FutureSex/LoveShow

Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = FutureSex/LoveShow


image_caption =
artist = Justin Timberlake
album = "FutureSex/LoveSounds"
start_date = January 8, 2007
end_date = December 6, 2007
number_of_legs = 5
number_of_shows = 60 in North America
43 in Europe
15 in Oceania
1 in Asia
119 in totalExtra tour chronology
Group = Justin Timberlake
Type = tour
Last tour = Justified Tour
(2003)
This tour = "'FutureSex/LoveShow
(2007)
Next tour = - Extra tour chronology
Group = P!nk
Type = tour
Last tour = Try This Tour
(2004)
This tour = FutureSex/LoveShow
(2007)
Next tour = I'm Not Dead Tour
(2007)Extra tour chronology
Group = Fergie
Type = tour
Last tour = -
This tour = "'FutureSex/LoveShow
(2007)
Next tour = -Extra tour chronology
Group = Good Charlotte
Type = tour
Last tour = -
This tour = "'FutureSex/LoveShow
(2007)
Next tour = Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour
(2008)

FutureSex/LoveShow was Justin Timberlake's 2007 world tour in support of the album "FutureSex/LoveSounds". The tour featured a theatre in the round stage, ten dancers, seven band members, and was a self-described "crazy light show" (as stated by Timberlake on his official MySpace page). Pink supported Timberlake in the U.S, as did Fergie in some of the United Kingdom and Ireland venues. Unklejam were the support on the rest of the UK dates, while Natasha Bedingfield supported in the rest of Europe, and 50 Cent supported for just the Irish date. Timberlake's producer Timbaland also made many appearances, performing his own DJ set in the 20 minute intermission.
It was announced in May, 2007 that Justin signed a deal with the HBO network to broadcast the concert and then release it on DVD. The Madison Square Garden date for the second North American leg of the tour was added for this reason by HBO. The concert was filmed on the night of the show, August 16, and aired September 3, 2007. [ [http://tob.hollywood.com/2007/05/03/justin-timberlake-brings-sexy-back-to-hbo/ Justin Timberlake signs concert special deal with HBO] www.tob.hollywood.com] Justin had no plans to tour Asia,South or Central America.

The tour was by far Justin's most lucrative to date. The tour grossed $70.6 million on tour in North America alone. Billboard put his concert take at $126.8 million. [www.billboard.com/justin_2007_tour.html]

United States and Canadian leg

The first U.S and Canada leg of the tour went to thirty-five cities and featured Pink. It started on January 8, 2007 in San Diego, California and ended on March 29, 2007 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Timberlake was supported by P!nk for the original U.S and Canadian leg. A second North American tour was also scheduled, beginning in August 2007 and running til mid-September. Timberlake chose and asked Good Charlotte to be the opening act for the second North American tour, the band agreed to perform between August to mid-September. It was also learned that Timberlake was supposed to tour Salt Lake City, but the date never came to terms because of his commitment to the Video Music Awards.The last date of the tour was on December 6 at Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This and the shows at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, were the only shows of the tour that were not in the round, instead performed as a traditional end-stage shows.

European leg

The European leg of the tour began on April 24, 2007 at the Odyssey, in Belfast. The tour has 42 shows, in 28 cities and 8 countries. Justin performed the last of these shows in London on July 10, 2007.

Natasha Bedingfield was one of three high-profile support acts during the tour. After Kenna finished his stint on 11th May, she opened for Justin in Paris on 22nd May and ended her leg of the tour in Antwerp, Belgium, 21 dates later. [ [http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/news/5541/0/ RCA Label Group (UK) | News | Natasha Bedingfield - Touring with Justin Timberlake ] ]

Esmee Denters, the first artist to sign on Timberlake's label, was the supporting act during the show in the Netherlands on June 16, 2007, and in Belgium on June 27, as well as in Copenhagen on June 23, where Justin performed in front of 55,200 people at Parken Stadium. The Dutch artist was discovered by Timberlake through Youtube.

Fergie supported Justin in the RDS Arena in Dublin on June 30. Special guest 50 Cent supported Justin for the second date at the RDS on July 1. This was announced at short notice as Fergie was scheduled to play at the Concert For Diana on the 1st in London. Also while in Ireland Justin announced that he would play a more intimate "Show After the Show" on July 1 at 1 am to 1,000 fans at Vicar Street, all tickets sold out in 4 minutes. This show, however, was cancelled due to "technical difficulties". Holders of these tickets were given general admission to Justin's RDS gig the same day as "special guests" Fergie was also present at the O2 arena London, on 5 dates between July 4-10.

et list

P!nk

#"'Cuz I Can" 5.32
#"Trouble" 2.57
#"Just Like a Pill" 4.50
#"Who Knew" 7.03
#"Stupid Girls" 5.09
#"Family Portrait" 12.10
#"Dear Mr. President" 5.59
#"Don't Let Me Get Me"7.50
#"U + Ur Hand"4.45
#"Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" 6.30
#"Get the Party Started"/"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"10.10

running time 70.55

Fergie

#"Here I Come"
#"London Bridge"
#"Clumsy"
#"Black Eyed Peas Medley"
#"Barracuda "
#"Mary Jane Shoes"
#"Glamourous"
#"Big Girls Dont Cry"
#"Fergalicious"

Justin Timberlake

#"FutureSex/LoveSound" 10.39
#"Like I Love You" 5.09
#"Let Me Talk to You (Prelude)"/"My Love" 3.09
#"Señorita" 11.20
#"Sexy Ladies" 4.30
#"Until the End of Time" 5.12
#"What Goes Around..."/"... Comes Around (Interlude)" 10.12
#"Chop Me Up"
Timbaland intermission 5.03
#"Rock Your Body" 8.21
#"Set the Mood (Prelude)"/Medley: "Gone"/"Take It from Here"/"Last Night" 17.20
#"Damn Girl" 5.00
#"Summer Love" 3.20
#"Losing My Way" 2.10
#"Cry Me a River" 5.00
#"LoveStoned"/"I Think She Knows (Interlude)" 4.50
#"SexyBack"
Encore 9.10
#"(Another Song) All Over Again" 11.20

running time 120.26

Extras:
*"California Love" performed as encore before "Another Song" in California on 2nd leg of tour.
*"Dick in a Box" (from his 2006 "SNL" Digital Short) with Andy Samberg at Madison Square Garden in New York City on February 7.
*T.I. appeared as a special guest at Philips Arena in Atlanta to perform "My Love" on February 27.
*Added a brief cover of "Crazy" to the end of "Cry Me a River" at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 30th April, Glasgow SECC date on May 4, and at the Birmingham NIA date on May 11.
*Kanye West appeared as a special guest at Staples Center in Los Angeles to perform "Stronger" on September 16.
*"Happy Birthday" was sung to Justin Timberlake at Bell Center in Montreal on January 31.
*"Happy Birthday" was sung to Timbaland at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on March 10.
*Black Eyed Peas made a special appearance with Fergie singing 'Where Is The Love?' on 7 July 2007
*Performed "Dick in a Box" as an encore at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA on September 8, 2007; then announced that he had won an Emmy for it that night.
*"California Love"And Atomic Dog performed as encore before "Another Song" on September 19 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
*On November 9, 2007 in Perth, During LoveStoned, the 'curtain screen' had a failure to show the concert's picture saying "No Video Input" but was later fixed during SexyBack
*At the Birmingham NIA May 11 date, and at the last show at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand on Monday, November 26, 2007. He also performed the song 'Boutique In Heaven' as an extra song in the Medley section.

exyback Dance Club

A limited number of tickets were released which gave fans access to a bar/club area around the stage known as the Sexyback Dance Club. There were two types of these tickets available; Seating and Standing. The seating tickets, 40 of which were put on sale per performance and which cost €380, gave fans access to this area as well as a seat integrated into the stage itself. The standing tickets gave access to the same area without a seat and cost €120. 300 of these tickets were made available for each date. [ [ http://www.aikenpromotions.com/event.asp?eid=385/ Sexyback Dance Club, Aiken Promotions, Ireland] http://www.aikenpromotions.com]

For the USA/Canada dates of Justin's fall tour these tickets were auctioned with standing tickets being sold for a minimum of $270 in Madison Square Garden, New York. For the Australian leg, standing tickets were around the $180, varying slightly in each city. The Auckland shows were available in the round, tickets costing at $180 NZD.

Tour personnel

*Tour director: Justin Timberlake
*Artistic director: Marty Kudelka
*Musical director: Kevin Antunes
*Costume design: Yves Saint Laurent
*Backing vocals: Darrell Adams, Denosh Bennett, Diedra Artis & Rob Stevenson
*Tour promoter: AEG Live

Band

*Keys/Sequencing: Kevin Antunes
*Drums: John Blackwell
*Guitar: Lloyd Dorsey
*Percussion: Terry Santiel
*Guitar: Mike Scott
*Bass: Kevin Walker
*Keys: Charles Wilson

Choreography and dancers

*Choreographer/Dancer: Marty Kudelka
*Associate choreographer: Dee Caspary
*Assistant choreographer/Dancer: Dana Wilson
*Assistant choreographer: AJ Harpold
*Additional choreographer: Misha Gabriel (Cry Me A River)
*Additional choreographer: Poppin' Pete
*Additional choreographer: Aakomon Jones
*Additional choreographer/Dancer: Eddie Morales
*Additional choreographer/Dancer: Nick Bass
*Dancer: Nanci Anderson
*Dancer: Ava Bernstine
*Dancer: Tammy Fey
*Dancer: Sky Hoffman
*Dancer: Michele Martinez
*Dancer: Kenny Wormald

Tour Dates

ound Mix (New York, Madison SG, HBO Transmission)

* Dolby Digital 5.1

Video Resolution(New York, Madison SG, HBO Transmission)

* 1080i(1920x1080) HDTV

FutureSex/LoveShow : Live in Madison Square Garden DVD/Blu-ray Release

The 2 disc edition of the "FutureSex/LoveShow: Live In Madison Square Garden" was released on DVD and Blu-ray exclusively in Best Buy on November 20th (although the Special Features disc in the Blu-ray package is a standard DVD). In Austria the DVD was released on November 16th.

It contains:
# Opening Conversation
# FutureSex/LoveSound
# Like I Love You
# Let Me Talk To You (Prelude)/My Love
# Señorita
# Sexy Ladies
# Until the End of Time
# What Goes Around.../...Comes Around
# Chop Me Up
# Intermission - JT & Timbaland
# Rock Your Body
# Gone (Medley)
# Take It From Here (Medley)
# Last Night (Medley)
# Damn Girl
# Summer Love
# Losing My Way
# Cry Me A River
# LoveStoned
# SexyBack
# (Another Song) All Over Again
# Goodnights and Credits

[ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003658572] www.billboard.com]

References

External links

* [http://www.justintimberlake.com/ Justin Timberlake's official site]
* [http://www.justintimberlakefanclub.com/ Justin Timberlake's official fan club]
* [http://www.myspace.com/justintimberlake/ Justin Timberlake's official MySpace page]