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.Cyndi Lauper-Fun Tour .www.cyndilauperdaily.com

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. "She Bop" "When You Were Mine" "I'll Kiss You" "Money Changes Everything" "Time After Time" "Right Track Wrong Train" "He's So Unusual" "Yeah Yeah" "Witness" "I'm Gonna Be Strong" "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" "What a Thrill" "Maybe He'll Know"

Tour dates + List of 1983 concertsDateCityCountryVenueNovember 22, 1983PoughkeepsieUnited StatesChance TheaterNovember 23, 1983Sea BrightTradewinds Beach ClubNovember 26, 1983PatersonHurrahsNovember 29, 1983PhiladelphiaRipley's Music HallDecember 1, 1983BostonThe MetroDecember 2, 1983New Haven Toad's PlaceDecember 3, 1983ProvidenceThe Living RoomDecember 7, 1983Washington, D.C.9:30 ClubDecember 9, 1983Pompton LakesThe MeadowbrookDecember 10, 1983SyracuseJabberwocky NightclubDecember 11, 1983BuffaloThe ContinentalDecember 12, 1983RochesterClub CasablancaDecember 14, 1983ClevelandAgora BallroomDecember 15, 1983PittsburghThe DecadeDecember 17, 1983New York CityThe RitzDecember 31, 1983

+ List of 1984 concertsDateCityCountryVenueFebruary 24, 1984Union TownshipUnited StatesWilkins TheatreFebruary 25, 1984 Stony BrookStony Brook Recital HallFebruary 27, 1984Los AngelesBeverly TheaterFebruary 29, 1984Palace TheaterMarch 5, 1984HonoluluCBS Convention CenterApril 7, 1984FraminghamPerforming Arts CenterApril 8, 1984New HavenToad's PlaceApril 11, 1984PhiladelphiaTemple University Campus GroundsApril 12, 1984BostonThe MetroApril 13, 1984HartfordAgora Ballroom WestApril 14, 1984New York CityHilton Grand BallroomApril 15, 1984BridgeportUB Student CenterApril 18, 1984Birmingham TownshipBrandywine ClubApril 19, 1984New York CityThe RitzApril 20, 1984April 21, 1984April 24, 1984ChicagoPark WestApril 25, 1984ClevelandAgora BallroomApril 26, 1984DetroitDetroit Opera HouseApril 27, 1984TorontoCanadaThe Concert HallApril 29, 1984AmherstUnited StatesCornell TheatreMay 2, 1984BostonThe MetroMay 3, 1984College ParkRitchie ColiseumMay 4, 1984AtlantaSix Flags over Georgia TheatreMay 5, 1984Club RumorsMay 6, 1984TampaLondon Victory ClubMay 7, 1984Hallandale BeachButtons South May 9, 1984New OrleansPresidentMay 12, 1984MontreuxSwitzerlandMontreux CasinoMay 14, 1984ParisFranceEldorado ClubMay 24, 1984LondonEnglandLyceum Theatre August 29, 1984HartfordUnited StatesAgora Ballroom WestAugust 30, 1984MiddletownOCCC Student CenterSeptember 1, 1984WantaghJones Beach Marine TheaterSeptember 2, 1984BostonBoston CommonSeptember 5, 1984New York CityChelsea PiersSeptember 6, 1984PhiladelphiaMann Center for the Performing ArtsSeptember 7, 1984ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionSeptember 9, 1984Holmdel TownshipGarden State Arts CenterSeptember 13, 1984Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterSeptember 15, 1984MasonTimberwolf AmphitheatreSeptember 16, 1984Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music TheaterSeptember 22, 1984IrvineIrvine Meadows AmphitheatreSeptember 23, 1984Santa BarbaraCampus Events CenterSeptember 24, 1984San FranciscoPalace of Fine Arts TheatreSeptember 26, 1984BerkeleyBerkeley Community TheatreSeptember 27, 1984BakersfieldKern County Fair GrandstandSeptember 28, 1984 Los AngelesBovard AuditoriumSeptember 30, 1984TempeGammage Memorial AuditoriumOctober 2, 1984Las CrucesPan American CenterOctober 3, 1984AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Civic AuditoriumOctober 5, 1984BoulderCU Events CenterOctober 7, 1984TulsaMohawk Park October 10, 1984HoustonThe Summit October 12, 1984DallasReunion ArenaOctober 13, 1984AustinFrank Erwin Center October 20, 1984GainesvilleO'Connell Center October 21, 1984TallahasseeTLCCC TheaterOctober 23, 1984Fort PierceSunrise Theater October 26, 1984St. PetersburgBayfront Center October 27, 1984MelbourneFlorida Institute of TechnologyOctober 30, 1984New OrleansUNO Lakefront Arena October 31, 1984BirminghamBoutwell Auditorium November 2, 1984DurhamCameron Indoor StadiumNovember 4, 1984University ParkRec HallNovember 5, 1984FairmontFeaster Center November 8, 1984MillersvillePucillo GymnasiumNovember 9, 1984TroyHouston Field HouseNovember 10, 1984BinghamtonSUNY-Binghamton West GymNovember 12, 1984TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf GardensNovember 14, 1984Quebec CityColisée de Québec November 16, 1984MontrealMontreal Forum November 17, 1984OttawaOttawa Civic CentreNovember 21, 1984BethlehemUnited StatesStabler ArenaNovember 23, 1984CharlotteCharlotte ColiseumNovember 24, 1984AtlantaFox TheaterNovember 25, 1984ChattanoogaUTC ArenaNovember 27, 1984NashvilleMemorial GymnasiumNovember 28, 1984MemphisEllis AuditoriumDecember 1, 1984HamptonHampton ColiseumDecember 2, 1984RoanokeRoanoke Civic CenterDecember 4, 1984PittsburghCivic ArenaDecember 5, 1984LouisvilleLouisville GardensDecember 7, 1984Kansas CityKemper ArenaDecember 9, 1984Saint PaulRoy Wilkins Auditorium

Box office score data VenueCityDateTickets sold / availableGross revenueChelsea PiersNew York CitySeptember 5, 19848,000 / 8,000 (100%)$80,000Berkeley Community TheatreBerkeleySeptember 26, 19843,441 / 3,441 (100%)$46,791O'Connell CenterGainesville October 20, 19847,910 / 8,144 (97%)$95,862Bayfront CenterSt. Petersburg October 26, 19846,414 / 8,450 (76%)$79,787RPI Field HouseTroy November 9, 19846,976 / 9,100 (77%)$76,052Maple Leaf GardensToronto November 12, 198413,500 / 13,500 (100%)$166,353Civic ArenaPittsburgh December 4, 19847,857 / 8,400 (93%)$108,161Louisville GardensLouisville December 5, 19844,265 / 6,850 (62%)$52,300Kemper ArenaKansas City December 7, 19846,505 / 10,000 (65%)$81,243Roy Wilkins AuditoriumSaint Paul December 9, 19845,475 / 5,475 (100%)$66,852TOTAL58,902 / 69,919 (84%)$726,610

Band Kenni Hairston – keyboard and vocals Sandy Gennaro – drums John K. – bass John McCurry – guitar and vocals

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