Wu-tang Clan Set for Lions-bears Thanksgiving Halftime Show

WHO:

detroitlions.com - The Detroit Lions announced the halftime-show lineup.

detroitlions.com - Wu-Tang Clan will headline the Thanksgiving Halftime Show powered by Verizon; the group includes RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, U-God, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard (ODB).

detroitlions.com - Actor and recording artist Antonio Cipriano will perform the national anthem.

detroitlions.com - Eminem and Paul Rosenberg, Shady Records president and Eminem’s longtime manager, are executive producers and select the show’s talent.

detroitlions.com - Detroit Lions President and CEO Rich Haddad praised the group and thanked Marshall (Eminem) and Rosenberg for their partnership.

NY Post - Wu-Tang Clan will headline the Lions’ Thanksgiving halftime show.

Billboard - Antonio Cipriano will perform the national anthem at the Lions-Bears game.

WHAT:

detroitlions.com - The Lions’ 87th annual Thanksgiving Day Classic will feature Wu-Tang Clan as halftime-show headliner.

detroitlions.com - The event continues the second year of a multi-year partnership involving Eminem and Rosenberg.

detroitlions.com - Wu-Tang Clan has released eight group albums, including three quadruple-platinum releases; its catalog, including solo projects, spans more than 85 full-length releases.

detroitlions.com - The group’s other ventures include clothing lines, video games, books, and film and television work.

detroitlions.com - Cipriano plays John Logan in Amazon Prime’s “Off Campus,” appeared as Phoenix in Broadway’s “Jagged Little Pill,” won the 2017 Sutton Foster Ovation Award for Best High School Theater Actor, and was a 2017 NHSMTA Jimmy Awards finalist. His single “Babydoll,” with Jamie Miller, reached No. 1 on the UK singles charts.

NY Post - The show will bring Wu-Tang Clan’s catalog to an NFL regular-season stage; the article calls the group arguably the most influential hip-hop group of all time.

Billboard - Wu-Tang Clan will perform during halftime of the Lions-Bears game.

WHERE:

detroitlions.com - The Lions will host the Chicago Bears in Detroit; the game is the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day Classic presented by Ford.

detroitlions.com - Wu-Tang Clan was founded on Staten Island, New York, in the early 1990s; Cipriano is from Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan.

WHEN:

detroitlions.com - The game is scheduled for November 26, 2026, and will be nationally televised on CBS at 1 p.m. EST.

WHY:

detroitlions.com - Haddad said the Lions were thrilled to have Wu-Tang Clan headline, describing the Thanksgiving game as a major sports tradition and the group as among music’s greatest performers.

detroitlions.com - Rosenberg said the choice was intended to be “both exciting and unexpected,” adding that he and Eminem had been Wu-Tang fans since the early 1990s.

HOW:

detroitlions.com - Eminem and Rosenberg choose the halftime-show talent as executive producers through their multi-year partnership with the Lions.

detroitlions.com - Wu-Tang Clan has toured as a unit since its 1993 debut and was performing after its global farewell tour, “Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber.”

Wu-Tang Clan will headline halftime at the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving game against Chicago. Antonio Cipriano will sing the national anthem, with Eminem and Paul Rosenberg producing. The game is scheduled for November 26, 2026, in Detroit.