Overview

• Cyndi Lauper completed her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun farewell run on Aug. 30 with a final show at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl.
• Joni Mitchell appeared for a duet on “Carey,” marking one of her few public live appearances of 2025.
• John Legend joined for “Time After Time,” SZA sang “True Colors,” and Cher helped close with “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”
• Trombone Shorty guested on “Iko Iko,” with Jake Wesley Rogers featured on “Money Changes Everything.”
• Lauper has said she is retiring from touring due to the travel, with coverage noting she could still make one-off appearances such as a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.