Tears for Fears (touring band)
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Tears for Fears (touring band) is the live performance ensemble that supports the British pop-rock group Tears for Fears on tour, featuring additional musicians and vocalists beyond the core band members.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tears for Fears (touring band) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5105896 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tears for Fears (touring band) Context triple: [Oleta Adams, memberOf, Tears for Fears (touring band)]
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A.
The Human League
The Human League is a pioneering British synth-pop band formed in the late 1970s, best known for their influential electronic sound and hits like "Don't You Want Me."
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B.
Trevians
Trevians are the athletic teams and student representatives of New Trier High School, symbolizing the school's competitive and community spirit.
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C.
Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet is a British new wave band best known for their 1980s hits like "True" and "Gold."
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D.
Visage
Visage was a British synth-pop band best known for their influential role in the New Romantic movement and their hit single "Fade to Grey."
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E.
The Cure
The Cure is an English rock band formed in the late 1970s, renowned for their influential blend of post-punk, gothic rock, and pop sensibilities led by frontman Robert Smith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tears for Fears (touring band) Target entity description: Tears for Fears (touring band) is the live performance ensemble that supports the British pop-rock group Tears for Fears on tour, featuring additional musicians and vocalists beyond the core band members.
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A.
The Human League
The Human League is a pioneering British synth-pop band formed in the late 1970s, best known for their influential electronic sound and hits like "Don't You Want Me."
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B.
Trevians
Trevians are the athletic teams and student representatives of New Trier High School, symbolizing the school's competitive and community spirit.
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C.
Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet is a British new wave band best known for their 1980s hits like "True" and "Gold."
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D.
Visage
Visage was a British synth-pop band best known for their influential role in the New Romantic movement and their hit single "Fade to Grey."
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E.
The Cure
The Cure is an English rock band formed in the late 1970s, renowned for their influential blend of post-punk, gothic rock, and pop sensibilities led by frontman Robert Smith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
live performance ensemble
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musical ensemble ⓘ touring band ⓘ |
| activity |
concert touring
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festival performances ⓘ live television performances ⓘ radio sessions ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Tears for Fears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | studio recordings of Tears for Fears ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
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pop rock ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
lineup changes over time
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supports core members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith ⓘ |
| hasRole |
backing band
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live performance support ⓘ touring ensemble ⓘ |
| includes |
additional musicians
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backing vocalists ⓘ touring bassist ⓘ touring drummer ⓘ touring guitarist ⓘ touring instrumentalists ⓘ touring keyboardist ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| notableTour |
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending Tour
NERFINISHED
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Seeds of Love-era tours ⓘ Songs from the Big Chair-era tours ⓘ The Tipping Point World Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tears for Fears live shows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsMusicOf | Tears for Fears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsSong |
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (live)
NERFINISHED
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Head Over Heels (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mad World (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shout (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sowing the Seeds of Love (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable touring performances
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to enhance live sound of Tears for Fears ⓘ to reproduce studio arrangements in live performance ⓘ |
| supports | Tears for Fears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
acoustic guitar
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bass guitar ⓘ drum kit ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tears for Fears (touring band) Description of subject: Tears for Fears (touring band) is the live performance ensemble that supports the British pop-rock group Tears for Fears on tour, featuring additional musicians and vocalists beyond the core band members.
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