28-02-2025
Justin Timberlake cancels concert minutes before final world tour show began
Justin Timberlake cancels concert minutes before final world tour show began
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Justin Timberlake fans faced unexpected disappointment Thursday night when the singer canceled his Columbus, Ohio, show just moments before it was set to begin.
The 10-time Grammy Award-winning artist has been traveling across the U.S. for his Forget Tomorrow world tour.
On Thursday, doors had already opened at Nationwide Arena when Timberlake posted on social media that he would not be taking the stage for the final show on the North American leg of the tour. The opener act was scheduled to begin performing moments after Timberlake's announcement.
"I went into soundcheck battling the flu and now it's gotten the best of me," Timberlake said via his Instagram.
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"You guys. I'm heartbroken," the former NSYNC frontman wrote. "It kills me to disappoint you and my team who worked so hard to make this show happen."
Ohio-based fans have poor luck when it comes to Timberlake. In October, the singer and songwriter canceled another scheduled performance after contracting both laryngitis and bronchitis.
Timberlake assured attendees on social media that they would receive refunds. The cancellation marks a bittersweet ending − Thursday night's performance was set to be the last show on the North American leg of the tour. Whether the show will be rescheduled for a later date is still to be determined.
Ticketmaster confirmed the availability of a refund, writing on its website, "You don't need to do a thing. We'll issue a refund to the original method of payment used at time of purchase, as soon as funds are received from the Event Organizer. It should appear on your account within 14-21 days."
In March, the "SexyBack" singer will set out again this time in Europe and South America, returning briefly in May to perform at the Napa Valley music festival BottleRock.
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The world tour, in support of his sixth studio album, "Everything I thought I Was," became an unlikely topic of conversation in June when Timberlake was arrested for a DWI in the Hamptons by an officer who allegedly failed to recognize him.
Timberlake was pulled over in his 2025 BMW after failing to stop at a stop sign and "maintain his lane of travel." "Upon investigation it was determined that Mr. Timberlake was operating his vehicle in an intoxicated position," according to the Sag Harbor Village Police Department.
Timberlake told police he had one martini, according to a report by The New York Times.
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A meme was born out of a tabloid rumor that recounted an alleged exchange in which Timberlake muttered under his breath "This is going to ruin the tour," and when the cop reportedly replied, "What tour?" Justin answered, "The world tour."
While the reported exchange was never verified, the quote instantly took off, tearing through social media sites as the joke du jour with every-day people co-opting it to describe disruptions in their own lives.
In the meantime, aside from Ohio and another cancellation in Oklahoma City due to back injury, the tour has in fact not been ruined − carrying on as planned.
