Cyndi Lauper, the iconic pop singer known for hits like "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time After Time," recently announced her farewell tour. Lauper, who has been performing for over four decades, revealed that she will be hanging up her microphone after this final tour.
Throughout her career, Cyndi Lauper has been a trailblazer in the music industry, breaking barriers and paving the way for future female artists. Her unique style and powerful voice have earned her numerous accolades and a dedicated fan base.
Cyndi Lauper has been a major star for decades. She first broke into mainstream consciousness in the early ‘80s with songs like "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," “Time After Time,” “She Bop” and “All Through the Night.” In a moment, she went from being a woman with a dream to a superstar—but of course her journey to the top of the charts wasn’t as easy or fast as it may seem.
The singer’s trajectory is mapped out in Paramount+’s new documentary, Let The Canary Sing. The film is all about Lauper and her difficult path to making it as a pop musician. Some of the details explored in the movie will be known even to casual listeners, but there’s much more in the film for even die-hard Lauper fans.
Los Angeles to celebrate the tour and her film that chronicles her life as a punk artist, feminist and advocate for others. She most recently released a career-spanning album entitled after the documentary with timeless classics like "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "True Colors," and "All Through the Night."
Tickets for Lauper's tour will be available for pre-sale starting Tuesday, June 4, at 10 a.m. and will go on until Monday, June 10, at 10 a.m. when general sale tickets become open to the public at LiveNation.com or Ticketmaster.com. Fans can also purchase VIP packages through vipnation.com which include premium tickets, a guided backstage tour, pre-show VIP Lounge, exclusive tour poster, and more.
Kinky Boots on Broadway and the aforementioned Boy George, a friend of Lauper’s for the last four decades. The latter two speak about Lauper, not just as people who know her well, but major icons in the queer community, for which she is such a visible ally.
Lauper was, and is, a forerunner for not just gay rights, but women’s rights, racism, diversity, inclusion and equity long before it became a trendy quality for artists. Let the Canary Sing details her efforts in these areas, up to the present time where she has been instrumental in making government funded services available for unhoused LGBTQ+ youth.
After Ellwood’s The Go-Go’s film is when the trailblazing group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ellwood has the same intention for Lauper. She states with finality, “[Lauper] should be in there.”
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