The Fun Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist

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in support of her debut album ''

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''. 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. 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 "

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" 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 and

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, aired as a show called ''Rock of the 80s'' on Showtime. The New Year's Eve 1983 performance at the Ritz aired on MTV that evening as a New Year's Eve special.

Set list

#" When You Were Mine" #" I'll Kiss You" #"I Had a Love" #" Goonies 'R' Good Enough" #" All Through the Night" #" Time After Time" #"Right Track Wrong Train" #" He's So Unusual" #"Yeah Yeah" #"Witness" #"I’m Gonna Be Strong" #"

Girls Just Want to Have Fun "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written, recorded and performed by American musician Robert Hazard, who released it as a single in 1979. It is best known for the version of American singer Cyndi Lauper, who covered the song in 1983. I ...

" #"What A Thrill" #"

She Bop "She Bop" is a song by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, released as the third single from her debut studio album, ''She's So Unusual'' (1983). It reached number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in September 1984. Worldwide, the ...

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" #"Maybe He’ll Know"

Tour dates

Box office score data

The Band

* Kenni Hairston – Keyboard & Vocals *

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– Drums * John K. – Bass *

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– Guitar & Vocals

References

External links

Cyndi Lauper's Official Website
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