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Tears for Fears Announce 2023 North American Tour

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Tears for Fears are heading out on a summer tour of North America. The Tipping Point Tour Part II kicks off in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on June 23, and wraps up six weeks later in Los Angeles. Cold War Kids will support on all dates.

Tears for Fears returned in 2021, announcing The Tipping Point —their first album in 17 years—and explaining that “before everything went so right with this album, everything first had to go wrong. It took years, but something happens when we put our heads together.” They began touring the record last year, playing shows with Alison Moyet and Garbage.

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06-23 Atlantic City, NJ - Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena 06-24 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena 06-26 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 06-29 Toronto, Ontario - Budweiser Stage 06-30 Montreal, Quebec - Place Bell 07-02 Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center 07-05 Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 07-07 Virginia Beach, VA - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre 07-08 Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek 07-11 Franklin, TN - FirstBank Amphitheater 07-13 St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre STL 07-14 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre 07-16 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 07-17 Austin, TX - Moody Center 07-20 Denver, CO - Ball Arena 07-22 Portland, OR - RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater 07-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena 07-26 Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater 07-27 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena 07-29 Sacramento, CA - Toyota Amphitheater 08-01 Palm Springs, CA - Acrisure Arena 08-02 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl

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The 22-city tour kicks off on June 23 at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, NJ.

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Tears For Fears have announced their North American 2023 summer tour — ‘The Tipping Point Tour Part II’ – with special guest Cold War Kids.

Produced by Live Nation, the 22-city tour kicks off on June 23 at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, NJ making stops across North America in New York, Toronto, Houston, Seattle, and more before wrapping up in Los Angeles, CA at the Hollywood Bowl on August 2.

Shop the best of Tears For Fears’ discography on vinyl and more .

Tickets will be available starting with artist presale (details below) beginning Tuesday, April 4. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, April 7 at 10am Local Time via the band’s official website .

Tears For Fears are one of the most iconic bands of the ‘80s, selling over 30 million albums worldwide with singles such as “Shout,” “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” “Mad World,” “Sowing The Seeds Of Love,” and “Woman In Chains” acknowledged as classics. In 2022, the band released their latest studio album The Tipping Point which garnered critical acclaim and has already become a fan favorite.

TEARS FOR FEARS 2023 ‘TIPPING POINT PART II’ NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES:

Fri Jun 23 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Sat Jun 24 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena Mon Jun 26 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Thu Jun 29 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage Fri Jun 30 – Montreal, QC – Place Bell Sun Jul 02 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center Wed Jul 05 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Fri Jul 07 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre Sat Jul 08 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Tues Jul 11 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater Thu Jul 13 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre STL Fri Jul 14 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre Sun Jul 16 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Mon Jul 17 – Austin, TX – Moody Center Thu Jul 20 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena Sat Jul 22 – Portland, OR – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater Mon Jul 24 – Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena Wed Jul 26 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater Thu Jul 27 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena Sat Jul 29 – Sacramento, CA – Toyota Amphitheater Tue Aug 01 – Palm Springs, CA – Acrisure Arena Wed Aug 02 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl

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Tears for Fears Set 2022 Tour in Support of First New Album in 17 Years

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Tears for Fears have mapped out a 2022 U.S. tour in support of their first new album in 17 years , The Tipping Point .

“We couldn’t be more excited to start playing concerts again. We’ve missed seeing our friends on the road around the world and the energy of performing live,” Tears for Fears’ Curt Smith said in a statement; the band last toured the U.S. in 2018.

The monthlong amphitheater trek kicks off May 20th in Cincinnati, Ohio and circles the nation before concluding June 25th in Wantagh, New York. Garbage will serve as special guest on the U.S. route. Find tickets here .

THE TIPPING POINT WORLD TOUR 2022: TICKETS ON SALE NOV 19. UK FANS: Purchase the new special edition pink vinyl pressing by 9PM GMT on Nov 16th to receive a pre-sale code. See you on the road! https://t.co/ImoFme4YKa pic.twitter.com/oIZeX9vWjg — Tears for Fears (@tearsforfears) November 12, 2021

Roland Orzabal added, “ The Tipping Point  has been a long time in the making and we are looking forward to playing our favorites from the new album as well as our classics from throughout the years.”

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Tears for Fears will release The Tipping Point — their first LP since 2004’s  Everybody Loves a Happy Ending — on February 25th, 2022. Smith and Orzabal recently spoke to Rolling Stone about their upcoming album, as well as their lengthy studio hiatus and numerous false starts in the creation of the album.

Tears for Fears Tour Dates

May 20 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center May 21 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center May 24 – Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory May 27 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak@Chin Pavilion May 29 – Denver, CO @ Levitt Pavilion June 1 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion June 2 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre June 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum June 5 – San Diego, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre June 9 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iThink Financial Amphitheatre June 10 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater June 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre June 13 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion June 15 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre June 16 – Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre June 17 – Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Music Center June 19 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion June 21 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann June 22 – Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion June 24 – Holmdel, NJ @ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center June 25 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

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Tears for Fears Announce Summer 2023 North American Tour

Tears for Fears have announced a summer 2023 North American tour in support of their 2022 album  The Tipping Point .

The Tipping Point Tour Part II will begin on June 23 in Atlantic City, N.J., and conclude on Aug. 2 in Los Angeles. Cold War Kids will open the entire 22-date trek.

Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday. You can find more information at Ticketmaster and see the full list of tour dates below.

The Tipping Point marked Tears for Fears' first album since 2004's  Everybody Loves a Happy Ending . Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith tried collaborating with numerous other songwriters — a process they likened to "speed dating" — before scrapping much of the material and starting fresh in 2020.

"Going through the process of finding out what it was we didn't want to do, we ended up finding out what we did want to do," Smith told UCR last year. "We got together in 2020 and started fresh. We kept half of the songs and worked them to a certain degree and wrote half of the album as new songs. [All of that] became The Tipping Point , which we're both incredibly happy with."

Tears for Fears, The Tipping Point Tour Part II 2023 June 23 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena June 24 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena June 26 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden June 29 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage June 30 – Montreal, QC @ Place Bell July 2 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center July 5 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts July 7 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre July 8 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek July 11 – Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheater July 13 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre STL July 14 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre July 16 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion July 17 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center July 20 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena July 22 – Portland, OR @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater July 24 – Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena July 26 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater July 27 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena July 29 – Sacramento, CA @ Toyota Amphitheater Aug. 1 – Palm Springs, CA @ Acrisure Arena Aug. 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

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Tears for Fears Announce 2023 North American Tour

In continued support of their latest album, The Tipping Point

Tears for Fears have announced a North American tour taking place this summer.

A continuation of last year’s trek, “The Tipping Point Tour Part II” visits 22 cities beginning on June 22nd. The tour’s itinerary includes notable shows at venues show at Madison Square Garden in New York City; Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY; Moody Center in Austin, TX; and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Cold War Kids will provide support for the entirety of the tour.

Tickets are available via StubHub , where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Last year, Tears for Fears released  The Tipping Point ,  their first studio album in 17 years. In  an interview  with  Consequence,  the duo opened up about how writing their first album in almost two decades became a balancing act of record label requests (achieving a modern sound) and staying true to themselves.

Tears For Fears 2023 Tour Dates:

06/23 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena 06/24 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena 06/26 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden 06/29 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage 06/30 – Montreal, QC @ Place Bell 07/02 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center 07/05 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 07/07 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre 07/08 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek 07/11 – Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheater 07/13 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre STL 07/14 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre 07/16 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 07/17 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center 07/20 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena 07/22 – Portland, OR @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater 07/24 – Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena 07/26 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater 07/27 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena 07/29 – Sacramento, CA @ Toyota Amphitheater 08/01 – Palm Springs, CA @ Acrisure Arena 08/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

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Tears For Fears Announce The North American Leg of ‘The Tipping Point World Tour’

Iconic British duo, Tears For Fears , have announced the first leg of The Tipping Point World Tour in 2022, with Garbage as support. Kicking off in Cincinnati, OH on May 20th, the tour will see the band performing in over twenty cities across North America before capping off with their last show in Wantagh, NY on June 25th. The run will mark Tears For Fears first U.S. tour since 2017.

For the North American dates of The Tipping Point World Tour fans can sign up to access presale tickets via the band’s website HERE . Registration closes Tuesday, November 16, at 9:45 AM Local. The fan presale begins Tuesday, November 16, at 10 AM Local, and runs through Thursday, November 18, at 10 PM Local.

Citi is the official card of The Tipping Point World Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, November 16 at 10am local time until Thursday, November 18 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com .

General on sale will go live on November 19th at 10 AM Local. Each ticket purchased for the Tears For Fears 2022 tour includes a digital download of the band’s new album, The Tipping Point.

Also, on sale from the band’s official store as of this Friday is an exclusive limited edition PINK vinyl version of The Tipping Point.

“We couldn’t be more excited to start playing concerts again. We’ve missed seeing our friends on the road around the world and the energy of performing live,” said Curt Smith. “The Tipping Point has been a long time in the making and we are looking forward to playing our favorites from the new album as well as our classics from throughout the years,” shared Roland Orzabal.

Tears For Fears have just announced the forthcoming release of their first new studio album in nearly two decades, THE TIPPING POINT . Arriving February 25th, 2022, via Concord Records , THE TIPPING POINT is a song cycle reflecting many of the personal and professional tipping points the pair — AND THE WORLD — have faced throughout the last several years. Pre-order the album HERE .

Alongside the announcement they’ve also released their first single and the title track, “The Tipping Point.” Written by Orzabal and guitarist, writer and producer Charlton Pettus and co-produced by the band, Sacha Skarbek, and Florian Reutter, the explosive yet intimate track is filled to the brim with emotion. Inspired by a personal tipping point in Orzabal’s own life, this song captures the grief of watching someone you love lose their long-standing battle with disease. The accompanying visual, directed by the famed Matt Mahurin (Joni Mitchell, U2, Metallica), depicts the subtle and poetic portrait of imbalance. Watch the video HERE .

Tears For Fears were one of the most iconic bands of the ‘80s, selling over 30 million albums worldwide with singles such as “Shout,” “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” “Mad World,” “Sowing The Seeds Of Love,” and “Woman In Chains” acknowledged as classics.

The Tipping Point is the band’s first album since their reunion album Everybody Loves A Happy Ending in 2004. Since then, the band have toured extensively, including a sold-out UK arena tour and in 2017 released Rule The World, a best-of compilation that returned the band to upper reaches of the album charts once more. Earlier this month the band were honored with the Outstanding Song Collection Award at the 2021 Ivor Novello Awards.

The Tipping Point is the bold, beautiful and powerful sound of Tears For Fears finding themselves together, once again.

TEARS FOR FEARS – 2022 US TOUR DATES Friday, May 20, 2022 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH Saturday, May 21, 2022 – Blossom Music Center – Cleveland, OH Tuesday, May 24, 2022 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Dallas, TX Friday, May 27, 2022 – Ak-Chin Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ Sunday, May 29, 2022 – Levitt Pavilion – Denver, CO Wednesday, June 01, 2022 – Concord Pavilion – Concord, CA Thursday, June 02, 2022 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA Saturday, June 04, 2022 – The Forum – Los Angeles, CA Sunday, June 05, 2022 – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre – San Diego, CA Thursday, June 09, 2022 – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL Friday, June 10, 2022 – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater – Tampa, FL Sunday, June 12, 2022 – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre – Atlanta, GA Monday, June 13, 2022 – PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC Wednesday, June 15, 2022 – DTE Energy Music Theatre – Detroit, MI Thursday, June 16, 2022 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL Friday, June 17, 2022 – Ruoff Music Center – Indianapolis, IN Sunday, June 19, 2022 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD Tuesday, June 21, 2022 – TD Pavilion at The Mann – Philadelphia, PA Wednesday, June 22, 2022 – Leader Bank Pavilion – Boston, MA Friday, June 24, 2022 – P.N.C. Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ Saturday, June 25, 2022 – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY

ABOUT TEARS FOR FEARS Tears For Fears – Roland Orzabal (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Curt Smith (vocals, bass, keyboards) formed in Bath, England 1981. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, performing to countless sold-out audiences, and winning various awards, the band represent an inimitable intersection of pop palatability, clever and cognisant lyricism, guitar bombast, and new wave innovation. Their 1983 debut The Hurting yielded anthems such as “Mad World,” “Change,” and “Pale Shelter,” reaching RIAA Gold status in the United States. 1985’s Songs from the Big Chair became a watershed moment for the group and music at large. Boasting the signature BRIT Award-winning “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” “Shout,” “Head over Heels,” “Mothers Talk” and “I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording),” it went quintuple-platinum and captured #1 on the Billboard Top 200. Slant dubbed it one of, “The Best Albums of the 1980s,” it was featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, and Consequence of Sound awarded it a rare A+ rating in a 20-year retrospective.1989’s Seeds of Love proved to be Orzabal and Smith’s last collaboration together until Everybody Loves A Happy Ending in 2004, which rekindled the creative fire between them. The band engaged in a three-year touring whirlwind across North America, Japan, South Korea, Manila, and South America beginning in 2010.

2013 saw them return with their first recorded music in a decade: a cover of Arcade Fire’s “Ready to Start.” The band returned once more in 2017 with the Rule The World best of collection which once more catapulted the band back to the upper echelon of the UK album charts. The duo’s DNA remains embedded within three generations of artists on both subtle and overt levels. Quietly casting a shadow over rock, hip-hop, electronic dance music, indie, and beyond, Kanye West interpolated “Memories Fade” on “The Coldest Winter” from the seminal 808s & Heartbreak, The Weeknd infused “Pale Shelter” into Starboy’s “Secrets,” David Guetta sampled “Change” for “Always,” and Drake utilized “Ideas as Opiates” as the foundation for “Lust For Life,” while Ally Brooke Hernandez, Adam Lambert, and Gary Jules recorded popular covers of “Mad World” and Disturbed took on “Shout,” and that’s only to name a few. Lorde cut a haunting cover of “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” for the Soundtrack of the blockbuster The Hunger Games – Catching Fire, which Tears For Fears gleefully would use as intro music live and thus bring everything full circle.

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