Cyndi Lauper announces Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Australian farewell tour with The Veronicas

Cyndi Lauper will tour Australia next year taking to the arena stages around the nation for one final time.

The US pop icon will bring her world-renowned show to Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide and Perth in April.

After captivating audiences for decades with her timeless hits including Time After Time, True Colors and Girls Just Want To Have Fun, the farewell tour is set to be a bittersweet moment for Aussie fans.

With the Australian tour kicking off in Melbourne on April 2, the 71-year-old will make her way around the east coast before jetting off to Adelaide on April 10.

She will wrap the party up in Perth at RAC Arena on April 12.

Aussie sisters The Veronicas are set to join her for what they plan to be “an iconic night of unapologetic anthems, iconic fashion, and celebrating our true colours.”

The announcement follows Lauper’s recent performance at Rock in Rio, where her energy and stage presence left fans in awe.

Lauper’s Farewell World Tour kicks off this Friday in Montreal and fans will see her perform across the US and UK before making her way Down Under.

Earlier this year, a feature-length documentary film called Let the Canary Sing was released and showcased Lauper’s extraordinary life and career.

A companion album of the same name was also released and consists of a career-spanning collection of songs available on vinyl and as a digitally expanded edition.

The Brooklyn native has been nominated for 15 Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, seven American Video Awards, and 18 MTV Awards.

Her global record sales are more than 50 million.

Her success never waned, Lauper was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015 and awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame the following year.

Away from music, Lauper is a huge activist for women, people living with HIV/AIDS, and the queer community.

Her commitment runs so deep that she co-founded True Colors United in 2008 in a bid to reduce homelessness among LGBTQI+ youth.

In 2022, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Lauper launched the Girls Just Want To Have Fundamental Rights Fund, which was formed to financially support women’s issues inclusively.

The donor-advised fund housed at the Tides Foundation will provide grants to organisations that advance women’s rights and health.

A Telstra Plus member pre-sale runs from 12pm local time on Friday to 12pm October 22.

General public tickets go on sale at 2pm local time on October 23.