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Saturday night, the wife and I went to see one of my favorite bands ever, Tears For Fears, at the Oregon Zoo Amphitheater. It is a great venue, and they allow you to bring your own food in. It was a sellout, so I am glad we got there early!
We had great seats, and I was able to go down close for some pics.
No disrespect to the talented and creative Curt Smith, but Roland Orzabal IS Tears for Fears IMHO. I almost cried like a little girl when he came out.
A highlight for me was that they played Woman in Chains which is my favorite track. They also did the original version of Mad World. I like the Gary Jules cover, but it was refreshing to hear it played as it was originally written.
Funny story of the night: We got there way early, and while we were waiting in line for the gates to open, my wife and I took turns holding the place in line so the other could go check out the zoo or whatever. The zoo was just closing, so there were a mix of concert-goers and people just there for the zoo. I walked up when they were doing sound check just in time to hear Roland and Curt warming up. Two young teen girls approached me-
Teen 1: Excuse me, do you know who this is?
Me: Yeah, it's Tears For Fears.
Teen 2: (feigning recognition): Ohhhh! Tears For Fears!
Teen 1: They are SO OLD!
Me: (sigh)
What's the set list like? Lots of hits, or no? They're playing the OC Fair in my area this Friday and I've been debating whether or not to go see them. 
A mix of the hits and a few songs from their new album. (2004) They opened with Everybody Wants to Rule The World, and encored with Shout. I was happy to hear Break it Down Again and Raoul and The Kings of Spain. 
Did they play Head Over Heels or Mad World? I would be pretty curious to see them. I listened to a few tracks from their 2004 album and they sounded pretty cool, a lot like their older stuff.
Set List:
Wow, that's pretty awesome.
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