Special report by Deb Rao

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY performed to a sold out crowd at the Webster Theatre in Hartford, CT on April 6. The band performed many of their hits and also dug deep into their older catalog. Highlights of the 90-minute set included 'Concrete Jungle', 'Suicide Messiah', 'Fire It Up', 'The Blessed Hellride' and 'Stillborn'.

Black Label Society featuring Zakk Wylde, John "JD" Deservio on bass, guitarist Nick Catanese, and drummer Craig Nunenmacher performed a blistering set of metal to the enthusiastic Hartford crowd. The band opened the set with 'Black Mass Reverends', and capped the night with the encore 'Stillborn'. During the set, Black Label Society singer Zakk Wylde dedicated 'In This River' to the band's immortal brother "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) in which posters of Dime were unveiled, as Zakk performed an emotional and moving piano solo and launched into 'In This River' dedicating this song to his fallen friend. Guitar solos were the theme of the evening, as Zakk Wylde burst into a riveting version of the Star Spangled Banner after the song, 'Fire It Up'.

Watch a fan-filmed excerpt below.

Black Label Society set-list:

'Black Mass Reverends', 'Destruction Overdrive', 'Faith Is Blind', 'The Rose Petalled Garden', 'Suicide Messiah', 'Genocide Junkies', 'Damage Is Done', 'In This River', 'Fire It Up', Zakk Wylde Guitar solo/Star Spangled Banner, 'Stoned And Drunk', 'The Blessed Hellride', 'Concrete Jungle', 'Stillborn'.

Black Label Society are currently embarking on the East Coast US leg of the tour with special stops which include the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH on April 9, The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on April 10, and a sold out show at the newly opened House Of Blues in Boston on April 14. Stay tuned for updates regarding the Boston show.

Black Label Society tour dates

April

9 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
10 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
11 - Philadelphia, PA - The Electric Factory
14 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
15 – Baltimore, MD – Ram's Head Live
17 – North Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
18 - Duluth, GA - Wild Bill’s
21 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
24 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek
25 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
26 – Tulsa, OK – Cain's Ballroom
28 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
29 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre

May

1 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
2 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern