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Cyndi Lauper Announces Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Tour; Here Are The Dates

BY Nii Ogbamey Tetteh June 3, 2024 10:48 PM EDT
Source: Instagram.com/@cyndilauper

Veteran pop star Cyndi Lauper will begin a tour of North America later in October this year. The “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour”, will take her through 23 cities, including New York, Boston, and Nashville.

The trip will begin on October 18, 2024, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, and will end on December 5, 2024, at the United Center in Chicago. The tour is said to be her first major event in more than a decade.

Ticket presale will begin Tuesday, June 4, 2024, with special guests said to be announced later. General ticket sales will begin on Friday, June 7, 2024. The tour will happen after the premiere of a new documentary on June 4, 2024, highlighting the life of an American singer.

Let The Canary Sing film will delve into the career and legacy of Cyndi Lauper using archival footage and interviews with the pop icon herself, and feature other notable names in music.

Directed by Alison Ellwood, the project according to producers, will also highlight Cyndi Lauper’s impact as an activist in many circles. It will first be available on the Paramount+ streaming platform in the United States and Canada and will be shown in countries including France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria on June 5, 2024.

Soundtracks featuring Cyndi Lauper’s biggest hits like Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Time After Time, True Colours and others are expected to feature on the documentary.

Below is the full schedule for the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour:

Oct. 18: Montreal (Bell Centre)

Oct. 20: Toronto (Scotiabank Arena)

Oct. 24: Detroit (Fox Theatre)

Oct. 26: Boston (MGM Music Hall at Fenway)

Oct. 27: Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena)

Oct. 30: New York (Madison Square Garden)

Nov. 1: Nashville (Bridgestone Arena)

Nov. 3: Columbus, Ohio (Schottenstein Center)

Nov. 6: Tampa, Fla. (Amalie Arena)

Nov. 8: Hollywood, Fla. (Hard Rock Hollywood)

Nov. 10: Atlanta (State Farm Arena)

Nov. 12: Dallas (American Airlines Center)

Nov. 14: Austin, Texas (Moody Center)

Nov. 16: Houston (Toyota Center)

Nov. 19: Phoenix (Footprint Center)

Nov. 20: San Diego (Viejas Arena)

Nov. 23: Los Angeles (Intuit Dome)

Nov. 24: Palm Desert, Calif. (Acrisure Arena)

Nov. 26: San Francisco (Chase Center)

Nov. 30: Portland, Ore. (Moda Center)

Dec. 1: Seattle (Climate Pledge Arena)

Dec. 4: Minneapolis (Target Center)

Dec. 5: Chicago (United Center)