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The Spicy Meatball Tour

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The Spicy Meatball Tour
World tour by Tenacious D
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Australia
Start dateMay 6, 2023
End dateJuly 14, 2024
Legs5
No. of shows43
Tenacious D concert chronology

The Spicy Meatball Tour was a concert tour by American comedy rock band Tenacious D[1] [2] The tour began on May 6, 2023 and ended on July 14, 2024 with the band playing in the United States, Europe and Australia.[3] Whilst the tour was not supporting the release of a new studio album, it was supporting the song and music video, "Video Games", released in May 2023.

In July 2024, the tour was cut short following a comment made by Kyle Gass in Sydney regarding the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.[4]

History

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The set list consisted of music from the band's first three albums (Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny, Rize of the Fenix). Music from their fourth album, Post-Apocalypto, was not performed on the tour.

A new Tenacious D song, "Video Games", premiered online, on May 11, 2023 with a music video directed by Adam Paloian and his production company Pinreel Inc., which was the band's first new music video since 2012.[5]

On June 1, 2023, the band released a music video for their cover version of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game", a song the band started performing on this tour.[6] The band had a yearly tradition of releasing the cover of a song every year.

The band also released a coloring book, titled "Tenacious D: The Official Coloring Book" while on this tour. Limited edition signed copies of the book were available on each stop of the second leg, starting with the show in Charlotte, North Carolina.[7]

In February 2024, the band announced their first tour of Australia and New Zealand in eleven years, to be held in July 2024.[8]

In May 2024, the band re-issued Rize of the Fenix on vinyl whilst on tour.[9]

Opening acts

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Musician Steel Beans and acoustic duo Wynchester (featuring Tenacious D's John Konesky), opened for specific nights of the first leg of the tour. For the fall U.S. dates, comedian Dave Hill opened for the band.[10] For the European dates on the fourth leg, Crusade (also featuring Konesky) and Dave Hill supported on different nights with Crusade supporting in Sydney.[11]

Average set list

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Jack Black and Kyle Gass performing during The Spicy Meatball Tour in London, England on June 16, 2023.

The following set list is from the first concert of the second leg, in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is not intended to represent all shows of the tour.

  1. "Kickapoo"
  2. "Low Hangin' Fruit
  3. "Rize of the Fenix"
  4. "Wonderboy"
  5. "Tribute"
  6. "Video Games"
  7. "The Metal" (with "The Metal" costume)
  8. "Sax-a-Boom" (performed by Black)
  9. "Roadie"
  10. "Dude (I Totally Miss You)"
  11. "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak cover)
  12. Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)"
  13. Double Team (including a Black covering a song, as a vocal solo)
    Encore
  14. "Master Exploder"
  15. "The Spicy Meatball Song"
  16. "Fuck Her Gently"

Jack Black solo song

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Jack Black had a solo set on the majority of the tour dates, towards the end of the show, after the band introduction, where he performed a snippet of a song, which was a cover version with a Tenacious D twist to it.

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue Opening act
Leg 1 – North America #1
May 6, 2023 Atlanta United States Shaky Knees
May 8, 2023 Chesterfield The Factory Steel Beans
May 9, 2023 Kansas City Starlight Theatre
May 11, 2023 New Orleans The Fillmore
May 13, 2023 Saint Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre Wynchester
Leg 2 – Europe #1
June 2, 2023 Nuremberg Germany Rock im Park
June 3, 2023 Nürburgring Rock am Ring
June 4, 2023 Prague Czech Republic Forum Karlin Steel Beans
June 6, 2023 Hamburg Germany Sporthalle Hamburg
June 7, 2023 Berlin Citadel Music Festival
June 8, 2023 Nickelsdorf Austria Nova Rock Festival
June 10, 2023 Milan Italy Carroponte Steel Beans
June 12, 2023 Zürich Switzerland Samsung Hall
June 13, 2023 Brussels Belgium Forest National
June 14, 2023 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
June 16, 2023 London England The O2 Arena
June 18, 2023 Clisson France Hellfest
Leg 3 – North America #2
September 6, 2023 Charlotte United States PNC Music Pavilion Dave Hill
September 7, 2023 Franklin FirstBank Amphitheater
September 9, 2023 Indianapolis All IN Music & Arts Festival
September 11, 2023 Rogers Walmart AMP Dave Hill
September 13, 2023 Houston White Oak Music Hall
September 14, 2023 Grand Prairie Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie
September 15, 2023 Austin Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Leg 4 – Europe #2
April 29, 2024 Stockholm Sweden Hovet Crusade
April 30, 2024 Oslo Norway Spektrum
May 1, 2024 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena
May 3, 2024 Luxembourg Luxembourg Rockhal
May 5, 2024 Dublin Ireland 3Arena Dave Hill
May 7, 2024 Birmingham England Resorts World Arena
May 8, 2024 Manchester Manchester Arena
May 9, 2024 Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro
May 11, 2024 Leeds England First Direct Arena
May 12, 2024 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
May 13, 2024 Brighton Brighton Centre
May 15, 2024 Paris France Accor Arena Crusade
Leg 5 – Australia
July 13, 2024 Sydney Australia International Convention Centre Crusade
July 14, 2024

Cancelled shows

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Date City Country Venue Notes
May 13, 2023 Live Oak United States Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Echoland Festival
The entire festival was canceled due to "unforeseen circumstances"
July 16, 2024 Newcastle Australia Entertainment Centre Jack's reaction several days after Kyle's controversial comment during the second Sydney show regarding the attempted assassination of Donald Trump caused these shows to be cancelled. Newcastle was originally announced as 'postponed', but was later remarked as 'cancelled' by the promoter, Frontier Touring.[12]
July 18, 2024 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
July 20, 2024 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
July 22, 2024 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
July 24, 2024 Wellington New Zealand TSB Arena
July 26, 2024 Auckland Spark Arena

Other shows

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These shows occurred in the middle of The Spicy Meatball Tour but are not recognized as being part of the tour. They are extra performances that had a limited setlist.

List of other shows
Date City Country Venue Show
June 25, 2023 Los Angeles United States Hollywood Bowl The Game Awards 10-Year Celebration
Tenacious D performed "Video Games"
October 14, 2023 Los Angeles United States Hollywood Palladium Run the Jewels 10th Anniversary Tour
Tenacious D performed a DJ set as "Tenacious DJ"

Personnel

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  • Jack Black – lead vocals, additional guitar
  • Kyle Gass – lead guitar, additional vocals, flute
  • John Konesky – electric guitar, additional vocals
  • John Spiker – bass guitar, additional vocals
  • Scott Seiver – drums
  • Mike Bray – 'Biffy Pyro' character, additional vocals

References

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  1. ^ Trapp, Phillip (June 8, 2023). "Tenacious D Announce Summer 2023 U.S. Tour". Loudwire. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tenacious D Unveils Banjo-Laced 'Video Games' Single". JamBase. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "THE SPICY MEATBALL TOUR CONTINUES…". tenaciousd.com. June 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Butler, Josh; Dumas, Daisy (July 16, 2024). "Tenacious D's Newcastle show postponed after comment about Trump assassination attempt". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "See TENACIOUS D's hysterical video for new song "Video Games"". Revolver. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Wicked Game". YouTube. June 1, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Needless to say, the beast was stunned! Because our coloring book is out NOW! EVERYWHERE!...and it rules! Did you get a copy? Share some of your colored pages with the hashtag #ColorTheD A limited amount will be signed and available on the road during our upcoming tour. See you soon". Instagram. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  8. ^ Varvaris, Mary. "Tenacious D Announce First Australian Tour In Over 10 Years". themusic.com.au. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  9. ^ Davybeard (May 3, 2024). "Tour Merch Europe 2024". r/TenaciousD. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Tenacious D and Dave Hill together at last on The Spicy Meatball Tour! See you in September". Instagram. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "D-Ciples: Please welcome our friends, @mrdavehill and @thatbandcrusade on the Spicy Meatball tour as we roll through Europe and the UK this spring!". Instagram. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "Tenacious D | Concert Dates & Tickets | Frontier Touring". www.frontiertouring.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.