I was there, too...I was literally 20 ft from him when this happened and I've told this story MANY times!!!! Personally, I think he won the crowd over. The line up was The Stones, Rush, AC/DC, Sam Roberts, The Flaming Lips...the crowd was pretty rock heavy and JT pretty freshly solo, if I recall. What he isn't telling: he jammed with his band during Señorita. It went on for a while, if I recall.. he really showed that he could play and when he left the stage, the people around me cheered him off. He was amazing and professional. I think he earned a lot of respect, tbh.. He earned mine, anyway..
I was there working at the event (which was a fundraiser during the SARS crisis) and saw him catch a bottle right before it hit his head and toss it aside mid-song, and was highly impressed by his lateral moves and reaction speed. He also apologized to the crowd and was like "I know, I know, bear with me"....keep in mind the crowd was a bunch of 50 year old 70s 80s kids who were high as f***. And yes there were a LOT of people there.
@@XercesandAlexander yes. I remember the concert and very few ppl under 25 went to this thing, and even less cared for front-row spots, since it would've meant a whole day of standing there to save your spot.
I remember when this happened, I had deep respect for him for staying on that stage and completing his set. I remember the next day the National media outlets commenting on his character for staying on that stage, for a charity event (SARS), and having bottles thrown at him. Class act.
jziffi but surely the editing is just different camera shots and with slight trimming at the beginning and end of shots, not cutting out parts of the conversation? btw i’m not trying to argue actually kinda interested 😊
C H His manager did not book this show for him. Justin personally got a call from Mick Jagger to join the charity event. Remember he was probably just 21 or 22 at the time, how do you say no to Mick Jagger?
And at a charity concert no less, ya sure he didn't exactly fit the theme, but grow up people. This is the kind of thing that makes people look at certain groups as though they are childish and immature. Even if it was not everyone doing it by any means, it still reflects badly on the whole group sadly.
Graham is an amazing host who lets the guest tell their stories at their own pace (without losing the thread of course) and man that is so traumatic for JT! Hugs!
What he doesn't tell you is that Keith Richards was so peeved off at the people he shook his head and stopped playing and told them all to stop it and not be so disrespectful.
haha I was at that concert, I felt bad they were doing that. Even if you don't like his music you don't do that to people at a charity event (it was for SARS)
Ah.....ok....SARS.....well....now I just feel confliction.....that is kinda messed up....tbh though it should have happened way earlier in advance....like when he was leaving nsync.......
How Pathic. Justin is not a bad guy. They should be very ashamed of themselves. I am not a Justin fan but treating any performer who took their time to help a Charity should be given praised.
These comments about Justin’s story telling are disgusting. He’s openly said he has adhd and that’s why he tries to calm down to tell stories so he doesn’t say something he didnt mean to say and get the world hating him but y’all hating anyway
I was at the back end tripping balls, laughing at him dodging those things on the screen. Hated his guts at the time so it was pretty cathartic, I must admit
I was there. I was very disappointed in peoples behavior. He did incorporate his dodges into his dance moves. Respected him more after that day. Lost respect for the people there. As he had mentioned it was an odd event for him to play, but he volunteered. Kudos to JT!
Justin is definitely a great person. He doesn't show any anger towards these HIGHLY disrespectful people (at the concert, not at The Graham Norton Show lol) or talk about them with derogatories. Also, despite having bottles of URINE thrown at him during that first song, he continued with the fundraiser and did another song. I don't think anyone would have blamed him if he cancelled the rest of his songs after the first, but he stuck it out. He is a true performer and deserves all of the fame and fortune that he has amassed. Definitely a wonderful person deserving of a happy life.
Or he just thought that his fans were generally adults and would be far more mature and respectful than they were. Basically over estimated his fan base.
Justin, on behalf of Canada, I apologize for the behaviour of some people who we are not proud to call Canadians. It was disgusting and traumatic. We are not all like that. Come on over, we'll show you a good time.
That is exactly the kind of thing I was thinking while listening to this story. I was like, oh man, I feel like I should apologize on behalf of Canadians, even though I wasn't there.
CanadaCraig I’ve seen it at other classic rock shows where the opening act didn’t fit into the macho rock mould. Not as bad as this scenario, but just a lack of tolerance for different types of music. So, I believe it.
i was there it was terrible behavior. he was great! his band was fantastic he put on a great show. he was the opening act of the evening performances. as soon as he came on stage the entire crowd stood up and started moving closer towards the stage for the evening acts. the worst part was that he was the only performer i think that took no money and paid for the entire travel for his band and crew. ac/dc stole the show. it was great day. 500,000+ ppl, not a cloud in the sky 30c no shade and fun as hell. if anyone else was there the dude running on top of the semi trucks in the middle of the crowd was the of the funnest part of the night lol.
The ground was a sea of bottles, and you could FEEL the hate in the air for him. We would have started distributing bottles to teh front lines if they ran out
Despite the fact that I always loathed NSync, that Timberlake kid turned out to be a solid dude all around, and one helluva musician, with a damned good sense of humor. Kudos to him.
I was at that concert, I was in high school at the time. It was SARS stock. I have to say, it was weird Justin Timberlake was there given the lineup but it was really embarrasing & disgusting as a Canadian what the audience did to him. But yeah, this story is 100% true.
He's so right at 2:40, he was basically dancing/avoiding things flying at him. In retrospect, I kinda feel bad for him but what the #$%^ man, most of us were there for AC/DC not pop music. Anyway, sorry Justin. That was hilarious though - good dodging moves You got! ; )
it was mostly empty bottles or ones with water. They were giving free water away all day so it was everywhere. End of hte concert you could barely step anywhere without stepping on a bottle
New found respect for Justin Timberlake. Not many would have handled that situation with such class and maturity. And as for the idiots that would do such a thing, I hope they got arrested. What a bunch of animals.
I was there. Half million people. Only two arrests. The worst thing that happened was Justin and the water bottles. When he came back on stage later with the Stones to help with Miss You. The water bottles started again and Keith Richards went to the front of the stage pointing at those few fans who were tossing them and was calling them out.
I was at that concert and saw him take one to the head. At the time it only appeared to be a water bottle as every one had them cause it was so far back to the area to get drinks and use the bathroom. Which is probably why their was urine in some of the bottles because people didn't want to lose there place at the front. To be fair the other acts were not really a good fit for him but his show was really good.
About an hour or so I confessed my love to Anna Kendrick and I’m here to say that my love continues. Anna, you are the wind beneath my wings!! And Iiiiiiiiiiii will always love youuuuuuuu!
well, if you put a line up of Rock Bands and youre the only Pop artist there. you definitely will expect things thrown at you. but cheers to JT man. what a professional.
I was there, too...I was literally 20 ft from him when this happened and I've told this story MANY times!!!!
Personally, I think he won the crowd over. The line up was The Stones, Rush, AC/DC, Sam Roberts, The Flaming Lips...the crowd was pretty rock heavy and JT pretty freshly solo, if I recall.
What he isn't telling: he jammed with his band during Señorita. It went on for a while, if I recall.. he really showed that he could play and when he left the stage, the people around me cheered him off. He was amazing and professional. I think he earned a lot of respect, tbh.. He earned mine, anyway..
Sacha DS when was this?
im curious why the Stones picked him..of all the solo artists though, completely different genre I guess
Kurious Kitty the Stones asked JT because their teenage kids were fans
Carol Aubrey thanks
Ironic really that he's now a bigger name than any of those old bands ever were...
I was there working at the event (which was a fundraiser during the SARS crisis) and saw him catch a bottle right before it hit his head and toss it aside mid-song, and was highly impressed by his lateral moves and reaction speed. He also apologized to the crowd and was like "I know, I know, bear with me"....keep in mind the crowd was a bunch of 50 year old 70s 80s kids who were high as f***. And yes there were a LOT of people there.
I dunno why but this made me happy to read, lol. He's such a good sport. Remember, be tenacious 👍
So do people in the front row who don't want to lose their place just pee into empty bottles?
50+ year olds were doing this?
@@XercesandAlexander yes. I remember the concert and very few ppl under 25 went to this thing, and even less cared for front-row spots, since it would've meant a whole day of standing there to save your spot.
@@XercesandAlexander It was 17 years ago. More like 30-40. Everyone I know who went is only now in their 50s.
I remember when this happened, I had deep respect for him for staying on that stage and completing his set. I remember the next day the National media outlets commenting on his character for staying on that stage, for a charity event (SARS), and having bottles thrown at him. Class act.
Lol at all of them spontaneously asking questions over each other at the same time. It was quiet for a second, and then...”???!!!!?????” Lol
Scott Sacala That was good! It was the spontaneity and everyone was on board.
LOL
Dude that was so weird, it was like a scripted movie moment.
You know your story's made an impression when your entire audience spontaneously goes, "Wait, back up, we have questions..."
Man Graham could be so quiet in a way makes you forget that he’s there
It's edited though. That's one of the main reasons it's more watchable than the American talk shows.
jziffi it really isn’t, if you watch the full show nothing is edited
@@christycallaghan2311 I do, and it is. Just very well edited.
jziffi but surely the editing is just different camera shots and with slight trimming at the beginning and end of shots, not cutting out parts of the conversation? btw i’m not trying to argue actually kinda interested 😊
That's cause he's a *great* host, letting the guest shine and speak, while Jimmy Fa- "HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA"
I don’t care if you don’t like his music or if you do, that’s disgusting and so disrespectful. You just don’t do that.
I think it's his manager's fault for booking him at a show for a bunch of Rock fans.
@@bahbaroni9955 yes and no. You don't do both.
@@renipowerbow rock music don't take pop artists lightly
C H His manager did not book this show for him. Justin personally got a call from Mick Jagger to join the charity event. Remember he was probably just 21 or 22 at the time, how do you say no to Mick Jagger?
And at a charity concert no less, ya sure he didn't exactly fit the theme, but grow up people.
This is the kind of thing that makes people look at certain groups as though they are childish and immature. Even if it was not everyone doing it by any means, it still reflects badly on the whole group sadly.
Graham is an amazing host who lets the guest tell their stories at their own pace (without losing the thread of course) and man that is so traumatic for JT! Hugs!
“Nah man, I’m staying out here, we’re doing this” lol
You can tell he's a dancer from the way he makes those dodging moves.
What he doesn't tell you is that Keith Richards was so peeved off at the people he shook his head and stopped playing and told them all to stop it and not be so disrespectful.
On behalf of Toronto, I apologize for the rude behaviour demonstrated that day. It was inexcusable.
What's wrong with Canada Dry?
@@Lynkk I presume that's some asinine rhetorical joke?
@Isabelle Ronin Insults tend to fail when the person spewing them doesn't even know how to spell properly.
Except most of the crowd was non-Canadian
@@EmperorTaebok wtf? as someone that was there I'd love to know where you got that idea from. sounds more like your deep rooted racism shining through
haha I was at that concert, I felt bad they were doing that. Even if you don't like his music you don't do that to people at a charity event (it was for SARS)
Well you don't do that to people at all. That's disgusting.
Ah.....ok....SARS.....well....now I just feel confliction.....that is kinda messed up....tbh though it should have happened way earlier in advance....like when he was leaving nsync.......
How Pathic. Justin is not a bad guy. They should be very ashamed of themselves. I am not a Justin fan but treating any performer who took their time to help a Charity should be given praised.
Jerry Traveler Pathetic.
Not necessarily praise but definitely respect, even if no charity involved.
I don't think anyone lives with an ounce of regret. I was at the same concert and it was ROWDY. Def not a timberlake crowd.
@@MacDiggity I live with an ounce of regret. Big oof, huh?
What do you expect from people these days when they don't like a thing? Disgusting.
These comments about Justin’s story telling are disgusting. He’s openly said he has adhd and that’s why he tries to calm down to tell stories so he doesn’t say something he didnt mean to say and get the world hating him but y’all hating anyway
yep, this is exactly how i tell stories (adhd&anxiety)
B B same, maybe that’s why I dont judge it. You can tell when he’s with certain people it’s not as bad bc he’s more comfortable
Ironically, JT is a bigger star than those old lame bands ever were.
Why are there people complaining about his storytelling skills when he's recalling such a traumatic event 😭😭 y'all weird
People love to hate. He suffers from ADHD, he always gets like this when trying to tell stories.
But truthfully, it was extremely painful to watch.
@Maiku Z sure bud.
@Maiku Z haha cool brag
@Maiku Z people handle their disabilities differently, have some empathy.
Haha! Basically watch out if 'urine Canada' 😉😂
Such an excellent comment lol
U win
You win this time you rouge...
I only eat Brains, Dummy 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Solid 👆🏻
I was there , I still have the newspaper from that night ,that I used as a pillow ... blurry night lol much respect for Justin
I was at the back end tripping balls, laughing at him dodging those things on the screen. Hated his guts at the time so it was pretty cathartic, I must admit
Anna Kendrick has the old school charm and oozes class. JT has charisma by the bucket load.
He had tears in his eyes 😔
I would have liked to taste those tears.....he had got away with a lot of annoying things up till then
Why is he always with Anna Kendrick on this show lol
Because they’re promoting the Trolls movies
@@darrickbeitinger7664 i disagree. it's cause they're trolls.
The last time was 3 years ago. Jessica Chastain on the other side is every year there.
He’s only been on it twice, the first time was to promote Trolls, and this time is to promote Trolls 2, and he stars in them with Anna Kendrick.
@@davidsinnott7854 oh god they made another one? Jesus
Here is a video of that concert: th-cam.com/video/IcWWloBGpH0/w-d-xo.html You can see the first bottles at 13:19
I love me some JT and I love his stories. I love Graham's show in general and specifically all of his guests!!
2:51 Justin;”ow goodness”😂
I was there. I was very disappointed in peoples behavior. He did incorporate his dodges into his dance moves. Respected him more after that day. Lost respect for the people there. As he had mentioned it was an odd event for him to play, but he volunteered. Kudos to JT!
Anna and Oti freaking out, breaking into questions... 😂😂
0:37 Graham laughs when Justin says "pissfull", because he knows the story already. :D
Justin is definitely a great person. He doesn't show any anger towards these HIGHLY disrespectful people (at the concert, not at The Graham Norton Show lol) or talk about them with derogatories. Also, despite having bottles of URINE thrown at him during that first song, he continued with the fundraiser and did another song. I don't think anyone would have blamed him if he cancelled the rest of his songs after the first, but he stuck it out. He is a true performer and deserves all of the fame and fortune that he has amassed. Definitely a wonderful person deserving of a happy life.
Adam Nichols good men don’t cheat on their wives
that black woman is GORGEOUS
Anna’s face when he says urine 😂😂
That's actually very rock'n'roll of him to do all that, kudos
i like seeing how he tell stories like average people would tell :)
Makes me think Mic Jagger set him up.
Or he just thought that his fans were generally adults and would be far more mature and respectful than they were. Basically over estimated his fan base.
Like some sort of hazing ritual
😂😂😂😂 perfect
Maybe he was trying attract more young people? He knows his demographic but could’ve been hoping that JT would attract a younger crowd to turn up
Oddly enough, that thought also crossed my mind. lol
Graham's laughter ❤️💕
I went to that concert, and yeah I wasn't a JT fan, went there to see the bigger bands, but I agree it was totally rude for people to do that.
He is playing not my type of music anyway, but i love Justin somehow. Such a cool down to earth superstar !
Justin, I feel for you. You deal with things that you don't have too.
Azba Jamal genius 😂
1:58 Calm down, people! 🤣
They forgot to mention Rush was at that festival too.
Justin, on behalf of Canada, I apologize for the behaviour of some people who we are not proud to call Canadians. It was disgusting and traumatic. We are not all like that. Come on over, we'll show you a good time.
You know it’s gonna be a traumatic story when the guy sounds like he’s turning into John Malkovic while he’s telling it.
...and now we know how and when he developed his super slick dance moves!
The "Guess Who" lol
Good lord this story was like pulling teeth !! 😅
Timberlake is starting to age! 😂
Caffeinated Nation looking rough 😳
Percervierance!!! At the mercy of bottled up pee 🤣🤣🤣
Geez as a Canadian, that’s embarrassing.
Bless your sweet, innocent litlte Canadian heart. I wish we had more people like you in the States.
That is exactly the kind of thing I was thinking while listening to this story. I was like, oh man, I feel like I should apologize on behalf of Canadians, even though I wasn't there.
CanadaCraig I’ve seen it at other classic rock shows where the opening act didn’t fit into the macho rock mould. Not as bad as this scenario, but just a lack of tolerance for different types of music. So, I believe it.
i was there it was terrible behavior. he was great! his band was fantastic he put on a great show. he was the opening act of the evening performances. as soon as he came on stage the entire crowd stood up and started moving closer towards the stage for the evening acts. the worst part was that he was the only performer i think that took no money and paid for the entire travel for his band and crew. ac/dc stole the show. it was great day. 500,000+ ppl, not a cloud in the sky 30c no shade and fun as hell. if anyone else was there the dude running on top of the semi trucks in the middle of the crowd was the of the funnest part of the night lol.
Gorge Bush could have been a help in training for ducking and avoiding the flying things coming at you ;-)
That WAS an awesome shoe dodge.
Or make up a good story about flying tings 9/11
@@be11end That was indeed a great display of his "athletic" abilities but I think the story was the highlight of his career.
@@میردانش-ش1ط
It was more meaningful from a middle Eastern perspective. More akin to a poo fling here in the West.
Gorge Bush is my new drag name.
BE TENACIOUS
Ernie Isleys guitar solo for whos that lady was unreal that day
Anna is drooling lol
Justin "uuuh" Timberlake :D
So I guess watching "The Blues Brothers" is still out for JT...
Or Roadhouse.
Owen Wilson lol 1:33
I was there that day and saw lots of people arrested, lol.... ACDC awoke the crowd when all said and done!
yoooo justin your barber did you dirty
Bring it on down to Urineville!!
I'm having flashbacks to the Bob's Country Bunker scene in _The Blues Brothers,_ but much, much worse.
I TOO was at SarsStock, sober, and don't recall JT being there at all.
Justin Graham and Alan all in one interview.. someone PLEASE upload the full!
I never liked his early stuff.. but damn he's got balls for sticking it out LOL
I was at that concert, on 5 g's of mushrooms. There were hundreds of bottles thrown at him. it was like an archery barrage
I feel so bad for him!!! Aw Justin!!
Wow that’s impressive courageous of him and really uncool of the audience!
Maybe they ran out of bottles.🤣
The ground was a sea of bottles, and you could FEEL the hate in the air for him. We would have started distributing bottles to teh front lines if they ran out
aw u can tell he really hates telling this story
I was so embarrassed for him, while also laughing at him because my little sister subjected me to all his albums, over and over and over again.
Graham Norton is the best
The urine part is hyperbole, it was just water bottles but the rest of the story is pretty accurate.
Despite the fact that I always loathed NSync, that Timberlake kid turned out to be a solid dude all around, and one helluva musician, with a damned good sense of humor. Kudos to him.
One of the best compliment's of all time
I was at that concert, I was in high school at the time. It was SARS stock. I have to say, it was weird Justin Timberlake was there given the lineup but it was really embarrasing & disgusting as a Canadian what the audience did to him. But yeah, this story is 100% true.
I'm a simple boy. I see Urine, I click.
Who else is stuck in the never ending loop of The Graham Norton show. 👀👀
Plot twist: the people who threw the bottles were the people SARS was supporting
Timberlake looks high as a kite.
Any video of this perhaps????!!!👀👀😂🤣
He's so right at 2:40, he was basically dancing/avoiding things flying at him. In retrospect, I kinda feel bad for him but what the #$%^ man, most of us were there for AC/DC not pop music. Anyway, sorry Justin. That was hilarious though - good dodging moves You got! ; )
Annas face ha... she was clearly loving this pissy story ha
This guy is one of the best artists we have ever had
He's so adorable and humble. how could anyone do that to him wtf
With facial hair, Justin could be Michael Bublé's brother.
Graham Norton looks like the older version of Justin Timberlake
Love his blazer.
Ahhhh..... Ahhhh.... Ahhhh.... Ahhhhh...... Just to continue it.
That lineup might work for some kind of father daughter rock and pop show. Id pay to hear JT do some .38 special lol
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Well. That was horrific. Sorry JT. 🇨🇦
it was mostly empty bottles or ones with water. They were giving free water away all day so it was everywhere. End of hte concert you could barely step anywhere without stepping on a bottle
I think the stones and ACDC set him up for being a popstar.
I was there that day! I was sooo embarrassed as a Canadian. Terrible!
He's so wired 😂
I remember that, it was all over our news. We are a pissful people.
Almost as epic as Nickelback having rocks thrown at them or Bieber getting nailed by a water bottle.
New found respect for Justin Timberlake. Not many would have handled that situation with such class and maturity. And as for the idiots that would do such a thing, I hope they got arrested. What a bunch of animals.
I was there. Half million people. Only two arrests. The worst thing that happened was Justin and the water bottles. When he came back on stage later with the Stones to help with Miss You. The water bottles started again and Keith Richards went to the front of the stage pointing at those few fans who were tossing them and was calling them out.
Them hefers be cray
It felt like JT was about to cry at any time
Cmon there must be a video of this somewhere?!
Anvar2308 Yes. TH-cam
@@lifejive7589 what's that?! Haha. This is the second reply of yours I've replied to. Stop being cocky and funny so I can stop liking your replies lol
@@svmwasthesheet1971 🤣
There's lots of footage of it. They had released a DVD of the entire concert.
I was at that concert and saw him take one to the head. At the time it only appeared to be a water bottle as every one had them cause it was so far back to the area to get drinks and use the bathroom. Which is probably why their was urine in some of the bottles because people didn't want to lose there place at the front. To be fair the other acts were not really a good fit for him but his show was really good.
About an hour or so I confessed my love to Anna Kendrick and I’m here to say that my love continues. Anna, you are the wind beneath my wings!! And Iiiiiiiiiiii will always love youuuuuuuu!
well, if you put a line up of Rock Bands and youre the only Pop artist there. you definitely will expect things thrown at you. but cheers to JT man. what a professional.