Cyndi Lauper’s 2024 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Farewell Tour Begins October 18, Includes Sold Out Madison Square Garden October 30

Announces Opening Performers For North American Dates:

Aly And AJ, Daya, Emily Estefan, Gayle, Lu Kala, Elle King, Trixie Mattel, Rêve, Amanda Shires And Tones And I

[Credit: Ruven Afanador]

October 1, 2024 - 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

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ABOUT CYNDI LAUPER

Cyndi Lauper is a Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning songwriter and performing artist with global record sales in excess of 50 million. Her iconic voice, influential punk glamor, and infectious live shows have catapulted her to stardom. Lauper won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist with her first album, She's So Unusual, and became the first woman in history to have four top-five singles from a debut album including her anthem “Girls Just Want To Have Fun.” Lauper has released ten additional studio albums, featuring classics like “Time After Time” and “True Colors,” and is a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and NY Times best-selling author. In 2013, Lauper became the first solo woman to win Best Original Score (music and lyrics) for Kinky Boots. She is also tireless in her advocacy work. She has been an activist since day one, always fighting for the underdog - especially women, people living with HIV/AIDS, and the LGBTQ community.

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