We've reviewed Justin Timberlake enough that we didn't expect to have anything new to say about his show at the Garden last night, a return trip on a tour that Sharon has already gushed about anyways. Partly we wanted to see how the crowd makeup changes when he had a so-called rock band opening (answer: an even larger ratio boost, this time it appeared to be about 12:1 women).

Elvis Costello at Avalon
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Tickets are $55
On-sale Saturday, April 7, 2007 at NOON

Velvet Revolver at Avalon
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Tickets are $55.00
On-sale Saturday, April 7, 2007 at NOON

John Mayer and Ben Folds at the TD Banknorth Garden
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Tickets are $49.50 and $59.50
On-sale Saturday, April 7, 2007 at 10:00 am

Justin Timberlake and P!ink
February 6 at TD Banknorth Garden
Photos (c) Carina Mastrocola

OTD happened to be in the vicinity of the Garden last night -- but not inside, since our girl Sharon who wrote the cover story last week rightfully snagged the office tix -- and even just perusing the aftermath we knew something special had gone down.

We were looking for this footage on YouTube back when we named James Brown's historic concert at the Garden in 1968 -- yes, the one he did the night Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated -- the best concert in Boston, ever. The performance, nearly cancelled but eventually broadcast live on WGBH, has been widely credited over the years with sparing Boston from the riots that erupted in many other cities.

1. We know how much you dudes were let down by the DFA remix of Justin Timberlake's "My Love." We feel your pain. No, it's not as bad as the demo the DFA did with his ex-girlfriend or anything. But lets speak real words. You listen to this remix and you get the impression that there was some tape left on the floor from the LCD Nike promo, and it happened to be in the same key, but not quite in the same tempo, so they just slowed the acappella down and .

From the inbox:

THE WHO TO LAUNCH FIRST MAJOR WORLD TOUR IN OVER 20 YEARS

North American Leg Kicks Off September 12th in Philadelphia

The Who
At The TD Banknorth Garden
Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Tickets are $54.50, $79.50, $99.50 and $204.50
Tickets go on-sale Monday, July 17, 2006 at 10:00 am

So they had what the bizzers call a walkthrough down at the Garden for the "Confessions" extravaganza, and it was totally awesome, and by totally awesome we mean that it was everything you'd expect: over-caffeinated Madonna employee shouting at OTD to put away his camera phone, big burly friendly Live Nation dude posing for the nightly-news cams, lots of jaded roadies wishing us press fags would get out of the way so they can do their jobs.

Is that a Pearl Jam hat?

Donate enough money to a good cause -- or win the Red Sox their first World Series in 80-odd years -- and you too can rock out with Pearl Jam. Last night between songs PJ's Eddie Vedder went on a rant about how part of the ticket price ($51 + service fees, ouch!) was to be donated to Horizons for Homeless Children, a Boston-based organization that attempts to break the cycle of homelessness, starting with children.

Photos: Carina Mastrocola

Pearl Jam/My Morning Jacket mayhem continues tonight at the Garden. Full report from last night's show is up now over here. Also, we would like to encourage people to join the Tool argument in the comments section on James Parker's piece. Hilarious.

READ: Jung at heart: Tool at the Orpheum.