Saint Louis Music Park hosts a heavy classic-rock double bill tonight as Crazy Train: America’s Ozzy Tribute and Celebration Day — A Tribute to Led Zeppelin take the covered outdoor stage.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Crazy Train is scheduled from 7:50 to 8:40 p.m. Celebration Day follows from 9:05 to 10:55 p.m. The venue is at 750 Casino Center Drive, on the Centene Community Ice Center campus just off Highway 141 south of I-70.
Celebration Day is the hometown closer. Drummer John Pessoni has led the St. Louis group for years with a clear brief: play Zeppelin the way the band played it live. That means the deep cuts and the concert arrangements, not a short greatest-hits medley. Past local runs at The Pageant have stretched toward three hours, with guitarist Jimmy Griffin working Jimmy Page’s book — bow, theremin, double-neck moments included — while vocalist Mark Quinn handles Robert Plant’s range and the rhythm section chases John Bonham’s time shifts instead of sanding them down. If you have seen the old concert footage, you will likely hear it tonight. A nearly two-hour headlining slot leaves room for that approach.
Crazy Train is the touring Ozzy package, fronted by Vinny Cormier with his son Dylan on guitar. The band aims at the Live and Loud 1993 intensity: Black Sabbath material through the later solo catalog, including songs from Patient Number 9, plus the lights and stage effects tribute crowds expect. Reviews from this year’s dates keep landing on the same points — Cormier’s voice and mannerisms, and a guitarist who has clearly lived inside the Randy Rhoads and Zakk Wylde vocabulary. Fifty minutes is tight for that catalog, so expect the hits packed in.
The pairing makes sense. One act brings the Prince of Darkness songbook with a full production. The other brings a local band that treats Led Zeppelin as a living set, not a costume.
Tickets are still available – click here. Check the Saint Louis Music Park / Centene event page or call 314-451-2244 for last-minute availability, parking, and bag policy.
