Surviving Heaven & Hell members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice played a very special tribute to their fallen bandmate, Ronnie James Dio, Saturday night, July 24th at this year's High Voltage festival at Victoria Park in London, England. The musicians were joined by legendary former Deep Purple and Black Sabbath singer Glenn Hughes and Norwegian vocalist Jorn Lande, who sings for power metallers Masterplan and has just released his own tribute to Dio.
According to Classic Rock magazine, Butler, Iommi and Appice "sen[t] shivers down the spine, as they deliver[ed] the ultimate tribute to the man who's not there."
"It has to be said that singers Jorn Lande and Glenn Hughes [did] a stunning job, not only reminding us all of the tragic loss — and there [were] some truly tearful moments — but also underlining the way Dio's legacy has united us all. And when [Ronnie's wife/manager] Wendy Dio [came] on to read out a message out the cancer charity Stand Up And Shout [see video below], there [were] tears in almost every eye."
"Mind you, Heaven & Hell also offer[ed] the day's most surreal moment, when Phil Anselmo [Down, Pantera] dashe[d] on during the encore of 'Neon Knights' and snatche[d] the microphone from an aghast Hughes."
The setlist was reportedly as follows (vocalist for each track listed in parenthesis):
1. The Mob Rules (Jorn Lande) 2. I (Jorn Lande) 3. Country Girl (Glenn Hughes) 4. Children Of The Sea (Glenn Hughes) 5. Turn Up The Night (Jorn Lande) 6. Voodoo (Jorn Lande) 7. Bible Black (Glenn Hughes) 8. Falling Off The Edge Of The World (Glenn Hughes) 9. Die Young (Jorn Lande) 10. Heaven And Hell (Jorn Lande, Glenn Hughes) 11. Neon Knights (Jorn Lande, Glenn Hughes, Philip Anselmo)MO<
