Comedy duo have to cancel show, for thinking taking the pizz out of Trump assassination attempt was a winner, but miss read the Australian public as many do.
No doubt some will shovel up a re written post, to a small but dedicated audience.
Black said all future creative plans for the musical-comedy duo are on hold following a bad taste joke at a Sydney gig on Sunday.
Tuesday night’s Newcastle concert by Tenacious D, the musical-comedy duo featuring Jack Black and Kyle Gass, has been called off without explanation, leaving fans in the queue outside the Newcastle Entertainment Centre demanding answers and others fuming online about wasted airfare and accommodation expenses.
The shock move comes the day after Gass was presented with a birthday cake onstage, and when asked what his wish was answered: “Don’t miss Trump next time.”
Promoter Frontier Touring posted on social media about 3pm on Tuesday that the Newcastle leg of the Spicy Meatball Tour had been postponed, but offered no explanation.
The move follows Monday night’s seemingly off-the-cuff comment from Gass in Sydney. Though in keeping with the duo’s anti-authoritarian brand of stoner comedy, it was met with an angry response by some on social media who have interpreted it as an expression of support for a would-be assassin.
Some commenters who profess to be fans have vowed to call time on their support of the band.
With the sudden but unexplained news that Newcastle’s show will not go ahead on Tuesday night, fans have been left to speculate on the reason and to wonder if the rest of the tour is also in doubt.
Tenacious D are due to play at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Thursday, Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Saturday and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Monday, before jetting to New Zealand for shows in Auckland and Wellington. Frontier has so far declined to comment on whether these shows will go ahead as planned, or if and when the Newcastle show will be rescheduled.