RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW - DEF LEPPARD ~ La Patinoire de Boulogne. Boulogne-Billancourt.

 

Support Act : DEF LEPPARD

  ~ OVER EUROPE TOUR 1981 ~

Difficult to Cure is the fifth studio album by the English (from Hertford) rock supergroup band, Rainbow, and was released in 1981. Produced by Roger Glover. The album marked the further commercialization of the band's sound, with Blackmore once describing at the time his like of the rock band, Foreigner. The cover design is by Hipgnosis. It became the band's highest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number three.

 

High 'n' Dry is the second studio album by the English (from Shelfield) rock band Def Leppard, released on July 11, 1981. Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. High 'n' Dry was Pete Willis' last full-time album with Def Leppard. It charted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200[5] and No. 26 on the UK Albums Chart.

 

On Through the Night is the debut studio album by the English (from Sheffield) rock band Def Leppard, released on March 14, 1980. The album was produced by Tom Allom. It charted at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 51 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA and platinum.

RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW (Band)

Ritchie Blackmore – guitar (1975–1984, 1994–1997)
Roger Glover – bass, backing vocals (1979–1984)
Don Airey - keyboard, backing vocals (1979–1981)
Joe Lynn Turner - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1980–1984)
Bobby Rondinelli - drums (1980–1983)

 

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DEF LEPPARD (Band)

 

Joe Elliott — lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar, keyboards, piano (1977–present)
Rick Savage — bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1977–present)
Rick Allen — drums, percussion, backing vocals (1978–present)
Pete Willis — guitars, backing vocals (1977–1982)
Steve Clark — guitars, backing vocals (1978–1991; died on January 8, 1991)
 

The Setlist
RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW

Land of Hope and Glory (New Song) >
> Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen cover - 1930)
Spotlight Kid (Difficult to Cure - 1981)
Love's No Friend (Down to Earth - 1979)
I Surrender (Russ Ballard cover - 1980) (Difficult to Cure - 1981)
Man on the Silver Mountain (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - 1975)
Catch the Rainbow (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - 1975) >
>16th Century Greensleeves (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - 1975)
Can't Happen Here (Difficult to Cure - 1981)
Keyboard Solo (by Don Airey)
Lost in Hollywood (Down to Earth - 1979)
Guitar Solo (by Ritchie Blackmore)
Difficult to Cure (Beethoven's Ninth)" (instrumental) (Difficult to Cure - 1981)
Drum Solo (by Bobby Rondinelli)
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Long Live Rock 'n' Roll - 1978)

Encore

All Night Long (Down to Earth - 1979)

 

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Time Set : 1h34

 

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The Setlist

DEF LEPPARD

 

 Rocks Off (On Through the Night - 1980)
It Could Be You (On Through the Night - 1980)
It Don't Matter (On Through the Night - 1980)
Another Hit and Run (High 'n' Dry - 1981)
Rock Brigade (On Through the Night - 1980)
Answer to the Master (On Through the Night - 1980)
Lady Strange (High 'n' Dry - 1981)
Let It Go (High 'n' Dry - 1981)
Wasted (On Through the Night - 1980)

 

 

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Time Set : 0h40