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==Appearances==

===Film and television===
Black and Gass first performed together in ''[[Bio-Dome]]'' (1996),<ref name="Sunday-times" /> followed by ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' (1996),<ref name="Sunday-times" /> ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'' (1997),<ref>{{cite news|title=Bongwater |date=April 12, 2002 |publisher=[[The Onion]] |url=https://www.avclub.com/content/node/4874 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=April 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051109193942/http://avclub.com/content/node/4874 |archive-date=November 9, 2005 }}</ref> ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1999),<ref>{{cite news| first=Lynn | last=Smith | title=An actor with his heart in rock and The D | date=September 7, 2003 | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-07-ca-smithx7-story.html | access-date = April 8, 2008 }}</ref> ''[[Saving Silverman]]'' (2001),<ref name='USA Today'>{{cite news| first=Anthony | last=Breznican | title=Tenacious D's other guy gets chance to shine | date=November 23, 2006 | url =https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-11-23-tenacious-D-main_x.htm | work=[[USA Today]] | access-date = April 8, 2008 }}</ref> ''[[Shallow Hal]]'' (2001),<ref name='USA Today' /> and ''[[Year One (film)|Year One]]'' (2009). Black has starred in a number of films himself, and he has provided voices for animated films.<ref name="Straits" /> In 2006, Tenacious D starred in their own film, ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'', in which they set out to become the greatest rock band in the world, by means of a [[guitar pick]] imbued with mystic powers and crafted from the tooth of Beelzebub.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crook |first1=Simon |title=Tenacious D: In The Pick Of Destiny Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/tenacious-d-pick-destiny-review/ |website=Empire |access-date=June 14, 2024 |language=en |date=November 17, 2006}}</ref>

The duo contributed to the [[Annie Award]]-winning martial arts cartoon film ''[[Kung Fu Panda (film)|Kung Fu Panda]]'' with Black as Po and Gass as KG Shaw.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hough |first1=Quinn |last2=Russell |first2=Tom |title=Kung Fu Panda: Who Voices Which Character |url=https://screenrant.com/kung-fu-panda-character-voices-actors-who/ |website=ScreenRant |access-date=June 14, 2024 |language=en |date=March 19, 2024}}</ref> Their [[Cover version|cover]] of [[Britney Spears]]' "[[...Baby One More Time]]" is featured in the end credits of the [[Kung Fu Panda 4|fourth film]] of the [[Kung Fu Panda|series]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Jaden |title='Kung Fu Panda 4' Star Jack Black on His Viral Britney Spears Cover and Singing With Danielle Brooks in 'Minecraft' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/kung-fu-panda-4-jack-black-britney-spears-1235928926/ |website=Variety |date=March 4, 2024}}</ref>

Black and Gass have made several television appearances performing songs from their first album. On June 16, 2001, Tenacious D were featured as puppets performing "Friendship" on an episode of ''[[Crank Yankers]]''.<ref>{{cite news| first=Tim | last=Goodman | title=Puppets reach out and touch someone | date=May 29, 2002| newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/05/29/DD37857.DTL | access-date = April 8, 2008 }}</ref> They were guest starred when they were taught by [[Zorak]] how to perform in an episode of the [[Cartoon Network]]/[[Adult Swim]] series ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''. In 2002 they guest starred on ''[[MADtv]]'' playing the songs "Tribute", & "Lee" with the Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl on drums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tenaciousd.com/newsarchive.html |title=News |access-date=April 8, 2008 |publisher=Tenacious D's official website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315023630/http://www.tenaciousd.com/newsarchive.html |archive-date=March 15, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Later, Tenacious D made an appearance in the first episode of ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]'' televised on [[Adult Swim]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Lou |last=Perseghin |title=Democracy In Action |publisher=[[Philadelphia City Paper]] |url=http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2004-11-11/mixpicks.shtml |access-date=April 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041214031622/http://citypaper.net/articles/2004-11-11/mixpicks.shtml |archive-date=December 14, 2004}}</ref>

In the run up to the release of the film ''The Pick of Destiny'', Tenacious D performed the "[[POD (song)|Pick of Destiny]]" at the [[American Music Awards of 2006|2006 American Music Awards]] and on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''. Tenacious D was a musical guest on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' for the first time, although they had previously appeared as an uncredited musical guest on May 2, 1998.<ref name='SNL Transcripts'>{{cite web|title=SNL Transcripts: Matthew Broderick |date=May 2, 1998 |work=Saturday Night Live Transcripts |url=http://snltranscripts.jt.org/97/97s.phtml |pages=Season 23: Episode 19 |access-date=August 12, 2008}}</ref> They also opened the 2006 [[Spike TV]] Video Game Awards with a performance of "The Metal",<ref name="gamespot-tenacious-d">{{cite news|first=Tim |last=Surette |title=Oblivion nabs Spike TV top honors |work=[[GameSpot]] |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6162929.html?sid=6162929 |date=December 9, 2007 |access-date=January 17, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930065452/http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6162929.html?sid=6162929 |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> and played "Friendship" at the [[2006 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref name='popmatters.com'>{{cite news| first=Evan | last=Sawdey | title=The MTV Video Music Awards 2006 | url =https://www.popmatters.com/pm/tv/reviews/5125/the-mtv-video-music-awards-2006/ | work=PopMatters| access-date = March 23, 2008 }}</ref> The band's first television appearance of 2008 was in support of [[the Who]] at the [[VH1 Rock Honors]].<ref>{{cite news| first=Allen | last=Salkin | title=Two Rock Legends, Basking in the VH1 Spotlight | date=July 17, 2008| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/arts/music/17daltrey.html?ref=music | work=[[The New York Times]] | access-date = July 17, 2008 }}</ref>

===Internet===
Black and Gass were interviewed on August 29, 2012, by [[Tony Hawk]] as part of the "Dissent" series on the web channel, Ride. The interview was conducted in the [[Sirius Satellite Radio|Sirius/XM]] studios as part of the Hawk's "Demolition Radio" [[Radio broadcasting#Satellite|program]]. The interview's topics include comedy rock and Upland Skatepark.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Hawk Interviews Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Ixk2d8OGc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/i8Ixk2d8OGc| archive-date=November 2, 2021 | url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Google, Inc|access-date=September 1, 2012|author=RIDEChannel|date=August 31, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== Video games ===
The song "The Metal" is playable in the sixth tier setlist of ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]'', as well as being playable in demo versions of the game included in demo kits, ''Official Xbox Magazine'' Demo Disc #77, some copies of ''[[Tony Hawk's Proving Ground]]'', and formerly as a digital download on the [[Xbox Games Store]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Xbox Magazine Demo Disc 77 |url=https://thegamesdb.net/game.php?id=96600 |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=thegamesdb.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Arendt |first=Susan |title=Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Includes Guitar Hero III Demo |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2007/08/tony-hawks-prov/ |access-date=September 15, 2023 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref>

"The Metal" and "Master Exploder" appear on the soundtrack of ''[[Brütal Legend]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/brutal-legends-full-soundtrack-listing-makes-heads-explode/ | title = GameDaily is the first to bring you the game's full setlist. These 100+ songs will make your head explode! | first = Libe | last = Goad | date = August 9, 2009 | access-date = August 9, 2009 | publisher = [[Game Daily]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090812054731/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/brutal-legends-full-soundtrack-listing-makes-heads-explode/ | archive-date = August 12, 2009 | url-status = live | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Both Black and Gass voice characters in the game partly modeled after their likenesses; Black voices main character Eddie Riggs, while Gass voices Kage the Kannonier.<ref>{{cite magazine| url = http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/211867/exclusive-gass-posehn-agee-in-brutal-legend/ | title = Exclusive: Gass, Posehn, Agee in Brutal Legend! | magazine = [[GamePro]] | date = September 1, 2009 | access-date = September 1, 2009 | first = Dave | last= Rudden |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091102045842/http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/211867/exclusive-gass-posehn-agee-in-brutal-legend/|archive-date=November 2, 2009}}</ref> An in-game Tenacious D guitar was available as a [[pre-order incentive]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/5242412/gamestops-exclusive-brutal-legend-tenacious-d-axe | title = GameStop's Exclusive Brütal Legend Tenacious D Axe | publisher = Kotaku | first = Mike | last = Fahey | date = May 6, 2009 | access-date = May 6, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090509143853/http://kotaku.com/5242412/gamestops-exclusive-brutal-legend-tenacious-d-axe | archive-date = May 9, 2009 | url-status = live | df = mdy-all }}</ref> "The Metal" was added as downloadable content to ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'' to coincide with ''Brütal Legend''{{'}}s release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3133284#post3133284|title=DLC Week of 10/13|publisher=[[Harmonix]]|date=October 9, 2009|access-date=October 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012074214/http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3133284#post3133284|archive-date=October 12, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Live===
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The band spent the first twelve years of their career playing acoustic concerts; just Black and Gass on acoustic guitars, with no backing instruments apart from occasional guests. Black and Gass have expressed angst they experience before concerts saying: "We're always looking for a loophole. Pretty much every concert we've ever done, we're trying to find a way to cancel the show at the last minute."<ref name="Relix" /> The band mainly spent their first five years performing in Los Angeles, with occasional concerts in New York and Colorado. The band embarked on their first ever tour in 1999. In 2001, Tenacious D started their second nationwide [[Concert|concert tour]], performing at larger venues, many of which sold out.<ref name="AMG" /> In 2001, Black and Gass toured with [[Weezer]] alongside [[Jimmy Eat World]], performing in large arenas. In 2002, the band supported [[Kid Rock]] at a handful of concerts, before starting their third domestic tour, ''Le Tour!'', playing many medium-sized theaters. Later that year and in early 2003, the band would perform three small European tours, and an Australian tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/concert-map/tenacious-d-2bd6d4ae.html|title=Tenacious D Concert Map|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>

{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote=It's a roaring crowd, and they may be roaring your approval, but it's still a scary, roaring crowd. They can turn on you, conceivably. It's still a beast that you must ride. And once it's been ridden, in the midst of the ride, it feels fantastic.|source=— [[Jack Black]] on performing live.<ref name="Seattle" />}}

In 2006, the band launched their first ever major tour, [[The Pick of Destiny Tour (2006–2007)|The Pick of Destiny Tour]]. Black and Gass wished to recruit electric guitarist [[John Konesky]] and bassist [[John Spiker]], both members of Gass' side-project [[Trainwreck with Kyle Gass|Trainwreck]], and had been session musicians on ''The Pick of Destiny'' album. The band also wished to recruit drummer [[Brooks Wackerman]] from [[The Vandals]]. At early rehearsals of the tour, Black and Gass contemplated whether to go ahead with the musicians, or whether to continue performing acoustic, of which they decided to try the tour with the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080923006620/en/TENACIOUS-Set-Release-COMPLETE-MASTERWORKS-2-DVD|title=TENACIOUS D Set to Release THE COMPLETE MASTERWORKS 2 DVD on November 4|date=September 23, 2008|publisher=Businesswire.com|language=en|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> The tour would continue into 2007, with two US legs, a European leg and an Australian leg.

Following The Pick of Destiny Tour, the band would go on to play [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]],<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - Reading and Leeds Festivals 2008 - Reading Festival Line up |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/readingandleeds/2008/lineup/reading.shtml |website=BBC |access-date=June 14, 2024 |date=2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=York |first1=Jonny |title=Leeds 2008 review: Tenacious D |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/23/tenaciousd |website=The Guardian |access-date=June 14, 2024 |date=August 23, 2008}}</ref> [[Outside Lands]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Tenacious D Replace Beastie Boys at Outside Lands |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tenacious-d-replace-beastie-boys-at-outside-lands-80687/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 14, 2024 |date=August 6, 2009}}</ref> [[Bonnaroo Music Festival|Bonnaroo]] and the [[BlizzCon|BlizzCon closing ceremony]] from 2008 to 2010,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christensen |first1=Jeff |title=Jack Black, right, and Kyle Gass of the band Tenacious D perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts ... |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/cirque-d-soleil-tenacious-d-ready-for-new-years-eve-2694074/attachment/jack-black-right-and-kyle-gass-of-the-band-tenacious-d-perform-at-the-bonnaroo-music-and-arts/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=June 14, 2024 |date=June 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tenacious D Live Onstage at BlizzCon 2010 |url=https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/starcraft2/915758/tenacious-d-live-onstage-at-blizzcon-2010 |website=Blizzard |access-date=June 14, 2024 |language=en |date=October 11, 2010}}</ref> as well as supporting the [[Foo Fighters]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |title=Foo Fighters to tour with Tenacious D in Australia |url=https://consequence.net/2011/01/foo-fighters-to-tour-with-tenacious-d-in-australia/ |website=Consequence |access-date=June 14, 2024 |date=January 7, 2011}}</ref> In 2012, the band launched their second major tour, ''[[Rize of the Fenix Tour]]''. Apart from two performances in Stockholm and Amsterdam, until 2012, the band had never performed to non-English speaking countries. Black claimed it was because foreign concerts were "a little funky" because "the subtleties do get lost in translation".<ref name="Relix" /> In June, the band would perform at [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park]] festivals in Germany, which broke the band's attendance records. In October, the band embarked on a large tour of Europe, including returns to Germany.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Following the Rize of the Fenix Tour, the band toured smaller venues as ''Old School Acoustic Style Tour'' in early 2013, performing in North America and Australia. This would be their first acoustic tour since their tour of Australia in 2004. There were two additional acoustic tours in Europe in December 2013 and February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/tenacious-d-2bd6d4ae.html?tour=6bd7da9a|title=Tenacious D Tour Statistics: Unplugged & Unprotected |website=Setlist.fm|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> In 2018, the band launched their third major tour, [[Post-Apocalypto Tour]], which would surpass Rize of the Fenix as their biggest tour in October 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/tenacious-d-2bd6d4ae.html?tour=bd0d176|title=Tenacious D Tour Statistics: Post-Apocalypto|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808081218/https://www.setlist.fm/stats/tenacious-d-2bd6d4ae.html?tour=bd0d176|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2023, the band began their fourth major tour, [[the Spicy Meatball Tour]].<ref name="THE SPICY MEATBALL TOUR CONTINUES…" />