# Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour

The Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour is the ongoing sixteenth concert tour by American musician Cyndi Lauper. The tour is named after her 1983 debut single "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and has been described as her final major tour. The tour began on October 18, 2024 in Montreal, Canada and is set to conclude on April 25, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, after 45 shows.

## Background

In June 2024 Lauper announced the farewell tour, clarifying that she is not retiring and will be open to occasional performances, stating that she wanted to do an arena tour while she's "strong now, but [she doesn't] know what [she is] going to be like in four years." and that she really wants to celebrate with people and make it fun. It is her first world tour since the Detour Tour (2016) and her first all-arena tour since the True Colors World Tour (1986).
The tour coincides with her documentary Let The Canary Sing which premiered at Tribeca Festival in 2023. Legacy Records, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, released a compilation album of the same name which is a "career-spanning collection" of Lauper's career.

## Promotion

To promote the tour Lauper appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 5. She also played two greatest hits shows in the United Kingdom, one at the Royal Albert Hall in London and appearances at Glastonbury Festival 2024.
Pre-sale tickets went on sale on June 4, with the general sale beginning on June 7. Dates for the 2025 European leg of the tour went on sale starting June 28. The opening acts for the tour were announced on Lauper's website on October 1, along with a new show in Atlantic City, New Jersey on December 7. Dates for Australia and Japan were announced in October, with a second date in Tokyo added November 24th due to demand.

## Set list

This set list is representative of the show at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, on October 18, 2024. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.
* "She Bop"
* "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough"
* "When You Were Mine"
* "I Drove All Night"
* "Who Let in the Rain"
* "Iko Iko"
* "Funnel of Love"
* "Sally's Pigeons"
* "I'm Gonna Be Strong"
* "Sisters of Avalon"
* "Change of Heart"
* "Time After Time"
* "Money Changes Everything"
* "Shine"
* "True Colors"
* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"

## Tour dates

List of 2024 concerts :
| Date (2024) | City | Country | Venue | Opening act |
| October 18 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | Rêve |
| October 20 | Toronto | Canada | Scotiabank Arena | Lu Kala |
| October 24 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre | Lu Kala |
| October 26 | Boston | United States | MGM Music Hall at Fenway | Amanda Shires |
| October 27 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Capital One Arena | Amanda Shires |
| October 30 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | Elle King |
| November 1 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena | Elle King |
| November 3 | Columbus | United States | Schottenstein Center | Elle King |
| November 6 | Tampa | United States | Amalie Arena | Emily Estefan |
| November 8 | Hollywood | United States | Hard Rock Live | Emily Estefan |
| November 10 | Atlanta | United States | State Farm Arena | Aly and AJ |
| November 12 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center | Aly and AJ |
| November 14 | Austin | United States | Moody Center | Aly and AJ |
| November 16 | Houston | United States | Toyota Center | Aly and AJ |
| November 19 | Phoenix | United States | Footprint Center | Daya |
| November 20 | San Diego | United States | Viejas Arena | Daya |
| November 23 | Inglewood | United States | Intuit Dome | Daya |
| November 24 | Palm Desert | United States | Acrisure Arena | Trixie Mattel |
| November 26 | San Francisco | United States | Chase Center | Trixie Mattel |
| November 30 | Portland | United States | Moda Center | Gayle |
| December 1 | Seattle | United States | Climate Pledge Arena | Gayle |
| December 4 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Center | Gayle |
| December 5 | Chicago | United States | United Center | Gayle |
| December 7 | Atlantic City | United States | Hard Rock Live | Gayle |
List of 2025 concerts :
| Date (2025) | City | Country | Venue | Opening act |
| February 8 | Glasgow | Scotland | OVO Hydro | Tracy Young |
| February 9 | Manchester | England | Co-op Live | — |
| February 11 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | — |
| February 14 | Solihull | England | Bp pulse LIVE | — |
| February 16 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | SSE Arena | — |
| February 19 | Budapest | Hungary | Budapest Sportaréna | — |
| February 21 | Łódź | Poland | Atlas Arena | — |
| February 23 | Prague | Czech Republic | O$_2$ Arena | — |
| February 25 | Berlin | Germany | Uber Arena | — |
| February 26 | Dusseldorf | Germany | PSD Bank Dome | — |
| February 28 | Paris | France | Accor Arena | — |
| April 2 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena | The Veronicas |
| April 5 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | The Veronicas |
| April 7 | Newcastle | Australia | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | The Veronicas |
| April 8 | Sydney | Australia | Qudos Bank Arena | The Veronicas |
| April 10 | Adelaide | Australia | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | The Veronicas |
| April 12 | Perth | Australia | RAC Arena | The Veronicas |
| April 19 | Osaka | Japan | Asue Arena Osaka | — |
| April 22 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | — |
| April 23 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | — |
| July 15 | Darien | United States | Darien Lake Amphitheatre | |
| July 17 | Mansfield | United States | Xfinity Center | |
| July 19 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Theater | |
| July 20 | Philadelphia | United States | TD Pavilion at the Mann | |
| July 22 | Raleigh | United States | Coastal Credit Union Music Park | |
| July 24 | Bristow | United States | Jiffy Lube Live | |
| July 25 | Bethel | United States | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | |
| July 27 | Toronto | Canada | Budweiser Stage | |
| July 29 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center | |
| July 30 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center | |
| August 1 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre | |
| August 3 | Milwaukee | United States | American Family Insurance Amphitheater | |
| August 5 | Tinley Park | United States | Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre | |
| August 7 | Noblesville | United States | Ruoff Music Center | |
| August 9 | Bonner Springs | United States | Sandstone Amphitheater | |
Notes
* ↑ Labeled as Los Angeles in promotional material.
* ↑ Labeled as Birmingham in promotional material