The Spicy Meatball Tour

The Spicy Meatball Tour is a concert tour by American comedy rock band Tenacious D.[1] The tour was in support of the band's new songs :"The Spicy Meatball Song" and "Video Games".[2] The tour began on May 6, 2023 and is set to end on May 15, 2024 with the band playing in the United States and in Europe.[3]

The Spicy Meatball Tour
World tour by Tenacious D
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
Start dateMay 6, 2023
End dateMay 15, 2024
Legs3
No. of shows36
Tenacious D concert chronology

This was the band's first tour since canceling the 2020 tour: "The Purple Nurple Tour... Twisting Hard to the Left!" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The band also had a special performance, that is not recognized as part of the tour, at the The Game Awards 10-Year Celebration, a night of video game music at the Hollywood Bowl backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[4]

History

The tour set list was heavily influenced by the band's 2006 film, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny and 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 was not part of the setlist.

The band's new song, "Video Games" premiered online ahead of the tour, on May 11, 2023 via a 3D animated 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]

Ahead of their show in Charlotte, North Carolina in September, Tenacious D revealed that Charlotte is where Jack Black and Kyle Gass took the first promotional photos for their first album.[7]

The band also released a coloring book, titled "Tenacious D: The Official Coloring Book" while on this tour. Lmited edition signed copies of the book where available on each stop of the second leg starting with the show in Charlotte, North Carolina.[8]

Opening acts

Musician Steel Beans and Acoustic duo Wynchester, composed of longtime Tenacious D guitarist John Konesky, alongside Kyle Gass Band vocalist, Mike Bray, opened for specific nights of the first leg of the tour. For the fall U.S. dates, comedian Dave Hill opened for the band.[9] For the European dates on the third leg, band Crusade and Dave Hill were the opening acts for specific nights. [10]

Average set list
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 a robot on stage)
  8. "Sax-a-Boom" (performed by Jack Black) / "Max-a-Boom" (Kyle Gass's cover of Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty)
  9. "Roadie"
  10. "Dude (I Totally Miss You)"
  11. "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak cover)
  12. Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)"
  13. Double Team (including a Jack Black solo)
    Encore
  14. "Master Exploder"
  15. "The Spicy Meatball Song"

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
Date City Country Venue Opening act
Leg 1 – North America & Europe
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
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 Zurich Switzerland Samsung Hall
June 13, 2023 Brussels Belgium Forest National
June 14, 2023 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
June 16, 2023 London United Kingdom The O2 Arena
June 18, 2023 Clisson France Hellfest —
Leg 2 – 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 Arkansas Music Pavilion 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 3 – Europe
April 29, 2024 Stockholm Sweden Hovet Crusade
April 30, 2024 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
May 1, 2024 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena
May 3, 2024 Luxembourg City 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 Nottingham
May 13, 2024 Brighton Brighton Centre
May 15, 2024 Paris France Accor Arena Crusade

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
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
  • 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

References
  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. Martens, Todd (December 8, 2022). "The Game Awards to stage a musical production at the Hollywood Bowl". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  5. "See TENACIOUS D's hysterical video for new song "Video Games"". Revolver. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  6. "Wicked Game". June 1, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  7. "We took our promo photos for our first album in Charlotte with @murphyphoto …Anyone recognize these spots? We can't wait to return to NC! See you September 6th @pncmusicpav Tickets at TenaciousD.com". Instagram. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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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