Justin Timberlake has cancelled an upcoming show in Oklahoma City after sustaining a back injury.
The date on the ‘Forget Tomorrow’ world tour was due to take place at the city’s Paycom Center on Monday (December 2), but will now not go ahead, with no rescheduled date yet announced.
It is far from the first time Timberlake has called off a show at short notice this year – in October, he postponed six North American shows after being diagnosed with bronchitis and laryngitis , just weeks after he called off another show in Newark just hours before stage time due to “an injury that is preventing me from performing”.
Timberlake shared an Instagram Story on Saturday (November 30) to explain why the Oklahoma City show could not go ahead. “I’m so sorry Oklahoma City,” he wrote. “I have to cancel the show on 12/2. I hurt my back in NOLA and my doctors have instructed me to rest a little bit longer. Thank you for your support – y’all know I hate doing this.”
The North American leg of his current tour is scheduled to reconvene in Houston on Wednesday (December 4) and will run through to Columbus, Ohio on February 27. US tickets can be found here.
Timberlake will return to the UK next summer to headline the Isle Of Wight Festival 2025 alongside Sting and Stereophonics. He’ll also perform in Belfast and Dublin, and make a bill-topping appearance at Lytham Festival in Lancashire.
In September, the singer pleaded guilty to driving while impaired, and called for fans to think again if they considered driving under the influence of alcohol. The judge sentenced the singer to a $500 (£380) fine with a $260 (£198) surcharge, and 25 hours of community service at a non-profit of his choice.
Timberlake said: “Even if you’ve had one drink, don’t get behind the wheel of a car. There are so many alternatives. You can call a friend [or] take an Uber. This is a mistake that I made, but I’m hoping that whoever is watching and listening right now can learn from this mistake. I know that I certainly have.”
The former *NSYNC star released his sixth solo album ‘Everything I Thought It Was’ in March. The album scored a three-star review, with Nick Levine writing for NME: “‘Everything I Thought It Was’ shows he hasn’t lost his vocal chops or ability to work a groove, but it doesn’t do enough to make you block out past misdemeanours. For now, Timberlake’s problematic fave era will have to wait.”
