Daryl Hall and John Oates w/Tears for Fears

It’s easy to look at Hall & Oates and Tears for Fears as nostalgia acts, but that doesn’t do justice to their catalogs. I caught Tears for Fears at their last Nashville show at the Opry House in 1985, when they were young and riding high on the success of mega-hits like “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and “Shout,” which was ubiquitous on the airwaves. In the years since, they put out one of the great pop albums of the 1980s, Sowing the Seeds of Love, a Beatles-informed collection with lush melodies that masked the anger at the Thatcher government — “Politician granny with your high ideals / Have you no idea how the majority feels?” — and the global lack of respect for women. That gives them two truly great albums that still form the basis of their setlist, even if their later output isn’t as memorable. Hall & Oates, meanwhile, were hit machines from the late ’70s through 1990, with a dozen Top 10 singles. Big Bam Boom, with hits like “Out of Touch” and “Method of Modern Love,” was their last Top 10 album, which peaked at No. 5 in 1985. The album that passed them on their way down? Songs From the Big Chair by Tears for Fears. Maybe a little nostalgia is in order. 8 p.m. at Bridgestone Arena STEVE CAVENDISH