Tenacious D 2006-2007 Tour

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The Tenacious D 2006-07 Tour is a global concert tour in support Tenacious D's second album^[2], and soundtrack to their own film, The Pick of Destiny. The tour is currently in progress and has covered North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. New York landmark Madison Square Garden featured as a venue for the tour.^[3]

A tour DVD, like Tenacious D - The Complete Masterworks, is rumored to be in production.

[edit] Show structure

This tour, unlike any other Tenacious D tour, featured a full band, as well as Lee. The band played more shows in arenas and ampitheatres, moving away from the smaller venues that dominated earlier tours. Shows also featured more elaborate stage and lighting effects. Comedian Neil Hamburger appeared before each concert, except in Australia, where the support act was Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers playing as T'n'T.^[4] 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."^[5][6]

• Each member of Tenacious D's backing band was themed as notable character.
  • John Konesky dressed as the Anti-Christ on lead guitar
  • John Spiker dressed as Charlie Chaplin on bass
  • Brooks Wackerman dressed as Colonel Sanders on the drums
  • Jason Reed as Lee, the Devil, a giant mushroom,^[7] and The Metal^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][3]}

John Konesky and John Spiker contributed to The Pick of Destiny and have played for Trainwreck.

Each show began in Kyle's apartment, where, as a result of Lee spilling beer on a plug, Tenacious D were electrocuted and sent to hell. While in hell, they recruit a band of dead celebrities and perform for the rest of the show with the band, until they manage to escape by defeating The Devil. ^[14]

[edit] Setlist

Jack Black and Kyle Gass perform at the Bill Graham Civic Auditory Center on Monday, November 20, 2006

Tenacious D's 2006-07 Tour featured material from Tenacious D, The Pick of Destiny and unreleased material from the Tenacious D HBO TV series.

The following is the setlist from the band's December 1, 2006 concert at Madison Square Garden.^[3] It serves well as a sample setlist for the tour, since their Seattle, Washington show, near the end of the tour, used the same setlist. Kielbasa was regularly used as the first song.

[edit] Main set

1. "Kielbasa"
2. "History"
3. "Wonderboy"
4. "Dio"
5. "Rocket Sauce"
6. "Special Things"
7. "Lee"
8. "Sax-a-boom"
9. "The Road"

At this point, Jack and Kyle die and are sent to Hell. The songs that follow are played with the band.

1. "Kickapoo"
2. "Explosivo"
3. "Karate"
4. "Dude (I Totally Miss You)"
5. "Kyle Quit The Band"
6. "Friendship"
7. "Master Exploder"
8. "And Your Bird Can Sing (instrumental)"
9. "Break In-City (Storm the Gate!)"
10. "Car Chase City"
11. "Papagenu (He's My Sassafrass)"
12. "Sasquatch"
13. "The Metal"
14. "Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)"
15. "Double Team"

[edit] Encore

1. "Fuck Her Gently"
2. "Tribute"
3. "Tommy Medley" (Features the songs Pinball Wizard, There's A Doctor and Go To The Mirror! from The Who's album Tommy (rock opera)

[edit] Opening acts

Shows opened up with comedian Neil Hamburger and were usually received by anger and vulgarity by the crowd.^{[citation needed]}

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" in front of the crowd. ^[15]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Description of equipment used on tour