Concert Tour Name: | The 20/20 Experience World Tour |
Border: | yes |
Artist: | Justin Timberlake |
Number Of Shows: | 128 |
Number Of Legs: | 6 |
Gross: | $231.6 million |
Attendance: | 1.9 million |
Last Tour: | Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour (2013) |
This Tour: | The 20/20 Experience World Tour (2013–15) |
Next Tour: | The Man of the Woods Tour (2018–19) |
The 20/20 Experience World Tour was the fifth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake. It was launched in support of his third and fourth studio albums, The 20/20 Experience (2013) and The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 (2013).[1] The tour began on November 6, 2013, in New York City, and concluded on January 2, 2015, in Las Vegas. The 20/20 Experience World Tour grossed $231.6 million from 128 shows becoming the second highest-grossing tour of 2014, behind One Direction's Where We Are Tour.[2] This made Timberlake the highest-grossing solo touring artist of the year.[3] It is also Timberlake's most successful tour to date.
Directed by Jonathan Demme, the concert film—titled Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids—premiered on September 13 at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It showcases the final date of the 20/20 tour at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.[4] [5] The streaming service Netflix announced its acquisition ahead of the film's debut at film festival and released it on October 12, 2016.[6] It was the final film to be directed by Demme before his death in April 2017.
Since its debut, The 20/20 Experience World Tour has received widespread critical acclaim.[7] Writing for the New York Daily News, Jim Farber reviewed the opening show at Barclays Center. Farber described the concert as a "study in suave ease. Starting with 'Pusher Love Girl,' Timberlake exuded a sweatless charm."[8] Hillary Rea for The Philadelphia Inquirer, who attended the tour at the Wells Fargo Center, noted that Timberlake's performance "kept the audience not just alert, but hypnotized and hooked throughout a 30-song spectacle that ended just before midnight."[9] Fionnuala Bourke in a review for Birmingham Mail opined that Justin "managed to completely keep his cool amid all the screams" and he "proved his position as the President of Pop."[10] The Hollywood Reporters Emily Zemler, described him as a performer who is "genuinely having fun", adding he "knows he's got the looks, but he is also skilled at delivering something that isn't all surface", about the concert at The Forum, Los Angeles. She added: "Onstage, the pop star and actor moves with the sort of confidence that comes only from this knowledge, where it manifests not as ego but as absolute self-assurance.[11]
Jon Pareles of The New York Times also gave a positive review noting that he "reveals something darker" and "something more fiery and intense" while performing post-breakup revenge songs such as "Cry Me a River" and "What Goes Around... Comes Around."[12]
Timberlake worked with Tom Ford for the tour's costumes.[13] During their collaboration they have created more than 600 costumes for Timberlake and his team.[14] Most of Timberlake's costumes are black and white colored suits.
The concert film Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids premiered on Netflix on October 12, 2016. Prior to premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, Timberlake dedicated the film to Prince. "His influence is all over everyone's music and there's so much that I feel like I've maybe consciously and unconsciously borrowed from him that it felt right", he told E! "It just feels right to dedicate the film to him."[15] The concert film showcases the final date of the 20/20 tour at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Demme and Timberlake first met when the director wanted to work with him after watching his work in The Social Network (2010); in the meeting they discussed Talking Heads' concert film Stop Making Sense, directed by Demme and an influence for the singer in his live performances.[16] For Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids, Demme used 14 operated cameras that Declan Quinn, the director of photography, and he deployed over many pre-filming engagements, two other free-floating cameras in the audience and one cameraman onstage with Timberlake.[17] Reviewing the concert film, critic David Rooney from Billboard wrote:
It's noteworthy that after two years and 134 dates on the 20/20 Experience World Tour, the act is drilled to perfection but never robotic. All six dancers combine precision with a personal signature, as do the musicians and singers who frequently step out from behind their 1940s big band-style JT music stands to cut loose. Timberlake is a magnetic performer who moves with twitchy sensuality in his Tom Ford tux. But I could just as easily have watched bespectacled vocalist Jack E. King III get his groove on all night, since there's nothing quite so ecstatically graceful as a heavy-set dude with funk in his bones.[18]Nigel M. Smith from The Guardian noted "his falsetto is on-point throughout, as are his smooth moves – like a blend of Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson and Prince, to whom the film is dedicated. There's a sexy swagger to Timberlake's onstage personae that never reads as cocksure, largely because of the lavish attention he pays to his band and dancers... They all look like there's no place they’d rather be, despite it being the end of a grueling two year tour. In an era when machines are largely responsible for the beats that drive pop music, the reverence Timberlake shows for actual instruments is worth endearing. Still, there's no mistaking Timberlake as ring leader."[19] Brian Tallerico of the Roger Ebert website gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars, and wrote "Demme opens his fantastically entertaining [concert film] by introducing us to the backup players and musicians who have supported the pop star on this two-year tour, but make no mistake, this movie is about the entertainer at its center. While Demme's camera never forgets to allow the other partners in pop to share time, he always comes back to Timberlake, one of the most purely enjoyable musicians around which one could center a concert film. His energy is infectious and his joy about what he's been blessed to do for a living is contagious".[20] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100%, based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10.[21] On Metacritic, the film has a score 81 out of 100, based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[22]
The following set list is representative of the show on November 6, 2013. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[8]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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November 6, 2013 | New York City | United States | Barclays Center | The Weeknd | 14,513 / 14,513 | $1,970,335 |
November 7, 2013 | Hartford | XL Center | 11,967 / 11,967 | $1,106,260 | ||
November 9, 2013 | East Rutherford | Izod Center | 16,110 / 16,110 | $1,986,193 | ||
November 10, 2013 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 15,027 / 15,027 | $1,676,011 | ||
November 13, 2013 | Raleigh | PNC Arena | 14,027 / 14,027 | $1,567,060 | ||
November 15, 2013 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 14,415 / 14,415 | $1,532,945 | ||
November 16, 2013 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | DJ Freestyle Steve | 14,764 / 14,764 | $1,555,185 | |
November 18, 2013 | Memphis | FedExForum | 14,005 / 14,005 | $1,399,215 | ||
November 19, 2013 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | 15,519 / 15,519 | $1,540,510 | ||
November 21, 2013 | Tulsa | BOK Center | 13,341 / 13,341 | $1,519,185 | ||
November 26, 2013 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 14,414 / 14,414 | $1,613,042 | ||
November 27, 2013 | Anaheim | Honda Center | 12,183 / 12,183 | $1,411,295 | ||
November 29, 2013 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 25,718 / 25,718 | $3,683,089 | ||
November 30, 2013 | ||||||
December 2, 2013 | Phoenix | US Airways Center | 13,782 / 13,782 | $1,578,563 | ||
December 4, 2013 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 14,820 / 14,820 | $1,671,448 | ||
December 5, 2013 | Houston | Toyota Center | 12,892 / 12,892 | $1,567,629 | ||
December 11, 2013 | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 13,797 / 13,797 | $1,372,447 | ||
December 12, 2013 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | 15,452 / 15,452 | $1,476,065 | ||
December 14, 2013 | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center | 14,371 / 14,371 | $1,490,160 | ||
December 15, 2013 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | 16,414 / 16,414 | $1,692,785 | ||
December 17, 2013 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 13,287 / 13,287 | $1,687,436 | ||
December 19, 2013 | Orlando | Amway Center | 13,434 / 13,434 | $1,521,365 | ||
January 13, 2014 | Edmonton | Canada | Rexall Place | DJ Freestyle Steve | 26,873 / 26,873 | $2,896,577 |
January 14, 2014 | ||||||
January 16, 2014 | Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 13,481 / 13,481 | $1,481,451 | ||
January 17, 2014 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | 12,357 / 12,357 | $1,413,755 | |
January 19, 2014 | San Jose | SAP Center | 13,204 / 13,204 | $1,549,737 | ||
January 20, 2014 | Inglewood | The Forum | 13,432 / 13,432 | $1,542,566 | ||
January 22, 2014 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 13,839 / 13,839 | $1,617,980 | ||
February 7, 2014 | Fargo | Fargodome | 15,639 / 15,639 | $1,329,810 | ||
February 9, 2014 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 15,102 / 15,102 | $1,676,525 | ||
February 10, 2014 | Omaha | CenturyLink Center Omaha | 14,572 / 14,572 | $1,620,130 | ||
February 13, 2014 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 30,059 / 30,059 | $3,324,289 | |
February 14, 2014 | ||||||
February 16, 2014 | Chicago | United States | United Center | 29,293 / 29,293 | $3,702,833 | |
February 17, 2014 | ||||||
February 20, 2014 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 27,763 / 27,763 | $3,663,790 | ||
February 21, 2014 | ||||||
February 24, 2014 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | 14,816 / 14,816 | $1,759,759 | ||
February 25, 2014 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | DJ Freestyle Steve | 15,648 / 15,648 | $1,787,142 | |
February 27, 2014 | Boston | TD Garden | 13,815 / 13,815 | $1,622,639 | ||
March 4, 2014 | Sunrise | BB&T Center | 12,629 / 12,629 | $1,517,577 | ||
March 5, 2014 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 13,008 / 13,008 | $1,609,449 | ||
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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March 30, 2014 | Sheffield | England | Motorpoint Arena Sheffield | DJ Freestyle Steve | 10,009 / 10,009 | $1,305,817 |
April 1, 2014 | London | The O2 Arena | 44,795 / 44,795 | $6,520,355 | ||
April 2, 2014 | ||||||
April 4, 2014 | Glasgow | Scotland | SSE Hydro | 20,863 / 20,863 | $2,360,195 | |
April 5, 2014 | ||||||
April 7, 2014 | Manchester | England | Phones 4u Arena | 25,107 / 25,107 | $3,300,208 | |
April 8, 2014 | ||||||
April 11, 2014 | Birmingham | LG Arena | 24,542 / 24,542 | $3,449,688 | ||
April 12, 2014 | ||||||
April 14, 2014 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | 27,140 / 27,140 | $3,220,932 | |
April 16, 2014 | ||||||
April 18, 2014 | Arnhem | Netherlands | GelreDome | 36,644 / 36,644 | $3,322,812 | |
April 20, 2014 | Cologne | Germany | Lanxess Arena | 30,047 / 30,047 | $3,115,442 | |
April 22, 2014 | ||||||
April 24, 2014 | Berlin | O2 World | 27,447 / 27,447 | $2,794,830 | ||
April 26, 2014 | Paris | France | Stade de France | 57,286 / 57,286 | $5,241,720 | |
April 28, 2014 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | 15,383 / 15,383 | $1,624,794 | |
May 1, 2014 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | 36,141 / 36,141 | $4,047,099 | |
May 2, 2014 | ||||||
May 4, 2014 | Hamburg | Germany | O2 World | 12,312 / 12,312 | $1,283,422 | |
May 6, 2014 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Telia Parken | 49,398 / 49,398 | $5,147,387 | |
May 8, 2014 | Oslo | Norway | Telenor Arena | 19,050 / 19,050 | $2,087,482 | |
May 10, 2014 | Stockholm | Sweden | Tele2 Arena | 26,602 / 26,602 | $2,648,177 | |
May 12, 2014 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Areena | 12,216 / 12,216 | $1,367,648 | |
May 15, 2014 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | SKK Peterburgsky | 17,334 / 22,000 | $1,953,844 | |
May 17, 2014 | Moscow | Olimpiyskiy | 22,705 / 23,000 | $3,845,775 | ||
May 23, 2014 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | du Arena | 24,873 / 24,873 | $3,622,820 | |
May 26, 2014 | Istanbul | Turkey | İTÜ Stadyumu | 32,459 / 35,656 | $3,154,353 | |
May 28, 2014 | Tel Aviv | Israel | HaYarkon Park | 44,634 / 49,924 | $5,169,975 | |
May 30, 2014 | Rabat | Morocco | OLM Souissi | rowspan="2" | ||
June 1, 2014 | Lisbon | Portugal | Bela Vista Park | |||
June 3, 2014 | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena | DJ Freestyle Steve | 15,727 / 15,727 | $1,332,516 |
June 4, 2014 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | 13,748 / 13,748 | $1,598,539 | |
June 6, 2014 | Berlin | Germany | O2 World | — | — | |
June 8, 2014 | Frankfurt | Commerzbank-Arena | 38,646 / 38,646 | $3,841,803 | ||
June 10, 2014 | London | England | The O2 Arena | — | — | |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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July 9, 2014 | Buffalo | United States | First Niagara Center | DJ Freestyle Steve | 15,152 / 15,152 | $1,412,080 |
July 10, 2014 | New York City | Hammerstein Ballroom | ||||
July 12, 2014 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena | DJ Freestyle Steve | 15,029 / 15,029 | $1,836,091 | |
July 14, 2014 | Baltimore | Baltimore Arena | 12,051 / 12,051 | $1,288,155 | ||
July 16, 2014 | Albany | Times Union Center | 11,730 / 11,730 | $1,127,495 | ||
July 18, 2014 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 7,090 / 7,090 | $785,270 | ||
July 19, 2014 | Boston | TD Garden | 14,119 / 14,119 | $1,610,576 | ||
July 22, 2014 | Ottawa | Canada | Canadian Tire Centre | 13,032 / 13,032 | $1,293,992 | |
July 25, 2014 | Montreal | Bell Centre | 30,698 / 30,698 | $3,357,926 | ||
July 26, 2014 | ||||||
July 28, 2014 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 13,527 / 13,527 | $1,401,004 | |
July 30, 2014 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 27,458 / 27,458 | $2,955,180 | ||
July 31, 2014 | ||||||
August 3, 2014 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | 13,743 / 13,743 | $1,494,735 | ||
August 5, 2014 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | 14,588 / 14,588 | $1,603,585 | ||
August 8, 2014 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 13,168 / 13,168 | $1,908,499 | ||
August 9, 2014 | Glendale | Jobing.com Arena | 12,573 / 12,573 | $1,526,769 | ||
August 11, 2014 | San Jose | SAP Center | 13,447 / 13,447 | $1,595,496 | ||
August 12, 2014 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 14,520 / 14,520 | $1,801,834 | ||
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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August 16, 2014 | Chelmsford | England | Hylands Park | rowspan="2" | ||
August 17, 2014 | Weston-under-Lizard | Weston Park | ||||
August 19, 2014 | Gdańsk | Poland | PGE Arena Gdańsk | DJ Freestyle Steve | 40,794 / 40,794 | $3,878,582 |
August 21, 2014 | Paris | France | L'Olympia | |||
August 24, 2014 | Kópavogur | Iceland | Kórinn | DJ Freestyle Steve | 17,442 / 17,442 | $2,195,447 |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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September 18, 2014 | Melbourne | Australia | Etihad Stadium | DJ Freestyle Steve | 41,777 / 41,777 | $5,765,602 |
September 19, 2014 | ||||||
September 22, 2014 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Arena | 12,658 / 12,658 | $1,799,621 | ||
September 23, 2014 | ||||||
September 26, 2014 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 19,757 / 19,757 | $2,735,476 | ||
September 27, 2014 | ||||||
October 1, 2014 | Sydney | Allphones Arena | 28,500 / 28,500 | $5,070,062 | ||
October 2, 2014 | ||||||
October 8, 2014 | Perth | Perth Arena | 22,519 / 22,519 | $3,011,452 | ||
October 9, 2014 | ||||||
October 12, 2014 | Auckland | New Zealand | Vector Arena | 34,587 / 34,587 | $4,129,997 | |
October 13, 2014 | ||||||
October 15, 2014 | ||||||
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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November 20, 2014 | Portland | United States | Moda Center | DJ Freestyle Steve | 13,929 / 13,929 | $1,499,534 |
November 22, 2014 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | 13,085 / 13,085 | $1,475,559 | ||
November 24, 2014 | Inglewood | The Forum | 12,593 / 12,593 | $1,450,586 | ||
November 26, 2014 | Anaheim | Honda Center | 11,704 / 11,704 | $1,386,091 | ||
November 28, 2014 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 12,949 / 12,949 | $1,866,329 | ||
December 1, 2014 | Houston | Toyota Center | 12,654 / 12,654 | $1,712,300 | ||
December 3, 2014 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 14,855 / 14,855 | $1,668,554 | ||
December 5, 2014 | Oklahoma City | Chesapeake Energy Arena | 12,662 / 12,662 | $1,388,971 | ||
December 8, 2014 | Chicago | United Center | 14,951 / 14,951 | $1,905,303 | ||
December 10, 2014 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 15,648 / 15,648 | $1,675,965 | |
December 13, 2014 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | 7,068 / 7,068 | $780,915 | |
December 14, 2014 | New York City | Barclays Center | 14,461 / 14,461 | $1,960,366 | ||
December 17, 2014 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 15,510 / 15,510 | $1,791,973 | ||
December 19, 2014 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 14,334 / 14,334 | $1,597,540 | ||
December 20, 2014 | Duluth | The Arena at Gwinnett Center | 10,335 / 10,335 | $1,343,945 | ||
January 1, 2015 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 24,799 / 24,799 | $4,436,453 | ||
January 2, 2015 | ||||||
Credits and personnel are taken from the Justin Timberlake's official website.[32]
Lead Singer
Dancers
Backup Singers
Band
Production Crew
Engineers