When it was announced that Justin Timberlake would be performing at half time of this year’s Super Bowl, there was (along with a few raised eyebrows) speculation that this gig would be the start of something greater, perhaps even a new album. As we now know, that all came to pass: Man Of The Woods, his fifth album and follow-up to 2013’s The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2, is coming out in February, led by the robotic pop single “Filthy.”
With every huge pop album comes a huge pop tour, and now, The Man Of The Woods Tour has been announced via a one-minute clip that shows behind-the-scenes footage and golden hour clips of trees and wheat. The tour begins in Toronto in March and treks through North America before wrapping up with a hometown show in Memphis at the end of May. In the video, we hear a voiceover from JT, saying that his goal is for “people to see the inspiration for how [the album] ended up sounding”:
“The outdoors is the inspiration for a lot of these songs. That’s the main idea. The tour will be able to bring the outside in. How can we bring that to life? I want people to see the inspiration for how it ended up sounding. I’ve never seen that done before: Bring the outside in.”
Check out the full list of tour dates below, and listen to lead Man Of The Woods single “Filthy” here.
3/13 — Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
3/18 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
3/21 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
3/25 — Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
3/27 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
3/31 — Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
4/2 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
4/4 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
4/8 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
4/12 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
4/14 — Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
4/24 — San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
4/28 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
5/2 — Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena
5/5 — Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
5/7 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
5/9 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
5/11 — Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Arena
5/14 — Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
5/15 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
5/18 — Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
5/19 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Center
5/23 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
5/27 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
5/30 — Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
