It returned for two more summers and went on to become the top-grossing music festival of the late 1990s, racking up $60 million in ticket sales over its three-year run. We're going to prove these guys wrong.". Fiona Apple 2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. The digital music era meant that audiences were now discovering new music online, rather than on touring festival lineups. Sarah Bettens from Ks Choice in a floral slipdress and sneakers. McLachlan and her partners ended up canceling the tour after only a few shows. Our mission is great music being made by women. At least one of their appearances togetherin Vancouver, on September 14, 1996went by the name "Lilith Fair" and included performances by McLachlan, Cole, Lisa Loeb, and Michelle McAdorey, formerly of Crash Vegas. The way streaming habits are tallied reverberates too; Ed Sheeran and Drakes 2017 chart-topping LPs led to the Hot 100 being flooded with those collections album cuts, but none of the female artists who hit the Number One spot earlier this summer experienced a similar streaming-occasioned bump. Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. The next year, McLachlan founded the Lilith Fair tour, taking Lilith from the Jewish lore that Lilith was Adam's first wife who refused to be subservient to him.[3]. Our Review of 1997's Lilith Fair, Featuring Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Paula Cole, and More. Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. Songkick is the first to know of new tour announcements and concert information, so if your favorite artists are not currently on tour, join Songkick to track . My lawyer was a woman. Going in, [a lot of women at Rolling Stone] had reservations about Lilith because it was taking the most passive thing in popular music that women were doing and putting it forth as the united front of women in music, and it wasnt united at all. Find Lilith Fair stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time April 28, 1999. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Oh Suzanna It wasnt about exclusion, says McLachlan. Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. (Can you imagine her waving this thing while singing Carnival? April 17, 1998 Web posted at: 2:35 a.m. EDT (0635 GMT) LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Singer Sarah McLachlan on Thursday announced this year's lineup for Lilith Fair, an all-female traveling music. Unfortunately there are no concert dates for Lilith Fair scheduled in 2023. Jul 18, 1998 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland, United States Nancy Falkow Dead Girls and Other Editors picks September '67 With Sarah McLachlan, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, Jewel. Were just celebrating women. Glassoline Davina We were not a white chick folk fest, which was what we were labeled the first year, says McLachlan. Due to poor ticket sales, thirteen shows (about one-third of the tour) were scratched (two announced on June 25,[8] ten more on July 1,[9] one additional on July 2)[10] and one reassigned to a smaller venue. . The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time But wait a minute - it's a bunch of girls! Katell Keineg Similar in scope to Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, which captures the inaugural tour, the 1998 festival is presented on volumes 2 and 3, with each disc available separately this time around.Volume 2 offers a large dose of the folksy acoustic fare we've come to associate with VH-1 (i.e., Natalie . It was unreal. Dayna Manning (Also check out other updates made to the catalog, new merchandise available including childrens clothing, a Sarah calender and more . Mono May 2, 1998. At the Gorge, the main stage also includes Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole and Suzanne Vega. The Vancouver-based Grammy . Its like, Oh, this would be great to do this again. Apr 17, 1998 12:00am PT Lilith's L.A. lineup set McLachlan, Merchant among performers. Sarah Ann McLachlan OC OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "BEHIND THE MUSIC") JIM FORBES: Sheryl Crow . Some information may no longer be current. Lilith Fair, concert tour from 1997 - 99 & 2010. The organizers of the 2010 Lilith Fair initially one of the most-anticipated tours of the summer have just announced the cancellation of 10 dates: Salt Lake City, Montreal, Raleigh . Founded by singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan and friends, it featured a lineup of female solo artists and bands led. Tracy Chapman Lilith is mentioned at least four times in the Babylonian Talmud. In 1997, Lilith Fair garnered a $16 million gross, making it the top-grossing of any touring festival. Cowboy Junkies Lilith Fair 1998. Lilith Fair '98 manages to evade the issue. In its initial three years, Lilith Fair raised over $10 million for charity.[1]. In the mid-1990s female. Still, its rah-rah spirit was met with very justified criticism. Catie Curtis Center: a Lilith Fair crowd. Liz Phair, Bonnie Raitt, Lauryn Hill of the Fugees, Sinead O'Connor, Paula Cole, Mono, Lucinda Williams, Erykah Badu and a host of other female artists will join founder Sarah McLachlan for this year's edition of the Lilith Fair touring festival, it was announced at a press conference at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles today (April 16). By Richard Skanse. Amy Rigby . Buy tickets for Lilith Fair concerts near you. That was extremely frustrating we asked all sorts of artists from all sorts of different genres, and we basically got people who said yes. Once Blue So the beginning of this was just born out of a desire to come together as a community. Prince showed up to see Sheryl Crow. Club and theater tours are more balanced, with a few lady-forward bills traveling the country chugging indie rock act Waxahatchee is touring with Boston trio Palehound, while daughter of Lilith Michelle Branch is taking Brooklynites Haerts on the road but the overall idea of women as some sort of musical other that should be taken in regimented doses still prevails. The other really awful question that we got often was, Why do you hate men? And I said, What does celebrating women have to do with hating men? The 1998 Lilith Fair Tour Dates: June 19; Portland, Ore., Portland Meadows June 20; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre June 21; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre June 23; Mountain. Litany Joy Askew Even in its first year, Lilith Fair's lineup was a who's who of female alternative rock artists. ", June 19; Portland, Ore., Portland Meadows, June 20; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre, June 21; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre, June 23; Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre, June 24; Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre, June 28; Phoenix, Ariz., Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, June 29; Albuquerque, N.M., New Mexico Festival, July 1; Oklahoma City, Okla., All Sports Stadium, July 2; Bonner Springs, Kan., Sandstone Amphitheatre, July 4; Indianapolis, Ind., Deer Creek Music Center, July 5; Columbus, Ohio, Polaris Amphitheatre, July 6; Detroit, Mich., Pine Knob Music Theatre, July 7; Detroit, Mich., Pine Knob Music Theatre, July 8; Detroit, Mich., Pine Knob Music Theatre, July 10; Rochester, N.Y., Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, July 11; Hartford, Conn., Meadows Music Theatre, July 12; Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing ArtsCenter, July 13; Holmdel, N.J., P.N.C. Musicians were styled more personally, less in the hands of major designers and more in the service of artistic expression; and at Lilith, most were more concerned with keeping cool than looking it. The social side of the show was so much more forward-thinking than the angst and the aggression that was usually at the sheds unless it was Jimmy Buffett coming through to have a party., The success of it was a big surprise for me, because, like I said, I didnt go into it with an agenda, says McLachlan. Hopefully Lilith Fair Tour will return for a new US tour next year and play again in Air Canada Centre, Beacon Theatre and David H. Koch Theater. The tomatoes of our salad are the females. Two years later, despite much-lauded releases by female solo artists like Miranda Lambert and Kelsea Ballerini, the country charts still skew heavily male. Its inclusive. Twenty years ago this month, Sarah McLachlan and a rotating cast of fellow artists embarked on the women-centric traveling fest known as Lilith Fair. [5] Appearances are organized into three stages. AT THE LILITH FAIR, FEMININE MYSTIQUE - The Washington Post By Rachel Warren July 20, 1998 She wasn't hard to spot, that Lilith. Lhasa de Sela The bands are full of men, theres lots of males in the crew. 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Tara MacLean (Later that summer, I saw Britney Spears perform at the same outdoor venue, the Polaris Amphitheater in Columbus, Ohio, and she had only a handful of costume changesalthough, she wore as many belly-baring shirts as five of the Lilith performers combined.). Not that Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Meredith Brooks, Shwawn Colvin, and Sheryl Crow didn't give great (multiple) performances on this disc, but one of the things I enjoyed about Lilith was the sheer number of musicians, both multi-platinum and indie. While the Billboard 200 album chart recently had three back-to-back female solo artists Halsey, Katy Perry and Lorde at its summit, the Hot 100 singles chart, which factors airplay, streaming and sales, has been a boys club for much of the year. Even in the Eighties, with the Bangles, journalists would tend to say, How do you feel about the Go-Gos? There werent many female bands, unfortunately, at that time, but still it always struck us.. Sinad O'Connor Perhaps inevitably, Lilith became a target for comedians and cultural critics scoring points at the expense of female musical agency. Shawn Colvin. Abba Rage "To create an environment where everybody gets to be seen and heard and valued, and come as you are, you know, let your freak flag fly this is the place you get to do that and there is no judgment here," she recalls. We're looking back to see where the stars of . McLachlan still has people asking her to bring Lilith back. 7/7/98: Clarkston, MI: Pine Knob Theatre / Lilith Fair (with Sinead O'Connor, Indigo Girls, Natalie Merchant and Sarah McLachlan) 7/8/98: Pine Knob Theatre / Lilith Fair (with T. Bonham, M'shell Ndegocello, Natalie Merchant and Sarah McLachlan) 7/10/98: Canadaigua, NY: Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center - Lilith . Idina Menzel, June 19, 1998 Civic Stadium, Portland, OR (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Erykah Badu & Sinead O'Connor), June 20-21, 1998 Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Erykah Badu & (20th) MeShell Ndegeocello & (21st) Sinead O'Connor), June 23-24, 1998 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Erykah Badu & MeShell Ndegeocello), June 26, 1998 Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Erykah Badu & Shawn Colvin), June 27, 1998 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Erykah Badu, Sinead O'Connor & Shawn Colvin), June 28, 1998 Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Erykah Badu, Indigo Girls & Liz Phair), June 29, Bernalillo, NM (New Mexico Wine Festival, (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Sinead O'Connor & Liz Phair), July 1, 1998 All Sports Stadium, Oklahoma City, OK (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Sinead O'Connor & MeShell Ndegeocello), July 2, 1998 Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, KS (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Sinead O'Connor & MeShell Ndegeocello), July 4, 1998 Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Sinead O'Connor & MeShell Ndegeocello), July 5, 1998 Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Sinead O'Connor & MeShell Ndegeocello), July 6-8, 1998 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI (6th: Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Sinead O'Connor & MeShell Ndegeocello - 7th: Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Indigo Girls & Sinead O'Connor - 8th: Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, MeShell Ndegeocello & Tracy Bonham), July 10, 1998 Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, Rochester, NY (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, MeShell Ndegeocello & Tracy Bonham), July 11, 1998 Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, CT (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, MeShell Ndegeocello, Tracy Bonham & Suzanne Vega), July 12, 1998 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, MeShell Ndegeocello & Tracy Bonham), July 13, 1998 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Missy Elliott & Tracy Bonham), July 15-16, 1998 Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Missy Elliott & (15th) Tracy Bonham & (16th) Liz Phair), July 17, 1998 Blockbuster-Sony E-Centre, Camden, NJ (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Missy Elliott & Liz Phair), July 18-19, 1998 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Missy Elliott & Liz Phair), July 21, 1998 GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach, VA (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Missy Elliott & Suzanne Vega), July 22, 1998 Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Queen Latifah & Meredith Brooks), July 23, 1998 Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Queen Latifah & Meredith Brooks), July 24, 1998 Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Queen Latifah & Meredith Brooks), July 26, 1998 Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Queen Latifah & Meredith Brooks), July 27, 1998 Central Florida Fairgrounds, Orlando, FL (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Queen Latifah & Meredith Brooks), July 29-30, 1998 Woodlands Pavilion, The Woodlands, TX (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Erykah Badu & (29th) Meredith Brooks & (30th) Liz Phair), July 31, 1998 South Park Meadows, Austin, TX (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Erykah Badu & Liz Phair), August 1, 1998 Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Erykah Badu & Liz Phair), August 3, 1998 Starwood Amphitheatre, Antioch, TN (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Mary Chapin Carpenter & Liz Phair), August 4, 1998 Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Des'ree & Liz Phair), August 5, 1998 New World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Liz Phair & Des'ree), August 6, 1998 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Des'ree & Luscious Jackson), August 8, 1998 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Emmylou Harris, Luscious Jackson & Des'ree), August 9, 1998 Star Lake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, PA (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Emmylou Harris, Luscious Jackson & N'Dea Davenport), August 10, 1998 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Emmylou Harris, Luscious Jackson & N'Dea Davenport), August 11-12, 1998 Great Woods Center, Mansfield, MA (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Emmylou Harris, Luscious Jackson & N'Dea Davenport), August 14, 1998 Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, ON (Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Emmylou Harris, Diana Krall & N'Dea Davenport), August 15-16, 1998 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON (15th: Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Paula Cole, (15th) Emmylou Harris, (16th) Chantal Kreviazuk & Liz Phair), August 17, 1998 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien, NY (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Paula Cole, Emmylou Harris & Liz Phair), August 19-20, 1998 Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Paula Cole, Joan Osbourne & (19th) Liz Phair & (20th) Lisa Loeb), August 21, 1998 Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Paula Cole, Joan Osbourne & Lisa Loeb), August 23, 1998 Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, MO (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Paula Cole, Joan Osbourne, Cowboy Junkies & Lisa Loeb), August 25, 1998 The Canyons Wolf Mountain Ski Resort, Park City, UT (Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Joan Osbourne, Cowboy Junkies & Lisa Loeb), August 26, 1998 Idaho Center Amphitheatre, Nampa, ID (Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Joan Osbourne, Cowboy Junkies & Lisa Loeb), August 28, 1998 McMahon Stadium, Calgary, AB (Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Cowboy Junkies, MeShell Ndegeocello & Lisa Loeb), August 29, 1998 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, AB (Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Cowboy Junkies, MeShell Ndegeocello & Lisa Loeb), August 31, 1998 Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, BC (Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, MeShell Ndegeocello, Diana Krall & Lisa Loeb). McLachlan said that some of the same artists who appeared on last year's tour will play different cities on this year's schedule. Appearances were organized into three stages. The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan and Suzanne Vega the only artists to play all dates). Wild Strawberries KATE BUSH - THEM HEAVY PEOPLE LIVE (REVOLVER), KATE BUSH'S FIRST TV Kln Frechen Benzelrather Eisenbahn -Kite & Wuthering Heights LIVE, July 18-19, 1997 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI, July 8, 1997 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA. "Safe space is something that we're still trying to foster and kind of hold it up as an ideal, and it's like wait this was accomplished three summers in a row with the biggest names in music," she explains. Lilith Fair was the culmination of a year of work by its founder, a Canadian singer-songwriter. Here at Shoreline, the headliners are McLachlan, the Indigo Girls, Merchant and Badu. Sister 7 Appearances were organized into three stages. Lucinda Williams Lilith Fair is sponsored by Biore, Royal Neighbors insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Tower Records and VH1. People have been having babies and getting married and divorced, and I've missed it all.". Sarah McLachlan and Friends Announce Lineup for the Final Lilith Fair. 1998 Lillith Fair Tour. Lisa Loeb And it was more like, 'What can you make me feel?'". Holly Cole Discuss the gig, get concert tickets, see who's attending, find similar events. Lhasa de Sela Suzanne Vega Shawn Colvin Victoria Williams The Indigo Girls: Amy Ray in a striped button-down and striped pants, and Emily Saliers in overalls. Mary Lou Lord " Contents Lilith as Adam's First Wife Anti-Lilith Amulets and Incantation Bowls From Outcast to Feminist Icon Lilith as Adam's First Wife The festival lasted three summers (and one revival in 2010) and raised more than $10 million for women's charities. McLachlan conceived the package tour as a way to spotlight female musicians, particularly those that were from either the alt-pop or folk genres. Tia Texada Mono The legacy of Lilith is kick-ass business, powerful music, a great example for girls to see women onstage, and the marriage of music and activism. Sarah McLachlan said that's exactly what Lilith Fair was always supposed to achieve. Lilith Fair 2010 announces lineup. Neneh Cherry On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In the lead-up to its second year, McLachlan worked with organizers to intentionally add more artists of color to the ticket: Erykah Badu and Queen Latifah joined the main stage for Lilith's second year, along with up-and-coming Missy Elliott, who made her debut live performance at Lilith Fair in a giant vinyl trash-bag-inspired suit. Angie Delight Emmylou Harris Cling Julianne Blue Not only that, Lilith Fair radically expanded creative possibilities for women musicians, who took to its stages to triumph, to experiment, even to fail and to try again. Sarah McLachlan had been told by music and concert industry executives that putting more than one woman back-to-back on a lineup or radio playlist wouldn't sell. The Tuesdays April 10, 2010. Joan Osborne Suzanne Vega It worked better than anyone expected, as Lilith Fair became the hippest and most successful package tour of the year. As McLachlan recounted to Glamour Magazine in 2017, "I've got to go home. It was July 5th 1997: Opening night of the groundbreaking all-female music festival Lilith Fair. They are $2 each and are about 2"x2" Buy yours and wear it with pride to Lilith to show your support! Initially, Sarah McLachlan claimed (in an interview posted on the Arizona Republic website on July 9) that the July 8 Phoenix show was cancelled in protest of Arizona Senate Bill 1070, which she strongly opposes. In 1996, Canadian musical artist Sarah McLachlan became frustrated with concert promoters and radio stations that refused to feature two female musicians in a row. 5:31 PM. Lilith Fair is sponsored by Biore, Royal Neighbors insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Tower Records and VH1. Lilith Fair was a famous festival back in the 90's in which they sought to celebrate women in music, thus having an all-female lineup! Mary Jane Lamond Lilith Fair was the culmination of a year of work by its founder, a Canadian singer-songwriter. Main stage artists Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. This was a success last year so lots more (performers and sponsors) are involved, tour organizer McLachlan said at the press conference where she was flanked by nine of her Lilith Fair performers, among them Paula Cole, Bonnie Raitt and Colvin. Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. Lauryn Hill "And it was extremely frustrating. Lilith Fair will play multiple nights in Seattle, San Francisco, Detroit, New York, Houston, Toronto, Milwaukee and Washington. Lilith Fair 2010 Dates with Lineup/Venue Details Fri, Jul 2 Portland, OR The Amphitheatre at Clark County Sat, Jul 3 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre Sat, Jul 17 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank . Paris Hampton NPR researcher Will Chase contributed to this report. Liz Phair Having a woman-centric (but not woman-exclusive) space bucked music-business convention in a way that surprised observers. After its third successful summer on the road, the 90's iteration of Lilith came to an end. The venture was also a smashing success, becoming the top-grossing festival of 1997. [2] McLachlan followed this success with two more rounds, in 1998 and 1999. Holly Cole 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Shawn Colvin The 1998 tour also proved profitable, further proving the commercial point.. Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, a two-disc compilation album of live festival performances -- from the likes of Victoria Williams, Jewel, Shawn Colvin and, of course, the . It took place during the summers of 1997 to 1999, and was revived in the summer of 2010. Vancouver. And I enjoyed that. "This is a snapshot of a huge array of what women were doing in music in this era when there was a lot of space and demand for women of all kinds to be taking risks in music," Powers says. The pop charts, meanwhile, have swung back to being male-dominated after the surge in the 2010s that led to artists like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Beyonc dominating the conversation. include Tracy Chapman and Sinead O'Connor. Yung Chen Lhamo So thats a pretty cool legacy., Its one that reverberates far beyond music, too. The lettuce is Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and artists like that. Victoria Hogg Jenny Labow Lilith Fair was a concert tour and traveling music festival, founded by musician Sarah McLachlan, that consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands, emerging and developing talent as well as established artists. Dayna Manning Erykah Badu It was July 5th 1997: Opening night of the groundbreaking all-female music festival Lilith Fair. Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. Lilith Fair The main stage, September 22, 1998, Tweeter Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts Lilith Fair was a concert tour and travelling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group 's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond. July 5, 2017. As the biggest all-female festival ever in a male-dominated industry, Sarah MacLachlan was on the cover of Time and McLachlan, Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, and Joan Osborne were on the cover of Entertainment Weekly; and it was the highest grossing touring festival of 1997. Why isnt Lauryn Hill or Missy Elliott on this? And were all having a good time, too. Its not exclusionary. ' In the years that followed, Liliths main-stage roster included genre-defying musicians like Neneh Cherry and Erykah Badu, as well as R&B upstarts like Monica and Mya; then-nascent pop stars like Nelly Furtado and Christina Aguilera played the Village Stage, as did folk performers like Tegan and Sara and Lori McKennna. The 100 Best Albums of 2022, We sort of became the antithesis of that, recalls McLachlan. ", It was partly the demands of Sarah McLachlan's own celestial career that brought an end to Lilith Fair. Bonnie Raitt Also performing this year: Neneh Cherry, Beth Orton, Morcheeba, Queen Latifah, Meredith Brooks, the Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow, Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance, Victoria Williams, Joan Osborne, Mary Lou Lord, Shawn Colvin, Tracy Bonham, Heather Nova, Cowboy Junkies, Lisa Loeb, Dar Williams, Me'Shell Ndegeocello and Kacy Crowley. For the artists and fans who experienced it, Lilith Fair felt revolutionary. Lilith Fair at 20: Sarah McLachlan & Co-Founders Look Back on the All-Female Festival That Smashed Touring's Glass Ceiling The principals behind the 1997-1999 summer festival that brought. The female festival will carry on through the summer, hitting such cities as Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles . The festival expanded from 37 shows to 57 shows, expanding its lineup to include more than 100 artists across three stages. Lilith Fair at 20: The Legacy of a Tour That Put Women First, Skrillex Keeps the Energy Up and the Guest List Open on Quest for Fire, Caroline Polacheks Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Is An Impressive Pop-Science Flex, Sam Smiths Gloria Is Their Deepest Album Yet. It wasnt inclusive of everything that was going on, and it wasnt showing the innovation in music., But while many massive artistic undertakings meet criticism with defensiveness, Lilith Fair came back the second year with a lineup that was much more diverse, racially and musically. 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