The British band Tear For Fears kick-started their Tipping Point tour at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio last Friday night.

The Rock/Pop duo from Bath, England, Tears For Fears entered the music scene in 1981 and reached international success in 1985 with #1 hits “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” and “Shout.”

Tears For Fears at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on 5/20/22

Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal released 7 Tears For Fears studio albums, which include other hits like “Head Over Heels” “Sowing the Seeds of Love”. The latest album, Tipping Point, was recently released (February 2022) and can be purchased in CD, cassette, and vinyl formats on their website store.

Tears For Fears at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on 5/20/22

The concert featured an exciting display of sounds and images that had fans truly delighted. 

Tears For Fears at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on 5/20/22

Tipping Point Tour consists of 21 US dates in May and June supported by the American band Garbage, and 16 UK shows supported by Allison Moyet. Full concert dates list can be found here

Tears For Fears at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on 5/20/22

Tears For Fears at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on 5/20/22



Garbage opened the evening’s concert at 7:30, still daylight. Shirley Manson was beautiful, charismatic and sounded amazing while singing hits “Stupid Girl”, “Special”, “Only Happy When it Rains”, “Cherry Lips”.

Garbage at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on 5/20/22

The bright orange/ponytailed singer had fans dancing and singing along to much of the set. A special moment for me was the performance of “The World is Not Enough”, theme song for the 19th James Bond 007 film of the same name.

Garbage at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on 5/20/22