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Tears for Fears to kick off 2022 tour in Cincinnati

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Tears for Fears will kick off their Tipping Point World Tour at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati on May 20, 2022. With Garbage on the opening bill, the tour will will see the band performing in over twenty cities across North America before moving to an international run. This is their 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 10PM Local.

“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.

Announcement of the tour coincides with the forthcoming release of Tears For Fears first new studio album in nearly two decades, “The Tipping Point”. Arriving February 25th, 2022, via Concord Records, the album 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. It can be pre-ordered 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 has 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 the upper reaches of the album charts once more. Earlier this month the band was honored with the Outstanding Song Collection Award at the 2021 Ivor Novello Awards.

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