Cyndi Lauper has spoken out after her Glastonbury Festival performance was hit by sound issues.
During her set, the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun singer thrilled fans with her classic hits, but the disastrous evening brought challenges for all performers, including sound and technical issues.
As a result, fans couldn't fully enjoy Cyndi's music as intended. Cyndi has since addressed the event, which took place last June. She told The Sunday Times: "I couldn't hear the band and that sucked. I wanted to be really great."
Cyndi, who is getting ready for her final tour, added: "I want to say goodbye big, you know? There is an art to standing still and singing, and I do not have that talent. So I don't know how long I'm going to be able to do the kind of performance that I feel is right."
Following the Glastonbury mishap, Cyndi moved on from the controversy and celebrated at Glastonbury’s wild nightspot, NYC Downlow.
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Redferns)The singer did an impromptu performance of Girls Just Want to Have Fun at the venue - and there was no repeat of the issues which plagued her Other Stage show which saw a mass walkout by fans who struggled to hear her.
Instead she belted out the hit as fans, many of whom were very scantily dressed, went wild, and cheered her from the rafters. A source said: “Cyndi has clearly got very thick skin as she shrugged off the controversy and went again…but this time with much better results.”
At the festival, she wasn't quite so successful. At times, the singer appeared to be having a bust-up with members of the production team by the side of the stage. Viewers at home noticed the issues as well, with social media ablaze with criticism. For the first few songs, the star’s voice was drowned out by rumbling bass, and Time After Time was a particular low point.
Some speculated she was having trouble with her in-ear monitors. When asked later by BBC Breakfast if she had fun, Lauper said: "Yes, I did, I mean I had a few technical things, wardrobe difficulties, but I had fun. Sometimes you're up there and the sound is like, 'Whoa'. But (it) doesn't matter because the spirit ... is there and that was great."
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PA)Despite her Glastonbury set being plagued by sound issues – Cyndi has thrilled UK fans with exciting news – she will be heading on tour later this year.
Cyndi Lauper has announced her 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour' in the UK for February 2025. The tour will start on February 8, 2025, in Glasgow at the OVO Hydro. She will also perform in Manchester on February 9 at Co-op Live, London on February 11 at The O2, Birmingham on February 14 at BP Pulse Live, and Belfast on February 16 at The SSE Arena. Cyndi, who hasn’t toured the UK for a while, made her announcement after receiving a huge response from the Glastonbury crowd.
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