Cyndi Lauper's Farewell: LA's Historic Hollywood Bowl Sendoff

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Cyndi Lauper has just stunned Los Angeles with the climactic final nights of her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, performing at the storied Hollywood Bowl on August 29th and 30th—and make no mistake, this was more than just a concert, it was the closing chapter of an era in pop music. KTLA and KOST 103.5 both highlighted the event, reminding fans that Lauper’s iconic hits like Time After Time and Girls Just Want to Have Fun now serve as both a nostalgic soundtrack and a poignant goodbye. This was no typical tour stop; according to the Hollywood Bowl, Cyndi framed it not only as her Los Angeles sendoff, but as a celebration, telling Jimmy Kimmel that she wanted to truly “celebrate with people and make it fun,” summing up a career spent advocating for joy, community, and social change.

The Hollywood run followed a much-hyped Northern California date at Concord’s Toyota Pavilion on August 26, where local press described Lauper’s four-octave range still dazzling and ticket demand as frenzied. For these final shows, special guest Jake Wesley Rogers supplied the emotional prelude, while DJ Tracy Young opened and paid public tribute to Lauper’s impact, calling it a “proper farewell” in a KTLA feature. Social media buzzed—venues and fans alike posted clips, backstage snaps, and throwback tributes, keeping the conversation lively throughout the week.

On the business side, this Farewell Tour is likely to go down as one of the year’s marquee live music events, both for its sold-out stadiums and its emotional resonance; local outlets like Discover Los Angeles ran headlines underscoring the historic nature—“Cyndi Lauper Waves Goodbye to LA”—while Audacy billed both nights as essential for any pop lover.

Though there were recent reports on other California shows canceled “due to unforeseen circumstances,” Lauper herself told fans she would still perform in Wheatland and Mountain View before wrapping up in Hollywood. There is no credible speculation about her retirement beyond this tour; in fact, the mood throughout these final performances has been more jubilant than mournful. Cyndi’s legacy as a Grammy, Tony, and Emmy winner and her 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction remain key touchpoints in this coverage. Every major headline this week has framed these Bowl appearances as her long, genre-bending career’s closing bow, making them instantly biographically significant.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Cindy Lauper has just stunned Los Angeles with the climactic
final nights of her Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Farewell tour, performing at the storied Hollywood Bowl on August
twenty ninth and thirtieth. Make no mistake, this was more
than just a concert. It was the closing chapter of
an era in pop music. KTLA and KOST one hundred

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three point five both highlighted the event, reminding fans that
Lapper's iconic hits like Time After Time and Girls Just
Want to Have Fun Now serve as both a nostalgic
soundtrack and a poignant goodbye. This was no typical tour stop.
According to the Hollywood Bowl, Cindy framed it not only

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as her Los Angeles send off, but as a celebration,
telling Jimmy Kimmel that she wanted to truly celebrate with
people and make it fun, summing up a career spent
advocating for joy, community and social change. The Hollywood run
followed a much hyped Northern California date at Concord's Toyota

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Pavilion on August twenty sixth, where local press described Lauper's
four octave range still dazzling and ticket demand as frenzied
for these final shows. Special guest Jake Wesley Rodgers supplied
the emotional prelude, while DJ Tracy Young opened and paid
public tribute to Lawper's impact, calling it a proper farewell

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in a kt LA feature. Social media bust venues and
fans alike posted clips, backstage snaps, and throwback tributes, keeping
the conversation lively throughout the week. On the business side,
this farewell tour is likely to go down as one
of the year's marquee live music events, both for its
sold out stadiums and its emotional resonance. Local outlets like

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Discover Los Angeles ran headlines underscoring the historic nature Cindi
Lauper waves goodbye to LA, while Odyssey built both nights
as essential for any pop lover. Though there were recent
reports on other California shows canceled due to unforeseen circumstances,
Lauper herself told fans she would still perform in Wheatland

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and Mountain View before wrapping up in Hollywood. There is
no credible speculation about her retirement beyond this tour. In fact,
the mood throughout these final performances has been more jubilant
than mournful. Cindy's legacy as a Grammy, Tony and Emmy
winner and her twenty twenty four Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame induction remain key touch points in this coverage.

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Every major headline this week has framed these Bowl appearances
as her long, genre bending career's closing bow, making them
instantly biographically significant. And that is it for today. Make
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