NEW YORK (AP) — When Tears for Fears hit the stage at Firstbank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee, on July 11, 2023, there were no tears but some fears.
“We walked on stage and I felt like a deer caught in the headlines,” says singer and guitarist Roland Orzabal, half of the duo. Curt Smith, his musical partner, agreed: “We put on a brave face.”
The reason the duo were uneasy was because cameras were about to capture, for the first time, a Tears for Fears concert destined for the big screen. “Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film)” premieres in over 1,100 movie theaters worldwide on Oct. 24 and Oct. 26.
“We normally look far more relaxed and are enjoying ourselves far more. We weren’t as much that night because we were very conscious of being filmed and being recorded,” says Smith. “But, consequently, it was probably one of the best performances we ever did.”
The irony is that any nerves aren’t evident, with Smith at one point during the show quipping, “This young man to my right, his name is Roland. I would say his surname but I can’t pronounce it.”