Tears For Fears Announce ‘The Tipping Point Tour Part II’

Tears for Fears has lots to “Shout” about as the iconic British duo continues celebrating their first album in 18 years and the 40th anniversary of their debut LP, The Hurting. The routing has been unveiled for a North American summer tour that will hit 22 cities from late June through early August with special guest Cold War Kids.

“The Tipping Point Tour Part II” is in support of Tears For Fears’ 2022 release, The Tipping Point, which Pitchfork declared “a strikingly unguarded and forthright record” that “approaches the challenges of middle life with familiar sensitivity and shared intimacy.” 

The Live Nation-produced trek launches June 23 in Atlantic City, New Jersey with a show at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena. Stops on the tour include New York’s Madison Square Garden, Toronto’s Budweiser Stage, Kansas City’s Starlight Theatre, Denver’s Ball Arena, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl.

Over the past four decades the New Wave pioneers have sold over 30 million albums worldwide, with singles including “Shout,” “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” “Mad World,” “Sowing The Seeds Of Love,” and “Woman In Chains.”

Box office reports submitted to Pollstar for Tears For Fears include a June 19, 2022, show at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, that sold 10,974 tickets and grossed $785,309.

Presales for the summer tour are ongoing, with the general onsale beginning Friday, April 7 at 10 a.m. local time. Check out the routing below. 

TEARS FOR FEARS 2023 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

Tue 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