As a ticket broker, I’m sometimes left with extra tickets, so I’ve seen my fair share of concerts. (With great seats to boot!)

Monday night was the Justin Timberlake show at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ. Unfortunately, with shows the following two nights at Madison Square Garden, demand wasn’t as strong as we had anticipated, and I was left with some extra tickets. Rather than let them go to waste, me and the g/f decided to go see the show, based on the rave reviews from previous shows.

Overall, I was less-than-impressed. Good Charlotte opened up for Timberlake, and I thought that was an odd choice - They seemed like they’d be better suited to open for some emo punk band (Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, Panic at the Disco, etc) rather than Justin. It probably wouldn’t have been so bad, except that GC seemed intent on promoting their new album, and played a bunch of new, obscure songs that really sucked. It reminded me of Kelly Clarkson at Live Earth, just painful..

After Good Charlotte, we were subjected to about 45 minutes of Verizon ads while we waited for Timberlake to take the stage. The people in the audience didn’t mind, but we were standing on the floor, so that seemed like a LOOOONG time! Finally, the theatrics get started, and Justin finally comes on stage. The crowd goes absolutely ape-shit, and he jumps right into his first song.

The Pros: Very cool stage setup (in the round, with 4 catwalks extending out into the audience), tons of dancers, and flawless choreography.

The Cons: Stage layout left us at times unable to see JT at all. The acoustics were AWFUL - Overpowering bass, and you couldn’t hear the vocals. Timbaland’s intermission thing was retarded, and entirely too long..

All in all, an interesting concert, but I would have much preferred to see him when he did his club tour.. The show won’t disappoint crazy 13-year-old JT fans, but for some of his “older” fans, consider yourself warned!

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