Viva! Hysteria Explained

Viva! Hysteria
Type:live
Artist:Def Leppard
Cover:Def Leppard - Viva! Hysteria - Special Deluxe Edition - Album cover.jpg
Released:22 October 2013
Recorded:29–30 March 2013
Venue:The Joint, Las Vegas
Genre:Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal
Length:142:42
Label:Bludgeon Riffola/Frontiers
Producer:Ronan McHugh
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Prev Year:2011
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Next Year:2015
Viva! Hysteria
Type:video
Artist:Def Leppard
Cover:Def Leppard Viva Hysteria DVD.jpg
Released:22 October 2013
Recorded:29–30 March 2013
Venue:The Joint, Las Vegas
Label:Bludgeon Riffola/Frontiers
Director:Christian Lamb
Producer:Domenic J. Cotter, John Rubey
Chronology:Def Leppard video
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
Next Year:2017

Viva! Hysteria is a double live album by the English rock band Def Leppard released on the 22 October 2013.[1] The album was recorded on 29 and 30 March 2013 during the band's residency of the same name at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas).

Content

The first disc, taken from the band's 30 March performance, contains all 12 tracks from Def Leppard's 1987 album Hysteria, followed by an encore of two hits from their 1983 album Pyromania, which were "Rock of Ages" and "Photograph." The second disc has a selection of deeper cuts, many of which the band had not played in many years or even decades prior to the residency. The band performed the songs on the second disc under the alias Ded Flatbird as the "opening act" for the show, before playing all the songs on the Hysteria album as Def Leppard later in the night.

Tracks 1–8 on the second disc are eight of the nine songs played from the Ded Flatbird opening set on 29 March (excluding the fifth track played that night, "When Love & Hate Collide").[2] Tracks 9–15 on the second disc are the opening set from the following night, 30 March. This notably ends with the band playing all of side one of the band's 1981 album High 'n' Dry. Both Ded Flatbird sets open with the band playing a short excerpt of The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again".

Track listing

Disc one (as Def Leppard)
  • Disc two (as Ded Flatbird)
  • DVD / Blu-ray

    The DVD and Blu-ray releases, which also had a short stint in selected theaters around the world,[3] contain the same track listing as the CD version, on one disc. The main difference is that the tracks on CD disc one comprise the main feature, and the songs on CD disc two are bonus features along with the Acoustic Medley.

    Personnel

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: VIVA! Hysteria CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Out NOW! | Def Leppard | Def Leppard. defleppard.com. 2014-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20131127013900/http://www.defleppard.com/news/2013/10/22/viva-hysteria-cddvdblu-ray-out-now. 27 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
    2. Web site: Def Leppard Tour History - VIVA Hysteria! Las Vegas NV 2013 Show #4. deflepparduk.com. 2014-01-25.
    3. Web site: Def Leppard | Viva Hysteria. vivahysteria.com. 2014-01-25.