Guitar Interactive – Issue 66 2019

(^40) Guitar Interactive Issue 66
Def Leppard made their welcome return
to the sacred grounds on Donington and
brought their spectacular and seminal
Hysteria tour in tow. Joe Elliot and co. were
on form with the ultimate slick, polished,
singalong filled set, flanked by giant screens
as they belted out anthem after anthem
including ‘Animal’, ‘Let’s Get It Rocked’ and
‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’ cementing their
status as icons and setting the bar incredibly
high for the rest of the weekend.
Throughout the weekend, WWE NXT
provided non-stop high impact action in
their full-size wrestling arena. Capacity
crowds were amazed with displays of skill,
athleticism and high-flying manoeuvres
as the most electrifying names in sports
entertainment delivered the full NXT
experience to Donington Park.
With masked metallers Slipknot set to hit the
stage on Saturday evening anticipation was
in the air, it was an international affair with
the much-hyped New Zealand Maori metal
band Alien Weaponry opening the main stage
to a huge crowd - reminiscent of Trivium’s
opening slot in 2013 and set the scene for
their triumphant set in 2019. Hard rockers
Halestorm stepped up for their debut second
stage headline set, fronted by the powerful
Lizzy Hale - this was a watershed moment
which saw their brand of ferocious guitar
driven rock receive a heroes’ welcome and
rapturous reception as they closed the stage.
South African Zef rappers Die Antwoord »
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