Cyndi Lauper Plots International 2016 Detour Tour
Cyndi Lauper is getting ready to kick off a global tour in support of her upcoming country project, Detour. The musical icon will begin her trek in Nashville, at the Ryman Auditorium, on May 9 and stop in 27 cities in the U.S. and overseas before wrapping up in Paris, France, on July 11.
"There’s something so very magical about the Ryman and all the rich history there," Lauper says in a press release. "Just to think it’s the same stage where Wanda Jackson and Patsy Cline performed so long ago, and here I am singing songs they made famous on this record. It’s such an honor."
A list of all of Lauper's Detour Tour stops is below; at a handful of dates, she will be joined by Boy George. Additional details are available on Lauper's official website.
Detour is set for release on May 6. The project includes 12 tracks and plenty of country guest stars, including Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Jewel and Willie Nelson. Gill lends his voice to a song called "You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly," and Nelson sings with Lauper on "Night Life."
“When I was a really young kid, country music was pop music, so this is what we grew up listening to,” Lauper says. “These songs are part of some of my earliest memories.”
Cyndi Lauper, 2016 Detour Tour Dates:
May 9 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Ryman Auditorium
May 11 – Louisville, Ky. @ Palace Theatre
May 13 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Carnegie Music Hall Homestead
May 14 – Ann Arbor, Mich. @ Michigan Theater
May 16 – Chicago, Ill. @ Chicago Theatre
May 17 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Hard Rock Live
May 20 – Uncasville, Conn. @ Mohegan Sun *
May 21 – Boston, Mass. @ Wang Center *
May 25 – New York, N.Y. @ Beacon Theatre *
May 28 – Bethlehem, Pa. @ Sands Bethlehem Events Center *
May 29 – Atlantic City, N.J. @ Borgata *
June 1 – Vienna, Va. @ Wolf Trap Filene Center *
June 2 – Charleston, S.C. @ Charleston Music Hall
June 4 – Raleigh, N.C. @ Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts
June 5 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
June 8 – Clearwater, Fla. @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
June 9 – Orlando, Fla. @ Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
June 11 – Boca Raton, Fla. @ Mizner Park Amphitheatre
June 12 – St. Augustine, Fla. @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
June 22 – Birmingham, England, United Kingdom @ Symphony Hall
June 23 – Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom @ Royal Concert Hall
June 25 – Newcastle, England, United Kingdom @ Newcastle City Hall
June 30 – London, England, United Kingdom @ Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith
July 3 – Vienna, Austria @ Jazz Fest Wien
July 6 – Rome, Italy @ Parco Della Musica Auditorium Cavea
July 7 – Torino, Italy @ GRU Village
July 11 – Paris, France @ Grand Rex
* denotes shows with Boy George
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