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1983–84 concert tour by Cyndi Lauper

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Fun Tour Tour by Cyndi Lauper Promotional poster for performances at The Ritz. Location Europe North America Associated album She's So Unusual Start date November 22, 1983 (1983-11-22) End date December 9, 1984 (1984-12-09) Legs 3 No. of shows 101 Cyndi Lauper concert chronology Fun Tour (1983–84) True Colors World Tour (1986–87)

The **Fun Tour** was a concert tour by American recording artist [Cyndi Lauper](/source/Cyndi_Lauper) in support of her debut album *[She's So Unusual](/source/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.[1]

## 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](/source/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](/source/Madness_(band)) and [Ultravox](/source/Ultravox), aired as a show called *Rock of the 80s* on [Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network)). The New Year's Eve 1983 performance at the Ritz aired on [MTV](/source/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](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* magazine described the award as a "world first".[2]

## Reception

Paul Grein reviewed the Bouvard Auditorium show on September 28, 1984 for *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* magazine. He noted the show was "remarkably tough and aggressive" and that Lauper seemed "resistant" to being "[typecast](/source/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](/source/Girls_Just_Want_to_Have_Fun)" performed as similar to the remix version produced by [Arthur Baker](/source/Arthur_Baker_(producer)). He felt that Lauper should "probably [...] drop" the "[Betty Boop](/source/Betty_Boop) voice" to avoid becoming a [novelty act](/source/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.[3]

## Set list

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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](/source/She_Bop)"

1. ["When You Were Mine"](/source/When_You_Were_Mine_(Prince_song))

1. "I'll Kiss You"

1. "[Money Changes Everything](/source/Money_Changes_Everything)"

1. "[Time After Time](/source/Time_After_Time_(Cyndi_Lauper_song))"

1. "Right Track Wrong Train"

1. "[He's So Unusual](/source/He's_So_Unusual#Cyndi_Lauper_version)"

1. "Yeah Yeah"

1. "Witness"

1. "I'm Gonna Be Strong"

1. "[Girls Just Want to Have Fun](/source/Girls_Just_Want_to_Have_Fun)"

1. "What a Thrill"

1. "Maybe He'll Know"

## Tour dates

List of 1983 concerts Date City Country Venue November 22, 1983 Poughkeepsie United States Chance Theater November 23, 1983 Sea Bright Tradewinds Beach Club November 26, 1983 Paterson Hurrahs November 29, 1983 Philadelphia Ripley's Music Hall December 1, 1983 Boston The Metro December 2, 1983 New Haven Toad's Place December 3, 1983 Providence The Living Room December 7, 1983 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club December 9, 1983 Pompton Lakes The Meadowbrook December 10, 1983 Syracuse Jabberwocky Nightclub December 11, 1983 Buffalo The Continental December 12, 1983 Rochester Club Casablanca December 14, 1983 Cleveland Agora Ballroom December 15, 1983 Pittsburgh The Decade December 17, 1983 New York City The Ritz December 31, 1983

List of 1984 concerts Date City Country Venue February 24, 1984 Union Township United States Wilkins Theatre February 25, 1984 Stony Brook Stony Brook Recital Hall February 27, 1984 Los Angeles Beverly Theater February 29, 1984 Palace Theater March 5, 1984 Honolulu CBS Convention Center April 7, 1984 Framingham Performing Arts Center April 8, 1984 New Haven Toad's Place April 11, 1984 Philadelphia Temple University Campus Grounds April 12, 1984 Boston The Metro April 13, 1984 Hartford Agora Ballroom West April 14, 1984 New York City Hilton Grand Ballroom April 15, 1984 Bridgeport UB Student Center April 18, 1984 Birmingham Township Brandywine Club April 19, 1984 New York City The Ritz April 20, 1984 April 21, 1984 April 24, 1984 Chicago Park West April 25, 1984 Cleveland Agora Ballroom April 26, 1984 Detroit Detroit Opera House April 27, 1984 Toronto Canada The Concert Hall April 29, 1984 Amherst United States Cornell Theatre May 2, 1984 Boston The Metro May 3, 1984 College Park Ritchie Coliseum May 4, 1984 Atlanta Six Flags over Georgia Theatre May 5, 1984 Club Rumors May 6, 1984 Tampa London Victory Club May 7, 1984 Hallandale Beach Buttons South May 9, 1984 New Orleans President May 12, 1984 Montreux Switzerland Montreux Casino May 14, 1984 Paris France Eldorado Club May 24, 1984 London England Lyceum Theatre August 29, 1984 Hartford United States Agora Ballroom West August 30, 1984 Middletown OCCC Student Center September 1, 1984 Wantagh Jones Beach Marine Theater September 2, 1984 Boston Boston Common September 5, 1984 New York City Chelsea Piers September 6, 1984 Philadelphia Mann Center for the Performing Arts September 7, 1984 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion September 9, 1984 Holmdel Township Garden State Arts Center September 13, 1984 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center September 15, 1984 Mason Timberwolf Amphitheatre September 16, 1984 Hoffman Estates Poplar Creek Music Theater September 22, 1984 Irvine Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre September 23, 1984 Santa Barbara Campus Events Center September 24, 1984 San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts Theatre September 26, 1984 Berkeley Berkeley Community Theatre September 27, 1984 Bakersfield Kern County Fair Grandstand September 28, 1984 Los Angeles Bovard Auditorium September 30, 1984 Tempe Gammage Memorial Auditorium October 2, 1984 Las Cruces Pan American Center October 3, 1984 Albuquerque Albuquerque Civic Auditorium October 5, 1984 Boulder CU Events Center October 7, 1984 Tulsa Mohawk Park October 10, 1984 Houston The Summit October 12, 1984 Dallas Reunion Arena October 13, 1984 Austin Frank Erwin Center October 20, 1984 Gainesville O'Connell Center October 21, 1984 Tallahassee TLCCC Theater October 23, 1984 Fort Pierce Sunrise Theater October 26, 1984 St. Petersburg Bayfront Center October 27, 1984 Melbourne Florida Institute of Technology October 30, 1984 New Orleans UNO Lakefront Arena October 31, 1984 Birmingham Boutwell Auditorium November 2, 1984 Durham Cameron Indoor Stadium November 4, 1984 University Park Rec Hall November 5, 1984 Fairmont Feaster Center November 8, 1984 Millersville Pucillo Gymnasium November 9, 1984 Troy Houston Field House November 10, 1984 Binghamton SUNY-Binghamton West Gym November 12, 1984 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens November 14, 1984 Quebec City Colisée de Québec November 16, 1984 Montreal Montreal Forum November 17, 1984 Ottawa Ottawa Civic Centre November 21, 1984 Bethlehem United States Stabler Arena November 23, 1984 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum November 24, 1984 Atlanta Fox Theater November 25, 1984 Chattanooga UTC Arena November 27, 1984 Nashville Memorial Gymnasium November 28, 1984 Memphis Ellis Auditorium December 1, 1984 Hampton Hampton Coliseum December 2, 1984 Roanoke Roanoke Civic Center December 4, 1984 Pittsburgh Civic Arena December 5, 1984 Louisville Louisville Gardens December 7, 1984 Kansas City Kemper Arena December 9, 1984 Saint Paul Roy Wilkins Auditorium

### Box office score data

Venue City Date Tickets sold / available Gross revenue Chelsea Piers New York City September 5, 1984 8,000 / 8,000 (100%) $80,000[4] Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley September 26, 1984 3,441 / 3,441 (100%) $46,791[5] O'Connell Center Gainesville October 20, 1984 7,910 / 8,144 (97%) $95,862[6] Bayfront Center St. Petersburg October 26, 1984 6,414 / 8,450 (76%) $79,787[6] RPI Field House Troy November 9, 1984 6,976 / 9,100 (77%) $76,052[7] Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto November 12, 1984 13,500 / 13,500 (100%) $166,353[8] Civic Arena Pittsburgh December 4, 1984 7,857 / 8,400 (93%) $108,161[9] Louisville Gardens Louisville December 5, 1984 4,265 / 6,850 (62%) $52,300[9] Kemper Arena Kansas City December 7, 1984 6,505 / 10,000 (65%) $81,243[9] Roy Wilkins Auditorium Saint Paul December 9, 1984 5,475 / 5,475 (100%) $66,852[10] TOTAL 58,902 / 69,919 (84%) $726,610

## Band

- Kenni Hairston – keyboard and vocals

- [Sandy Gennaro](/source/Sandy_Gennaro) – drums

- John K. – bass

- [John McCurry](/source/John_McCurry) – guitar and vocals

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Cyndi Lauper-Fun Tour](http://www.cyndilauperdaily.com/fun_tour.html) [Deprecated link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance) archived 2012-06-30 at [archive.today](/source/Archive.today).www.cyndilauperdaily.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Maple Briefs"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1984/BB-1984-05-12.pdf) (PDF). *Billboard*. May 12, 1984. p. 54.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Talent in Action"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1984/BB-1984-10-13.pdf) (PDF). *Billboard*. October 13, 1984. p. 49.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Amusement Business Box Score"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1984/BB-1984-09-29.pdf) (PDF). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. September 29, 1984. p. 37.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Amusement Business Box Score"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1984/BB-1984-10-13.pdf) (PDF). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. October 13, 1984. p. 49.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bx1110_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bx1110_6-1) ["Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses"](https://books.google.com/books?id=FCUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA37). *Billboard*. Vol. 96, no. 45. New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. November 10, 1984. p. 37. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved June 21, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses"](https://books.google.com/books?id=nSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45). *Billboard*. Vol. 96, no. 50. New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. December 15, 1984. p. 45. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved June 21, 2013.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses"](https://books.google.com/books?id=ByUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT28). *Billboard*. Vol. 97, no. 1. New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. January 5, 1985. p. 42. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved June 21, 2013.

v t e Cyndi Lauper Discography Songs Awards and nominations Studio albums She's So Unusual True Colors A Night to Remember Hat Full of Stars Sisters of Avalon Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life At Last Shine The Body Acoustic Bring Ya to the Brink Memphis Blues Detour Compilations The Best Remixes Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some The Essential Cyndi Lauper The Great Cyndi Lauper True Colors: The Best of Cyndi Lauper Tours Fun Tour True Colors Memphis Blues Tour She's So Unusual: 30th Anniversary Tour Detour Tour Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour Related articles Blue Angel Blue Angel "I'm Gonna Be Strong" "Maybe He'll Know" Kinky Boots (Cast album) Let the Canary Sing Category

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