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The 24-city tour, which kicks off Gay & Lesbian Pride Month May 31 at Boston’s Bank of America Pavilion, is once again presented by Logo in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign in support of the newly created True Colors Fund of Stonewall Community Foundation.
Other stops include Radio City Music Hall in New York City (June 3), DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. (June 7), the Chicago Theatre in Chicago (June 10), Borgata Resort Spa & Casino (June 13), Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta (June 16-17), the Frank Sinatra Theatre at Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (June 19), Superpages.com Center in Dallas (June 22), the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix (June 25), the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles (June 28), Deer Lake Park in Vancouver (July 2), and Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver (July 5).
Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com.
Besides Lauper and co-headliners The B-52’s and Rosie O’Donnell, the rotating lineup includes Wanda Sykes, Tegan and Sara, Regina Spektor, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Joan Armatrading, Indigo Girls, Nona Hendryx, Deborah Cox, The Cliks, Andy Bell, The Puppini Sisters, Kat DeLuna and host Carson Kressley. Complete info about which artists are playing which dates is available at TrueColorsTour.com.
Brink, due May 27, is Lauper’s largest output of new material since the 2001 EP Shine and follows 2003’s At Last, which featured her distinctive take on standards and pop classics, and 2005’s The Body Acoustic, an acoustic career retrospective that included a number of guest artists and two new tracks.
The disc marks a return to the dance floor for the singer, who co-wrote and co-produced its 12 tracks with top club producers including Dragonette, Kleerup, Basement Jaxx, Axwell and others, and features what she describes as “an edgy new sound” paired with the kind of thoughtful, introspective lyrics fans have come to expect.
“This is an album that can be experienced in two completely different ways,” Lauper said.”[It’s] a dance album that you can move to and enjoy on a surface level, but if you want more than that, there’s a lot to discover inside the lyrics… these songs get pretty deep.”
“Set Your Heart,” a track from the new album, is streaming on the True Colors Tour web site.