Post by Jules on Nov 6, 2021 19:30:46 GMT
Tears for Fears starts tour at Noblesville amphitheater
By BETSY REASON
Ledger lifestyle editor
The first concert of the seasons at Deer Creek Music Center in Noblesville was also the first concert on the new Tears for Fears tour.
On Friday night, fans welcomed back the duo. Roland Orzabal, guitarist and vocalist, and Curt Smith, bassist and vocalist, after a 4 1/2 year absence. Oleta Adams of Kansas City, an American vocalist and pianist, was added to the line-up for the new tour which is considered a re-birth of the band.
Adams opened the show, followed by the duo performing the hit "Head Over Hills" from Tears for Fears' second album, "Songs From the Big Chair", released in 1985, which sold 8 million copies.
Another song, "Women in Chains," Orzabal dedicated to the women of Indianapolis. The song was from their most recent album "The Seeds of Love," released in September of 1989.
From the new album, they also performed the title song, "Sowing the Seeds of Love," which relates to politics, "Advice for the Young at Heart" and "Famous Last Words," which Orzabal described as a lament for two lovers who have heard on TV that the world is coming to an end. "Too many people using too much hair spray," he said.
The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" was also on the song list. Tears for Fears also performed their first hit, "Mad World," from their first album, "The Hurting," which sold more than 1 million copies.
The group left the stage at 10:30 p.m., following their hit, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," a No. 1 single off of the "Songs From the Big Chair" album.
The fans cheered the group back on stage for another No. 1 hit, the popular "Shout," also from their "Big Chair" album.
Although the pavilion seating at Noblesville was not filled to its 6.400 capacity, the Tears for Fears show was well-received by the crowd.
The show offered a variety of integrated lighting effects.
Joining Orzabal, Smith and Adams on stage were two backup singers, a keyboardist, a drummer, a saxophonist, a conga drum player and a guitar player.
The name "Tears for Fears" was derived from psychologist Arthur Janov's controversial primal scream theory, an analysis of problems that involves the shedding of neurosis - fears - through expressing emotions - tears.
The opening band. Rock House, formerly Recordio, performed eight of their original songs, most of which concerned men and women's attractions and reality.
Ledger photos by Betsy Reason
Tears for Fears' bassist and vocalist Curt Smith (left) and guitarist and vocalist Roland Orzabal perform "Head Over Hills" early in the evening during the Deer Creek Music Center's first concert of the year. The group opened its summer tour Friday night at the rural Noblesville amphitheater.
By BETSY REASON
Ledger lifestyle editor
The first concert of the seasons at Deer Creek Music Center in Noblesville was also the first concert on the new Tears for Fears tour.
On Friday night, fans welcomed back the duo. Roland Orzabal, guitarist and vocalist, and Curt Smith, bassist and vocalist, after a 4 1/2 year absence. Oleta Adams of Kansas City, an American vocalist and pianist, was added to the line-up for the new tour which is considered a re-birth of the band.
Adams opened the show, followed by the duo performing the hit "Head Over Hills" from Tears for Fears' second album, "Songs From the Big Chair", released in 1985, which sold 8 million copies.
Another song, "Women in Chains," Orzabal dedicated to the women of Indianapolis. The song was from their most recent album "The Seeds of Love," released in September of 1989.
From the new album, they also performed the title song, "Sowing the Seeds of Love," which relates to politics, "Advice for the Young at Heart" and "Famous Last Words," which Orzabal described as a lament for two lovers who have heard on TV that the world is coming to an end. "Too many people using too much hair spray," he said.
The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" was also on the song list. Tears for Fears also performed their first hit, "Mad World," from their first album, "The Hurting," which sold more than 1 million copies.
The group left the stage at 10:30 p.m., following their hit, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," a No. 1 single off of the "Songs From the Big Chair" album.
The fans cheered the group back on stage for another No. 1 hit, the popular "Shout," also from their "Big Chair" album.
Although the pavilion seating at Noblesville was not filled to its 6.400 capacity, the Tears for Fears show was well-received by the crowd.
The show offered a variety of integrated lighting effects.
Joining Orzabal, Smith and Adams on stage were two backup singers, a keyboardist, a drummer, a saxophonist, a conga drum player and a guitar player.
The name "Tears for Fears" was derived from psychologist Arthur Janov's controversial primal scream theory, an analysis of problems that involves the shedding of neurosis - fears - through expressing emotions - tears.
The opening band. Rock House, formerly Recordio, performed eight of their original songs, most of which concerned men and women's attractions and reality.
Ledger photos by Betsy Reason
Tears for Fears' bassist and vocalist Curt Smith (left) and guitarist and vocalist Roland Orzabal perform "Head Over Hills" early in the evening during the Deer Creek Music Center's first concert of the year. The group opened its summer tour Friday night at the rural Noblesville amphitheater.