CRJ Productions has confirmed BLACK LABEL SOCIETY as headliner and DOPE as their direct support for the Friday, May 8th night of the Chicago Powerfest 2009, set to take place on May 7th - 9th at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois.

Tickets for this May 8th date of the fest will go on sale this Saturday, April 4th, at 11 AM (CT) via all Ticketmaster locations.

Festival organizers commented, "In keeping with the Powerfest tradition of spanning a wide variety of hard rock and metal genres, Black Label Society and Dope are two more bands who will contribute perfectly. This is what we feel a metal fest should be & plan to continue in this multi-dimensional direction with the goal of being bigger and better each year."

Final Powerfest Main Stage lineup:

Thursday, May 7th (kick-off show with Paganfest tour): KORPIKLAANI, PRIMORDIAL, MOONSORROW, BLACKGUARD, SWASHBUCKLE.

Friday, May 8th: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DOPE, KIUAS, ASSAILANT, MINDWARP CHAMBER, BuzzNews.com Metal Wars Winner.

Saturday, May 9th: DEVILDRIVER, SOIL, NOVEMBERS DOOM, PERZONAL WAR, SHEEPHEAD, LUNA MORTIS, DIAMOND PLATE.

Current Acoustic Sets:

Friday, May 8th: SACRED DAWN, WILL BOZARTH.

Saturday, May 9th: NOVEMBERS DOOM, GWYNBLEIDD.

Tickets for the other two nights of the event (May 7th featuring Paganfest USA 2 and May 9th featuring DevilDriver) are currently available via all Ticketmaster locations. Also, specially priced 2-day and 3-day ticket combos will also be made available starting April 4th via www.ChicagoPowerfest.com .

As previously reported, CRJ Productions will continue with its official fan sponsorship/VIP program this year... intended to give fans a higher level of participation in the fest and a chance to take advantage of some cool perks.

For more information regarding Powerfest or the VIP program, please visit www.ChicagoPowerfest.com and www.myspace.com/chicagopowerfest .