Cyndi Lauper Announces Massive Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour

Cyndi Lauper Announces Massive Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour — See the Dates!

The tour announcement comes shortly before a documentary on Lauper's life and career, 'Let the Canary Sing,' will be released to Paramount+ on June 4

Jack Irvin

Published on June 3, 2024 01:50PM EDT

Cyndi Lauper performing at a WNEW Christmas Concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 19, 1986. — Cyndi Lauper. Photo:
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Cyndi Lauper has announced a new tour
The Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour is a 23-date string of arena concerts in celebration of her decades-long career
The tour will kick off in October 2024 and continue through December 2024

Cyndi Lauper is nearing the end of her touring career — but not before one more big run of shows.

On Monday, June 3, the Grammy winner, 70, announced her massive upcoming Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, a 23-date string of arena concerts in celebration of her decades-long career. Special guests for the trek will be revealed at a later date.

Lauper's first major headlining tour since 2013, the run kicks off Friday, Oct. 18 at the Bell Centre in Montreal and makes stops in cities including Toronto, Detroit, Boston, New York City, Nashville, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and more before wrapping Thursday, Dec. 5 at the United Center in Chicago.

Cyndi Lauper, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Tour — Cyndi Lauper.
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Tickets first become available through an artist presale on Tuesday, June 4, with additional presales running throughout the week before the general onsale launches on Friday, June 7 at 10 a.m. local time. More information can be found at Live Nation's website, while VIP packages are also available through VIP Nation.

Lauper previously teased the idea of a farewell tour in an October 2022 interview with PEOPLE. "I might go out on tour one more time — big time — and maybe be the headliner," she said at the time.

Over the past decade, the "True Colors" performer has opened for artists including Rod Stewart, Cher and Blondie. "I've had the privilege of working with a lot of wonderful people, but I gotta see," added Lauper, who noted she'd "like to" tour in celebration of her debut album, She's So Unusual, marking its 40th anniversary in 2023.

The tour announcement comes shortly before Let the Canary Sing, a new documentary about Lauper's life and career, is released on Paramount+ on June 4.

At the film's Tribeca Festival premiere last year, she opened up to PEOPLE about the inspiration behind her signature hit, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," originally recorded by Robert Hazard.

"I was trying really hard to make an anthem that would inspire women and open the doors to all women," said Lauper in June 2023. "Not just one group of women, but every little girl could see herself and realize that she too could have a joyful experience in life."

See the full list of Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour dates below.

Fri Oct. 18 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre

Sun Oct. 20 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena

Thu Oct. 24 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre

Sat Oct. 26 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Sun Oct. 27 - Washington, D.C. - Capital One Arena

Wed Oct. 30 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

Fri Nov. 01 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena

Sun Nov. 03 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center

Wed Nov. 06 - Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena

Fri Nov. 08 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Hollywood

Sun Nov. 10 - Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena