{"id":481507,"date":"2019-01-29T15:11:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T22:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=786149"},"modified":"2019-01-29T15:11:44","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T22:11:44","slug":"justin-timberlake-on-the-nostalgic-pop-thrills-of-his-man-of-the-woods-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/justin-timberlake-on-the-nostalgic-pop-thrills-of-his-man-of-the-woods-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Timberlake on the Nostalgic Pop Thrills of His \u2018Man of the Woods\u2019 Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Justin Timberlake<\/a>\u2019s Man of the Woods<\/em> tour has not gone as planned. Last fall, the singer had to cancel multiple rounds of arena dates due to severely bruised vocal cords, a setback that left the singer devastated. \u201cI\u2019ve never encountered anything like this,\u201d Timberlake told Rolling Stone<\/em> in an e-mail interview during that hiatus. \u201cI hate to disappoint everyone who spends their hard-earned money to come see me. So, even though it is out of my control, it is still pretty frustrating. Being on stage is truly one of my favorite things to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

After months off the road, Timberlake returned to the stage January 4th in Washington, D.C., his smooth tenor intact as he danced hard through a marathon of hits on an innovative stage<\/a> that slopes through the arena floor. At various times in the 21-song set, the stage morphs into a campfire, a river, a laser cage and a disco floor. Timberlake says it\u2019s changed the way he looks at performing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m always trying to find ways to create a unique experience for my fans and myself,\u201d he says. \u201cI feel like this show with the stage and production I was able to design has really put me down in the middle of the crowds and makes for a really connective and immersive couple of hours. Particularly, one part of the show where I actually come down to a part of the floor and really get close to everyone. It\u2019s a little nostalgic for me, too, because it reminds me when clubs were actually<\/em> clubs in L.A. and people went out to dance and feel that energy. In all seriousness, it is one thing to stand on stage and say, \u2018I see you down there singing and dancing your hearts out,\u2019 but it\u2019s a whole other vibe to get down there with them and do it too!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Timberlake\u2019s pre-show routine begins early in the day and lasts right up until showtime. \u201cI treat it a lot like an athlete would, because it\u2019s a very physical show and I ain\u2019t getting any younger,\u201d adds the singer, 37. \u201cRight before we hit the stage, I circle up with my band and dancers, we say a prayer and then I\u2019ll make up a chant that\u2019s specific to the city, state or country that we\u2019re in. It\u2019s just something fun for us to get amped up with together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Timberlake\u2019s tour hits New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden this Thursday, and runs through April.<\/p>\n

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Justin Timberlake\u2019s Man of the Woods tour has not gone as planned. Last fall, the singer had to cancel multiple rounds of arena dates due to severely bruised vocal cords, a setback that left the singer devastated. \u201cI\u2019ve never encountered anything like this,\u201d Timberlake told Rolling Stone in an e-mail interview during that hiatus. \u201cI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-481507","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-13 07:16:18","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KQZR - The Reel","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481507\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}