Fun Tour


The Fun Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist Cyndi Lauper in support of her debut album She's So Unusual. It was her first major headlining tour, with over 90 dates in various cities across North America. The tour kicked off in Poughkeepsie, New York, on November 22, 1983, and ended in St. Paul, Minnesota, on December 9, 1984. Lauper also performed shows in Paris, London and Switzerland.

Background

The performance at the Summit in Houston in October 1984 was filmed for a planned home video release in 1985 which fell through; however, the promotional video for "Money Changes Everything" was taken from this footage. The show was also broadcast locally over the radio that evening. The show at The Palace in Hollywood in February 1984 was filmed and, along with performances by Madness and Ultravox, aired as a show called Rock of the 80s on Showtime. The New Year's Eve 1983 performance at the Ritz aired on MTV that evening as a New Year's Eve special.
Lauper was presented with a Canadian platinum award for her album She's So Unusual following her show on April 27, 1984 in Toronto. Billboard magazine described the award as a "world first".

Reception

Paul Grein reviewed the Bouvard Auditorium show on September 28, 1984 for Billboard magazine. He noted the show was "remarkably tough and aggressive" and that Lauper seemed "resistant" to being "typecast as America's new pop princess", though still clearly had a "wide appeal". He named the album's title track and its first three singles as the highlights of the show. He noted that the version of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" performed as similar to the remix version produced by Arthur Baker. He felt that Lauper should "probably drop" the "Betty Boop voice" to avoid becoming a novelty act, and also felt there was "too much mugging and posing in Lauper's act". Grein also did not like that the keyboardist was given a lead vocal spot in the middle of the show.

Set list

This set list was taken from the November 29, 1983 concert in Philadelphia, United States. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.
  1. "She Bop"
  2. "When You Were Mine"
  3. "I'll Kiss You"
  4. "Money Changes Everything"
  5. "Time After Time"
  6. "Right Track Wrong Train"
  7. "He's So Unusual"
  8. "Yeah Yeah"
  9. "Witness"
  10. "I'm Gonna Be Strong"
  11. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
  12. "What a Thrill"
  13. "Maybe He'll Know"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
February 24, 1984Union TownshipUnited StatesWilkins Theatre
February 25, 1984Stony BrookUnited StatesStony Brook Recital Hall
February 27, 1984Los AngelesUnited StatesBeverly Theater
February 29, 1984Los AngelesUnited StatesPalace Theater
March 5, 1984HonoluluUnited StatesCBS Convention Center
April 7, 1984FraminghamUnited StatesPerforming Arts Center
April 8, 1984New HavenUnited StatesToad's Place
April 11, 1984PhiladelphiaUnited StatesTemple University Campus Grounds
April 12, 1984BostonUnited StatesThe Metro
April 13, 1984HartfordUnited StatesAgora Ballroom West
April 14, 1984New York CityUnited StatesHilton Grand Ballroom
April 15, 1984BridgeportUnited StatesUB Student Center
April 18, 1984Birmingham TownshipUnited StatesBrandywine Club
April 19, 1984New York CityUnited StatesThe Ritz
April 20, 1984New York CityUnited StatesThe Ritz
April 21, 1984New York CityUnited StatesThe Ritz
April 24, 1984ChicagoUnited StatesPark West
April 25, 1984ClevelandUnited StatesAgora Ballroom
April 26, 1984DetroitUnited StatesDetroit Opera House
April 27, 1984TorontoCanadaThe Concert Hall
April 29, 1984AmherstUnited StatesCornell Theatre
May 2, 1984BostonUnited StatesThe Metro
May 3, 1984College ParkUnited StatesRitchie Coliseum
May 4, 1984AtlantaUnited StatesSix Flags over Georgia Theatre
May 5, 1984AtlantaUnited StatesClub Rumors
May 6, 1984TampaUnited StatesLondon Victory Club
May 7, 1984Hallandale BeachUnited StatesButtons South
May 9, 1984New OrleansUnited StatesPresident
May 12, 1984MontreuxSwitzerlandMontreux Casino
May 14, 1984ParisFranceEldorado Club
May 24, 1984LondonEnglandLyceum Theatre
August 29, 1984HartfordUnited StatesAgora Ballroom West
August 30, 1984MiddletownUnited StatesOCCC Student Center
September 1, 1984WantaghUnited StatesJones Beach Marine Theater
September 2, 1984BostonUnited StatesBoston Common
September 5, 1984New York CityUnited StatesChelsea Piers
September 6, 1984PhiladelphiaUnited StatesMann Center for the Performing Arts
September 7, 1984ColumbiaUnited StatesMerriweather Post Pavilion
September 9, 1984Holmdel TownshipUnited StatesGarden State Arts Center
September 13, 1984Cuyahoga FallsUnited StatesBlossom Music Center
September 15, 1984MasonUnited StatesTimberwolf Amphitheatre
September 16, 1984Hoffman EstatesUnited StatesPoplar Creek Music Theater
September 22, 1984IrvineUnited StatesIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
September 23, 1984Santa BarbaraUnited StatesCampus Events Center
September 24, 1984San FranciscoUnited StatesPalace of Fine Arts Theatre
September 26, 1984BerkeleyUnited StatesBerkeley Community Theatre
September 27, 1984BakersfieldUnited StatesKern County Fair Grandstand
September 28, 1984Los AngelesUnited StatesBovard Auditorium
September 30, 1984TempeUnited StatesGammage Memorial Auditorium
October 2, 1984Las CrucesUnited StatesPan American Center
October 3, 1984AlbuquerqueUnited StatesAlbuquerque Civic Auditorium
October 5, 1984BoulderUnited StatesCU Events Center
October 7, 1984TulsaUnited StatesMohawk Park
October 10, 1984HoustonUnited StatesThe Summit
October 12, 1984DallasUnited StatesReunion Arena
October 13, 1984AustinUnited StatesFrank Erwin Center
October 20, 1984GainesvilleUnited StatesO'Connell Center
October 21, 1984TallahasseeUnited StatesTLCCC Theater
October 23, 1984Fort PierceUnited StatesSunrise Theater
October 26, 1984St. PetersburgUnited StatesBayfront Center
October 27, 1984MelbourneUnited StatesFlorida Institute of Technology
October 30, 1984New OrleansUnited StatesUNO Lakefront Arena
October 31, 1984BirminghamUnited StatesBoutwell Auditorium
November 2, 1984DurhamUnited StatesCameron Indoor Stadium
November 4, 1984University ParkUnited StatesRec Hall
November 5, 1984FairmontUnited StatesFeaster Center
November 8, 1984MillersvilleUnited StatesPucillo Gymnasium
November 9, 1984TroyUnited StatesHouston Field House
November 10, 1984BinghamtonUnited StatesSUNY-Binghamton West Gym
November 12, 1984TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
November 14, 1984Quebec CityCanadaColisée de Québec
November 16, 1984MontrealCanadaMontreal Forum
November 17, 1984OttawaCanadaOttawa Civic Centre
November 21, 1984BethlehemUnited StatesStabler Arena
November 23, 1984CharlotteUnited StatesCharlotte Coliseum
November 24, 1984AtlantaUnited StatesFox Theater
November 25, 1984ChattanoogaUnited StatesUTC Arena
November 27, 1984NashvilleUnited StatesMemorial Gymnasium
November 28, 1984MemphisUnited StatesEllis Auditorium
December 1, 1984HamptonUnited StatesHampton Coliseum
December 2, 1984RoanokeUnited StatesRoanoke Civic Center
December 4, 1984PittsburghUnited StatesCivic Arena
December 5, 1984LouisvilleUnited StatesLouisville Gardens
December 7, 1984Kansas CityUnited StatesKemper Arena
December 9, 1984Saint PaulUnited StatesRoy Wilkins Auditorium

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