Justin Timberlake recently shared a photo reel of his adorable family’s epic summer vacation, full of fun adventures, new experiences and a trip to the rodeo. But in a The Godfather Part III-type scenario on Saturday (Aug. 22) at Don Toliver‘s headlining show on his Octane world tour in Miami, Fla., just when JT thought he was out, the stage pulled him right back in.
In an Instagram video from the show at Kaseya Arena, Justin is first seen bobbing his head and enjoying the show as Toliver jams in the background, before a SpongeBob SquarePants-inspired dissolve magically transports the “SexyBack” star to the stage alongside the “No Idea” singer/MC. The caption to the post said it all: “I just wanted to watch the show from the VIP.”
Toliver invited JT up to perform his iconic 2003 single “Rock Your Body,” as well as Toliver’s own “Body,” which samples the song from Timberlake’s 2002 debut solo album, Justified. Dressed in baggy black pants, an oversized cream-colored shirt and khaki baseball hat, Timberlake sounded in peak shape during his song and bounced across the stage during Toliver’s “Body,” letting the headliner retake the spotlight as the former *NSYNC star danced, hyped up the crowd and threw in the occasional harmony vocals on the hook. Toliver thanked JT for coming and Justin returned the favor by asking the crowd to give it up for the man on the marquee. “I love you guys. The biggest rock star on the planet! Don Toliver!” Timberlake said before running off stage.
Timberlake has been largely off the radar since winding down his Forget Tomorrow world tour in Istanbul, Turkey last July.
The singer, who revealed that he’d been battling the effects of Lyme disease while on that tour, did, however, spring a similar surprise on the audience at the Recording Academy Honors Black Music Collective event in Los Angeles in January honoring his frequent collaborator Pharrell. At that show, Timberlake ran through a series of his hits, including the Neptunes-produced “Señorita,” “Rock Your Body” and “Like I Love You.”
