Headbangers and power ballads from Def Leppard and Styx in West Palm Beach

ARMAGEDDON IT: British rockers Def Leppard bring the 1980s back to South Florida with a co-headlining tour with Styx. Maryanne Bilham

Def Leppard and Styx: From the ’70s to the ’80s these bands, one from Britain, one from Chicago, gave hard rock and power ballad fans a soundtrack for the ages. Styx opens at 7 p.m. Thursday at Coral Sky Amphitheatre, 601 Sansbury’s Way, West Palm Beach. Tickets: $18-$118. LiveNation.com.

Capital Cities: Electropop band performs in the latest BleauLive series at 8 p.m. Saturday at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Tickets: $40-$115. www.bleaulive.com.

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This story was originally published June 19, 2015 at 10:40 PM with the headline "Headbangers and power ballads from Def Leppard and Styx in West Palm Beach."

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