Cyndi Lauper is headlining The Colosseum at Caesers Palace in Las Vegas over a five-night run — and her show will play out however she wants it to.
During the artist’s opening-night set Friday (April 24), showgoers report she was loudly interrupted ahead of singing “Sally’s Pigeons” from 1993’s Hat Full of Stars album. Lauper seemed to be having a storyteller moment — sharing a tidbit about the track with the audience — when someone in the crowd shouted out something unintelligible.
“I don’t know what the f— you’re saying, hun,” Lauper said, as heard in a video recording from the concert posted by TMZ on Saturday. “But please remember where you are, OK? Because if you’re trying to shade me, b—-, I’m gonna come for you. I’m from Brooklyn, and if I wanna f—ing talk, I will do a tap dance if I f—ing want.”
“Sorry, that of course is not part of my people skills,” she joked after that.
Lauper’s Live in Las Vegas show kicked off April 24, with further performances scheduled for April 25, April 29, May 1 and May 2. Though limited to five dates, it marks her career-first Vegas residency; it also gives fans another chance to see her perform live following her Farewell Tour, which wrapped last year.
In 2025, she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“It’s a community of people, rockers that have changed the world,” Lauper — who, besides being a Hall of Famer and Hot 100 chart topper (“Time After Time,” “True Colours”) is also a Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner — told Billboard of the honor last year. “Here’s the thing: I still believe that rock ‘n’ roll can save the world. I just want people to remember that we did make a difference. We can make a difference if we band together. We must come together as a community and make light and bring people together to make change, to do the good work.”
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