This past Friday, GRAMMY-nominated future funk pioneers Lettuce performed a collaborative set with hip-hop icon GZA from Wu-Tang Clan at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, Colorado. Lettuce performed one set of original material and GZA joined the sought-after sextet for nearly all of the second set after Wu-Tang Clan concluded their final Colorado performance at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater.
RZA from Wu-Tang Clan joined the group for a surprise guest appearance performing “I Like it Raw ODB > C.R.E.A.M” and a cover of “Family Affair” paying tribute to the late Sly Stone of Sly & The Family Stone.
The collaborative set included tracks from GZA’s pivotal 1995 album Liquid Swords including “Duel of the Iron Mic” and “Liquid Swords.” They also performed “Animal Planet,” a deep cut track by drummer Adam Deitch and Soulive guitarist Eric Krasno’s production duo, Fyre Department that they collaborated with GZA on in 2005.
Full set list here:
Luchini Intro
Duel Iron Mic (w/ GZA)
Crash Crew (w/ GZA)
Animal Planet (w/ GZA)
Liquid Swords (w/ GZA)
I Like It Raw ODB, CREAM (w/ RZA & GZA)
Family Affair (w/ RZA)
Make it Funky
Next week, Lettuce will announce their next studio album and prepare to embark on an international tour with dates in Europe, Australia, and Japan on top of a robust domestic touring schedule. A full list of dates is below:
2025 Tour Dates
Jul 10 – Mills River, NC – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Jul 11 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
Jul 12 – Wilmington, NC – BAD Day Music & Arts Festival
Aug 13 – Paw Paw, MI – Warner Vinyards
August 14 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights #
Aug 15 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi Annex #
Aug 16 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall #
Aug 17 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Ballroom
Aug 19 = Bayfield, WI – Lake Superior Big Top Chatauqua
Aug 20 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue #
Aug 21 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre #
Aug 22 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall #
Aug 23 – Clive, IA – Horizon Events Center #
Aug 24 – St. Louis, MO – Atomic Pavillion
Aug 27 – Toronto, ON – Annabel’s Music Hall
Aug 28 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
Aug 29 – Charlestown, RI – Roots & Rhythm
August 30 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom
Aug 31 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall
Sep 1 – Stratton, VT – Stratton Mountain Resort
Sep 17 – Paris, France – Alhambra
Sep 18 – Cologne, Germany – CBE
Sep 19- Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg
Sep 21 – Antwerp, Belgium – Troubleyn
Sep 22 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
Sep 23 – Berlin, Germany – Lido
Sep 24 – Vienna, Austria – Simm City
Sep 26 – Zürich, Switzerland – Bogen F
Sep 27 – Milan, Italy – Santeria
Sep 30 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz 2
Oct 1 – Angoulins, France = Crossroad
Oct 2 – Rouen, France – Le 106
Oct 3 & 4 – London, UK – Ronnie Scott’s
Oct 24 – Melbourne, AUS – Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Oct 25 – Sydney, AUS – The Metro Theatre
Oct 29 – Osaka, Japan – Umeda Club Quattro
Oct 30 – Tokyo, Japan – Duo Music Exchange
# with support from BALTHVS
