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 26, 2024
Legs5
No. of shows43
Tenacious D concert chronology

The Spicy Meatball Tour is a concert tour by American comedy rock band Tenacious D [1] [2] The tour began on May 6, 2023 and is set to end on July 26, 2024 with the band playing in the United States, Europe and Australia. [3] Whilst the tour is not supporting the release of a new studio album, it is supporting the song and music video, Video Games, released in May 2023.

Contents

History

The set list consists 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, has not been performed on the tour so far.

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. [4]

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. [5] 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 where available on each stop of the second leg, starting with the show in Charlotte, North Carolina. [6]

In February 2024, the band announced their first tour of Australia and New Zealand in eleven years, to be held in July 2024. [7]

Opening acts

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. [8] For the European dates on the fourth leg, Crusade (also featuring Konesky) and Dave Hill are scheduled to support, supporting on different nights. [9]

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

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

DateCityCountryVenueOpening act
Leg 1 – North America
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
June 2, 2023 Nuremberg Germany Rock im Park —
June 3, 2023 Nürburgring Rock am Ring —
June 4, 2023 Prague Czech Republic Forum KarlinSteel 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 CarroponteSteel 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
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
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 To be announced
July 14, 2024
July 16, 2024 Newcastle Entertainment Centre
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

Cancelled shows

DateCityCountryVenueShow
May 13, 2023 Live Oak United States Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Echoland Festival
The entire festival was canceled of "unforeseen circumstances"

Other shows

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
DateCityCountryVenueShow
June 25, 2023Los AngelesUnited States Hollywood Bowl The Game Awards 10-Year Celebration
Tenacious D performed "Video Games"
October 14, 2023Los AngelesUnited States Hollywood Palladium Run the Jewels 10th Anniversary Tour
Tenacious D performed a DJ set as "Tenacious DJ"

Personnel

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  2. ↑ "Tenacious D Unveils Banjo-Laced 'Video Games' Single". JamBase. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
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  5. ↑ "Wicked Game". June 1, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Varvaris, Mary. "Tenacious D Announce First Australian Tour In Over 10 Years". themusic.com.au. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
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