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

WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE FULL SET HERE

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

For more information and to purchase tickets to all tour dates, please visit lettucefunk.com.