franklin soults of "the boston globe" described the first half of the show as "ritzy glamour," with the "undercut with casual outfits and attitudes that made the extravaganza feel almost relaxed, like a professional athlete’s seemingly effortless performance during a career-topping late season." despite describing the sing-along around the campfire as "clumsy," he did believe that timberlake won the crowd back towards the end of the show. "the oakland press" gary graff said "you'd be hard-pressed to find a production that makes full use of an arena in as complete a way as timberlake is doing" and opined "the whole affair was tightly choreographed to appear precision at times, loose and improvisational at others. timberlake and company were best when they were at their funkiest." peter larsen in "daily breeze" said in his review that timberlake delivered "with swagger and style in a terrific night at the forum," and noted the opening act the shadowboxers "surely won over many with their energetic performance."