Tenacious D
American comedy rock duo
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| February 2025 | Tenacious D contributed a cover of REO Speedwagon's 'Keep On Loving You' to a compilation album called Good Music To Lift Los Angeles. |
| 2024 | Tenacious D released '...Baby One More Time' for the Kung Fu Panda 4 soundtrack, which peaked at number 9 on a chart |
| 2024 | Tenacious D won Special Recognition - Concept Song award at the Hollywood Independent Music Awards for their song 'Video Games' |
| August 6 2024 | At the Borderlands film premiere, Jack Black indicated that he and Kyle Gass remained friends and would return to performing 'when it feels right'. |
| July 2024 | Cancelled their world tour and put work on hold after Gass made a controversial on-stage joke about the Donald Trump assassination attempt. |
| July 16 2024 | Jack Black publicly distanced himself from Kyle Gass' controversial comment, stating he did not condone hate speech or political violence. |
| July 14 2024 | During a performance at the ICC Sydney Theater, the band celebrated Kyle Gass' 64th birthday, which was marred by Gass' controversial comment about Donald Trump. |
| June 2024 | The band announced the 'Rock D Vote' tour, planning to perform in five swing states ahead of the 2024 United States elections. |
| February 2024 | Tenacious D announced their first tour of Australia and New Zealand in eleven years, scheduled for July 2024. |
| May 11 2023 | The band premiered their music video for 'Video Games' online, directed by Adam Paloian, marking their first music video since 2012. |
| May 6 2023 | Tenacious D began the Spicy Meatball Tour by debuting their new song 'Video Games' at Shaky Knees Music Festival. |
| March 2022 | Extended their tour into the fall, expanding on the initial summer tour plans. |
| December 7 2021 | Announced a Summer 2022 United States tour, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album. |
| September 2021 | In a Variety interview, Black revealed they were working on a new album with a 'very big idea', predicting a 2024 release. |
| July 1 2021 | Released a Beatles tribute cover/mashup of 'You Never Give Me Your Money' and 'The End', with proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders. |
| 2020 | Tenacious D released multiple singles including '5 Needs' from Rize of the Fenix, 'Time Warp' as a non-album single, and 'I Think I Love You' for The Croods: A New Age soundtrack |
| October 27 2020 | Released a cover of 'Time Warp' to promote Rock the Vote, with proceeds donated to the organization and featuring celebrity guests. |
| November 29 2019 | Released 'Blue Series' 7' Single featuring 'Don't Blow It, Kage', produced by Jack White for Record Store Day's Black Friday. |
| October 2019 | Post-Apocalypto Tour surpassed Rize of the Fenix as their biggest tour. |
| 2018 | Trainwreck reunites and announces they are working on a new album. |
| 2018 | Launched their third major tour, Post-Apocalypto Tour. |
| 2018 | Performed 'Post-Apocalypto Theme' at Hell & Heaven Metal Fest in Mexico City, teasing their upcoming project. |
| November 2 2018 | Tenacious D released their fourth studio album 'Post-Apocalypto' on Columbia Records, charting in several countries. |
| October 2018 | Black announced at Shaky Knees Music Festival that 'part 2' (Post-Apocalypto) would be released in 'Rocktober'. |
| September 28 2018 | Began releasing Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto as six individual YouTube episodes, continuing through November 2. |
| 2016 | Inspired by the Donald Trump presidential campaign, Black and Gass began developing a post-apocalyptic comedy project. |
| November 27 2015 | The band released their live album 'Tenacious D Live' on Columbia Records, which charted in the United States and Belgium. |
| February 2015 | Conducted an acoustic tour in Europe. |
| 2014 | Featured on Ronnie James Dio tribute album and won a Grammy Award for best heavy metal performance for their cover of 'The Last in Line'. |
| 2013 | Toured smaller venues with the Old School Acoustic Style Tour in North America and Australia. Performed additional acoustic tours in Europe in December. |
| 2013 | Hosted the comedy music Festival Supreme in Los Angeles. |
| 2012 | Released their third album, Rize of the Fenix, humorously addressing their previous film's commercial failure. |
| June 2012 | Launched their second major tour, Rize of the Fenix Tour. Performed at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Germany, breaking their attendance records. In October, they embarked on a large European tour, returning to Germany. |
| June 2012 | Jack Black discussed potential internet animated shorts as a creative project for Tenacious D, exploring a new medium beyond traditional music releases. |
| 2011 | The band supported the Foo Fighters in the fall. |
| 2010 | Trainwreck, a side project band featuring Kyle Gass and JR Reed, breaks up. |
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