My husband surprised me with a trip to see Def Leppard at the Joint in 2013. He paid for the VIP experience complete with premium seating and a meet & greet with the band. It was an amazing 22nd anniversary surprise! We have been Leppard fans since our teens in the 80s. But our relationship as a couple really included Leppard's music in our lives! We rocked out as a new couple at the Hysteria Tour in '87 and saw Leppard again in the '93 Adrenalize Tour. In April '91, we danced to the song "Hysteria" as our wedding song. In '95, our only child Natalie was born and we raised her on Leppard's great music. In June of '99, Natalie was only 3 when we saw Leppard in a Wal-Mart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas to promote Euphoria. Of course, she jokingly tells everyone that we were bad parents and left her in a van during the show. The real version is that we were right in front of the van the entire time she was napping inside, never out of sight and the AC was on. So '99 was the last time we saw Leppard until the 2014 surprise trip. When my husband booked the VIP experience, he requested special seating in front of Phil Collen, my favorite guitarist! When we checked in for the VIP experience, we were pleasantly surprised to find out that not only were we being seated in front of Collen, but we were on the front row. Needless to say, it was one of the best nights of my life! This photo was captured by my hubby and truly reflects my amazement with the whole concert experience!

by: Vanessa J