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World tour by Tenacious D | |
Location |
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Associated album | The Pick of Destiny |
Start date | November 11, 2006 |
End date | February 21, 2007 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 32 |
Tenacious D concert chronology |
The Pick of Destiny Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Tenacious D. The tour was in support of the band's 2006 film, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny and its accompanying soundtrack The Pick of Destiny, released as the band's second studio album. The tour visited North America, Europe and Australia, beginning on November 11, 2006 and ending on February 21, 2007, featuring 32 shows in total. Footage from the shows at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on February 16 and 17, 2007 were released on The Complete Master Works 2 DVD and Blu-ray in November 2008.
The duo had previously toured only acoustically, therefore, this tour was the first ever series of live shows to feature Black and Gass on stage with a full backing-band, as they had only previously performed with a band in the recording studio and on occasional TV appearances. The backing band for the tour consisted of guitarists John Konesky and John Spiker from Gass' side-project Trainwreck, as well as Bad Religion drummer Brooks Wackerman. [1] This was also the band's first ever major concert tour with an elaborate stage set and lighting, as they had previously only toured with little to no set design.
In the US and the UK shows opened up with comedian Neil Hamburger. The US shows at Madison Square Garden and Arlington Theater saw Supafloss open in addition to Neil Hamburger.
In Australia, Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers opened, playing as T'n'T as well as Dave McCormack at other shows. [2]
Jack Black also gave two young boys the opportunity of letting them open Tenacious D's show in Christchurch, New Zealand after seeing them busking in Cathedral Square. Max Tetley, 11, and Alex Philpot, 10, performed "All Along the Watchtower", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" and "Mr. Tambourine Man" in front of the crowd. [3]
Three albums were released with the explicit permission of Tenacious D. [4] [5] These live shows have been recorded and released through Internet Archive and are available for free digital download.
Date recorded | Venue | Location | Downloads [6] |
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November 28, 2006 | Orpheum Theater | Boston | 2,000 |
December 3, 2006 | Patriot Center | Fairfax | 28,000 |
Date [7] | City | Country | Venue | Opening act |
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Leg 1 — North America | ||||
November 11, 2006 | Las Vegas | United States | House of Blues | Neil Hamburger |
November 17, 2006 | Los Angeles | Gibson Amphitheatre | Neil Hamburger and Daphne Aguilera | |
November 18, 2006 | Neil Hamburger and Supafloss | |||
November 20, 2006 | San Francisco | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | Neil Hamburger | |
November 22, 2006 | Denver | The Fillmore | ||
November 24, 2006 | Chicago | UIC Pavilion | ||
November 25, 2006 | Detroit | Detroit Masonic Temple | ||
November 27, 2006 | Toronto | Canada | Ricoh Coliseum | |
November 28, 2006 | Boston | United States | Orpheum Theatre | |
November 29, 2006 | Camden | Tweeter Center | ||
December 1, 2006 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | Neil Hamburger and Supafloss | |
December 3, 2006 | Fairfax | Patriot Center | Neil Hamburger | |
December 5, 2006 | Duluth | Gwinnett Center Arena | ||
Leg 2 — Europe | ||||
December 10, 2006 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Simmonscourt | Neil Hamburger |
December 11, 2006 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | SECC | |
December 12, 2006 | Manchester | Manchester Arena | ||
December 15, 2006 | Birmingham | National Exhibition Centre | ||
December 17, 2006 | Brighton | Brighton Centre | ||
December 18, 2006 | London | Hammersmith Apollo | ||
December 19, 2006 [8] | ||||
Leg 3 — Australia | ||||
January 9, 2007 | Christchurch | New Zealand | Christchurch Town Hall | Black Tear [9] and Lindon Puffin [10] |
January 11, 2007 | Auckland | Logan Campbell Centre | Crumb [10] | |
January 13, 2007 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | David McCormack [10] |
January 16, 2007 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | T'N'T [10] | |
January 18, 2007 [11] | Adelaide | Thebarton Theatre | ||
January 19, 2007 | Melbourne | Festival Hall | ||
Leg 4 — North America | ||||
February 13, 2007 [12] | Santa Barbara | United States | Arlington Theater | Neil Hamburger and Supafloss |
February 16, 2007 [12] | Seattle | Paramount Theatre | Neil Hamburger | |
February 17, 2007 [12] [13] | ||||
February 19, 2007 [12] | Portland | Schnitzer Auditorium | ||
February 20, 2007 [12] | Vancouver | Canada | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | |
February 21, 2007 [14] |
This tour, unlike any other Tenacious D tour, featured a full band, as well as Lee. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] The band played more shows in arenas and amphitheatres, moving away from the smaller venues that dominated earlier tours. Shows also featured more elaborate stage and lighting effects. Jack Black says of the expenses of the tour: "We’re actually losing money on this because we want to do something for The Fans. It's going to be better than The Wall. It starts off in Kyle's apartment and ends up in hell." [23] [24]
Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. It was founded by actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, who were members of The Actors' Gang theater company at the time. The duo's name is derived from "tenacious defense", a phrase used by NBA basketball sportscasters Walt Frazier and Marv Albert.
Kyle Richard Gass is an American musician, comedian and actor best known for co-founding—and being a member of—Tenacious D, a Grammy-winning comedy band. He also co-founded the bands Trainwreck and the Kyle Gass Band, with which he also performs.
Brooks Wackerman is an American musician. He is the current drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold was The Stage (2016). He is most known as the former and longest-standing drummer of punk rock band Bad Religion.
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"Tribute" is a song by American comedy rock duo Tenacious D, and the second single from their self-titled debut album (2001). It was released on February 11, 2002, in the United States and on June 24, 2002, in Australia. The song is a tribute to what Kyle Gass and Jack Black refer to as "The Greatest Song in the World".
"Wonderboy" is the debut single by American rock-comedy duo Tenacious D. It was released in September 2001 on the same day as their self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 36 in the UK and number 44 in Australia; the video, directed by Spike Jonze, was also well received. The song is also the entrance theme for UFC fighter Stephen Thompson whose nickname is "Wonderboy".
Trainwreck is an American southern and comedy rock band formed in Los Angeles, in 2002. It was founded by Tenacious D guitarist Kyle Gass and actor JR Reed.
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The Pick of Destiny is the second studio album by American comedy rock band Tenacious D, the soundtrack for their feature film of the same name. The album was released on November 14, 2006, through Epic Records, and debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200.
Tenacious D is a television series that ran on HBO from 1997 to 2000. It features the fictional accounts of the real-life comedy rock duo of the same name, which is composed of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass. All of the episodes of the show are available on Tenacious D's The Complete Master Works DVD.
"POD" is a song by American rock band Tenacious D, featured on their 2006 second album The Pick of Destiny. Written by Jack Black and Kyle Gass, the song was released as the lead single from the album on October 30, 2006.
John S. Konesky is an American guitarist and record producer, best known for his role as the lead electric guitar player for Tenacious D.
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Kyle Gass Band (KGB) is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2011. Fronted by Tenacious D lead guitarist Kyle Gass and vocalist and guitarist Mike Bray. The backing band consists of electric guitarist John Konesky, bassist Jason Keene, and drummer Tim Spier. The band have released two albums, Kyle Gass Band (2013) and Thundering Herd (2016). The band also occasionally tours acoustically as The Kyle Gass Company.
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Tenacious D Live is the first live album by American rock band Tenacious D. Produced by John Spiker, it was released as a worldwide vinyl on November 27, 2015 by Columbia Records and was released on digital platforms on January 15, 2016. The release features recordings from the band's 2012 Rize of the Fenix tour and their 2013 European tour. The album features five songs from the bands debut album, five songs from their Rize of the Fenix album and one song from their The Pick of Destiny album.
Post-Apocalypto is the fourth studio album by American rock band Tenacious D. Produced by bassist John Spiker, it was released in North America on November 2, 2018, by Columbia Records. In addition to core members Jack Black and Kyle Gass, the album also marks the return of John Konesky, Spiker (bass) and Dave Grohl (drums), who have all performed on previous Tenacious D albums. The album features songs and audio snippets from Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto, the band's animatic YouTube series to support the album.
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