The Post-Apocalypto Tour was a concert tour by American comedy rock band Tenacious D. The tour was in support of the band's YouTube animatic series Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto and its accompanying soundtrack album Post-Apocalypto, which were released in November 2018. The tour began on November 3, 2018 and ended on February 26, 2020. This tour surpassed the band's 2012 Rize of the Fenix Tour as the longest Tenacious D tour in October 2019 with over 1.8 million people.

Unlike other Tenacious D tours, this tour had a substantial gap from January to May 2019 where there were no performances. Black would later claim that the reason for this hiatus is due to him being required to film Jumanji: The Next Level.

The band confirmed the end of the Post-Apocalypto Tour on March 2, 2020, stating that they would commence on their "The Purple Nurple Tour... Twisting Hard to the Left!" in the United States through September and October 2020, partnering with 46 for 46 to raise awareness of voting for the 2020 United States presidential election, particularity the swing states. The tour was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

History This tour was primarily in support of Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto, a hand-drawn animatic series which was released on YouTube from September to November in 2018. The series was entirely drawn by Black, and solely written and voiced by Black and Gass. The vast majority of performances on this tour featured a large front-drop curtain screen, which had visuals from the episodes projected onto it. When the songs played, the curtain was see-through, and revealed Black and Gass performing. A special, shortened cut of the episodes was created to be played in-between the songs for the tour. Due to most outdoor venues being unable to accommodate the curtain, the band skipped the vast majority of the Post-Apocalypto songs at festivals and amphitheatres, starting the performance with "JB Jr. Rap" onwards, and then with a large backdrop of a crudely drawn castle which was erected during "Rize of the Fenix".

The performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on July 25, 2019 featured the Colorado Symphony orchestra throughout the performance.

The July performance at the Palace Theater was broadcast on Oculus Rift.

The performance at Rock in Rio Festival in Brazil on September 28, 2019 featured Internet sensation Junior Bass Groovador on a cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.

The performances on the February 2020 European leg featured subtitles in the country's respective languages.

Average set list Post-Apocalypto set "Hope" "Making Love" "Take Us Into Space" "Fuck Yo-Yo Ma" "Daddy Ding Dong" "Robot" "Colors" "JB. Jr Rap" "Woman Time" "Save the World" "Post-Apocalypto Theme (Reprise)" Greatest hits set "Rize of the Fenix" "Low Hangin' Fruit" "Sax-a-Boom" "Roadie" "Kickapoo" "Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)" "The Metal" "Dio" "Kielbasa" "Tribute" "Double Team" Encore "Fuck Her Gently"

Opening acts

Acoustic duo Wynchester, composed of longtime Tenacious D guitarist John Konesky, alongside Kyle Gass Band vocalist, Mike Bray, opened for every night of the tour, excluding festivals and support appearances. The band released their self-titled debut album Wynchester in May 2018.

Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueOpening actLeg 1 — North America #1New York CityUnited StatesKings TheatreWynchesterNovember 4, 2018November 5, 2018BostonHouse of BluesNovember 7, 2018Washington, D.C.The AnthemNovember 8, 2018PhiladelphiaThe FillmoreNovember 9, 2018PittsburghStage AENovember 10, 2018ColumbusExpress Live!November 12, 2018DetroitThe FillmoreNovember 13, 2018ChicagoRiviera TheatreNovember 14, 2018Leg 2 — North America #2December 9, 2018CalgaryCanadaGrey Eagle Resort and CasinoWynchesterDecember 10, 2018December 11, 2018EdmontonShaw Conference CentreDecember 13, 2018VancouverQueen Elizabeth TheatreDecember 14, 2018SeattleUnited StatesMoore TheatreDecember 15, 2018PortlandCrystal Ballroom*December 17, 2018OaklandFox Oakland TheatreDecember 18, 2018December 21, 2018Los AngelesHollywood PalladiumDecember 30, 2018Las VegasThe Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoDecember 31, 2018Leg 3 — Europe #1June 1, 2019LondonEnglandWembley ArenaWynchesterJune 2, 2019June 4, 2019CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal ArenaJune 5, 2019OsloNorwayOslo SpektrumJune 6, 2019SölvesborgSwedenSweden Rock Festival*June 8, 2018NurembergGermanyRock im Park Festival*June 9, 2019NürburgRock am Ring Festival*June 10, 2019LandgraafNetherlandsPinkpop Festival*Leg 4 — North America #3July 25, 2019MorrisonUnited StatesRed Rocks Amphitheatre*WynchesterJuly 27, 2019Kansas CityStarlight Theatre*July 28, 2019LincolnPinewood Bowl Theatre*July 30, 2019Saint PaulPalace TheatreJuly 31, 2019August 2, 2019St. LouisStifel TheatreAugust 3, 2019ChicagoLollapalooza Festival*August 4, 2019NashvilleAscend Amphitheater*WynchesterAugust 5, 2019AtlantaCoca-Cola RoxyLeg 5 — South AmericaSeptember 28, 2019Rio de JaneiroBrazilRock in Rio Festival*October 1, 2019BogotáColombiaEstadio El Campín*Supporting Foo FightersLeg 6 — North America #4October 15, 2019New OrleansUnited StatesThe FillmoreWynchesterOctober 16, 2019HoustonRevention Music CenterOctober 17, 2019AustinACL LiveOctober 19, 2019DallasThe Bomb FactoryOctober 20, 2019Oklahoma CityThe CriterionOctober 21, 2019TulsaBrady TheaterOctober 23, 2019PhoenixComerica TheatreOctober 25, 2019San FranciscoMasonic AuditoriumOctober 26, 2019RenoGrand Theatre at the Grand Sierra ResortOctober 27, 2019Santa BarbaraArlington TheaterOctober 29, 2019Los AngelesWiltern TheaterLeg 7 — Europe #2February 10, 2020DublinIreland3ArenaWynchesterFebruary 12, 2020MunichGermanyOlympiahalleFebruary 13, 2020ViennaAustriaWiener StadthalleFebruary 15, 2020Luxembourg CityLuxembourgRockhalFebruary 16, 2020FrankfurtGermanyFesthalleFebruary 17, 2020BerlinMax-Schmeling-HalleFebruary 19, 2020MilanItalyLorenzini DistrictFebruary 20, 2020ZürichSwitzerlandSamsung HallFebruary 22, 2020DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallenFebruary 23, 2020AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo DomeFebruary 24, 2020BrusselsBelgiumForest NationalFebruary 26, 2020ParisFranceZénith All events highlighted with (*) mean that the show was without the projection curtain. This could be due to the venue being outdoors, or logistical problems with the venue.

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

See also

Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto

References