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August 24, 2025 3 mins
Cyndi Lauper BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.

Cyndi Lauper is riding high and closing a glittering chapter on her own terms as the last leg of her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour barrels toward its grand finale at the iconic Hollywood Bowl on August 30th. Earlier this week, Lauper wowed fans at the Ridgefield Cascades Amphitheatre, delivering a powerful performance alongside Jake Wesley Rogers, and even took a moment to thank her enthusiastic audience with a heartfelt Instagram post that quickly racked up thousands of likes and dozens of comments. Her dates through August have been met with whirlwinds of sold-out crowds and glowing press coverage, with the tour marking her first major circuit in more than a decade.

But not everything proceeded without a hitch: Cyndi surprised fans by canceling her scheduled California date at the Toyota Pavilion at Concord citing “unforeseen circumstances.” In a message to fans, picked up by ABC Audio and Seacoast Oldies, she expressed genuine regret but reassured everyone she’d still be gracing the stages in Wheatland and Mountain View on the 23rd and 24th, where tickets are still available and demand remains ferocious. Refunds for the canceled show have already been offered, and fans have been largely supportive, flooding social media with messages of encouragement and gratitude.

The buzz from Bay Area outlets like the San Francisco Chronicle focuses on the cultural impact of Lauper's tour, especially as she plays at Mountain View's Shoreline Amphitheatre and continues to clarify that this isn’t a full retirement but rather her way of giving everything she's got while she’s still strong enough for the road. She’s hinted that she’ll remain open to special appearances and intimate performances, but for the stadium spectacle, these are the final bow-outs.

Her name has echoed across media this week with major outlets hailing her legacy: She's the first woman to score four top-five singles from a debut album and her anthems for self-expression and LGBTQ+ rights continue to resonate deeply. The Hollywood Bowl shows promise to be star-studded affairs with special guests and tributes galore.

On the business side ticket prices are starting as low as $41, with rushes of sales recorded at every venue and attempts to score seats filling up social feeds. No official news has broken regarding new music or additional ventures; speculation about surprise guest spots and announcements at the Hollywood Bowl lingers, though nothing confirmed.

In sum, the headlines this week are all about Lauper’s vibrant sendoff, her connection with fans, the bittersweet Concord cancellation, and those two final Hollywood Bowl nights that will, without a doubt, be some of the most historic in modern pop.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Cindy Lauper is riding high and closing a glittering chapter
on her own terms as the last leg of her
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell tour barrels toward its
grand finale at the Iconic Hollywood Bowl on August thirtieth.
Earlier this week, Lopper wild fans at the Ridgefield cascadess Amphitheater,
delivering a powerful performance alongside Jake Wesley Rodgers, and even

(00:24):
took a moment to thank her enthusiastic audience with a
heartfelt Instagram post that quickly racked up thousands of likes
and dozens of comments. Her dates through August have been
met with whirlwinds, have sold out crowds and glowing press coverage,
with the tour marking her first major circuit in more
than a decade. But not everything proceeded without a hitch.

(00:47):
Cindy surprised fans by canceling her scheduled California date at
the Toyota Pavilion at Conquered citing unforeseen circumstances. In a
message to fans picked up by ABC Audio and Seacoast Oldies,
she expressed genuine regret but reassured everyone she'd still be
gracing the stages in Wheatland and mountain View on the

(01:09):
twenty third and twenty fourth, where tickets are still available
and demand remains ferocious. Refunds for the canceled show have
already been offered, and fans have been largely supportive, flooding
social media with messages of encouragement and gratitude. The buzz
from Bay Area outlets like the San Francisco Chronicle focuses
on the cultural impact of Lapper's tour, especially as she

(01:33):
plays at mountain View's Shoreline Amphitheater, and continues to clarify
that this isn't a full retirement, but rather her way
of giving everything she's got while she's still strong enough
for the road. She's hinted that she'll remain open to
special appearances and intimate performances, but for the stadium spectacle,
these are the final bow outs. Her name has echoed

(01:54):
across media this week, with major outlets hailing her legacy.
She's the first woman to score four top five singles
from a debut album, and her anthems for self expression
and LGBTQ plus rights continue to resonate deeply. The Hollywood
Bowl shows promise to be star studded affairs with special
guests and tributes galore. On the business side, ticket prices

(02:17):
are starting as low as forty one dollars, with rushes
of sales recorded at every venue and attempts to score
seats filling up social feeds. No official news is broken
regarding new music or additional ventures, Speculation about surprise guest spots,
and announcements that the Hollywood Bowl lingers, though nothing confirmed
in some the headlines this week are all about Lauper's

(02:39):
vibrant sendoff, her connection with fans, the bittersweet concord cancelation,
and those two final Hollywood Bowl nights that will, without
a doubt be some of the most historic in modern pop.
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