Wu-Tang Clan will perform the halftime show at Ford Field during the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving game on November 26, produced by Eminem and his manager.
Legendary New York rap group the Wu-Tang Clan will perform the halftime show at Ford Field during the Detroit Lions’ annual Thanksgiving game on November 26. The performance will be produced by Eminem and his manager, Paul Rosenberg.
Detroit has been expecting the iconic crew to return to the city since Wu-Tang played at Little Caesars Arena in July 2025 during their farewell tour. “Detroit, your city is on a comeback,” said frontman RZA at the time.
The Lions’ 2026 Thanksgiving game against their division rival, the Chicago Bears, is scheduled to kick off at 1 PM with the halftime show likely to begin around 2 PM. The game and the halftime event will air on CBS.
“This is a gathering of the masses that come to pay respects to the Wu-Tang Clan,” read the Lions’ announcement.
Wu-Tang Clan is the hip-hop collective led by RZA, featuring Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, GZA, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, U-God, and Cappadonna. The group rose to prominence during the 1990s with their debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), in 1993. Their hits include “C.R.E.A.M.” and “Protect Ya Neck,” among many others.
It’s the second year of Detroit’s own Eminem and Michigan State alum Rosenberg producing the Lions’ halftime show as part of a two-year deal secured last November.
The first concert featured headliner and fellow Detroiter Jack White, with a surprise guest spot featuring Eminem himself. White and Eminem united for a medley featuring two of the biggest anthems of the 2000s with the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” and Eminem’s “Till I Collapse.”
The upcoming show will feature Michigan native Antonio Cipriano performing the national anthem.
Prior to the Lions’ deal with Eminem and Rosenberg, Ford Field served as the stage for several major acts during the annual Thanksgiving game, including Shaboozey in 2024, Jack Harlow in 2023, Bebe Rexha and David Guetta in 2022, Big Sean in 2021 (returning from 2015), and Jason Derulo in 2017.
