the Tipping Point World Tour
{{Short description|2022–23 concert tour by Tears for Fears}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = The Tipping Point World Tour
| image = The Tipping Point World Tour.png
| image_size = 220px
| border = yes
| caption = Tour poster for North American dates
| alt =
| artist = Tears for Fears
| location = {{hlist|North America|Europe}}
| album = The Tipping Point (2022)
| start_date = 20 May 2022
| end_date = 2 August 2023
| number_of_shows = {{unbulleted list|22 in North America|6 in Europe|28 in total}}
| number_of_legs = 2
| support_acts = {{hlist|Garbage|Alison Moyet|Cold War Kids}}
| last_tour = Rule the World Tour
(2018–2019)
| this_tour = The Tipping Point World Tour
(2022–2023)
| next_tour = ...
}}
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.{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tears-for-fears-announce-2022-tour/#:~:text=Tears%20for%20Fears%20have%20announced,July%20concerts%20with%20Alison%20Moyet. | title=Tears for Fears Announce 2022 Tour | work=Pitchfork | date=12 November 2022 | accessdate=13 July 2022 | author=Strauss, Matthew}}{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tears-for-fears-announce-the-tipping-point-uk-tour-for-july-2022-3093886 | title=Tears For Fears announce The Tipping Point World Tour for 2022 | work=NME | date=12 November 2022 | accessdate=13 July 2022 | author=Robinson, Ellie}}
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.
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.
Set list
This set list is representative of the 2 July 2022 show in Warminster. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.
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- "No Small Thing"
- "The Tipping Point"
- "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
- "Secret World" (with elements of "Let 'Em In" by Wings)
- "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
- "Long, Long, Long Time"
- "Break the Man"
- "My Demons"
- "Rivers of Mercy"
- "Mad World"
- "Suffer the Children"
- "Woman in Chains"
- "Badman's Song"
- "Pale Shelter"
- "Break It Down Again"
- "Head over Heels" / "Broken"
- ;Encore
- "End of Night"
- "Change"
- "Shout"
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Shows
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts ! scope="col" style="width:8em;" | Date ! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | City ! scope="col" style="width:8em;" | Country ! scope="col" style="width:22em;" | Venue ! scope="col" style="width:8em;" | Opening act(s) |
| colspan="5" | Leg 1 — North America |
|---|
| scope="row"| 20 May 2022
| rowspan="22" | United States | rowspan="22" | Garbage |
| scope="row"| 21 May 2022 |
| scope="row"| 24 May 2022
| Irving |
| scope="row"| 25 May 2022 |
| scope="row"| 27 May 2022
| Phoenix |
| scope="row"| 29 May 2022
| Denver | Levitt Pavilion |
| scope="row"| 1 June 2022
| Concord |
| scope="row"| 2 June 2022 |
| scope="row"| 4 June 2022 |
| scope="row"| 5 June 2022 |
| scope="row"| 9 June 2022 |
| scope="row"| 10 June 2022
| Tampa |
| scope="row"| 12 June 2022 |
| scope="row"| 13 June 2022 |
| scope="row"| 15 June 2022 |
| scope="row"| 16 June 2022 |
| scope="row"| 17 June 2022 |
| scope="row"| 19 June 2022
| Columbia |
| scope="row"| 21 June 2022 |
| scope="row"| 22 June 2022
| Boston |
| scope="row"| 24 June 2022
| Holmdel |
| scope="row"| 25 June 2022
| Wantagh |
| colspan="5" | Leg 2 — Europe |
| scope="row"| 1 July 2022
| Telford | rowspan="5" | England | QE II Arena | rowspan="2" | Alison Moyet |
| scope="row"| 2 July 2022{{efn|The show on 2 July 2022 was part of the "Live at Longleat" concert series.{{cite web | url=https://www.wiltshirelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife/guide-live-longleat-2022-line-7213697 | title=Guide to Live at Longleat 2022 - line-up, parking and tickets update | work=WiltshireLive | date=16 June 2022 | accessdate=13 July 2022 | author=Owen, Dave}}}} |
| scope="row"| 4 July 2022{{efn|The show on 4 July 2022 was an extra date announced in February 2022, and did not feature Alison Moyet.{{cite web | url=https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/19940641.tears-fears-fears-announce-london-show--get-tickets/ | title=Tears For Fears announce London show - get tickets | publisher=Newsquest | work=Enfield Independent | date=21 February 2022 | accessdate=13 July 2022 | author=Kettle, Emilia}}}}
| London | {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| 5 July 2022
| rowspan="3" | Alison Moyet |
| scope="row"| 7 July 2022 |
| scope="row"| 8 July 2022
| Kelso | Scotland |
| colspan="5" | Leg 3 — North America |
| scope="row"| 23 June 2023
| Holmdel | rowspan="3" | United States | rowspan="23"| Cold War Kids |
| scope="row"| 24 June 2023 |
| scope="row"| 26 June 2023 |
| scope="row"| 29 June 2023
| Toronto | rowspan="2" | Canada |
| scope="row"| 30 June 2023
| Laval |
| scope="row"| 2 July 2023
| rowspan="11" | United States |
| scope="row"| 5 July 2023 |
| scope="row"| 7 July 2023 |
| scope="row"| 8 July 2023
| Raleigh |
| scope="row"| 11 July 2023 |
| scope="row"| 13 July 2023 |
| scope="row"| 14 July 2023 |
| scope="row"| 16 July 2023
| Houston |
| scope="row"| 17 July 2023
| Austin |
| scope="row"| 20 July 2023
| Denver |
| scope="row"| 22 July 2023
| Portland |
| scope="row"| 24 July 2023
| rowspan="1" | Canada |
| scope="row"| 26 July 2023
| Bend | rowspan="5" | United States |
| scope="row"| 27 July 2023
| Seattle |
| scope="row"| 29 July 2023 |
| scope="row"| 1 August 2023 |
| scope="row"| 2 August 2023 |
=Cancelled shows=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, reason for cancellation, and {{abbr|ref.|reference}} ! scope="col" style="width:8em;" | Date ! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | City ! scope="col" style="width:8em;" | Country ! scope="col" style="width:14em;" | Venue ! scope="col" style="width:14em;" | Reason ! scope="col" style="width:2em;" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"| 9 July 2022{{efn|The cancelled show on 9 July 2022 was part of Lytham Festival. Additional act Natalie Imbruglia and "special guest" Alison Moyet still performed.}}
| rowspan="8" | England | rowspan="5" | "Serious rib injury" sustained by Curt Smith | {{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tears-for-fears-pull-out-of-headline-performance-at-lytham-festival-3265540 | title=Tears For Fears pull out of headline performance at Lytham Festival | work=NME | date=9 July 2022 | accessdate=13 July 2022 | author=Aubrey, Elizabeth}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| 12 July 2022
| Derby | {{cite web | url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/tears-fears-concert-derby-cancelled-7320209 | title=Tears for Fears concert in Derby cancelled | work=Derby Telegraph | date=11 July 2022 | accessdate=13 July 2022 | author=Ash, Joseph}} |
| scope="row"| 14 July 2022
| Leeds |
| scope="row"| 15 July 2022
| Warwick |
| scope="row"| 16 July 2022 |
| scope="row"| 19 July 2022
| rowspan="6"| Recovery from rib injury |
| scope="row"| 20 July 2022 |
| scope="row"| 22 July 2022
| Hove |
| scope="row"| 23 July 2022
| Cardiff | Wales |
| scope="row"| 24 July 2022
| Hatfield | rowspan="2" | England |
| scope="row"| 26 July 2022
| Exeter |
Notes
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References
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{{Tears for Fears}}
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Category:Concert tours of North America