Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want To Have Fun Farewell Tour – her first major run in over a decade – begins October 18. Today Lauper has announced the opening acts joining her for the 24-city tour that includes her first time headlining Madison Square Garden (sold out, October 30). The artists appearing on these fall dates include an array of exciting top talents picked by Lauper: Aly and AJ, Daya, Emily Estefan, Gayle, LU KALA, Elle King, Trixie Mattel, Rêve, Amanda Shires and Tones And I. See below for the full itinerary with opening acts in each market. Lauper has also announced a newly added show on December 7, at Hard Rock Live in Atlantic City, NJ, and the tour will continue in the UK and Europe beginning February 8. Tickets available at livenation.com.
Lauper – the GRAMMY, EMMY and TONY-winning artist celebrated for her history-making albums, music videos, advocacy and ever-evolving style – wanted to develop a unique show that would connect her hits with the visual art she loves. Original collaborations for the upcoming tour have blossomed with groundbreaking artists of various genres including Yayoi Kusama, Sonia Delaunay, Daniel Wurtzel, Reza Dolatabadi, Refik Anadol and fashion designer Christian Siriano. Each night of the tour, Lauper will perform immersed in their creations; a one of a kind experience to celebrate with her fans on her Farewell Tour.
The Girls Just Want To Have Fun Farewell Tour is produced by Live Nation, and directed by Brian Burke and produced and designed in partnership with Brian Burke Creative and DX7 Design.
It’s been a tremendous year for Lauper. Since June she has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the TODAY Show, Watch What Happens Live and The Kelly Clarkson Show. The Empire State Building was lit in canary yellow in her honor, and she has been profiled by CBS Sunday Morning, the New York Times and Variety. She was also honored with a hand imprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood (with an introduction by her friends Cher and Bebe Rexha) and introduced Sabrina Carpenter’s performance at the MTV VMA Awards last month. Lauper has also made surprise appearances on stage at recent Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry concerts.
Lauper announced her Farewell Tour in June, in tandem with the release of Let The Canary Sing, a feature-length documentary film that explores Lauper’s extraordinary life and career. The film, directed by Alison Elwood, is “a story filled with flair, honesty and truth,” (The Wrap), “highlights how wonderfully unusual she really is” (SPIN) and “does an excellent job of tracing how Cyndi Lauper came to be…Cyndi Lauper” (Variety). Stream on Paramount+.
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN FAREWELL TOUR DATES:
Fri Oct 18 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre *w/ Rêve
Sun Oct 20 | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena *w/ Lu Kala
Thu Oct 24 | Detroit, MI | Fox Theatre *w/ Lu Kala
Sat Oct 26 | Boston, MA | MGM Music Hall at Fenway *w/ Amanda Shires
Sun Oct 27 | Washington, DC | Capital One Arena *w/ Amanda Shires
Wed Oct 30 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden *w/ Elle King
Fri Nov 01 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena **w/ Elle King
Sun Nov 03 | Columbus, OH | Schottenstein Center **w/ Elle King
Wed Nov 06 | Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena *w/ Emily Estefan
Fri Nov 08 | Hollywood, FL | Hard Rock Hollywood *w/ Emily Estefan
Sun Nov 10 | Atlanta, GA | State Farm Arena *w/ Aly and AJ
Tue Nov 12 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center *w/ Aly and AJ
Thu Nov 14 | Austin, TX | Moody Center *w/ Aly and AJ
Sat Nov 16 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center *w/ Aly and AJ
Tue Nov 19 | Phoenix, AZ | Footprint Center *w/ Daya
Wed Nov 20 | San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena *w/ Daya
Sat Nov 23 | Los Angeles, CA | Intuit Dome *w/ Tones And I
Sun Nov 24 | Palm Desert, CA | Acrisure Arena *w/ Trixie Mattel
Tue Nov 26 | San Francisco, CA | Chase Center *w/ Trixie Mattel
Sat Nov 30 | Portland, OR | Moda Center *w/ Gayle
Sun Dec 01 | Seattle, WA | Climate Pledge Arena *w/ Gayle
Wed Dec 04 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center *w/ Gayle
Thu Dec 05 | Chicago, IL | United Center *w/ Gayle
Sat Dec 07 | Atlantic City, NJ | Hard Rock Live *w/ Gayle – NEW SHOW
