Tour by Tears for Fears | |
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Associated album | The Tipping Point (2022) |
Start date | 20 May 2022 |
End date | 2 August 2023 |
Legs | 2 |
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Tears for Fears concert chronology |
The Tipping Point World Tour was a concert tour by English pop rock band Tears for Fears. The tour supported the group's seventh studio album The Tipping Point (2022). The tour began at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati on 20 May 2022, and concluded at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on 2 August 2023. The tour was supported by American band Garbage and Cold War Kids in the United States, and English singer Alison Moyet of Yazoo in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]
The tour faced numerous cancelled dates starting from 9 July 2022, owing to Tears for Fears member Curt Smith sustaining a rib injury. All remaining dates of the 2022 tour were eventually cancelled on 15 July 2022. [3] [4]
On 3 April 2023, the band announced an additional North American leg with Cold War Kids on support, called the Tipping Point Tour Part II.
This set list is representative of the 2 July 2022 show in Warminster. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason | Ref. |
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9 July 2022 [lower-alpha 3] | Lytham St Annes | England | The Proms Arena | "Serious rib injury" sustained by Curt Smith | [3] |
12 July 2022 | Derby | The Incora County Ground | [7] | ||
14 July 2022 | Leeds | Millennium Square | [8] | ||
15 July 2022 | Warwick | Warwick Castle | |||
16 July 2022 | Scarborough | Scarborough Open Air Theatre | |||
19 July 2022 | New Milton | Chewton Glen Hotel and Spa | Recovery from rib injury | [4] | |
20 July 2022 | Canterbury | The Spitfire Ground | |||
22 July 2022 | Hove | The 1st Central County Ground | |||
23 July 2022 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff Castle | ||
24 July 2022 | Hatfield | England | Hatfield House | ||
26 July 2022 | Exeter | Powderham Castle |
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