Wu-Tang Clan Forever: 36 Moments From Their Final Show in Fort Worth

On Friday, June 13, Wu-Tang Clan came to Dickies Arena for their final tour. With openers Run the Jewels, all surviving members–RZA, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, GZA, Cappadonna, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and Raekwon–are on the road, hitting 27 cities that will conclude on July 18 in Philadelphia. As RZA stated when the tour was announced in February, they’ll be playing their well-known hits, deep cuts and songs that have never been performed live from their decades-worth catalog.

As Wu-Tang fans get one more chance to see the best rap crew do it again, here were 36 moments (a salute to their 1993 landmark album) from their nearly two-hour show in Fort Worth. We entered the 36th chamber and came back a Shaolin master.

1. Custom Dickies jackets. Hours before Wu-Tang Clan and Run the Jewels hit the stage, the Dickies Arena Instagram account showed off some custom jackets for the members in commemoration of their sold-out show. We hope they sell these on Wu-Tang’s online store soon.

2. Ohh la la! Ah wee wee! By the time we got into the arena, smoke lingered in the hallways after Run the Jewels, the formidable duo of Killer Mike and El-P, hit the stage. They came in guns blazing, getting the crowd on their feet for “Ohh La La.” The song, built around a sample of Greg Nice’s verse on the 1992 Gang Starr classic, “DWYCK,” had an old-school vibe. They screamed, “Ohh la la!” and we shouted back, “Ah wee wee!”

3. A hazy setlist. El-P confirms they change the setlist every night … and that they’re more stoned than the last show. At least they’re being honest.

4. Salute Trackstar. RTJ’s DJ, who was wearing a “rap fan” hat, provided scratches on songs like “Don’t Get Captured” and brought the motherfuckin’ rap shit to their set. He’s the DJ, they’re the rappers.

5. Kill your masters. A fiery performance by Killer Mike’s “Killer Your Masters,” who changed the lyrics slightly to say, “Tell Fort Worth to kill your masters.” 6. One time for El-P. Killer Mike’s Grammy Award-winning solo album Michael cemented his status as a top-tier MC who shared his origin story on a spiritual level. But once fans heard "Don't Let the Devil" off the project, they predicted the next RTJ reunion was going to be monumental. Just to see El-P alongside Killer Mike in their return to the stage felt familiar if you were part of their insane festival run in the 2010s. El-P joked with his longtime buddy, initiated claps and rapped his part of RTJ songs with confidence. They were back like they never left.

7. A few words for the firing squad. Run the Jewels concluded their set with their RTJ4 cut. After grabbing mic stands, they proceeded to walk to front of the thrust stage, getting close to the audience as they rapped their lyrics on "a few words for the firing squad (radiation)" with the same fury and precision as before. Killer Mike threw up his hand in the shape of a gun pointed at a fist holding jewels while rapping, a signature logo that left fans cheering.

8. The tour collection. There were consistent lines throughout the night for the Wu-Tang Clan’s merch, featuring sweaters, T-shirts and beer koozies commemorating their final tour. The mighty Wu’s longevity was seen in the number of Wu shirts and vintage pieces from previous tours. Some even made their own Wu memorabilia. 9. Shaolin outfits: One guy was walking around with a straw hat and Timbs on, a true practitioner of Shaolin style.

10. The Abbot rises. At 9:25 p.m., a video package begins with their logo within the eight diagrams chamber. There are images of swordsmen fighting each other and the buzz of a killa beez displayed on a large declining screen. With red alarms, you hear “Wu-World Order!” The assembly of the clansmen is here.

RZA is the first to rise from the stage, opening with “Bring da Ruckus.” Ghostface Killah comes out second with the blast of a hype verse.

11. The Chef’s swagger. Raekwon, who is celebrating 30 years of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx a.k.a the Purple Tape, came out wearing a shirt to recognize the occasion. He had a shot of whiskey in one hand and the mic in the other, rapping his verse to “Bring da Ruckus” and looking effortlessly cool.

12. Clan in da front. One by one, RZA introduced each member. GZA, a.k.a The Genius, was next to do “Clan in da Front,” then came his brethren for the group’s next song, “Da Mystery of Chessboxin,’” with U-God, Inspectah Deck and Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s son Young Dirty Bastard. The proverbial chess board full of rhyming swordfighters was almost filled up. 13. Tiger style. By this part of the show, Wu members would exchange saying, “This is hip-hop.” It’s a simple three words that remind you you’re witnessing GOATs at the top of their game in 2025, still influencing rappers to rap. They did “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta F’ Wit.” RZA really set the tone for Method Man’s arrival.

14. M-E-T-H-O-D Man. Method Man could’ve done a quick solo set with RZA from here but chose to do his biggest hits, “Method Man” and “Shame on a N***a.” The latter track had Method Man throwing shade at whites for saying the n-word with a mischievous smile on his face.

15. Not over yet. Wu-Tang Clan, starting with their popular songs at the top of the setlist, made it feel like they were ending this quickly. They did an energetic delivery of their razor-sharp rhymes on “Protect Ya Neck,” cutting the beat for GZA to take the spotlight. “First of all, who's your A&R? / A mountain climber who plays an electric guitar?” is still a great line. Afterward, one of them said, “It’s not over.” We better stay awhile.

16. A commercial break. To break up the sets, Wu-Tang Clan showed videos of their other projects in the works. The trailer for the RZA-directed One Spoon Of Chocolate stars Shameik Moore (DOPE, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) as a former military convict who, upon relocating from the city to a small Ohio town, finds love, danger and more trouble than he ever bargained for. It debuted at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

17. Blue Raspberry. Backed by a full band, the legendary songstress affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan took over and showed off her range as she prepared us for the next set of mostly Raekwon and Ghostface Killah songs. Her singing led into “Can It Be All So Simple,” featuring a young Raekwon on-screen juxtaposed with his present self rapping the lyrics.

18. A Guru tribute. Guru passed away 15 years ago after a long battle with cancer. Inspectah Deck rapped his verse on Gang Starr’s “Above the Clouds,” giving flowers to all the former soldiers of hip-hop. 19. “Incarcerated Scarfaces.” Right after the Guru tribute, Raekwon wanted to dedicate this to all the “brothers and sisters who are incarcerated.” That first verse! Me and the RZA connect.

20. “It’s mad flavors in the house.” Instead of Method Man kicking off “Ice Cream,” Cappadonna did with Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. No complaints here. “I see French vanillas up in here. I see chocolate deluxe on this side. I see some caramel sundaes up in the joint!” he said.

21. Back for the ladies. Raekwon says they’ve been doing this for over 30 years, a perfect segue into Blue Raspberry singing Mary J. Blige’s chorus of Method Man’s “All I Need.” Method Man came back and he orchestrated one of the biggest singalongs of the night.

22. Another commercial break. Another trailer featured Wu-Tang Clan’s new video game project called Rise of the Deceiver. It’s a cooperative action RPG that’s up to four players, blending Afro-surrealism and anime with a soundtrack of classic Wu-Tang songs and new ones by Just Blaze. Originally, the project was tied to Ghostface Killah’s horror thriller Angel of Dust. Who else had Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style on PlayStation?

23. For all my swordsmen. “Sometimes, we gotta take y’all back to the foundation,” RZA said. We’ve entered the third act of the show as RZA kicked off the lyrics of “Liquid Swords” before the Genius took over. He did another off Liquid Swords, “Duel of the Iron Mic,” and we’re officially back head-nodding to real hip-hop.

24. Energy stew. All night RZA has been our master of ceremonies, conducting the crowd and getting us to participate in certain songs. After U-God and RZA called out different sections of the arena for their energy, RZA said, “Let’s take all that energy and put it together in one big energy stew. And we gonna take you back to that ‘90s hip-hop and make your energy just explode!” The beat for “4th Chamber” came in. It turned the place up.

25. Cappadonna is having the best night. In every verse Cappadonna did, he rapped with more intensity and heart. RZA has instructed us to ball our negative energy into a fist, open our hands to release it and make a chopping motion like an axe to chop up the bullshit. It set up Cappadonna’s “Run” nicely, which now instructed us to keep it moving when things get sticky. 26. I have bad knees, but I'm still jumping. RZA polled the crowd, asking everyone to make some noise if they were born in the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, or ‘00s. Although he knew some of us had bad knees, he wanted us to jump around like we were in his house of pain. It was good fun, tapping back into our youth for “Tearz.”

27. Our final commercial break. In the last trailer of the evening, Raekwon is set to release an upcoming documentary called The Purple Tape Files. It features interviews from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, 9th Wonder and various other Wu-Tang members who shared their thoughts on the album. The doc will break down how the album introduced mafioso rap to the world, from the songs to its skits.

28. Ghostface Killah interviewing from a bathtub. The trailer for The Purple Tape Files had Ghostface doing his portion while sitting in a bathtub. It’s already a classic. 29. Young Dirty Bastard is honored by RZA. RZA was feeling the moment, listing all the Wu-Tang members who were on stage with him. “There’s only one member who couldn’t be here physically with us, that’s our brother the Ol’ Dirty Bastard. But we’ve been blessed to have his firstborn son on tour with us, the YDB!” RZA said.

YDB joked that he was walking around the crowd and made “some babies over there and probably two babies over there.”

“And you gonna make two more tonight n***a, let’s go!” Method Man replied.

30. Baby I like it raw. Although ODB is no longer here, Young Dirty Bastard has channeled him over the years, rapping his biggest solo hits, “Shimmy Shimmy Ya,” “Brooklyn Zoo” and “Got Your Money,” nearly pitch-perfect. After he was done, YDB looked up, showing love to his father, who probably has a golden smile right now.

31. The missing Nike x Wu-Tang Clan Dunk. A fan threw their Wu-Tang Clan Dunk sneaker for one of them to sign. When they tried to have the other shoe signed, Method Man picked it up from the stage, thought about signing it and threw it back to the crowd. Better luck next time.

32. Cash rules everything around me. Dolla dolla bill y’all!

33. Someone got lucky. Method Man made a fan very happy when he took off his shirt and threw it to them. He also gave them his sweat rag. You know you got it when you intentionally make people swoon over you.

34. One love. RZA wanted to see the Ws up one more time. “When I say Wu-Tang, you say forever,” RZA said. Dallas-Fort Worth represented.

35. Triumphant ending. There is no better way to end a Wu-Tang show than with “Triumph,” featuring all the members rocking the mic. Even in their mid-50s, they’re still bringing da ruckus.

36. Thank you. “We super appreciate y’all,” RZA said. “It’s not just a tour for us, it’s a tour for us to come out and say thank you for all the years of support. I see so many Wu-Tang t-shirts in here, so many diverse faces. We so appreciate you. On behalf of Masta Killa, Ghostface Killah, Allah Mathematics, the GZA, Blue Raspberry, Cappadonna, Inspectah Deck, Stone Mecca, M-E-T-H-O-D Man, U-God, YDB, Raekwon the Chef, Run the Jewels, and my name is the RZA. We thank y’all so much!”