Justin Bieber plays pop robot at joyless N.J. concert, on ‘Justice’ tour: review

Justin Bieber "Justice World Tour" - San Diego

Justin Bieber performs onstage during the "Justice World Tour" in San Diego, California, Feb. 18, 2022. The tour visited Prudential Center in Newark Thursday night. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Justin Bieber)Getty Images for Justin Bieber

Early in his sold-out performance Thursday night, Justin Bieber spoke briefly to his shrieking mass of fans at Prudential Center.

The pop mega-star said, in monotone, that all he cared about was “we smile, we laugh, we dance, we cry … we experience a plethora of emotions” together in celebration of his first New Jersey concert in six years.

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