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Def Leppard took the stage at Blossom Music Center on August 24, 2011, with special guests Heart! And what a concert!

Heart kicked off the show and played a lot of their awesome hits, like Barracuda, These Dreams and Alone. Of course, they threw in their new song, WTF. They rocked the show and got the audience amped up for Def Leppard.

Def Leppard appeared on stage with their new song, Undefeated, and the crowd went wild. Here is the list of songs they played for us:

Undefeated
Let’s Get Rocked
Animal
Foolin’
Love Bites
Bass Solo
Rock On
(David Essex cover)
Rocket
Two Steps Behind
Bringin’ on the Heartbreak
Switch 625
Hysteria
Armageddon It
Photograph
Pour Some Sugar on Me
Encore:
Rock of Ages

We loved every minute of the concert! We’d be remiss in not wishing guitarist Vivian “The New Guy” Campbell, a happy belated birthday!

Heart and Def Leppard rocked the stage, leaving us wanting more. I have to imagine it’s hard to walk away from thousands of screaming fans… Joe Elliott ended the concert by saying that if we keep coming back, so will they. Thanks Joe, we will hold you to that!

Photos Courtesy Of Anita Stout

Heart has just announced several tour dates for 2010!

Check out the dates:

Jan 31 2010 8:00P – Desert Diamond Casino – Sahuarita, Arizona
Feb 12 2010 6:30P – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, Mississippi
Feb 13 2010 4:00P – Mardi Gras @ Universal Studios Orlando

They tweeted:

New dates for 2010 announced! http://bit.ly/4t8q4 We’re also performing at the Mark & Brian KLOS Christmas Show on 12/16 in L.A.

Now if they would schedule something for Cleveland, that would be fantastic!

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The GOP has done it again with borrowing music for their campaigns without asking the artists. This time, it was Sarah Palin’s speech for the Republican National Convention. She used Heart’s Barracuda as her theme song for the evening.

And Ann and Nancy Wilson aren’t too happy about it, either. They’ve issued a cease and desist letter to the McCain/Palin campaign.

Heart’s rep says, “The republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission. We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We hope our wishes will be honored.”

Get ‘em Heart!

Who knew Fergie would come out and kill one of Heart’s most famous songs?!??