Wu Tang Clan-Coney Island Amphitheater
I can’t believe it’s been 25 years since the epic inaugural studio release of Wu Tang Clan’s ‘Enter the Wu-Tang Clan 36 Chambers. I remember being in college when it came out and this record was a game changer. It gave a tremendous amount of credibility to the fast moving hip hop game that was building off the foundation of what the previous generation of mc’s forged in the 80’s.
Here we are 25 years later and their music is just as relevant as ever. In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of this seminal album, they hit the road in celebration of it. And what a celebration it was.
The rain most definitely didn’t hold anyone back for this hometown show out in Brooklyn, NY at the Ford Coney Island Amphitheater. The place was packed from front to back. Wu Tang shirts as far as the eye could see. And so the celebration began. The energy was fierce and charged in anticipation of the Wu hitting the stage and it never let up the entire night.
The Wu came out on stage one member at a time as they began to run through and perform 36 Chambers in it’s entirety starting with ‘Bring the Ruckus’. They charged straight through to the last song of the album, joyously celebrating and spraying champagne on their fans.
About halfway through the show upon completion of 36 Chambers, each of them performed some of their solo hits to get the crowd frenzied even more. While Old Dirty Bastard is no longer with us, his son Barson Jones is carrying on his legacy under the moniker of Young Dirty Bastard. It’s uncanny how much he looks and sounds like his father and he seems to fit in nicely with the rest of the Clan.
The show raged on and the crowd sang every word to every song from beginning to end. What an amazing show…if not EPIC.
Setlist
- Bring da RuckusPlay Video
- Shame on a NiggaPlay Video
- Clan in da FrontPlay Video
- Wu-Tang: 7th ChamberPlay Video
- Can It Be All So SimplePlay Video
- Protect Ya NeckPlay Video
- Da Mystery of Chessboxin’Play Video
- Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta F’ WitPlay Video
- C.R.E.A.M.Play Video
- Cappadonna verse from Winter WarzPlay Video
- Method ManPlay Video
- TearzPlay Video
- Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber – Part IIPlay Video
- ReunitedPlay Video
- Gravel PitPlay Video
- Liquid Swords(GZA/Genius song)Play Video
- Cold World(GZA/Genius song)Play Video
- No Said Date(Masta Killa song)Play Video
- Cherchez LaGhost(Ghostface Killah song)Play Video
- Duel of the Iron Mic(GZA/Genius song)Play Video
- Mary Jane(Rick James cover)Play Video
- Cold World(GZA/Genius song)Play Video
- Fish(Ghostface Killah song)Play Video
- Run(Cappadonna song)Play Video
- Allah Mathematics SoloPlay Video
- Shimmy Shimmy Ya(Ol’ Dirty Bastard song)Play Video
- Got Your Money(Ol’ Dirty Bastard song)Play Video
- Brooklyn Zoo(Ol’ Dirty Bastard song)Play Video
- Ice Cream(Raekwon song)Play Video
- 4th Chamber(GZA/Genius song)Play Video
- Triumph Photos and Review By Joe Russo