everyone does it nowadays, but back then it was a novel thing." The setup "made for a spectacular show once we got the feel for it – and it totally affected how we were as performers," guitarist Phil Collen added in his 2015 memoir Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard and Beyond.

I think it's great for the band and for the fans." You have people all around you, screaming from every direction. "It's like you have four front rows to play to.

"It's a totally different way to play the show," singer Joe Elliott told this writer a few weeks into the tour.