Wu-Tang Clan's Australian shows faced backlash after four members, including Method Man, did not attend
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Fans expressed disappointment as the tour was promoted as a farewell run with all living members performing
Ticketek offered refunds for Sydney and Melbourne shows after the absences were announced
Wu-Tang Clan's final shows in Australia were billed as having "all living members" of the famed hip-hop collective take the stage. So when four members failed to make the trip Down Under, fans felt it was a shame.
AfterMethod Man,Raekwon, Cappadonna andYoung Dirty Bastarddid not show up at the group's concert in Brisbane March 25, the Australian ticketing company Ticketek offered fans who no longer wished to attend the shows in Sydney and Melbourne a refund.
"We want to make fans aware that due to unforeseen circumstances, a couple of members will be unable to join the remaining tour dates in Melbourne and Sydney," the company said in a statement toBillboard. "Wu-Tang Clan will be performing and bringing everything that has made them one of the most iconic live acts in hip-hop history."
The tour dates in Australia had been promoted as afarewell runwith a full Wu-Tang lineup, which includesRZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, U-God, Masta Killa,Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard, who died in 2004. His son Young Dirty Bastard has stepped in for his dad on a number of tour stops.
A spokesperson for Wu-Tang Clan and for Ticketek did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
When the group posted photos from the show in Melbourne on March 27, fans responded in the comments expressing disappointment.
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"The worst part was when RZA apologized at the end and proceeded to explain that 'it's 23 hours to get to Australia' so that's why some didn't come," one fan wrote.
Another said they were "grateful for the efforts made by the members that made the trip to Australia," but "bitterly disappointed" by the "lack of effort made by the clan members that didn't appear, and feeling ripped off."
Rolling Stonereported that Wu-Tang announced in advance of the Australia shows that Method Man would be absent, but did not give a reason why and did not mention Raekwon, Cappadonna or Young Dirty Bastard.
The group was founded in Staten Island in the early 1990s. They released their debut albumEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)in 1993, and their most recent project,Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman, came out in April 2025.
The group — currently nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — announced additional North American dates on the Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber tour last week, starting in August and running through October.
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