Tenacious D to return to Australia for the first time since 2013

An iconic US rock star have announced they are finally returning to our shores for the first time in over 10 years.

An iconic band have announced they are finally returning to Australia for the first time in 11 years.

Comedy rock duo Tenacious D have revealed that they are coming back Down Under for their highly acclaimed Spicy Meatball Tour in July this year.

The group formed in Los Angeles back in 1994 and is comprised of beloved actors Jack Black, 54, and Kyle Gass, 63.

Their biggest hits include Tribute (2001), Kickapoo (2006), Wonderboy (2001) and Master Exploder (2006), while the pair also released their new hit Video Game last year.

US rock duo Tenacious D are heading back to Australia. Picture: Travis Shinn.

“It’s no joke. Tenacious D is the best band in the world and in the Spicy Meatball Tour they are at the peak of their powers,” an ‘Anonymous Rock Historian’ wrote in a statement from Frontier Touring.

“Better than the Beatles … better than the Stones … even better than Taylor Swift. And they have PYRO!!! Do not miss the spicy meatball … it’s D-licious!!!”

Beloved by fans across the globe, the Tenacious D journey includes a hit HBO variety series in 1999, a Platinum-certified self-titled album in 2001, and a feature film – Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny – in 2006.

Their album Rize of the Fenix earned a Grammy nomination for ‘Best Comedy Album’, with the band also taking home their first win in 2014 for ‘Best Metal Performance’.

We are coming for you AUS+NZ 🇦🇺🇳🇿
Artist presale starts NOW
14 Jul @ICCSydTheatre
16 Jul @NewcastleEnCent
18 Jul @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
20 Jul @RodLaverArena
22 Jul @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
24 Jul @ TSB Arena
26 Jul @SparkArenaNZ
Presented by @frontiertouringpic.twitter.com/1nAWRCzApO

— Tenacious D (@tenaciousd) February 6, 2024

In 2013, Black and Gass created Los Angeles’ music and comedy event Festival Supreme, which featured the likes of Adam Sandler, Sarah Silverman and Flight of the Conchords.

In 2018, they released animated film Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto – which saw each frame hand-drawn by Black, and characters voiced by the band, who also recorded the accompanying soundtrack.

A graphic novel completed the Post-Apocalypto universe in 2020.

Last year, Tenacious D launched The Spicy Meatball Tour, performing in 24 cities and selling out London’s O2 the week it was announced.

They last performed in Australia back in 2013. Photo Stewart Allen

They released their latest hit song ‘Video Games’ – their first new track in five years – and paid tribute to Chris Isaak with a viral hit take on his classic ‘Wicked Game’.

In December 2023, Jack Black delivered another smash with his surprise hit ballad ‘Peaches’ from the Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Tenacious D will perform in Sydney (14 July), Newcastle (16 July), Brisbane (18 July), Melbourne (20 July) and Adelaide (22 July), before heading to New Zealand.

Tickets will go on sale Friday 9 February at 12pm local time.

Originally published as Tenacious D to return to Australia for the first time since 2013