Cyndi Lauper Coming to Dr. Phillips Center This Summer

Iconic performer and musical chameleon Cyndi Lauper announced today the DETOUR Tour in support of her upcoming studio album, DETOUR, available May 6 on Sire Records. The 19-city tour will kick off May 9 at the "Mother Church of Country Music," Nashville's Ryman Auditorium and will wrap up June 12 at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre in St. Augustine, Florida. Select dates, including New York City's historic Beacon Theatre, will feature a co-headlining performance by Boy George. The tour arrives at the Dr. Phillips Center on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 8 p.m. in the Walt Disney Theater. Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, March 11, 2016 at 10 a.m. Cyndi Lauper Fan Club members will have first access to tickets beginning today at 12 p.m. EST while a special presale with the password "CYNDITOUR2016" will begin Tuesday, March 8 at 10 a.m.

Cyndi Lauper's celebrated musical journey takes an unexpected southern turn on DETOUR, her 11th studio album, which finds the Grammy, Emmy and Tony-winning singer-songwriter putting her signature spin on a dozen classic country songs.

DETOUR showcases Lauper's unmistakable voice on country classics from the '40s, '50s and '60s and features guest appearances from country music stars Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Willie Nelson. Lauper recorded the album in Nashville alongside a band comprised of the city's top session players.

The album is Lauper's first for Sire Records and executive produced by legendary Sire founder, Seymour Stein. DETOUR will be available on May 6 on CD ($18.98), LP ($24.98) and digitally.

For the album, Lauper duets with several special guests, including country music royalty: Emmylou Harris (on the title track), Willie Nelson ("Night Life," a song he wrote over 50 years ago), Vince Gill (Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty's "You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly") and Alison Krauss (Dolly Parton's "Hard Candy Christmas." Jewel also makes an appearance on DETOUR, showcasing her prodigious yodeling skills on "I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart," which was the first country song by a woman to sell one million copies.

DETOUR TRACK LISTING

1. "Funnel Of Love"

2. "Detour" - Featuring Emmylou Harris

3. "Misty Blue"

4. "Walkin' After Midnight"

5. "Heartaches By The Number"

6. "The End Of The World"

7. "Night Life" - Featuring Willie Nelson

8. "Begging To You"

9. "You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly" - Featuring Vince Gill

10. "I Fall To Pieces"

11. "I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart" - Featuring Jewel

12. "Hard Candy Christmas" - Featuring Alison Krauss

DETOUR TOUR DATES

May 9 RYMAN AUDITORIUM NASHVILLE, TN

May 11 PALACE THEATER LOUISVILLE, KY

May 13 CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL PITTSBURGH, PA

May 14 MICHIGAN THEATER ANN ARBOR, MI

May 16 CHICAGO THEATER CHICAGO, IL

May 17 HARD ROCK LIVE CLEVELAND, OH

May 20 MOHEGAN SUN UNCASVILLE, CT*

May 21 WANG THEATER BOSTON, MA *

May 25 BEACON THEATER NEW YORK, NY*

May 28 SANDS BETHLEHEM EVENT CENTER BETHLEHAM, PA*

May 29 BORGATA HOTEL CASINO & SPA ATLANTIC CITY, NJ*

June 1 WOLF TRAP VIENNA, VA*

June 2 CHARLESTON MUSIC HALL CHARLESTON, SC

June 4 BTI CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS RALEIGH, NC

June 5 SYMPHONY HALL ATLANTA, GA

June 8 RUTH ECKERD HALL CLEARWATER, FL

June 9 DR. PHILLIPS CENTER ORLANDO, FL

June 11 MIZNER PARK AMPITHEATRE BOCA RATON, FL

June 12 ST. AUGUSTINE AMPITHEATRE ST. AUGUSTINE, FL

* (Co-Headline with Boy George)

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