The influential and long-running hip-hop group has announced “the start of their final tour” called Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber, the Guardian reports. The band’s touring line-up will include all surviving members of the band: RZA, GZA, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and Cappadonna, according to the New York Times, as well as Young Dirty Bastard, son of Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Run The Jewels will handle the support slot.
The first North American leg will have 27 stops, beginning on 6th June in Baltimore and visiting cities like Atlanta, Houston, San Diego, LA, Vancouver, Portland, Boston, Toronto and New York before ending in Philadelphia on 18th July.
“This is a special moment for me and all my Wu brothers to run around the globe together one more time and spread the Wu swag, music, and culture”, bandleader RZA said in a statement. “Most importantly to touch our fans and those who have supported us throughout the years. On this tour we’re playing songs we’ve never played before to our audience and me and our production team have designed a Wu-Tang show unlike anything you’ve ever seen.”
The nine living members of Wu-Tang feature on Mathematics’ upcoming new album ‘Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman’, out in April. Method Man and Raekwon recently appeared on Red Bull Spiral’s one-take cypher series with Redman.
See the North American tour dates for Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber