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Tears for Fears

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4.2

322 of 353(91%)customers would recommend this to a friend.

Tears for Fears Fan Reviews - Ticketmaster

4 / 5

Tears for Fears-Better with age

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: A tie! A tribute to MJ (Billie Jean) and Woman in Chains @

Opening act(s): no opening act @

Posted 07/18/2009

by yellowrose09

Featured Review

Amazing show from start to finish. Playing everything you love and bringing in some surprises. Their voices are still as great as ever. They know what the crowd likes and they give it wholeheartedly. It is nice to hear music from their solo albums included in the set. I believe it would be great if they could do more of them.
Pulling out "Woman in Chains" was a wonderful gift to the fans.

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: A tie! A tribute to MJ (Billie Jean) and Woman in Chains @

Opening act(s): no opening act @

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Review 2 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

Better Concert Than I Expected

Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @

- San Diego @

,CA @

- Mon, Jul 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: I love that "Tears For Fears" did all their best songs. They managed to do a few new ones as well. @

Opening act(s): The opening act was good but possibly for a different crowd. He did join the headline group and was much better there. @

Posted 09/15/2009

by Jennaaaayy

Location: San Diego, CA

My daughter bought 2 tickets so my wife and I could attend the concert for her birthday. This was our first time at Humphreys and our first time to see "Tears For Fears".

It was a great concert and a great venue. Given the chance I would definitely return.

Occasional uncomfortable lighting – and an obnoxious fan behind us – aside it was a great experience. Price of tickets makes this a once a year, at best, experience.

Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @

- San Diego @

,CA @

- Mon, Jul 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: I love that "Tears For Fears" did all their best songs. They managed to do a few new ones as well. @

Opening act(s): The opening act was good but possibly for a different crowd. He did join the headline group and was much better there. @

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Review 3 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

TFF was stunning

Chateau Ste Michelle Winery @

- Woodinville @

,WA @

- Fri, Jul 10, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Sewing the Seeds of Love..Rolands dancing Memories Fade..what a vocal. Roland dancing on Floating Down the River @

Setlist: EWTRTW Secret World Closer to Heaven Call Me Mellow Sewing the Seeds of Love Mad World Memories Fade RATKOS Who Killed Tangerine? Floating Down the River ELAHE Tears Roll Down Ladybird Pale Shelter Break it Down Again Head over Heels Woman in Chains ( w/ Michael Wainwright ) Shout ( Encore ) @

Opening act(s): Micheal Wainright @

Posted 08/28/2009

by Kingneptune

Location: Seattle

A sunny warm summer evening at the CSM winery was the backdrop for Roland and Curt's first North American show in 2 years, and what a show it was.

The duo, backed by their crack band, took the stage to the delight of the near sell out and "into them" crowd right on time and started the show with EWTRTW.

A polished 18 song set followed, with the first 4 songs running like set plays for a well practiced football team. The band seemed abit tight to start, and finally loosened up with Roland's memorable staging of "Memories Fade".

Both Roland and Curt were engaging and sounded as good as ever, particularly Orzabal, who hasn't lost a chop.

The set ended with a rousing version of "Shout". It would be great to the band later in their abbreviated West Coast tour, particularily with the addition of the now famous version of " Billie Jean" added to the set list.

A wonderful show. ( Perhaps the sound mix could have been better, but, as usual with the Winery, it depended where you were sitting.)

Chateau Ste Michelle Winery @

- Woodinville @

,WA @

- Fri, Jul 10, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Sewing the Seeds of Love..Rolands dancing Memories Fade..what a vocal. Roland dancing on Floating Down the River @

Opening act(s): Micheal Wainright @

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Review 4 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

LOVED IT!

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Posted 08/21/2009

by sstr1215

This was an awesome concert - they sounded the same all these years later! They did all of our favorite songs and my whole family enjoyed it.

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

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Review 5 for Tears for Fears

4 / 5

Good Show!

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Pale Shelter @

Setlist: First: Everybody wants to rule the world Last: Shout (with their kids on stage singing backup) @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 08/11/2009

by VA2CA

The played a good mix of old and newer songs.
I first saw Tears for Fears on German TV and loved them! It was a small venue they played in with minimal staging. This performance was minimal staging as well. But, then again you are there to hear the artists not see set design. It felt comfortable and familiar. I've always wanted to see them live and flew across the country to do it. It was disappointing that they had a time limit on their performance - 2 hrs. But, they decided to for go the encore and play an extra song or two. I would like to have heard a little bit more about their thoughts on the songs they played. Overall it was a good show. For me a dream come true - so great!
They also did a tribute song to Michael Jackson "Billy Jean" (with a Tears For Fears feel - interesting)

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Pale Shelter @

Setlist: First: Everybody wants to rule the world Last: Shout (with their kids on stage singing backup) @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 6 for Tears for Fears

4 / 5

A wonderful OC Night!

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: I was in the front row, so the entire evening was memorable! @

Setlist: "Madworld" was my favorite, they played a Michael Jackson song that was truly memorable, & there were many other favorites too! @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 08/08/2009

by Alekos

Location: Glendora, CA

Great band! A Wonderful night! Only complaint was that the venue had a time constraint on the band, so the next time they come to the Pac. Amp. Theatre, they should play on a weekend and begin their show around 5pm!!!

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: I was in the front row, so the entire evening was memorable! @

Setlist: "Madworld" was my favorite, they played a Michael Jackson song that was truly memorable, & there were many other favorites too! @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 7 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

Tears For Fears - WOW

Oregon Zoo @

- Portland @

,OR @

- Sat, Jul 11, 2009 @

Favorite moment: the music @

Setlist: all the hits, plus lots from the early albums @

Posted 08/03/2009

by Synderella

Location: Oregon Zoo

Really enjoyed, great music, great sound, amusing banter from the boys and gorgeous weather!

Saw them in the 80's and love the full catalogue, zoo a great venue, hope they do more premium concerts.

Oregon Zoo @

- Portland @

,OR @

- Sat, Jul 11, 2009 @

Favorite moment: the music @

Setlist: all the hits, plus lots from the early albums @

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Review 8 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

Tears for Fears did not disappoint!!

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When Roland introduced "Woman in Chains" and said he never dreamed 24 years ago that he would be singing this song with a man! @

Setlist: Can't remember @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 07/31/2009

by Laurs

Location: Riverside, CA

The concert was everything I expected from TFF and more!! The performances were dead-on musically and it was wonderful how Roland and Curt talked to their audience throughout. It was a very tight set with all the familiar songs which had everyone on their feet! How can you NOT dance to TFF?? The only disappointment was that it was too short but that was due to time constraints placed on them - otherwise we could have been there all night!

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When Roland introduced "Woman in Chains" and said he never dreamed 24 years ago that he would be singing this song with a man! @

Setlist: Can't remember @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 9 for Tears for Fears

3 / 5

Tears For Fears was okay.

Oregon Zoo @

- Portland @

,OR @

- Sat, Jul 11, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Purchasing wine. @

Opening act(s): Can't even remember @

Posted 07/30/2009

by Calvino

Location: Gresaham

Opening act was very weak. Tears for Fears are a very good group, but overall their live concert ability is not very engaging. We have been to other concerts at the Zoo and have come away with fond memories and a great time.

Oregon Zoo @

- Portland @

,OR @

- Sat, Jul 11, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Purchasing wine. @

Opening act(s): Can't even remember @

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Review 10 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

We want you back!

Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @

- San Diego @

,CA @

- Mon, Jul 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When they talked about the "birthday sandwich" @

Posted 07/27/2009

by MagicWithTFF

Location: san diego

TFF has always been my favorite group! Growing up in Mexico City I had the chance to attend his concert at the Auditorio Nacional and I wished I could see them again.. together... I just want to let them know that I love their music, good sense of humor, and your ability to create music. I love you!

Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @

- San Diego @

,CA @

- Mon, Jul 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When they talked about the "birthday sandwich" @

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Review 11 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

Cheers to Tears For Feers!

Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @

- San Diego @

,CA @

- Mon, Jul 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The last song, Shout! Everyone broke out singing! @

Posted 07/27/2009

by TheMusicHunter

Location: San Diego, CA

This was a great concert! Tears For Fears was right on! They didn't miss a beat and gave props to the San Diego crowd! We saw them in 07 again in 09 and hope they return again soon!

Humphreys is a great venue! The sound system is top notch delivering quality sound that echos into the bay!

Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @

- San Diego @

,CA @

- Mon, Jul 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The last song, Shout! Everyone broke out singing! @

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Review 12 for Tears for Fears

2 / 5

short

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Posted 07/26/2009

by debindgs

Location: pacific amp.

they went on atfter 8:00 and said they had to be off the stage at 9:30 the venue said that was tears for fears doing! every concert i go to at pacific amp. ends at 10:30 ! i wait to see them every two years and thety do this! and i tell everyone how good they are and then they stop playing early, so bumbed greg

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- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

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Review 13 for Tears for Fears

3 / 5

T4F was OK

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Posted 07/25/2009

by FanDuran

Location: California

They played a few of the 80's hits and a few of the 90's. When they did the Michael Jackson tribute of Billie Jean I wanted to leave. It was terrible. People all sat in their seats and did not rock out or dance. Was a bummer.

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- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

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Review 14 for Tears for Fears

3 / 5

It was ok for me

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: when I left a half an hour early @

Opening act(s): no opener @

Posted 07/25/2009

by jawzz666

I thought they did well but....................it was just boring.

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: when I left a half an hour early @

Opening act(s): no opener @

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Review 15 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

Tears For Fears By the Bay

Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @

- San Diego @

,CA @

- Mon, Jul 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Two things - Hearing all the great songs and Roland's redition of MJ's "Billie Jean"... unbelievable. Needs to be recorded. @

Setlist: included Mad World, Shout, lots of great songs that didn't get a ton of airplay. @

Opening act(s): unfortunately, just ok. However, he did a great job singing on the song "Woman in Chains", Kudos there. @

Posted 07/24/2009

by doublenickels

Location: San Diego

What a great concert! From the opening song to the encore, the place was rocking. Once they started playing, people were on their feet for the entire show (except when Curt told the crowd "this next song is the part of the show when you can sit"... with the next song, people were back on their feet until the end of the show. Roland's voice sounded awesome. They interacted with the crowd without over-indulging their egos. They just came across as good guys who are very talented musicians and song-writers. The rest of the band was superb.

Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @

- San Diego @

,CA @

- Mon, Jul 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Two things - Hearing all the great songs and Roland's redition of MJ's "Billie Jean"... unbelievable. Needs to be recorded. @

Setlist: included Mad World, Shout, lots of great songs that didn't get a ton of airplay. @

Opening act(s): unfortunately, just ok. However, he did a great job singing on the song "Woman in Chains", Kudos there. @

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Review 16 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

Pacific Amp - OC Fair!

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: They didn't want to waste our time with encore so they announced they'd be playing last song and brought all their kids to the stage! @

Setlist: Lets just say every hit they ever made, slow, fast, rock, sing-a-long! @

Opening act(s): None -- they played straight for nearly 2 hrs --- very unique for a fair concert! @

Posted 07/24/2009

by Anonymous

Location: Orange County, CA

I have been going to concerts at the amphitheatre for years now and have rarely been disapointed! Affordable, great sound stage and venue! Second time seeing Tears for Fears and they were fantastic!!! Sold out crowd, yet they make you feel like you are the only one there! Highly recommend seeing them --- their sound is classic and true to their records.

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: They didn't want to waste our time with encore so they announced they'd be playing last song and brought all their kids to the stage! @

Setlist: Lets just say every hit they ever made, slow, fast, rock, sing-a-long! @

Opening act(s): None -- they played straight for nearly 2 hrs --- very unique for a fair concert! @

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Review 17 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

Quality over quantity

Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @

- San Diego @

,CA @

- Mon, Jul 20, 2009 @

Opening act(s): (Michael) Wainwright - sorry, chap - it was a thoroughly forgettable set. My wife said his voice made her ears feel as though they were bleeding. He did nothing to distinguish himself from countless other aspiring writer/musicians playing anonomously in bars and coffee houses the world-over. @

Posted 07/23/2009

by TheReal80sman

Location: southern California

My wife and I have been BIG fans since the mid-1980's, but had never seen TFF live nor had we heard anything from Everbody Loves A Happy Ending. The venue is our favorite - smallish, intimate, outdoors, immediately adjacent to sailboats bobbing in their slips Our seats were seven rows back from the stage and perhaps too close to the mountain of speakers as the volume was a tad too loud for our taste (we both had ringing ears afterward). You knew things were getting serious when the recorded Listen from Songs from the Big Chair began playing and as soon as it ended the band lit into Everybody Wants to Rule the World. The crowd was immediately on their feet. Curt crossed over to the water-side of the stage to wave a salute to the folks on kayaks floating within view and earshot of the stage. Despite what must now be grey hair (closely cropped), Curt looked relatively youthful, trim, and healthy. We thought that Roland appeared to have put on a couple of pounds and hope that that means that he is happy or content or whatever. The band was positioned across a stage devoid of any backdrop, props, or ornamentation whatsoever. So, they must be all about the music. What struck me most was how professional these guys were and how seriously they seemed to take their music and their performance. Rather than go through the motions or mail it in as so many do night-after-night and having played the same songs hundreds of times and for many years, the musicianship was remarkable and the vocals were as close to studio-produced recordings as they could be. Roland has the richer, stronger voice, but Curt has dead-on timing and precision. His stuccatos are fantastic. The set was about a 60:40 mix of old to new material with a cross-section from all of the studio albums (Break It Down Again being the only song from Roland's first "solo" album Elemental and Raoul and the Kings of Spain the only song from Roland's second "solo" album of the same name, but Curt played bass) and several from the latest disc including Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, Closest Thing to Heaven, Call Me Mellow, and Who Killed Tangerine. We liked the new material and knew immediately that "that's a good song" which inspired us to purchase the new disc at the end of the show purportedly signed by Roland and Curt for a paltry $20. In fact, we were pleasantly surprised that all of the paraphenelia (CD's, posters, T-shirts, etc.), much of it signed, was modestly priced. Two unexpected songs that they played were Floating Down the River (Once Again) from a compilation disc called Gold and a most unexpected arrangement of Billie Jean as a "requiem", as Roland put it, to the late Michael Jackson. It is obvious that Roland is heavily influenced by the Beatles and especially the Sargent Pepper's sound. In fact, I recently read that Roland refers to Paul McCartney as "the new Lennon" and his song writing should make them proud. The song that I like best on the new disc is Last Days on Earth and I think that it would have gone over well with the laid-back San Diego crowd in the middle of summer. Alas, they chose not to play it. The other band members, who were individually introduced by Curt but otherwise unacknowledged, were each expert in their craft. The lead guitarist was profound, the keyboardist ("the guy with the tie" as Curt called him) phenomenal what with all of the pre-recorded and horn sounds he provided in addition to tinkling the ivories, and the drummer was thunderous and first-rate. It seemed to me that Roland and Curt were anything but chummy chosing instead to allow the other his time in the spotlight. Their only spoken interaction being an exchange about Curt's recent and Roland's upcoming birthdays being sandwiched around Barack Obama's and all three being the same age. Roland finally dismissed the whole thing with an offhanded "it doesn't matter". So, whereas I did not perceive any real warm-and-fuzzies, the best moments were when the two shared the vocals. They blend seemlessly and create dreamy harmonies together. Both took their turns addressing the crowd with Roland demonstrating on several occasions a wry sense of humor. My wife loved his bit about the setting reminding him of being on his boat...in St. Tropez...only that he doesn't have a boat...well, he does, but it floats in his tub with his rubber ducky... . He introduced "Woman In Chains" by saying that when he wrote the song back in 1988 he never imagined that one day he would be singing it with a man which elicited laughter since Oleta Adam's vocals were sung by Michael Wainwright who, quite frankly, did a remarkable job of it - by far his best performance of the evening. Thankfully, they refrained from lecturing any political stances aside from their lyrics and Curt's T-shirt which read "PEACE" in faded letters. My only lament about the evening is that it was too short. They only played for 1-1/2 hours, 1 hour 40 minutes tops. I have heard that Humphrey's has a 10P noise curfew and they were done and off the stage by then having started around 8:20 and performed one encore of two songs. I would have preferred that they started earlier and played longer. They expressed appreciation to the highly enthusiastic crowd and vowed to come back "when they're 50 - which won't be long" said Curt. No group hug or bow at the end, just individual salutes to the crowd as they walked off stage. All in all, it was worth the wait, the drive, and the expense as their performance, albeit too short, was extremely high quality. Always leave 'em wanting more, I guess. Bottom line - loved TFF's music before, still love it now.

Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @

- San Diego @

,CA @

- Mon, Jul 20, 2009 @

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Review 18 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

Great concert.

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Listening to Break it down again. @

Opening act(s): None. @

Posted 07/23/2009

by Trick07

Location: Santa Maria, CA

I would have liked it if Tears for Fears played Change over Micheal Jackson's song but that's OK, they played "Break it down again" which is my favorite song from them :)

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Listening to Break it down again. @

Opening act(s): None. @

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Review 19 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

tears 4 fears rocked but the venue sucked!

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: hands down when they sang their classic songs! And those guys are funny too!! @

Posted 07/23/2009

by radiocreephead

Location: LA

I've always loved these guys & have seen their shows before. This one was good too but it would have been a lot better if it was held at another venue as this one had strict time restrictions that the concert was done way early. The band seemed to wanna play more but it was beyond their control, they didn't even have an encore!!

Bottomline!!! Loved the show! Hated the place!!!!

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: hands down when they sang their classic songs! And those guys are funny too!! @

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Review 20 for Tears for Fears

5 / 5

TFF at OC Fair

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Everybody Loves a Happy Ending @

Posted 07/23/2009

by jazzbass83

Location: Pacific Ampitheater

Great show! I just wish they didn't have the 9:30 cutoff so they could have played longer!

The Pacific Amphitheatre @

- Costa Mesa @

,CA @

- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Everybody Loves a Happy Ending @

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