True Colors World Tour

True Colors World Tour

Tour by Cyndi Lauper
Associated album	True Colors
Start date	September 6, 1986
End date	March 12, 1987
Legs	4
Number of shows	31 in North America 11 in Europe 9 in Asia 7 in Australia 59 in total
Cyndi Lauper concert chronology

The True Colors World Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist Cyndi Lauper.^[1] It was Lauper’s first headlining world tour in 1986-87 in support of her album, True Colors. The True Colors tour included dates across North America, Asia and Europe.

This was Cyndi's first worldwide tour. The HBO special and home video Cyndi Lauper in Paris was filmed on this tour.

Set list

1. "Change of Heart"
2. "I'll Kiss You" (Japan only)
3. "Goonies 'R' Good Enough"
4. "Boy Blue"
5. "All Through the Night"
6. "What’s Going On"
7. "Iko Iko"
8. "She Bop"
9. "Calm Inside the Storm"
10. "911"
11. "One Track Mind"
12. "The Faraway Nearby"
13. "True Colors"
14. "Maybe He'll Know"
15. "Yeah Yeah"/ "He's So Unusual" (Asia only)
16. "Time After Time"
17. "Money Changes Everything"
18. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
19. "True Colors"

Notes

• "Iko Iko" was performed on select dates in North America and Europe.
• I'll Kiss You and a medley of "Yeah Yeah"/ "He's So Unusual" was performed on select dates in Asia and Australia.
• "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"/"He's a Rebel"/"Hang On Sloopy" was performed as a medley on select dates in Europe.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Asia
September 10, 1986	Tokyo	Japan	Nippon Budokan
September 11, 1986
September 12, 1986
September 13, 1986
September 16, 1986	Iwata		Yamaha Stadium
September 17, 1986	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
September 18, 1986
September 19, 1986	Nagoya		Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
September 22, 1986	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
Australia
September 26, 1986	Sydney	Australia	Sydney Entertainment Centre
September 27, 1986
September 29, 1986
October 3, 1986	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
October 5, 1986	Melbourne		Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre
October 6, 1986
October 7, 1986
North America
October 10, 1986	Dallas	United States	Bronco Bowl
October 11, 1986	Honolulu		Neal S. Blaisdell Arena
October 15, 1986	Oakland		Kaiser Convention Center Auditorium
December 3, 1986	Providence		Providence Civic Center
December 4, 1986	Worcester		Worcester Centrum
December 5, 1986	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
December 8, 1986	Bloomington		Met Center
December 9, 1986	Chicago		UIC Pavilion
December 13, 1986	Columbus		Ohio Center
December 14, 1986	Richfield Township		Coliseum at Richfield
December 17, 1986	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
December 19, 1986	New York City		Madison Square Garden
December 20, 1986	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
December 27, 1986	West Palm Beach		West Palm Beach Auditorium
December 28, 1986	Lakeland		Lakeland Civic Center
December 31, 1986	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
January 3, 1987	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Roberto Clemente Coliseum
January 8, 1987	Houston	United States	Houston Music Hall
January 10, 1987	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
January 12, 1987	Dallas		Bronco Bowl
January 14, 1987	Tyler		The Oil Palace
January 17, 1987	Denver		Mammoth Events Center
January 21, 1987	Spokane		Spokane Opera House
January 23, 1987	Seattle		Paramount Theatre
January 24, 1987
January 26, 1987	Worcester		Worcester Centrum
January 29, 1987	Davis		Recreation Hall
January 30, 1987	Oakland		Kaiser Convention Center Auditorium
January 31, 1987	Fresno		Selland Arena
February 1, 1987	Stockton		Spanos Center
February 3, 1987	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheatre
February 4, 1987
Europe
February 21, 1987	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Rotterdam
February 22, 1987	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
February 24, 1987	London	England	Hammersmith Odeon
February 25, 1987	Birmingham		Odeon Birmingham
February 26, 1987	Nottingham		Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
March 2, 1987	Munich	Germany	Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
March 3, 1987	Frankfurt		Jahrhunderthalle
March 4, 1987	Hamburg		Congress Centrum Hamburg
March 7, 1987	Milan	Italy	PalaTrussardi
March 9, 1987	Florence		Palasport
March 10, 1987	Rome		Palaeur
March 12, 1987	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / Available	Gross revenue
Worcester Centrum	Worcester	10,235 / 10,235 (100%)	$144,811[2]
Met Center	Bloomington	5,987 / 8,000 (75%)	$78,561[2]

Broadcasting/Commercial release

• In 1987, Lauper’s final show on March 12 in Paris, France was professionally recorded and released on VHS/DVD: Cyndi Lauper in Paris. The concert was also broadcast on HBO. The music video for "Boy Blue" was from the footage.

• In addition, one of her shows at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan was filmed and aired on television in Japan.

The Band

• David Rosenthal: Keyboards
• Sue Hadjopoulous: Percussion & Vocals
• Aldo Nova: Guitar & Vocals
• Rick Derringer: Guitar & Vocals
• Sterling Campbell: Drums
• Kevin Jenkins: Bass & Vocals

References

1. Cyndi Lauper-True Colors Tour 1986.www.cyndilauperdaily.com
2. "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard (New York City, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc) 98 (51): 23. December 20, 1986. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 21, 2013.

External links

• Cyndi Lauper's Official Website