Wu-Tang Clan hits reset button, sets tour for December
After announcing the cancellation of their 2007 tour last month, hip-hop icons the Wu-Tang Clan appear ready to mount another attempt on concert venues across the nation.
While nothing is officially confirmed from the group itself, concert promoters have begun to float out some dates and venues. The tour--as it currently appears to be constituted--consists of 11 dates in December and January, kicking off Dec. 15 in Chicago.
Other cities getting Wu-Tang appearances include, at the moment, Minneapolis; Denver; West Hollywood; Seattle; Las Vegas; Philadelphia; New York City; Richmond, VA; Miami Beach, FL; and St. Petersburg, FL.
The group's earlier 26-date tour, which was to kick off in October, was postponed after members of the rap collective pushed the release date for the group's forthcoming studio album, "8 Diagrams," back to Dec. 4, the same date Wu-Tang founding member Ghostface Killah's new album, "The Big Dough Rehab," hits stores. The move appeared to anger Ghostface, who spoke out to MTV News on the topic last month.
"I had December 4 for the longest," he told MTV. "But the Wu album, brothers was kinda late on doing whatever they were doing and pushed it back ... on my date. ... I'm not [mad at] all the members. It's not based on the members, but the hierarchy at Wu-Tang Clan is on some bulls---. They trying to f--- around and make me push my album back and doing all this."
December 2007
15 - Chicago, IL - Metro
16 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
20 - Denver, CO - Fillmore
23 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
30 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
January 2008
3 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
10 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
12 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
18 - Richmond, VA - Toad's Place
25 - Miami Beach, FL - Jackie Gleason Theater
26 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
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