It’s hard to believe that it has been thirty years since Cyndi Lauper released her debut album, She’s So Unusual. The iconic Girls Just Want to Have Fun (and the just as iconic Captain Lou Albano video), Time After Time, She Bop, All Through the Night and the rest of the album sound as fresh today as when they were released in 1983.
To celebrate the anniversary, Lauper will be performing the entire album plus a selection of her other best known material on the She’s So Unusual Tour, starting June 12 in San Diego, CA and running through July 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The album was a music milestone, introducing a new voice to the still male dominated music landscape. It’s four top ten singles was a record for a female artist at the time. The album eventually sold over sixteen million copies and won her the Grammy for Best New Artist.
Lauper, who is also opening the musical Kinky Boots on Broadway in the coming weeks, said “It’s been such an amazing year for me. When I realized it’s also the anniversary of the album that started my solo career, I knew it was the perfect time to thank my fans for sticking with me through it all. I’m so excited to perform She’s So Unusual from beginning to end, song by song and I can’t wait to see everyone!”
The tour dates:
- 06/12 – San Diego, CA – Humphreys
- 06/13 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
- 06/15 – Jacksonville, OR – Britt Pavilion
- 06/16 – Tacoma, WA – Broadway Center’s Pantages Theater
- 06/18 – Sacramento, CA – Crest Theater
- 06/19 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
- 06/21 – Temecula, CA – Pechanga Theater
- 06/22 – Scottsdale, AZ – Talking Stick Resort
- 06/23 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theatre
- 06/25 – Austin, TX – Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater
- 06/26 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
- 06/28 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
- 06/29 – Biloxi, MS – Hard Rock Live
- 06/30 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
- 07/02 – Atlanta, GA – Symphony Hall
- 07/03 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center
- 07/05 – Portsmouth, VA – Ntelos Wireless Pavilion
- 07/06 – Atlantic City, NJ – Trump Taj Mahal
- 07/07 – Newark, NJ – NJPAC
- 07/09 – New Bedford, MA – Zeiterion PAC
- 07/10 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
- 07/12 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre
- 07/13 – Mashantucket, CT – MGM Grand at Foxwoods
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