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). 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. This made Timberlake the highest-grossing solo touring artist of the year. 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. The streaming service Netflix announced its acquisition ahead of the film's debut at film festival and released it on October 12, 2016. 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. 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.
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.
Critical reception
Since its debut, The 20/20 Experience World Tour has received widespread critical acclaim. 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." 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." 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." 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.
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". 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". 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". 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".
Costumes
Timberlake worked with Tom Ford for the tour's costumes. During their collaboration, they have created more than 600 costumes for Timberlake and his team.
Broadcast and recordings
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".
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.
"Pusher Love Girl" "Gimme What I Don't Know (I Want)" / "Rock Your Body" "Don't Hold the Wall" "FutureSex/LoveSound" "Like I Love You" / "Let Me Talk to You (Prelude)" "My Love" "TKO" "Strawberry Bubblegum" "Summer Love" "LoveStoned / I Think She Knows (Interlude)" "Until the End of Time" "Holy Grail" / "Cry Me a River" "Only When I Walk Away" "True Blood" "Drink You Away" "Tunnel Vision" "Señorita" "Let the Groove Get In" "That Girl" "Heartbreak Hotel" "Not a Bad Thing" "Human Nature" "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around (Interlude)" "Cabaret" "Take Back the Night" "Jungle Boogie" / "Murder" / "Poison" "Suit & Tie" "SexyBack" Encore "Mirrors"
Notes During the show at Barclays Center on December 14, 2014, Jay Z joined Justin Timberlake on stage to perform "Holy Grail". During the show at Bridgestone Arena on December 19, 2014, Garth Brooks joined Timberlake to perform "Friends in Low Places".
Tour dates + List of North American concertsFirst North American leg:
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 rowspan="2" 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
+ List of European, Asian, and African concerts 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 $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" rowspan="2" 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 — —