VIVIAN CAMPBELL Plays First Show With DEF LEPPARD After Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant
Written by megarock on May 18, 2025
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell played his first show with the band in eight months this past Thursday (May 15) at the Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
DEF LEPPARD‘s setlist was as follows, according to Setlist.fm:
01. Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
02. Rocket
03. Let’s Get Rocked
04. Foolin’
05. Armageddon It
06. Animal
07. Love Bites
08. Just Like ’73
09. Let It Go
10. Take What You Want
11. Die Hard The Hunter
12. This Guitar
13. Two Steps Behind
14. Bringin’ On The Heartbreak
15. Switch 625
16. Rock Of Ages
17. Photograph
Encore:
18. Hysteria
19. Pour Some Sugar On Me
Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below.
The 62-year-old Campbell missed DEF LEPPARD‘s two previous concerts after undergoing a bone marrow transplant as part of his ongoing treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. For DEF LEPPARD‘s performances on January 18 at Feria Estatal De León in León, Mexico and October 14, 2024 in Nashville (as part of the Daimler Truck Customer Appreciation Event),Vivian was replaced by John Zocco, who is Phil Collen‘s guitar tech.
