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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).[2] 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.[3] This made Timberlake the highest-grossing solo touring artist of the year.[4] It is also Timberlake's most successful tour to date.

Location
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated album
Start dateNovember 6, 2013 (2013-11-06)
End dateJanuary 2, 2015 (2015-01-02)
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Location
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated album
Start dateNovember 6, 2013 (2013-11-06)
End dateJanuary 2, 2015 (2015-01-02)
Legs6
No. of shows128
Supporting acts
Attendance1.9 million
Box office$231.6 million ($314.97 million in 2025 dollars)[1]
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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.[5][6] The streaming service Netflix announced its acquisition ahead of the film's debut at film festival and released it on October 12, 2016.[7] It was the final film to be directed by Demme before his death in April 2017.

Background

On February 22, 2013, it was announced that Timberlake and Jay-Z would embark on the Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour, a co-headlining series of concerts in support of his third studio album, The 20/20 Experience.[8] He headlined the 2013 Yahoo Wireless Festival at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for two of the three nights of the festival. The first was July 12, where he headlined alone. The second was July 14, where he headlined with Jay-Z. It served as a preview for the Legends of the Summer tour, which kicked off July 17, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[8]

To promote The 20/20 Experience and its sequel, The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2, further, Timberlake announced on May 5, 2013, that he would embark on The 20/20 Experience World Tour, his second concert tour on a global scale. Promoted primarily by Live Nation, the tour would debut on October 31, 2013, in Montreal, just two months after the Legends of the Summer tour concluded. Twenty-two additional dates were also announced across Canada and the United States, ending on February 10, 2014, in Omaha, Nebraska. Several dates were made available for pre-sale for members of The Tennessee Kids, Timberlake's official fan club. Timberlake's official website noted that, while unannounced, additional dates in Europe, South America and Australia would follow.[9]

Critical reception

A man performing on a stage while singing into a tilted microphone.
Timberlake performing in February 2014.

Since its debut, The 20/20 Experience World Tour has received widespread critical acclaim.[10] 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."[11] 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."[12] 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."[13] The Hollywood Reporter's 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.[14]

Francois Marchand of Canada.com said, "As a recording artist, Timberlake's output is debatable. As a showman — and he proved it by stealing the show from Jay Z at last year's Legends of the Summer concert at B.C. Place — he's a tough act to match".[15] Don Chareunsy of the Las Vegas Sun said that Timberlake's Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, and Bell Biv DeVoe tributes "were some of the standout performances in an overall stellar night. His vocals and dance moves of the greats before him were spot on".[16] 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".[17] Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun noted that Timberlake's energy "seemed to ramp up in a big way" when performing "Drink You Away", "Señorita", and "Let the Groove Get In".[18]

Costumes

"Justin has great personal style and knows what he wants, which makes designing for him an absolute pleasure. He is a tremendous talent and has a kind of effortless cool that makes classic menswear tailoring modern."

— Tom Ford[19]

Timberlake worked with Tom Ford for the tour's costumes.[20] During their collaboration, they have created more than 600 costumes for Timberlake and his team.[19]

Broadcast and recordings

Main article: Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids

The concert film Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids premiered on Netflix on October 12, 2016. Before premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, Timberlake dedicated the film to Prince, who died during post-production. "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".[21]

Set list

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.[11]

  1. "Pusher Love Girl"
  2. "Gimme What I Don't Know (I Want)" / "Rock Your Body"
  3. "Don't Hold the Wall"
  4. "FutureSex/LoveSound"
  5. "Like I Love You" / "Let Me Talk to You (Prelude)"
  6. "My Love"
  7. "TKO"
  8. "Strawberry Bubblegum"
  9. "Summer Love"
  10. "LoveStoned / I Think She Knows (Interlude)"
  11. "Until the End of Time"
  12. "Holy Grail" / "Cry Me a River"
  13. "Only When I Walk Away"
  14. "True Blood"
  15. "Drink You Away"
  16. "Tunnel Vision"
  17. "Señorita"
  18. "Let the Groove Get In"
  19. "That Girl"
  20. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  21. "Not a Bad Thing"
  22. "Human Nature"
  23. "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around (Interlude)"
  24. "Cabaret"
  25. "Take Back the Night"
  26. "Jungle Boogie" / "Murder" / "Poison"
  27. "Suit & Tie"
  28. "SexyBack"
Encore
  1. "Mirrors"

Notes

Tour dates

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List of North American concerts[24]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
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 N/a 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[a]
February 24, 2014 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center N/a 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
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List of European, Asian, and African concerts[26]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
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[b] $6,520,355[b]
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[c] $2,794,830[c]
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[d] Rabat Morocco OLM Souissi N/a N/a N/a
June 1, 2014[e] 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 —[c] —[c]
June 8, 2014 Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena 38,646 / 38,646 $3,841,803
June 10, 2014 London England The O2 Arena —[b] —[b]
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List of North American concerts[29][30]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
July 9, 2014[f] Buffalo United States First Niagara Center DJ Freestyle Steve 15,152 / 15,152 $1,412,080
July 10, 2014 New York City Hammerstein Ballroom N/a N/a N/a
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[g] 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[h] Montreal Bell Centre 30,698 / 30,698 $3,357,926
July 26, 2014[i]
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
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List of European concerts[30][33]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
August 16, 2014[j] Chelmsford England Hylands Park N/a N/a N/a
August 17, 2014[k] 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 N/a N/a N/a
August 24, 2014 Kópavogur Iceland Kórinn DJ Freestyle Steve 17,442 / 17,442 $2,195,447
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List of Oceanic concerts[30][35]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
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
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List of North American concerts[36]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
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
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Personnel

Credits and personnel are taken from Justin Timberlake's official website.[37]

Lead Singer

  • Justin Timberlake

Dancers

  • Dana Wilson
  • Ivan Koumaev
  • Lyle Beniga
  • Lindsay Richardson
  • Natalie Gilmore
  • Matt Aylward
  • Nick Bass

Backup Singers

  • Zenya Bashford
  • Aaron Camper
  • Erin Stevenson
  • Jack E. King
  • Nicole Hurst

Band

  • Adam Blackstone (music director, Bass)[citation needed]
  • Elliott Ives (Guitar)
  • Mike Scott (Guitar)
  • Eric Smith (Bass)
  • Charlie Orias (Bass/Backup)
  • Dontae Winslow (Trumpet)
  • Sean Erick (Trumpet, The Regiment Horns)[38]
  • Justin Gilbert (Keyboard Player)
  • Brian Frasier-Moore (Drums)
  • Daniel Jones (Keyboard)
  • Kevin Williams (Trombone, flute, tuba, The Regiment Horns)
  • Terry Santiel (Percussionist)
  • Leon Silva (Saxophonist, The Regiment Horns)

Production Crew

  • Robert "Bongo" Longo (Justin Personal Tech : Guitar/Piano/Rhodes)

Engineers

  • Danny Cheung (Pro Tools)

Notes

  1. [a]
    The February 21, 2014, concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City was originally scheduled to take place on February 19, but was rescheduled for health reasons.[25]
  2. [b]
    The score data is combined from the shows held at the O2 Arena on April 1, 2014, April 2, 2014, and June 10, 2014, respectively.
  3. [c]
    The score data is combined from the shows held at the O2 World on May 24, 2014, and June 6, 2014, respectively.
  4. [d]
    The May 30, 2014, concert was part of the Mawazine festival.[27]
  5. [e]
    The June 1, 2014, concert at Bela Vista Park in Lisbon, Portugal was part of Rock in Rio.[28]
  6. [f]
    The July 9, 2014, concert at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo was originally scheduled to take place on February 22, 2014, but was postponed as a consequence of the postponement of the Manhattan concert.[31]
  7. [g]
    The July 19, 2014, concert at the TD Garden in Boston was originally scheduled to take place on November 4, 2013, but was rescheduled to allow more time for rehearsals.[32]
  8. [h]
    The July 25, 2014, concert at the Bell Centre in Montreal was originally scheduled to take place on October 31, 2013, but was rescheduled to allow more time for rehearsals.[32]
  9. [i]
    The July 26, 2014, concert at the Bell Centre in Montreal was originally scheduled to take place on November 1, 2013, but was rescheduled to allow more time for rehearsals.[32]
  10. [j]
    The August 16, 2014, concert at Hylands Park in Chelmsford was part of the V Festival.[34]
  11. [k]
    The August 17, 2014, concert at Weston Park in Staffordshire was part of the V Festival.[34]

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