Tears For Fears Newcastle 2022: tickets for Utilita Arena concert, UK tour dates, possible setlist

Tears for Fears will be playing Newcastle tonight.

By Beth Franklin

Published 4th Jul 2022, 14:19 GMT

Updated 7th Jul 2022, 17:07 GMT

Tears for Fears will return to the stage this summer, including a show at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena.

The band announced their UK tour back in November 2021 ahead of the release of their seventh studio album The Tipping Point, which was released in February 2022.

Speaking about going back out on the road Curt Smith said: “We couldn’t be more excited to start playing concerts again.”

Tears for Fears have announced a UK tour in support of their first new album for almost 20 years, Tipping Point

Tears for Fears have announced a UK tour in support of their first new album for almost 20 years, Tipping Point

“We’ve missed seeing our friends on the road around the world and the energy of performing live.”

Roland Orzabal shared “The Tipping Point has been a long time in the making and we are looking forward to playing our favourites from the new album as well as our classics from throughout the years.”

So, when are Tears For Fears scheduled to play Newcastle?

Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming tour.

When are Tears For Fears playing Newcastle?

Tears For Fears are scheduled to play the Utilita Arena in Newcastle on Thursday 7 July 2022.

Doors are scheduled to open at 6:00pm.

Can I still get tickets?

Tickets are still available for the show and can be purchased via Ticketmaster.

At the time of publishing the tickets still available started from £75.95.

There are also resale tickets available with prices starting at £57.50.

Who will the support act be?

The support act for all of the UK shows will be Alison Moyet.

Where else in the UK are the band playing ?

The band will be kicking off their tour in Shropshire on Friday 1 July and touring all across the nation.

You can catch a Tears for Fears show at the following locations and dates:

1 July - Telford QEII Arena Telford, Shropshire
2 July - Longleat House Warminster, Wiltshire
5 July - Waddesdon Manor Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
7 July - Utilita Arena Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne
8 July - Floors Castle Kelso, Scotland
9 July - Lytham Festival Lytham St Annes
12 July - The Incora County Ground Derby, Derbyshire
14 July - Leeds Millennium Square Leeds, Yorkshire
15 July - Warwick Castle Warwick, Warwickshire
16 July - Scarborough Open Air Theatre Scarborough, North Yorkshire
19 July - Chewton Glen New Milton, Hampshire
20 July - The Spitfire Ground Canterbury, Kent
22 July - The 1st Central County Ground Hove, Sussex
23 July - Cardiff Castle Cardiff, Wales
24 July - Hatfield House Hatfield, Hertfordshire
26 July - Powderham Castle Exeter, Devon

What will the setlist be?

There is very limited information known about the setlist for the upcoming show, however a setlist released by setlist.fm may give fans a better idea of what they can expect from the upcoming shows.

This set is from the band’s show at Longleat House in Warminster which they played on Saturday 2 July 2022:

No Small Thing
The Tipping Point
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Secret World
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

Who are Tears for Fears?

Tears For Fears will be the headline act for July 9. The duo achieved worldwide fame in the 80s with the release of their second album, Songs from the Big Chair, and made number one in the American and Canadian charts with their song 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World'. Alison Moyet and Natalie Imbruglia, who starred in the soap opera Neighbours before switching to a musical career, will also perform.

Tears For Fears will be the headline act for July 9. The duo achieved worldwide fame in the 80s with the release of their second album, Songs from the Big Chair, and made number one in the American and Canadian charts with their song 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World'. Alison Moyet and Natalie Imbruglia, who starred in the soap opera Neighbours before switching to a musical career, will also perform.

Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

Throughout their career the band have released seven studio albums, three compilation albums, and one extended play.

Their albums include The Hurting (1983), Song from the Big Chair (1985), The Seeds of Love (1989), Elemental (1993), Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995), Everybody Loves a Happy Ending (2004), and The Tipping Point (2022).

After The Seeds of Love, Orzabal and Smith had a falling out and parted company in 1991. Orzabal carried on playing as Tears for Fears, and Smith returned to the band in 2000.