The Justified World Tour

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The Justified World Tour
World tour by Justin Timberlake
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Promotional banner for the 2004 leg
Associated album Justified
Start dateMay 7, 2003 (2003-05-07)
End dateJune 19, 2004 (2004-06-19)
Legs4
No. of shows61
Justin Timberlake concert chronology

The Justified World Tour (also known as the Justified and Lovin' It Live [1] ) was the debut solo concert tour by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake. The tour showcased material his debut studio album, Justified (2002).

Contents

Background

In September 2003, McDonald's announced Timberlake as a new spokesmen for their "I'm Lovin' It" campaign. Timberlake recorded "I'm Lovin' It", to be featured in ads for the franchise, later expanded and released as a single in December 2003. McDonald's later announced they will sponsor a tour for Timberlake, following his successful North American tour with Christina Aguilera. [2] Timberlake stated, "I love what McDonald's is doing with the new 'i'm lovin' it' campaign and it's cool to be part of it [...] We share the same crowd -- people who like to have fun -- and that's what this new partnership and my European concert tour is all about." The tour begin with Timberlake playing intimate gigs at clubs and theatres in the United States and Australia before expanding to arenas in Europe. [3] After select shows in the U.K., Timberlake performed at local clubs and theatres following his performance in that city.

Opening acts

Set list

  1. "Rock Your Body"
  2. "Right for Me"
  3. "Gone"
  4. "Girlfriend"
  5. "Señorita"
  6. "Still on My Brain"
  7. "Nothin' Else"
  8. "Cry Me a River"
  9. "Let's Take a Ride"
  10. "Beatbox Interlude"
  11. "Last Night"
  12. "I'm Lovin' It"
  13. "Take Me Now"
  14. "Take It from Here"
  15. "Like I Love You"

Source: [5]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
Europe[ citation needed ]
May 7, 2003 Sheffield England Hallam FM Arena
May 9, 2003 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
May 10, 2003
May 11, 2003 Newcastle Telewest Arena
May 12, 2003 Birmingham NEC Arena
May 14, 2003 London Wembley Arena
May 15, 2003
May 17, 2003 London Arena
May 18, 2003
May 19, 2003
May 20, 2003
May 22, 2003 Dublin Ireland Point Theatre
May 23, 2003
North America [1]
October 13, 2003 Washington, D.C. United States 9:30 Club
October 14, 2003 Norfolk The NorVa
October 16, 2003 Cleveland Agora Theatre
October 17, 2003 Detroit State Theatre
October 19, 2003 Memphis The New Daisy Theatre
Europe [5] [6] [7]
November 16, 2003 Ghent Belgium Flanders Sports Arena
November 17, 2003 Cologne Germany Kölnarena
November 19, 2003 Munich Olympiahalle
November 22, 2003 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
November 24, 2003 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
November 25, 2003Berlin Velodrom
November 26, 2003 Arnhem Netherlands GelreDome XS
November 29, 2003Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
November 30, 2003
December 1, 2003Birmingham England National Indoor Arena
December 2, 2003
December 3, 2003
December 5, 2003London Earls Court Exhibition Centre
December 6, 2003
December 7, 2007
December 8, 2003
December 10, 2003ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena
December 11, 2003
December 12, 2003
December 14, 2003SheffieldHallam FM Arena
December 15, 2003
December 17, 2003 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
December 18, 2003
December 20, 2003 Dublin Ireland Point Theatre
December 21, 2003
January 9, 2004LondonEnglandEarls Court Exhibition Centre
January 10, 2004
January 11, 2004
January 14, 2004 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
January 15, 2004
January 16, 2004
January 18, 2004BirminghamEnglandNational Indoor Arena
January 19, 2004
January 21, 2004NewcastleTelewest Arena
January 22, 2004
January 23, 2004ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena
January 24, 2004
January 25, 2004
Australia [8]
June 11, 2004 Melbourne Australia Festival Hall
June 12, 2004
June 13, 2004
June 16, 2004 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
June 17, 2004
June 18, 2004
June 19, 2004 Brisbane Brisbane Convention Centre

Broadcasts and recordings

A live video album titled Justin Timberlake: Live from London was released on December 16, 2003. [9]

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