The Rize of the Fenix Tour was a worldwide

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by American

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band

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. The tour was in support of the band's 2012 album ''

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'', with the tour visiting

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and

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. The tour began on May 23, 2012 and ended on October 24, 2012, featuring 45 shows in total. The full show performed at

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and highlights from the performance at

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were broadcast live on German TV. Highlights from the

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performance were broadcast in the UK on the

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channel. These broadcasts have since been uploaded to the Internet unofficially by

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users. This was the band's second major concert tour, following ''The Pick of Destiny Tour'', which toured from late 2006 to early 2007. In late 2015, the band auctioned the signature 'Fenix' inflatable and backdrop amongst various props and costumes to raise funds for the

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Average set list

# "Rize of the Fenix" # "Low Hangin' Fruit # "Señorita" # "Deth Starr" # "Roadie" # "Throw Down" # "Sax-a-Boom" # "Kielbasa" # "Kickapoo" # "Dude (I Totally Miss You)" # "Kyle Quit the Band" # "Friendship" # "The Metal" # "Wonderboy" # "Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)" # "Pinball Wizard" / "There's a Doctor" / "Go to the Mirror!" (

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medley) # "Tribute" # "Double Team" #;Encore # "Baby" # "Fuck Her Gently"

Internet Archive albums

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and is available for free digital download.

Tour dates

Personnel

Jack Black Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy ...

– lead vocals, rhythm acoustic guitar *

Kyle Gass Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960) is an American musician and actor, best known for being a member of Tenacious D, a Grammy-winning comedy band. He is also a member of Trainwreck and the Kyle Gass Band. Early life Kyle Richard Gass was ...

– lead acoustic guitar, backing vocals *

John Konesky John S. Konesky (born November 19, 1980) is an American guitarist and record producer, best known for his role as the lead electric guitar player for Tenacious D. Career Konesky was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where he performed in a ba ...

– electric guitar, backing vocals *John Spiker – bass guitar, backing vocals *

Brooks Wackerman Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is an American musician. He is the current drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold was ''The Stage'' (2016). He was previously th ...

– drums

Incidents

During the Las Vegas performance on July 28, 2012, a brawl involving a dozen or so people broke out in the crowd by the stage. A few people were pulled out and the show continued. During the incident, there was a stabbing. Police were called to the scene as it was reported by a steward. By the time the police had arrived, Tenacious D had just finished ''"Friendship"'' which was the fourteenth song out of the planned twenty-three songs. The duo quickly played ''"Tribute"'' before the venue was cleared out. The man who was stabbed recovered.

References

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