 NEW YORK (Loud Records) - The Wu-Tang Clan kicked off a tour last night (February 3) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The group is touring in support of its latest gold-certified release, Iron Flag, which is presently Number 74 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Wu-Tang Clan are going on their first official tour since hitting the road in support of 1997's Wu-Tang Forever. The rhyming swordsmen from Staten Island will head down South to Atlanta on February 21 to kick off the outing, which finishes up April 7 in Worcester, Massachusetts, according to a Loud Records spokesperson. Although the collective has yet to schedule dates in its hometown, the Wu-Tang Clan will be in New York prior to the tour to shoot a video for the second single from Iron Flag, "Back in the Game." According to their spokesperson, the track's guest vocalist, Ron Isley, will make a cameo in the clip. Isley's good friend R. Kelly will also be on hand � he's co-directing the video with Billie Woodruff. Wu-Tang Clan tour dates, according to Loud Records: - 2/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Earthlink Live
- 2/22 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
- 2/23 - Orlando. FL @ House of Blues
- 2/25 - Houston, TX @ T-Town
- 2/27 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs
- 2/28 - Las Cruces, NM @ New Mexico State University
- 3/1 - Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
- 3/3 - San Diego, CA @ 4th & B
- 3/4 - Anaheim, CA @House of Blues
- 3/5 - West Hollywood, CA @House of Blues
- 3/6 - San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
- 3/8 - Seattle, WA @Paramount
- 3/9 - Portland, OR @ Roseland
- 3/12 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore
- 3/14 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
- 3/15 - Wichita, KS @ Cotillion
- 3/16 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
- 3/17 - Columbia, MO @ Blue Note
- 3/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest
- 3/20 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
- 3/21 - St Louis, MO @ The Pageant
- 3/22 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles
- 3/24 - Detroit, MI @ State Theater
- 3/25 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music
- 3/27 - Cleveland, OH @ The Agora
- 3/28 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Laga
- 3/29 - Baltimore, MD @ TBA
- 3/30 - Virginia Beach, VA Boathouse
- 4/3 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
- 4/4 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
- 4/5 - Amherst, MA @ University of Massachusetts
- 4/6 - Providence, RI @ Lupos
- 4/7 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
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