Up from the 36 Chambers, The Wu-Tang Clan are planning to hit the road on a coast to coast U.S. tour in support of their most recent album, 2007’s 8 Diagrams (TMT Review). The hip-hop legends from Shaolin, better known as Staten Island, are starting their run in Portland November 29 and won’t be quitting until they get to Atlanta in 2009. The only lingering question now is whether or not all eight members will show up to the shows (though, I’d count these dudes out).

The tour is not only coming in support of their last LP, but also to help back a DVD the group released in early October, Live at Montreux 2007, which features the Tang performing at last year’s Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. On top of all that, the clan has recently approved a documentary set to air on BET on November 13 and subsequently be released on November 18 (TMT News). The documentary, Wu: The Story of The Wu-Tang Clan, will feature interviews and archival footage of each of the Clan’s members. Be sure to catch the group and the DVDs if you’re not already completely broke.

Wu-Tang Clan tourdates:

11.29.08 - Portland, OR - Roseland Ballroom 11.30.08 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory 12.01.08 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo 12.03.08 - San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center 12.04.08 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues 12.05.08 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues 12.06.08 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues 12.07.08 - Temple, AZ - Marquee 12.08.08 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre 12.10.08 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre 12.14.08 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues 12.15.08 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue 12.17.08 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues 12.18.08 - Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory 12.19.08 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero 12.20.08 - New Haven, CT - Toad’s Place 12.21.08 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom 12.23.08 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom 01.01.09 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 01.02.09 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s 01.04.09 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground 01.07.09 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva 01.08.09 - Richmond, VA - Toad’s Place 01.09.09 - Greensboro, NC - N Club 01.10.09 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm 01.11.09 - Charlotte, NC - Amos’ Southend 01.12.09 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre 01.13.09 - Columbia, SC - LEVEL 01.14.09 - Atlanta, GA - TBD