The Pageant, sometimes called The Pageant Concert NightClub, is a music venue in the Delmar Loop district. It sits on the western edge of Saint Louis, Missouri, just east of the University City part of the Loop.
The Pageant is St. Louis' premier midsize venue, with ample space for the audience and stage room and lighting options for performers. It hosts touring national acts in pop, indie rock, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and more.
In Pollstar magazine's 2014 rankings of the top clubs worldwide in terms of ticket sales, The Pageant was 6th. In 2008, the ranking was 4th.
The venue has a main concert hall; the Halo Bar, a wet bar and smaller stage for smaller performances; and Suite 100, a retail shop that sells concert merchandise. It is one of the area's few handicapped-accessible venues.
Named for a long-demolished movie theatre that sat three blocks to the east on Delmar Boulevard, the Pageant has a facade and marquee whose bright colors and neon lights are designed to evoke a classic movie theater.
Wake me up inside
I need it
Tell me not to cry
You feel it
Open up my eyes
I need it
If I fall you can tell me where not to go
I will try not to cry
Come play, with me but don't speak
You tell me what you need
Tell me what you're feeling and I'll tell you who I know
But if you show me what is real and you tell me how to feel it
Well I’ll tell you where to go
Wake me up inside
I need it
Tell me not to cry
You feel it
Open up my eyes
I need it
If I fall you can tell me where not to go
I will try not to cry
Come play, with me but don't speak
Where's my head at
Cuz I'm on top of it
Come play, with me