It was the second Columbus show Timberlake canceled in the past year. He was originally scheduled to perform Oct. 23, 2024, but rescheduled the show for February after he came down with laryngitis and bronchitis.

COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH) — For the second time this tour, singer Justin Timberlake has canceled a concert scheduled for Columbus. In a social media post Thursday — after doors opened at Nationwide Arena and just moments before the show was to begin –Timberlake posted that he was battling the flu which has gotten the best of him.

The Instagram post went out around 7:20 p.m. and the concert was set to kick off at Nationwide Arena at 7:30 p.m.

Musician Justin Timberlake canceled the final U.S. show for his Forget Tomorrow World Tour hours before he was scheduled to take the stage after coming down with the flu. The show had been previously rescheduled due to Timberlake's bout of bronchitis last year.

Rounding out the weekend are the Columbus Blue Jackets, who will take on the Detroit Red Wings at Ohio Stadium at 6 p.m. on March 1. The 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series game will mark the first-ever outdoor hockey game at Ohio Stadium.

Justin Timberlake has cancelled his Columbus, Ohio, show at Nationwide Arena just hours before it was due to begin, citing illness. The concert had already been postponed from October 2024 due to health issues.

Canceling bc of being sick is 100% understandable.. Canceling 10 minutes before the doors were to open is unacceptable,” one netizen fumed on social media.