Cyndi Lauper burst forth in the ’80s and conquered everything. She was immediately queen of the nascent MTV. She was a driving force in bringing professional wrestling into the mainstream. Parents saw her as a more wholesome alternative to Madonna as they joyfully sang along to “She Bop.” She even palled around with The Goonies. In a decade crowded with bigger-than-life figures like Mr. T and Pee-wee Herman, Lauper managed to make space for herself and leave a mark. And she has a voice suited to that giant personality, capable of the sneer and attitude of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and the sweet longing of “True Colors.”
Sun, Aug 24, 7:30pm, $46-$143
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View
