Jack Black and Kyle Gass were playing an intimate set for a small roomful of lucky competition winners at Vancouver’s Armoury Studios.
Footage uploaded in 2012 is still making Tenacious D fans jealous to this day. The band’s special set for Fox Uninvited Guest has more than 400,000 views on YouTube. Music Man readers can watch the moment unfold in the video below…
From the very first frames, Tenacious D fans know they’re in for a concert clip like no other. Tenacious D bandmates Jack and Kyle stand on an unraised stage in a small room, each armed with an acoustic guitar, while a drummer, an electric guitarist and a bassist wait behind them, completing their small rock band setup.
The audience is filled with Fox competition winners—fans of the band who lap up the once-in-a-lifetime chance to stand within feet of the world’s most hilarious rock band. The front-row attendees stand just metres from the stars, practically face to face as Jack Black and Kyle Gass unleash the greatest hit of their career: “Tribute.”
Jack Black, whose film accolades need no mention, appears visibly nervous in moments as he sings in such close quarters to a horde of excitable strangers. With sweat dripping from his forehead, he delivers the hilarious spoken-word lyrics, giving one front-row audience member a chilling stare as he brings the song’s theatrical storytelling to life.
As the full band enters the hit, Jack Black’s true talent comes shining through; the star lays new melodic ideas over the hit, new moods beneath the lyrics to make the band’s 2002 single sound brand new again.
And as this clip racks up views on YouTube, the intimate performance reaches an audience far beyond the room.