Verdict: Five stars.
Tenacious D spotted huge celebrities in their Glasgow audience at the Hydro.
The legendary rock band packed the massive venue in Finnieston but still didn’t fail to call out Scottish stars who came to the show.
Frontman and Kung Fu Panda actor Jack Black announced that Marvel actress Karen Gillan and Biffy Clyro band members were in the crowd for the Spicy Meatball tour.
The famous music fans were in for a treat as the five-star show didn’t disappoint with hits like Wonderboy, Kickapoo, Tribute, and The Metal.
They even played a rare track just for Glasgow after hailing the city their favourite gig on the tour so far.
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Black admitted he was scared to perform Master Exploder as it was the “hardest song they had ever written," making them avoid playing it to audiences.
The rockstar declared “f*** it, let’s do it for Glasgow!” and belted the intricate tune with band member Kyle Gass.
The audience, which was filled with thousands of hardcore fans, erupted with cheers and applause proving Black had no need to worry.
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The duo’s energy and chemistry on stage is undeniable especially when Gass “quit” mid-set and was won back by Dude I Totally Miss You.
The band enjoyed keeping the crowd on their toes with fire effects, stuntmen, and a giant horned devil figure on stage.
Black leaned into his iconic comedy acting skills as he faked hilarious fights with Gass and the stage crew along with technical difficulties.
One roadie they named Biffy Pyro was repeatedly chastised by Black for his poor skills and failures setting off fire effects.
Pyro apologised and said: "You guys I'm so sorry that I have been messing up the show, I have been fired from a lot of bands but this is the greatest and best band in the world.
"You guys are my heroes, I am just really nervous. I am trying not to mess things up."
Black comforted the roadie saying: "You're nervous? Are you ready for a bombshell? We are nervous too.
"Look at that, thousands of screaming fans. You know what we do when we are nervous? We play The Spicy Meatball Song."
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The setlist included huge hits from the band's movie Tenacious D Pick of Destiny which although now is a massive cult classic, bombed in cinemas during its 2006 release.
Black has spoken publicly about how the film's box office failure hit him extremely hard and addressed it again last night with the Glasgow crowd.
He said: “Did any of you see our movie Tenacious D Pick of Destiny?” which was met with a huge cheer across the venue.
Black replied saying,“well you didn’t see it in cinemas, there were empty theatres around the world… it almost killed us.”
The audience picked up the School of Rock and Kung Foo Panda star by cheering and chanting “here we f****** go” lifting spirits.
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We previously reported how Black was spotted "stoating about Glasgow" before the show.
The 54-year-old was pictured walking around in the city centre taking pictures with thrilled fans who posted them on social media.
One man said on X: "People of Glasgow and any movie or music fans of Jack Black and Tenacious D, well he is stoating about Glasgow on his Jack Jones.
"Got him just off Bothwell Street."
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