Tears for Fears, formed in Bath by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith in 1981, were due to begin a tour of the UK and Ireland on April 27.

All gigs have been postponed, with the Irish gig on May 2 being pushed back until January 31 2019.

Tears for Fears "apologise to their fans and are extremely sorry for any inconvenience caused.
They look forward to working on finishing material for their first new album in fourteen years, with the hope of releasing it this autumn."

Tickets for 2018 shows remain valid for all rescheduled shows, except Birmingham and Glasgow - where the venues have been change and customers will be provided new tickets upon proof of purchase.

The rescheduled dates for Tears For Fears gigs are as follows (with Alison Moyet remaining as a very special guest):

January 2019

Thu 31st Ireland, Dublin, 3Arena

February 2019

Sat 2nd Liverpool, Echo Arena

Sun 3rd Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena

Mon 4th Brighton, Brighton Centre

Wed 6th London, The O2

Thu 7th Bournemouth, Bournemouth International Centre

Sat 9th Leeds, First Direct Arena

Mon 11th Glasgow, The SSE Hydro

Tue 12th Birmingham, Genting Arena

Wed 13th Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena

Additional tickets for the rescheduled gig in the 3Arena are available from all Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.