On this date in 2001 Jack Black and Kyle Gass brought the first-ever extensive Tenacious D tour to the old location of Higher Ground in Winooski, Vermont. The show concluded with an encore that saw Phish keyboardist Page McConnell join the pair for a Beatles medley and more.
McConnell emerged after a set heavy on material from Tenacious D’s self-titled debut album, which came out a few days earlier and features Page on keyboards. First up from the Tenacious D and Page McConnell pairing was a cover of Queen’s “Flash.” Page also lent a hand on the D original “Wonderboy” as well as the show-closing medley of The Beatles’ “You Never Give Me Your Money” and “The End.”
Watch exceptional fan-shot video of the entire concert paired with soundboard audio thanks to Cleantones:
Setlist
Tenacious D at Higher Ground
- Land of the Lost Theme
- Fat Albert Theme
- Warning
- Jesus Ranch
- Kielbasa
- History
- Holy Diver
- Heaven and Hell
- Dio
- The Road
- Lee
- Cosmic Shame
- Sax-a-Boom
- Sweet Child o’ Mine
- Mr. Brownstone
- Karate
- Kyle Quit the Band
- Kyle Took a Bullet for Me
- Blackbird
- Fuck Her Gently
- Sasquatch
- Tribute
- Blow Job
- Rock Your Socks
- Double Team
Encore
- Flash
- Wonderboy
- You Never Give Me Your Money
- The End
[Originally Published: September 28, 2016]
