The Pick of Destiny Tour was a worldwide
concert tour
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by American
rock
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...
band
Tenacious D
Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo formed in Los Angeles in 1994 by the actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass. Their music showcases Black's theatrical vocal delivery and Gass' acoustic guitar playing. Critics have described their fusion of ...
. 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
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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
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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
John S. Konesky (born November 19, 1980) is an American guitarist and record producer, best known for his role as the lead electric guitar player for Tenacious D.
Career
Konesky was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where he performed in a ba ...
and
John Spiker from Gass' side-project
Trainwreck, as well as
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities and ...
drummer
Brooks Wackerman
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. 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.
Average set list
;Kyle's Apartment (acoustic set)
#"
Kielbasa
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"
#"History"
#"Flash"
(Queen
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cover) / "
Wonderboy"
#"Dio"
#"Lee"
#"Sax-a-Boom"
#"The Road"
;Hell (full band set)
#
"Kickapoo"
#"Karate"
#"Dude (I Totally Miss You)"
#"Kyle Quit The Band"
#"Friendship"
#"The Metal"
#"Break In-City (Storm the Gate!)"
#"Car Chase City"
#"Papagenu (He's My Sassafrass)"
#"Master Exploder" (tape)
#"Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)"
#"Double Team"
;Encore
#"Fuck Her Gently
"Fuck Her Gently" is a 2001 in music, 2001 Tenacious D song. It is the sixth track on their Tenacious D (album), self-titled album.
Synopsis
The vulgarity of the lyrics is contrasted by the low-key acoustic music, acoustic ballad style of the s ...
"
#"Tribute
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"
#"Pinball Wizard
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" / "There's A Doctor
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" / "Go to the Mirror!
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" (The Who
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cover medley)
Opening acts
In the US and the UK shows opened up with comedian
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Neil Hamburger
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. The US shows at Madison Square Garden and Arlington Theater saw Supafloss open in addition to Neil Hamburger.
In Australia, Tex Perkins
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and Tim Rogers opened, playing as T'n'T as well as Dave McCormack
David Liam McCormack (born 25 October 1968) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He is best known for voicing the character Bandit Heeler in the Peabody Award-winning animated children's series '' Bluey'' and as the front ...
at other shows.
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
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", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door
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" and " Mr. Tambourine Man" in front of the crowd.
Internet Archive albums
Three albums were released with the explicit permission of Tenacious D. These live shows have been recorded and released through Internet Archive
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and are available for free digital download.
Tour dates
Personnel
This tour, unlike any other Tenacious D tour, featured a full band, as well as Lee
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* ''L ...
.[ ] 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
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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
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. It starts off in Kyle's apartment and ends up in hell."
;Band
*Jack Black
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– lead vocals
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, rhythm
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acoustic guitar
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*Kyle Gass
Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960) is an American musician and actor, best known for being a member of Tenacious D, a Grammy-winning comedy band. He is also a member of Trainwreck and the Kyle Gass Band.
Early life
Kyle Richard Gass was ...
– lead
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acoustic guitar, backing vocals
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*John Konesky
John S. Konesky (born November 19, 1980) is an American guitarist and record producer, best known for his role as the lead electric guitar player for Tenacious D.
Career
Konesky was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where he performed in a ba ...
(Antichrist
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) – electric guitar
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*John Spiker (Charlie Chaplin
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) – bass
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, backing vocals
*Brooks Wackerman
Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) 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 was previously th ...
(Colonel Sanders
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December 16, 1980) was an American businessman and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain KFC, Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC). He later acted as the company's brand ambassador and sym ...
) – drums
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* JR Reed (Lee
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* ''Lee'' (2007 film), Tamil-language sports action film
* ''Lee'' (2017 film), Kannada-language action film
* ''Lee'' (2023 film), biographical drama about Lee Miller, American photojournalist
* ''L ...
) - additional vocals
Incidents
* On November 24, 2006 at Chicago's UIC Pavilion, a stage-hand was seriously injured and fell off the stage whilst installing a strobe light. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company and The American Insurance Company both insured Tenacious D. The stagehand was assisting one of Tenacious D’s subcontractors, Ed & Ted’s Excellent Lighting Inc, and eventually settled his suit in 2014 for $1 million.
References
External links
Tenacious D Live Music Archive
Description of equipment used on tour
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