Cyndi Lauper Brings Detour Tour to Denver

Iconic performer and musical chameleon Cyndi Lauper announced today the second leg of her DETOUR TOUR in support of her upcoming studio album DETOUR available May 6 on Sire Records. While the 19-city first leg will kick off May 9 at the “Mother Church of Country Music,” Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the 16-city second leg will kick off September 10 at Austin’s ACL Live and traverse the west coast with a stop in Denver at the Paramount Theatre on September 18. Tickets will be available to the public starting Friday, April 29 at CyndiLauper.com.

DETOUR showcases Lauper’s unmistakable voice on country classics from the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s and features guest appearances from county 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.

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.