Tribute Bands
The Chicago Xperience
Want to experience the original music of Chicago? Embrace the brass! The Chicago Xperience, based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, is the ultimate tribute band honoring the legendary rock band. Come experience a group of devoted musicians blending to recreate the sound and feel of Chicago’s hit songs that have spanned generations of fans. The Chicago Xperience invites you to reminisce on a time in your life with memories of the music you cherish to this day, with wild guitar riffs, bracing horns and searing vocals! You’ll enjoy hits from Chicago Transit Authority’s 1968 self-titled album, like Beginnings and Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, as well as Chicago’s 80’s hits like Hard To Say I’m Sorry, Hard Habit To Break, and You’re The Inspiration. You’ll enjoy classics like 25 or 6 to 4, Make Me Smile, Just You ’n’ Me and more radio hits, plus several “deep album cuts”. The Chicago Xperience will transport you to an unforgettable evening of rock with horns!
It’s “Still Rock-n-Roll” when 52nd St. comes to town! 52nd St. performs all the BIG HITS of the legendary Billy Joel. From rockers like “Big Shot” and “You May Be Right” to ballads like “Just the Way You Are” and “She’s Got a Way” to perennial favorites like “Piano Man” there’s something for everyone!
Vocalist/Multi-instrumentalist Walt Wise has performed nationally and internationally for such names as Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Caesars Palace, Harrahs, the US Air Force & Navy, etc. Come out and sing along to your favorite Billy Joel Classic Hits!
Rascal Flatts...there is no hotter act in music today! Mixing elements of Pop, Rock, & Country they have sold millions of albums in just a few short years. Broken Road brings the fun and excitement of a Rascal Flatts show to your doorstep. These seasoned performers have the look and sound of Rascal Flatts and perform all their biggest hits with a few surprises thrown in! *Performing with Broken Road on select dates is steel guitar legend Jerry Brightman of Buck Owens, Hee Haw, & Grand Ole Opry fame!
Broken road is the ORIGINAL Rascal Flatts Tribute Band and has performed from coast to coast!
Take a journey with the Rocketman. Captain Fantastic, the premier Elton John Tribute Show, will dazzle you with an amazing musical extravaganza! "You're gonna hear electric music, solid walls of sound", as Captain Fantastic and the Rocketband perform stunning recreations of your favorite Elton John hits from the 70's. Captain Fantastic will amaze you with costumes that go from bizarre to breathtaking, and his amazing 5-foot baby grand piano will shower you with lights, smoke, lasers, and a few surprises. You may think you've gone down the Yellow Brick Road!
Captain Fantastic has performed nationally for such names as Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Caesars Palace, Harrahs, the US Air Force, etc.
We are a local STL all-inclusive community music and entertainment organization with the goal of lifting spirits and bringing people together through all forms of entertainment! Join us in lifting hearts one memory at a time. View us at zyilistl.com.
We are fully customizable and can tailor and cater to your wants, needs, goals, and desires! Whether we personally can provide the desired entertainment, we are well connected in the St. Louis community and with entertainers and organizations coast to coast.
We are a Veteran, minority, and 50% woman owned organization. Our diverse team of Stars allows us to work in various languages and with all backgrounds. Regarding the owners, Zyi Li, saxophonist and Webster/WashU alumni, was born here in St. Louis, went to Parkway North High School, and traveled the world playing with the Marine Corps band. Zyi met Jenny Wu, violinist who toured the world and played with award winning artists, in Washington D.C., while she was managing top entertainment agencies in the Washington D.C. area. View our entire bios at the bottom of this website link: https://www.zyilistl.com/our-story.
When we moved home to St. Louis in 2020, we created this organization to up the level of live entertainment in the area. Our organization offers all-inclusive services to make any event special. We regularly perform and rehearse together to ensure genuine dynamic energy with every show. We have various live music lineups to choose from with all live instruments/performers and also tracks as requested. We also offer additional services, as noted below, to make event coordination more fluid and special, and to guarantee that perfect day.
Below is a list/examples of our relevant services:
- Solo/duet/small instrumental ensembles in every genre (MO SOLO https://www.zyilistl.com/mo-solo).
- Brass band playing an assortment of songs from second line Mardi Gras favorites to modern covers of today (MO ECHO https://www.zyilistl.com/mo-echo).
- Full band with multiple vocalists, full rhythm section, strings, and horns playing every genre from jazz to r&b to rock (MO BRAVO https://www.zyilistl.com/our-story).
- A full multi-media team to provide photography and videography (MO MACRO https://www.zyilistl.com/mo-macro).
- An ethnic Chinese Lion Dance team providing exciting traditional parade dance (MO COMBO https://www.zyilistl.com/mo-combo-dance-crew)
- We also provide DJ, karaoke, emcee, custom poetry, and general event hosting services (https://www.zyilistl.com/other-zme-stars).
- We provide our own sound and lighting equipment.
BIG 80's is the Ultimate Eighties Dance Band. With gnarly costumes and hot songs, BIG 80’s will keep ‘em dancing all night long. You’ll hear hits from Prince, The Cars, Rick Springfield, David Bowie, The Buggles, Flock Of Seagulls, Men At Work, and many, many more! Multimedia nostalgia videos and crazy props make this show an amazing visual extravaganza that’s not to be missed!
BIG 80's has performed all over the country for nearly 20 years at venues ranging from MGM to Universal!