Justin Timberlake’s
Man of the Woods Tour
C
onsidering the mon-
iker, it’s ironic that
Justin Timberlake’s
extensive Man of the
Woods Tour is carry-
ing one of the most
complex and cutting-edge audio
systems to hit major arenas this
calendar year.
Supporting Timberlake’s fifth
full-length album of the same
name, the tour began in March
2018 and hits major markets
throughout North America and
Europe on four distinct legs before
wrapping up in early 2019. Between
the in-the-round stage configu-
ration and the multiple line array
hangs overhead, even non-techni-
cal types entering the arena on any
given date would recognize that
something truly out of the ordinary
was in store.
The house system is actually a
hybrid of analog and digital com-
ponents, and in fact, hybridity is a
unifying theme of both the album
and tour.
Musically, Man of the Woods
finds Timberlake striking a balance
between the slick, innovative dance
pop that defines his previous re-
leases and a more organic classic
country influence. And so despite
its title and associated range of rus-
tic imagery, the album remains as
sonically ambitious and boundary
pushing as anything Timberlake has
released since 2006’s smash Future-
Sex/LoveSo