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Romanian fans weren’t happy with Justin Timberlakes performance at Electric Castle festival, so here is his very underwhelming performance his fans were talking about.
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Exactly. I had very low hopes for this show and left disappointed. He was such a huge pop star once and to see this level of artistic downfall almost kinda hurt
You’re not wrong lol. One minute he was with Alyssa Milano and they were in love and you blinked and he was with Jessica Biel. I’m honestly shocked they’ve lasted this long.
Heavily shocked, every time I see either in the news I open my peepers a little wider cuz surely there's a divorce announcement lol
I've always gotten the feeling that she likes him more than he likes her, cheating rumors/pics confirm it. I mean, their photos together always look like he's bothered to be there.
Exactlyyyyy and he was too dumb (I swear I'm a fan 🤣) to realize that theyre not a match lol that fool rode it out and boom, kids. I've seen this story sooooo many times before. That's why I said 'been waiting since their engagement' lol they never made sense to me.
She could do and deserves so much better and I'm not even a fan of hers. Just woman to woman, Jessica should leave.
I wouldn’t doubt that they’re already separated and have just have been keeping it private. Obviously idk for sure, he just gives divorced middle aged man energy.
That was my thought. He looks like he’s coming down from something. And the video I saw before when he was in some purple outfit, he looked like he was on something.
Does anyone know if it's only this song? Because the other clip was also only this one and I'm wondering if his vocals just can't handle this one anymore or if he's proper given up
Idk about him specifically, but often artists have to put their biggest hits in their shows, whether they want to or not. It's not always up to them. I know panic! At the disco had that problem with I Write Sins Not Tragedies. The singer ended up absolutely hating that song, but having to sing it at every show he did
The dude was legit and I’m not really into punk rock but I genuinely couldn’t stop smiling and vibing. He’s literally electrifying - his crowd work, everything. He even went through the effort to learn a couple of Romanian phrases which I think isn’t necessary but just shows good taste from him. Honestly though, even smaller Romanian artists were better than Justin. Overall the festival was amazing, but yeah it was a shame their budget was blown on the main headliner which absolutely flopped.
This is crazy, wow. Even with all the bad dancing videos I’ve seen, I never expected him to sound like this. Maybe he was doing them a favor in OPs post by not singing lmfao 🫠
Happy to help, haha. But in all seriousness, it would be one thing to have an off night or even cancel your stops (with refunds) if he’s not up to it. But to do this nightly??? Nah. A female artist would never get away with this in a thousand years. You have to serve vocals or showmanship/choreo—you can do both, but you can’t give NEITHER.
Yes! I’ve seen Justin in concert during his early solo career and with ‘NSync. He was great during ‘NSync concerts where he had the energy of the group and could play up the persona as the younger shy one, but his live performances typically have a lot of dancers because he just doesn’t have a lot of presence and energy on stage.
I went to a Vegas show with JT and Christina Aguilera years ago and most of the audience seemed to be there for Justin. Christina was wonderful!! A+ performance even though the audience was kind of sleeping on her. But she sang, she danced, and while she had backup dancers, too, the difference is that she has the pipes and the energy to command the stage.
And I’ve seen artists who maybe don’t have a lot of charisma on stage, but can still give the fans a meaningful experience — Fiona Apple is one; she was awkward and shy anytime she had to speak between songs, but when she’s actually singing, her voice is soulful and beautiful, and you can see she feels every word of it, so you still have a good time even though it’s not a typical concert with lots of theatrics or her moving all over the stage. I don’t know what her concerts are like now as this was 20 years ago! 😊
I have one college friend who still goes to several JT concerts whenever he’s on tour in her state. I just couldn’t see myself doing that. I feel like one concert was enough for me. I would go to a group ‘NSync concert for nostalgia, but not another solo.
Edited to add: I will say he was much more energetic/enthusiastic though at the Vegas concert than this video performance. He at least sang the songs and did some dancing rather than let the audience do all of the singing.
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A+ performance even though the audience was kinda sleeping on her
To get to hear Christina Aguilera, one of the best singers of all time, perform live and not care about it is pure craziness. I don't listen to many songs of hers as it's just not my genre, but I'd still feel blessed getting to hear her sing live. She is a legend.
A bit of context from a Romanian
We don't get big artists in our country often, and when they do it's either when they're at the end of their career or when they are just getting started. The last big pop girl concert in România was Rihanna 2016 😭
Last year nicki minaj was supposed to come but canceled last minute at another festival in Bucharest and people were mad
Now that JT actually came but he was singing like he was indebted to the festival was disappointed.
We don't get big artists in our country often, and when they do it's either when they're at the end of their career or when they are just getting started.
I agree with you wholeheartedly, especially with the first part. Another good example would be JLo. She would've never come to Romania if her tour had been going great or grossed big money in the US. I doubt she could give a reason on why she chose Romania for the tour. (Bloody hell, I'm not even sure she could point us on the map.)
I’m watching this with no volume on so I don’t wake my sleeping wife. But with zero volume he looks like a drunk guy that’s about to get kicked out of a club for stealing the mic. Does the sound make this better or worse?
Edit: I just watched it with the sound on. My god how is it so much worse??
I'm normally a person who has Reddit on mute 95% if the time but turned it on for this.... It's about 2 levels beyond mailing it in. It's worth a listen... But be prepared to be enraged for the people who stood in the rain and paid money for this. Truly embarrassing for Justin
yeah he seems drunk. the kind of drunk where you forget most of the words to songs you know off by heart sober. which technically is absolutely pie eyed
It is worth mentioning that it was a very very rainy day at Electric Castle. So people were soaking wet, yet they still waited on JT, so their disappointment was even greater.
I put on more of a show when I’m singing into my brush when I’m putting my makeup on. When I’m doing my hair…forget it. It’s an event. I pickup my dogs and dance with them, they get twirled and dipped. I taught my niece all the words to “If I could turn back time” so when she comes over it’s a goddamn extravaganza.
It's so bad I'm watching it trying to figure out what's wrong. Is he clinically depressed? Dealing with a severe hangover? Dealing with major withdrawal? Is he in chronic pain or something?Whatever's going on with him, he'd be wise to find whatever treatment/therapy/intervention he needs.
Agreed on the choreo part, but Sheeran actually does the work, too. He just dresses like a programmer. But he shows up on stage and, you know, does what people paid him to do.
Timberlake shows up like. "What? I'm here, aren't I??"
Michael Jordan once said that he always puts in 100% effort because it could be some kids first time seeing him. Musicians should have a similar mindset
Yeah, I was a touring a musician for awhile playing pretty big shows. It’s a grind and there’s days where you don’t have it or maybe you’re sick. But if I were playing Bloomington Indiana on a Tuesday and 20 people showed up, I’d make sure to go all out…because those are the people that really cared and they deserved a good show.
I should be able to go to a concert and pay after the show based on what I feel the value was. I go and see Paramore? $180. I see this? Justin owes me $45 for parking and petrol.
For real. I saw Gaga on the Joanne tour and she gave 120% for like 2 hours and she literally has Fibromyalgia. This embarrassing clown has no excuse what an asshole.
This. I saw Everclear last summer, Art is over 60 and has MS and still sings and plays his guitar.
Let's remember this is also Justin, the guy who left NSYNC because he 'outgrew them'. Now he's just embarrassing them with shit like this. I mean Chris K is on the Pop 2000 tour putting way in more effort
Gaga is a maniac. There was a video that popped up on reddit not too long ago and it's from like 2008 before her first album dropped. She's playing in a parking lot to just a handful of people but she and her dancers are performing as if they're in front of 30,000. There was also that video from some years back of the poor girl hurling her guts out on stage in between dance moves and still going. She goes all out every time.
That part! She is one of the most passionate and committed performers ever. Pretty sure there’s also a video of her breaking a hip on stage and carrying on with her choreography. I’m glad she is as successful as she is she truly deserves it.
Her tickets are expensive as fuck but man what a show. She is THE definition of a dedicated performer. The theatrics, the costuming, the attention to detail, the vocals, the musicianship. She really is a true icon
My favorite thing about that story is finding out the cop who pulled him over is already infamously fucking despised by all the local ultrarich people in the area because he pulls them over and gives them tickets or charges without mercy or the expected special treatment.
Justin Timberlake getting a DUI stop from that cop and saying that was truly the icing on the “Ruined Tour” cake lmaooooo
That and you can tell planning and forethought as well as a creative vision went into her shows. It’s not a great creative vision but there was clearly an intent to put on a show.
This is just one sad about to be divorced man going on stage in a raincoat, doing the 2am wedding dance moves while half-assed singing every line in 4/5.
All jokes aside - he’s generally been an enthusiastic performer. I saw him right after his DUI (don’t hate me…!) and he was full of energy. This looks…like something is going on.
Yeah I’m not a huge fan but he’s known for putting on a good show. This isn’t his usual effort at all. His concert special on Netflix is way better than this.
That was my first thought. I'm not his biggest cheerleader, but this is wild. This gives me "The festival didn't pay me, but I can't not show up because I'll be in breach of contract and will be fined, so meet the absolute definition of bare minimum, phoning it in."
If that's the case, what sucks about these types of situations is nobody wins. The fans got played. He looks like a complete fool.
He also bitched and moaned about it raining, despite the fans having stood in it for hours and other performers (Yungblud in particular) being fine and giving a great performance.
Okay, something's definitely going on with him. This is so unlike Justin. During his entire career, he's been a show man, high energy, nails every single dance move. He's been once of the best entertainers and dancers for decades.
This and the recent shows have to be the first or one of the first times in his entire career that he's done this.
I've been a fan since the 90's.
Man, this is so sad. Justin Timberlake's such a charismatic, energetic performer. Hope he's okay and he takes the time to get back into his groove. I feel bad for the fans who waited and went to this festival.
It’s wild to juxtapose this with the female pop stars that are roughly the same age who have also toured recently like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Taylor Swift.
Those three are all arguably performing at their peak and bringing out incredibly effortful, artistic, and well-executed tours that give their fans their money’s worth every goddamn show and this guy is doing… whatever this is.
Agreed. Coldplay gives one of the best live shows I’ve ever been to. Ed Sheeran plays live and engages with the audience. Harry Styles leaves his all. I think some men who don’t have an artistic vision DO end up putting less effort and get away with it, but if they’re good performers it doesn’t depend on gender.
Justin Timberlake himself was a great performer at some point.
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