Cyndi Lauper Kicks Off SHE'S SO UNUSUAL Tour in Australia Today

Iconic singer Cyndi Lauper returns to Australia to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of her groundbreaking album with a nationwide tour of Australia. During the tour, which will commence today, August 29 in Melbourne, Cyndi Lauper will perform the record-setting album She's So Unusual in its entirety.

Tour dates are as follows; Melbourne on August 29 and 30 and then travels to Canberra on August 31, Hobart on September 2, Adelaide on September 4, Sydney on September 6 & 7, Gold Coast on September 10, Brisbane on September 11 and Wollongong on September 14.

Recorded and released in 1983, She's So Unusual, Lauper's debut solo album, is a colorful portrait of a unique and multifaceted talent. The album features some of Lauper's most well-known songs and perennial radio favorites including "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "Time After Time," "She Bop," "Money Changes Everything," and "All Through the Night." She's So Unusual made Lauper a household name and also cemented her place in musical history as the first female artist to have four top 10 singles on a debut album. The release went on to sell over 16 million copies worldwide and won Lauper a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

"It's been such an amazing year for me," said Cyndi Lauper. "When I realized it's also the anniversary of the album that started my solo career, I knew it was the perfect time to thank my fans for sticking with me through it all. I'm so excited to perform She's So Unusual from beginning to end, song by song and I can't wait to see everyone!"

For thirty years, Cyndi Lauper has been dazzling-and surprising-her fans all over the world. A multi-talented artist and one of music's most beloved icons, she has racked up global record sales of over 50 million (and 14 Grammy nominations) and has won countless awards, from a Grammy and an Emmy to numerous honors for her tireless activism through her True Colors Fund. Lauper has released 11 studio albums, with her most recent, the Grammy nominated Memphis Blues, ruling the Billboard Blues chart for 14 consecutive weeks to become the best-selling Blues album of 2010. Overall, during her storied music career, Lauper has been nominated for 14 Grammy Awards, 2 American Music Awards, 7 American Video Awards and 18 MTV Awards.

National Tour Dates:

Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Dates: Thu 29 August and Fri 30 August
Bookings: 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Royal Theatre, Canberra
Dates: Sat 31 August
Bookings: 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart
Dates: Mon 2 September
Bookings: 1300 795 257 or www.tixtas.com.au

Festival Theatre, Adelaide
Dates: Wed 4 September
Bookings: Bass 131 246

Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Dates: Fri 6 September and Sat 7 September
Bookings: 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Jupiters Theatre, Gold Coast
Dates: Tues 10 September
Bookings: 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane
Dates: Wed 11 September and Thurs 12 September
Bookings: 136 246 or www.qtix.com.au

WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Dates: Sat 14 September
Bookings: 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Tickets: Gold $139.90, Silver $119.90, Bronze $99.98.

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