The 20/20 Experience World Tour


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 and The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 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. 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.

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. Most of Timberlake's costumes are black and white colored suits.

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. "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." 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 ; 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. 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. According to critic David Rooney of Billboard, after two years and 134 dates on The 20/20 Experience World Tour, the performance was extremely polished without feeling robotic. The dancers and band received praise for their accuracy, uniqueness, and captivating stage presence, while Timberlake was hailed as a magnetic performer.
Nigel M. Smith from The Guardian noted that "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", and that "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." Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars, and wrote that "Demme opens his fantastically entertaining 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." 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. On Metacritic, the film has a score 81 out of 100, based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Song list

  1. "Pusher Love Girl"
  2. "Gimme What I Don't Know (I Want)" / "Rock Your Body"
  3. "Don't Hold the Wall" / "FutureSex/LoveSound"
  4. "Like I Love You"
  5. "My Love"
  6. "LoveStoned"
  7. "Until the End of Time"
  8. "Holy Grail" / "Cry Me a River"
  9. "Only When I Walk Away"
  10. "Drink You Away"
  11. "Let the Groove Get In"
  12. "Human Nature"
  13. "What Goes Around... Comes Around"
  14. "Take Back the Night"
  15. "Poison"
  16. "Suit & Tie"
  17. "SexyBack"
  18. "Mirrors"

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.
  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 "
  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. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  20. "Not a Bad Thing"
  21. "Human Nature"
  22. "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around (Interlude)"
  23. "Cabaret"
  24. "Take Back the Night"
  25. "Jungle Boogie" / "Murder" / "Poison"
  26. "Suit & Tie"
  27. "SexyBack"
;Encore
  2. "Mirrors"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
March 30, 2014SheffieldEnglandMotorpoint Arena SheffieldDJ Freestyle Steve10,009 / 10,009$1,305,817
April 1, 2014LondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve44,795 / 44,795$6,520,355
April 2, 2014LondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve44,795 / 44,795$6,520,355
April 4, 2014GlasgowScotlandSSE HydroDJ Freestyle Steve20,863 / 20,863$2,360,195
April 5, 2014GlasgowScotlandSSE HydroDJ Freestyle Steve20,863 / 20,863$2,360,195
April 7, 2014ManchesterEnglandPhones 4u ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve25,107 / 25,107$3,300,208
April 8, 2014ManchesterEnglandPhones 4u ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve25,107 / 25,107$3,300,208
April 11, 2014BirminghamEnglandLG ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve24,542 / 24,542$3,449,688
April 12, 2014BirminghamEnglandLG ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve24,542 / 24,542$3,449,688
April 14, 2014ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionDJ Freestyle Steve27,140 / 27,140$3,220,932
April 16, 2014ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionDJ Freestyle Steve27,140 / 27,140$3,220,932
April 18, 2014ArnhemNetherlandsGelreDomeDJ Freestyle Steve36,644 / 36,644$3,322,812
April 20, 2014CologneGermanyLanxess ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve30,047 / 30,047$3,115,442
April 22, 2014CologneGermanyLanxess ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve30,047 / 30,047$3,115,442
April 24, 2014BerlinGermanyO2 WorldDJ Freestyle Steve27,447 / 27,447$2,794,830
April 26, 2014ParisFranceStade de FranceDJ Freestyle Steve57,286 / 57,286$5,241,720
April 28, 2014AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo DomeDJ Freestyle Steve15,383 / 15,383$1,624,794
May 1, 2014AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleisDJ Freestyle Steve36,141 / 36,141$4,047,099
May 2, 2014AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleisDJ Freestyle Steve36,141 / 36,141$4,047,099
May 4, 2014HamburgGermanyO2 WorldDJ Freestyle Steve12,312 / 12,312$1,283,422
May 6, 2014CopenhagenDenmarkTelia ParkenDJ Freestyle Steve49,398 / 49,398$5,147,387
May 8, 2014OsloNorwayTelenor ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve19,050 / 19,050$2,087,482
May 10, 2014StockholmSwedenTele2 ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve26,602 / 26,602$2,648,177
May 12, 2014HelsinkiFinlandHartwall AreenaDJ Freestyle Steve12,216 / 12,216$1,367,648
May 15, 2014Saint PetersburgRussiaSKK PeterburgskyDJ Freestyle Steve17,334 / 22,000$1,953,844
May 17, 2014MoscowRussiaOlimpiyskiyDJ Freestyle Steve22,705 / 23,000$3,845,775
May 23, 2014Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emiratesdu ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve24,873 / 24,873$3,622,820
May 26, 2014IstanbulTurkeyİTÜ StadyumuDJ Freestyle Steve32,459 / 35,656$3,154,353
May 28, 2014Tel AvivIsraelHaYarkon ParkDJ Freestyle Steve44,634 / 49,924$5,169,975
May 30, 2014RabatMoroccoOLM Souissirowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2"
June 1, 2014LisbonPortugalBela Vista Park---
June 3, 2014PragueCzech RepublicO2 ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve15,727 / 15,727$1,332,516
June 4, 2014ViennaAustriaWiener StadthalleDJ Freestyle Steve13,748 / 13,748$1,598,539
June 6, 2014BerlinGermanyO2 WorldDJ Freestyle Steve——
June 8, 2014FrankfurtGermanyCommerzbank-ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve38,646 / 38,646$3,841,803
June 10, 2014LondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve——

DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
July 9, 2014BuffaloUnited StatesFirst Niagara CenterDJ Freestyle Steve15,152 / 15,152$1,412,080
July 10, 2014New York CityUnited StatesHammerstein Ballroom
July 12, 2014CharlotteUnited StatesTime Warner Cable ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve15,029 / 15,029$1,836,091
July 14, 2014BaltimoreUnited StatesBaltimore ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve12,051 / 12,051$1,288,155
July 16, 2014AlbanyUnited StatesTimes Union CenterDJ Freestyle Steve11,730 / 11,730$1,127,495
July 18, 2014UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve7,090 / 7,090$785,270
July 19, 2014BostonUnited StatesTD GardenDJ Freestyle Steve14,119 / 14,119$1,610,576
July 22, 2014OttawaCanadaCanadian Tire CentreDJ Freestyle Steve13,032 / 13,032$1,293,992
July 25, 2014MontrealCanadaBell CentreDJ Freestyle Steve30,698 / 30,698$3,357,926
July 26, 2014MontrealCanadaBell CentreDJ Freestyle Steve30,698 / 30,698$3,357,926
July 28, 2014Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn HillsDJ Freestyle Steve13,527 / 13,527$1,401,004
July 30, 2014Kansas CityUnited StatesSprint CenterDJ Freestyle Steve27,458 / 27,458$2,955,180
July 31, 2014Kansas CityUnited StatesSprint CenterDJ Freestyle Steve27,458 / 27,458$2,955,180
August 3, 2014New OrleansUnited StatesSmoothie King CenterDJ Freestyle Steve13,743 / 13,743$1,494,735
August 5, 2014San AntonioUnited StatesAT&T CenterDJ Freestyle Steve14,588 / 14,588$1,603,585
August 8, 2014Las VegasUnited StatesMGM Grand Garden ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve13,168 / 13,168$1,908,499
August 9, 2014GlendaleUnited StatesJobing.com ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve12,573 / 12,573$1,526,769
August 11, 2014San JoseUnited StatesSAP CenterDJ Freestyle Steve13,447 / 13,447$1,595,496
August 12, 2014Los AngelesUnited StatesStaples CenterDJ Freestyle Steve14,520 / 14,520$1,801,834

DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
August 16, 2014ChelmsfordEnglandHylands Parkrowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2"
August 17, 2014Weston-under-LizardEnglandWeston Park---
August 19, 2014GdańskPolandPGE Arena GdańskDJ Freestyle Steve40,794 / 40,794$3,878,582
August 21, 2014ParisFranceL'Olympia
August 24, 2014KópavogurIcelandKórinnDJ Freestyle Steve17,442 / 17,442$2,195,447

DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
September 18, 2014MelbourneAustraliaEtihad StadiumDJ Freestyle Steve41,777 / 41,777$5,765,602
September 19, 2014MelbourneAustraliaEtihad StadiumDJ Freestyle Steve41,777 / 41,777$5,765,602
September 22, 2014AdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Entertainment ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve12,658 / 12,658$1,799,621
September 23, 2014AdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Entertainment ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve12,658 / 12,658$1,799,621
September 26, 2014BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment CentreDJ Freestyle Steve19,757 / 19,757$2,735,476
September 27, 2014BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment CentreDJ Freestyle Steve19,757 / 19,757$2,735,476
October 1, 2014SydneyAustraliaAllphones ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve28,500 / 28,500$5,070,062
October 2, 2014SydneyAustraliaAllphones ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve28,500 / 28,500$5,070,062
October 8, 2014PerthAustraliaPerth ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve22,519 / 22,519$3,011,452
October 9, 2014PerthAustraliaPerth ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve22,519 / 22,519$3,011,452
October 12, 2014AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve34,587 / 34,587$4,129,997
October 13, 2014AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve34,587 / 34,587$4,129,997
October 15, 2014AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve34,587 / 34,587$4,129,997

DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
November 20, 2014PortlandUnited StatesModa CenterDJ Freestyle Steve13,929 / 13,929$1,499,534
November 22, 2014OaklandUnited StatesOracle ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve13,085 / 13,085$1,475,559
November 24, 2014InglewoodUnited StatesThe ForumDJ Freestyle Steve12,593 / 12,593$1,450,586
November 26, 2014AnaheimUnited StatesHonda CenterDJ Freestyle Steve11,704 / 11,704$1,386,091
November 28, 2014Las VegasUnited StatesMGM Grand Garden ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve12,949 / 12,949$1,866,329
December 1, 2014HoustonUnited StatesToyota CenterDJ Freestyle Steve12,654 / 12,654$1,712,300
December 3, 2014DallasUnited StatesAmerican Airlines CenterDJ Freestyle Steve14,855 / 14,855$1,668,554
December 5, 2014Oklahoma CityUnited StatesChesapeake Energy ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve12,662 / 12,662$1,388,971
December 8, 2014ChicagoUnited StatesUnited CenterDJ Freestyle Steve14,951 / 14,951$1,905,303
December 10, 2014TorontoCanadaAir Canada CentreDJ Freestyle Steve15,648 / 15,648$1,675,965
December 13, 2014UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve7,068 / 7,068$780,915
December 14, 2014New York CityUnited StatesBarclays CenterDJ Freestyle Steve14,461 / 14,461$1,960,366
December 17, 2014PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWells Fargo CenterDJ Freestyle Steve15,510 / 15,510$1,791,973
December 19, 2014NashvilleUnited StatesBridgestone ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve14,334 / 14,334$1,597,540
December 20, 2014DuluthUnited StatesThe Arena at Gwinnett CenterDJ Freestyle Steve10,335 / 10,335$1,343,945
January 1, 2015Las VegasUnited StatesMGM Grand Garden ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve24,799 / 24,799$4,436,453
January 2, 2015Las VegasUnited StatesMGM Grand Garden ArenaDJ Freestyle Steve24,799 / 24,799$4,436,453

Personnel

Credits and personnel are taken from Justin Timberlake's official website.
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
  • Elliott Ives
  • Mike Scott
  • Eric Smith
  • Charlie Orias
  • Dontae Winslow
  • Sean Erick
  • Justin Gilbert
  • Brian Frasier-Moore
  • Daniel Jones
  • Kevin Williams
  • Terry Santiel
  • Leon Silva
Production Crew
  • Robert "Bongo" Longo
Engineers
  • Danny Cheung