TRUE COLORS FEATURING

CYNDI LAUPER
ERASURE
DEBBIE HARRY
DRESDEN DOLLS
THE GOSSIP
AND
MARGARET CHO

http://www.truecolorstour.com/

TRUE COLORS TOUR KICKS OFF JUNE 8TH CYNDI LAUPER, ERASURE, DEBBIE HARRY, THE DRESDEN DOLLS, THE GOSSIP AND THE MISSHAPES WITH HOST MARGARET CHO TAKE THE STAGE IN CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST ANNUAL TRUE COLORS TOUR TO SUPPORT THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

Tour Kicks Off June 8th in Las Vegas at MGM Grand Garden Arena

Tickets On Sale Beginning March 16th

NEW YORK, NY -- (March 12, 2007) – For the first time ever, music legends and today’s hottest artists take the stage for a historical musical event -Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, Debbie Harry, The Dresden Dolls, The Gossip and The Misshapes with host Margaret Cho join in celebration of the inaugural True Colors concert tour in support of the Human Rights Campaign. This 15 city nationwide tour, presented by Logo, kicks off Gay & Lesbian Pride Month on June 8th at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. The concerts will feature five hours of nonstop music with other exciting special guests appearing on select dates throughout the tour including Rufus Wainwright, Rosie O’Donnell and Indigo Girls with additional guests to be announced.

The True Colors Tour was conceived by Cyndi Lauper stemming from her desire to give back to the community for the love and support they have given her throughout her career. Through a joint program with the Human Rights Campaign-the nation’s largest organization working for GLBT equality- as well as PFLAG and The Matthew Shepard Foundation, the True Colors Tour will bring together Americans across the country to voice their solidarity against discrimination and for equality and raise public awareness about the issues facing the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. One dollar of every ticket sold will benefit the work of the Human Rights Campaign. True Colors is a celebration of the basic values and freedoms that should be shared by all Americans. Fans will experience these values through the music of both legendary icons and the newest and coolest acts this generation has to offer. “As an American I was raised to believe that all people have the right to live with the same dignity, opportunity and safety. This should include everyone no matter what gender or sexual orientation,” said Lauper. “This tour was created to celebrate our differences by raising awareness for liberty, fairness and dignity for everyone - not just some of us. Our fans can come out to celebrate a great cause while also hearing some great music.”

Host for the musical events Margaret Cho says, “I am thrilled to be part of this tour because I am about as colorful and as queer as it gets. Who else is going to keep all those Queens in line?”


“Without fear Cyndi Lauper has been a champion for equality for not only gay and lesbian Americans but for all people,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. “Cyndi has always stood with us and selflessly used her talents to promote fairness for everyone. We are honored to be a part of the True Colors tour which will empower both gay and straight Americans to show solidarity against discrimination.”

Tickets for select cities will go on sale beginning March 16th and will be available at TicketMaster

The True Colors Tour is presented by Logo and produced by True Colors Concerts, LLC in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign.

Logo, the new digital cable channel from MTV Networks for the gay and lesbian audience, is now seen in 26 million homes and has 100 advertising partners supporting the channel which features original shows, movies and news.

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Maybe they'll all get on stage together. Hopefully. Photo op.

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"Hey Ram, doesn't this cafeteria have a no-fags-allowed rule?"

Lauper, others headline gay rights tour

Staff and agencies
12 March, 2007




By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer 8 minutes ago
NEW YORK - For some people, Cyndi Lauper ‘s classic "True Colors" is just another love song.

"A lot of people were saying that when it came out (in 1986) they were teenagers and they were coming out," says Lauper, a longtime gay rights supporter. "They were disowned by their family and their friends and their jobs got all messed up and they were totally alone, and suicidal, and then they heard
True Colors‘ and it made them feel hopeful."

So it‘s fitting that Lauper, 53, is one of the headliners on the new "True Colors" tour, which will hit major cities nationwide to promote gay rights. Other performers for the 15-city event, which kicks off in Las Vegas on June 8 and ends in Los Angeles on June 30, are Deborah Harry , Erasure and Margaret Cho .
Besides headliners like Lauper and Harry, the show will have guest artists such as Rufus Wainwright in the various cities it hits. "Every time I talk to a band, they‘re like,
I want to go!‘" says Lauper with a laugh.

Lauper believes more Americans would be supportive of equal rights for gays if they knew the discrimination they faced. Other stops on the tour are Salt Lake City; Denver; Chicago; Atlantic City, N.J.; Boston; Washington; New York; Toronto; Atlanta; Dallas; Houston; San Diego and San Francisco.

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i'm going to go to the toronto show, too bad that the gossip are on the bill...that's when i will go for beers.

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I'm willing to go to see that. Just for Blondie. Hope Rufus stays the Hell away from Toronto this June.

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"Hey Ram, doesn't this cafeteria have a no-fags-allowed rule?"