Tears For Fears brings the 1980s back to Raleigh

English pop-rock band Tears For Fears brought their ‘The Tipping Point Part II’ tour to Raleigh, N.C. Saturday night, July 8, 2023.

The band played their 1985 number one singles, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and “Shout,” as well as other songs from “Songs from the Big Chair” and other albums, including their newest album, “The Tipping Point,” which was released in 2022.

Indie rock band Cold War Kids opened the show.

Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Curt Smith sings during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Curt Smith sings during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Roland Orzabal performs during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Roland Orzabal performs during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears for Fears’ Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith play during their concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Tears for Fears’ Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith play during their concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Roland Orzabal sings during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Roland Orzabal sings during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Roland Orzabal sings during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Roland Orzabal sings during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Lauren Evans sings during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Lauren Evans sings during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Curt Smith smiles as he sings during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Curt Smith smiles as he sings during the Tears for Fears concert at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.
Tears For Fears in concert with Cold War Kids at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Saturday night, July 8, 2023.

Setlist Tears for Fears concert in Raleigh, NC, July 8, 2023

1. No Small Thing

2. The Tipping Point

3. Everybody Wants to Rule the World

4. Secret World

5. Sowing the Seeds of Love

6. Long, Long, Long Time

7. Break the Man

8. My Demons

9. Rivers of Mercy

10. Mad World

11. Suffer the Children

12. Woman in Chains

13. Badman’s Song

14. Pale Shelter

15. Break It Down Again

16. Head Over Heels / Broken

17. Creep (Radiohead cover)

18. Change

19. Shout

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