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Cindy Lauper is ending her summer by truly going out
on top the big headline. This week, Cindy Lauper has
announced the ultimate, twenty five date final leg of her
Girls Just Want to Have Fun Farewell Tour, capping off
her historic music legacy with a spectacular fun North American
run that will conclude on August thirtieth in Los Angeles.
Following a joyful series of shows that kicked off in
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mid July, she's been seen waving goodbye the fans from
major venues all across the country, from Salt Lake Citi's
Utah First Credit Union Amphitheater on August fourteenth, to crushing
it at Ridgefield's Cascades Amphitheater last weekend, and preparing Bay
Area crowds for a celebration at mountain View Shoreline Amphitheater
on August twenty fourth. She's giving everyone a reason to
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dance and womenistce Lauper has made it clear in recent interviews,
including an appearance with Jimmy Kimmel, though while this massive
arena tour is indeed a farewell to touring, it is
not her retirement. She's still open to occasional performances and
seems determined to connect with audiences while she's at the
peak of her powers. According to Outfront magazine, her recent
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shows have featured all the hits from Shebop to True Colors,
with elaborate costume changes, stories about her career, and emphatic
reminders of women's rights and LGBTQ advocacy. She even brought
the house down in Denver by waiving a giant Progressive
Pride flag during her encore and collaborating with Jake Wesley Rodgers,
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who is supporting this last hurrah on stage. Fans and
outlets alike are calling this Lauper's most emotional and high
energy track in years, and she's using the chance to
sign off with gratitude peppered with her trademark eccentric Flare.
There is a bigger pop cultural energy because all this
coincides with the buzz around Let the Canaries Sing, her
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recently released feature documentary exploring her boundary busting life and impact.
She's been reminiscing on social media too. This week, her
Instagram high that there's only two weeks left with the
legendary Farewell Tour, and posts have been filled with fan
tributes and concert memories. There's no rumor of drama, no
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sign of backstage stumbles, just one of music's original rebels
doing what she does best until the last date drops
the world in Los Angeles. Cindy Lapper is owning the
moment with the same vibrant, weird, electric energy that made
her a superstar. She's not just a queen of pop,
She's a legend writing her own finale. And that is
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