Fun Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Fun Tour
Artist:Cyndi Lauper
Album:She's So Unusual
Number Of Legs:3
This Tour:Fun Tour
(1983–84)
Next Tour:True Colors World Tour
(1986–87)

The Fun Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist Cyndi Lauper in support of her debut album She's So Unusual. 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.[1] [2]

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 "Money Changes Everything" 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 Ultravox, 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

This set list was taken from the November 29, 1983 concert in Philadelphia, United States. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.

  1. "She Bop"
  2. "When You Were Mine"
  3. "I'll Kiss You"
  4. "Money Changes Everything"
  5. "Time After Time"
  6. "Right Track Wrong Train"
  7. "He's So Unusual"
  8. "Yeah Yeah"
  9. "Witness"
  10. "I'm Gonna Be Strong"
  11. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
  12. "What a Thrill"
  13. "Maybe He'll Know"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America
November 22, 1983PoughkeepsieUnited StatesChance Theater
November 23, 1983Sea BrightTradewinds Beach Club
November 26, 1983PatersonHurrahs
November 29, 1983PhiladelphiaRipley's Music Hall
December 1, 1983BostonThe Metro
December 2, 1983Toad's Place
December 3, 1983ProvidenceThe Living Room
December 7, 1983Washington, D.C.
December 9, 1983Pompton LakesThe Meadowbrook
December 10, 1983SyracuseJabberwocky Nightclub
December 11, 1983BuffaloThe Continental
December 12, 1983RochesterClub Casablanca
December 14, 1983ClevelandAgora Ballroom
December 15, 1983PittsburghThe Decade
December 17, 1983New York CityThe Ritz
December 31, 1983
February 24, 1984Union TownshipWilkins Theatre
February 25, 1984 Stony BrookStony Brook Recital Hall
February 27, 1984Los AngelesBeverly Theater
February 29, 1984Palace Theater
March 5, 1984HonoluluCBS Convention Center
April 7, 1984FraminghamPerforming Arts Center
April 8, 1984New HavenToad's Place
April 11, 1984PhiladelphiaTemple University Campus Grounds
April 12, 1984BostonThe Metro
April 13, 1984HartfordAgora Ballroom West
April 14, 1984New York CityHilton Grand Ballroom
April 15, 1984BridgeportUB Student Center
April 18, 1984Birmingham TownshipBrandywine Club
April 19, 1984New York CityThe Ritz
April 20, 1984
April 21, 1984
April 24, 1984ChicagoPark West
April 25, 1984ClevelandAgora Ballroom
April 26, 1984DetroitDetroit Opera House
April 27, 1984TorontoCanadaThe Concert Hall
April 29, 1984AmherstUnited StatesCornell Theatre
May 2, 1984BostonThe Metro
May 3, 1984College ParkRitchie Coliseum
May 4, 1984AtlantaSix Flags over Georgia Theatre
May 5, 1984Club Rumors
May 6, 1984TampaLondon Victory Club
May 7, 1984Hallandale BeachButtons South
May 9, 1984New OrleansPresident
Europe
May 12, 1984MontreuxSwitzerlandMontreux Casino
May 14, 1984ParisFranceEldorado Club
May 24, 1984LondonEngland
North America
August 29, 1984HartfordUnited StatesAgora Ballroom West
August 30, 1984MiddletownOCCC Student Center
September 1, 1984WantaghJones Beach Marine Theater
September 2, 1984BostonBoston Common
September 5, 1984New York CityChelsea Piers
September 6, 1984PhiladelphiaMann Center for the Performing Arts
September 7, 1984ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion
September 9, 1984Holmdel TownshipGarden State Arts Center
September 13, 1984Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
September 15, 1984MasonTimberwolf Amphitheatre
September 16, 1984Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music Theater
September 22, 1984IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
September 23, 1984Santa BarbaraCampus Events Center
September 24, 1984San FranciscoPalace of Fine Arts Theatre
September 26, 1984BerkeleyBerkeley Community Theatre
September 27, 1984BakersfieldKern County Fair Grandstand
September 28, 1984 Los AngelesBovard Auditorium
September 30, 1984TempeGammage Memorial Auditorium
October 2, 1984Las CrucesPan American Center
October 3, 1984AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Civic Auditorium
October 5, 1984BoulderCU Events Center
October 7, 1984TulsaMohawk Park
October 10, 1984Houston
October 12, 1984DallasReunion Arena
October 13, 1984Austin
October 20, 1984Gainesville
October 21, 1984TallahasseeTLCCC Theater
October 23, 1984Fort Pierce
October 26, 1984St. Petersburg
October 27, 1984MelbourneFlorida Institute of Technology
October 30, 1984New Orleans
October 31, 1984BirminghamBoutwell Auditorium
November 2, 1984DurhamCameron Indoor Stadium
November 4, 1984University ParkRec Hall
November 5, 1984Fairmont
November 8, 1984MillersvillePucillo Gymnasium
November 9, 1984TroyHouston Field House
November 10, 1984BinghamtonSUNY-Binghamton West Gym
November 12, 1984TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
November 14, 1984Quebec City
November 16, 1984Montreal
November 17, 1984OttawaOttawa Civic Centre
November 21, 1984BethlehemUnited StatesStabler Arena
November 23, 1984CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
November 24, 1984AtlantaFox Theater
November 25, 1984ChattanoogaUTC Arena
November 27, 1984NashvilleMemorial Gymnasium
November 28, 1984MemphisEllis Auditorium
December 1, 1984HamptonHampton Coliseum
December 2, 1984RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center
December 4, 1984PittsburghCivic Arena
December 5, 1984LouisvilleLouisville Gardens
December 7, 1984Kansas CityKemper Arena
December 9, 1984Saint PaulRoy Wilkins Auditorium

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
O'Connell CenterGainesville 7,910 / 8,144 (97%)$95,862[3]
Bayfront CenterSt. Petersburg 6,414 / 8,450 (76%)$79,787
RPI Field HouseTroy 6,976 / 9,100 (77%)$76,052[4]
Maple Leaf GardensToronto 13,500 / 13,500 (100%)$166,353[5]
Civic ArenaPittsburgh 7,857 / 8,400 (93%)$108,161[6]
Louisville GardensLouisville 4,265 / 6,850 (62%)$52,300
Kemper ArenaKansas City 6,505 / 10,000 (65%)$81,243
Roy Wilkins AuditoriumSaint Paul 5,475 / 5,475 (100%)$66,852[7]
TOTAL58,902 / 69,919 (84%)$726,610

Band

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cyndilauperdaily.com/fun_tour.html Cyndi Lauper-Fun Tour
  2. Web site: funtour – Just another WordPress site. www.funtour.in.
  3. Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses. Billboard. New York. Billboard Publications, Inc. 0006-2510. June 21, 2013. November 10, 1984. 96. 45. 37.
  4. Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses. Billboard. New York. Billboard Publications, Inc. 0006-2510. June 21, 2013. December 15, 1984. 96. 50. 45.
  5. Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses. Billboard. New York. Billboard Publications, Inc. 0006-2510. June 21, 2013. December 1, 1984. 96. 48. 37.
  6. Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses. Billboard. New York. Billboard Publications, Inc. 0006-2510. June 21, 2013. December 22, 1984. 96. 51. 41.
  7. Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses. Billboard. New York. Billboard Publications, Inc. 0006-2510. June 21, 2013. January 5, 1985. 97. 1. 42.

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