Foo Fighters vocalist Dave Grohl has seemingly shown support for his friends in Tenacious D in light of that comedic duo’s recent controversy. The latter GRAMMY Award-winning outfit were put on hold last month after Kyle Gass made a joke onstage about the failed assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump.
While performing with Tenacious D at the ICC Sydney Theatre in Sydney, Australia on July 14th, Gass was presented with a birthday cake in celebration of his 64th birthday. It was upon blowing out the candles for his birthday wish that he quipped, “don’t miss Trump next time.” While the band finished out the set, the joke didn’t sit well with many once the footage got out. In turn, Tenacious D were put on the shelf by Jack Black soon after.
Gass himself, initially apologized for his actions, stating on July 16th:
“The line I improvised onstage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake. I don’t condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone. What happened was a tragedy, and I’m incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement. I profoundly apologize to those I’ve let down and truly regret any pain I’ve caused.”
Gass would later delete that apology and is said to have since been dropped by his talent agent in response to the uproar over his Trump comment.
During the Foo Fighters‘ August 03rd performance at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO, Grohl busted into a partial acoustic cover of Tenacious D‘s “Tribute“. Grohl, who didn’t appear to directly address the controversy surrounding Tenacious D, performed drums on the studio version of that track and has had a long history with Jack Black and Tenacious D, even appearing in their 2006 film ‘Tenacious D And The Pick Of Destiny‘. Black also appeared on Grohl‘s 2004 heavy metal side project Probot.
