Cyndi Lauper announces farewell tour

Cyndi Lauper is taking her show on the road one last time. The singer, who took the world by storm with her enduring hit “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” in 1983, has announced a final tour named after that very same single, The Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour. The final tour is also Lauper’s first in a decade, with 23 stops in North America including her first-ever headlining gig at Madison Square Garden in her hometown of New York City, per Rolling Stone.

The announcement of Lauper’s final tour comes a day before the premiere of a new documentary about the pop star, Let The Canary Sing, which premieres on Paramount+. The film “chronicles Lauper’s meteoric ascent to stardom and her profound impact on generations through her music, ever-evolving punk style, unwavering feminism and tireless advocacy,” per a synopsis. “The documentary takes the audience on an engaging exploration of a renowned and pioneering artist who has left a remarkable legacy with her art.” As a young person, Lauper escaped abuse at the hands of her stepfather and went on to build a colorful, versatile body of work that earned her commercial success and critical acclaim, from winning Best New Artist at the 1985 Grammys to a Tony Award in 2013 for Kinky Boots.

Lauper hasn’t yet released a statement about ending her touring career; she’ll appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday to discuss both her farewell shows and the documentary. Despite the fact that she’s taking a bow on touring, it doesn’t sound like Lauper is anywhere near done with her work. “What I really wanted… my big dream, was really, really, really to be a great artist someday. And I still feel like I can do it,” she said in a recent interview with CBS This Morning. Though she’s had an enviable career with the kind of legacy many musicians could only dream of, she still has ambitions to make “Something that’s undeniable. Something nobody could tear down.”

Presale for her farewell tour tickets begins on Tuesday, while general on-sale begins Friday at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com. A full list of tour dates can be found below.

Cyndi Lauper Farewell Tour Dates

Oct 18 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Oct 20 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Oct 24 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
Oct 26 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Oct 27 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
Oct 30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Nov 1 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Nov 3 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
Nov 6 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
Nov 8 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Hollywood
Nov 10 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
Nov 12 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Nov 14 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Nov 16 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Nov 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
Nov 20 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
Nov 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome
Nov 24 – Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena
Nov 26 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
Nov 30 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
Dec 1 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Dec 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
Dec 5 – Chicago, IL @ United Center