, ▁J our ney , ▁Paul ▁Simon , ▁Edd ie ▁M oney , ▁Peter ▁F ram pton ▁and ▁Roger ▁W aters ▁made ▁appearances ▁at ▁Star plex ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Several ▁prominent ▁rock ▁bands ▁celebrated ▁Independ ence ▁Day ▁at ▁Star plex ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁including ▁Boston ▁( J uly ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ), ▁a ▁triple - b ill ▁of ▁Blue ▁Ö yst er ▁Cult , ▁Kansas , ▁and ▁St y x ▁( J uly ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ), ▁Steve ▁Miller ▁Band ▁( J uly ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁and ▁a ▁triple - b ill ▁of ▁L . A . ▁G uns , ▁W arr ant , ▁and ▁S la ugh ter ▁( J uly ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁Metal , ▁hard core , ▁and ▁thr ash ▁music ▁festiv als ▁ ▁O zz fest ▁ ▁The ▁end uring ▁popular ity ▁of ▁hard ▁rock , ▁heavy ▁metal ▁and ▁industrial ▁metal ▁was ▁not ▁lost ▁on ▁the ▁prom ot ers ▁behind ▁O zz fest , ▁the ▁annual ▁festival ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁harder - ed ged ▁alternative ▁to ▁L ol lap al oo za ▁and ▁which ▁featured ▁O z zy ▁Os bourne ▁and / or ▁Black ▁S abb ath ▁as ▁head lin ers . ▁▁ ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 : ▁Pan tera , ▁Pow erman ▁ 5 0 0 0 ,