WINNIPEG -- If Cher has lied and this isn't her last tour, she will have a tough act to follow. The superstar entertainer brought a full-on Las Vegas stage show to the Winnipeg Arena last night, proving nothing is too outrageous, outlandish or undoable in the wild world of Cher. Following a video montage of pictures of Cher throughout the years, the aging dance diva made the most spectacular, over the top entrance music fans in this city have seen in recent memory, descending on to the stage on an oversized chandelier wearing a diamond encrusted fur cape while singing U2's I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For. "I want to do all kinds of special sorts of things because this is my last time I'm ever doing this," she said to the jubilant crowd of 9,000. "Give me a break, I've been an evil fricking diva for 40 fricking years. "Welcome to the Cherest show on Earth." As if to prove her point, Cher disappeared backstage, changed out of her red ringmaster's uniform and emerged dressed as an Egyptian Queen riding a purple fabric elephant. The whole show was an eye-boggling spectacle, with elements of the Cirque du Soleil, broadway musicals and New York discos all part of the event. The stage looked like it was designed by a European club owner, with two sets of steps leading up to a platform supported by two lighted columns topped by glowing orange balls. A wall of mirrored reflective panels behind the five-piece band and two backup vocalists created psychedelic patterns out of the lights as a dance troupe of eight performed acrobatics above their heads. Besides all the glitter and gloss, the show was a trip down memory lane. Old clips of the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour and movies she starred in were displayed on three video screens while Cher made one of at least a dozen costume and wig changes. She sang songs from throughout her entire career, mixing in new numbers such as Song for the Lonely with songs made famous in the 1960s without missing a beat. Opening act Cyndi Lauper showed she still wants to have fun with a set of retro and contemporary pop. Despite feeling the effects of a recently healed broken leg, Lauper was a bouncy ball of energy, as perky and upbeat as she was when she was hanging out with wrestlers. During her 60-minutes on stage she danced, rolled on the ground and ran into the crowd to hug fans. Her voice hasn't changed from the days when she topped the charts in the 1980s, but she sure looks different. At age of 49, she's replaced the pseudo-punk look with a smart lace blouse and black leather corset. A spiky blond hairdo has taken the place of the wild multicolored mane she used to sport. Lauper played a mixture of her newer material, such as 1997's Sisters of Avalon and Still With Me, along with the hits which made her an MTV staple, including a rollicking version of Money Changes Everything, All Through the Night and the subdued Time After Time, which featured a seated Lauper playing a custom wooden lap guitar. Lauper finished the set with her breakthrough hit Girls Just Want to Have Fun, which turned into a giant sing-along and had the crowd dancing in their seats. (More on Cher)