"I was able to see people I admired but cherished in a way that had a musical connection to me that was uplifting and healing," she remembers. The bands are full of men, theres lots of males in the crew. "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. All Rights Reserved. By Richard Skanse. For the artists and fans who experienced it, Lilith Fair felt revolutionary. Joan Osborne Lilith Fair was the culmination of a year of work by its founder, a Canadian singer-songwriter. Arista/Tyde will release a two-CD set culled from last years perfs on April 28 with 50% of the proceeds going to RAINN and Lifebeat. 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. Syd Straw Here is a selection of incredible shots from that yearwhat we certainly consider to be the Fairs best ever. Mono Julie Kryk I was at the Juno Awards, recalls McLachlan, and this woman, she was probably close to 40, came up to me and said, You know, I was at Lilith, all three of them, when I was a teenager. Jewel The schedule for the upcoming tour -- which will open in Portland, Ore., on June 19 and close in Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 31 -- was also announced. The Cardigans What's more, the music industry had undergone a seismic change over a decade. 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 . Shocked" It took just a few months after Lilith's very first show for Saturday Night Live to introduce a recurring character mocking the overly earnest stereotype of a Lilith artist, played by Ana Gasteyer, who droned on about her folkist approach. 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. "Every city will get a different show," she said. Fiona Apple NPR researcher Will Chase contributed to this report. Lucinda Williams Founded by singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan and friends, it featured a lineup of female solo artists and bands led. Facebook Twitter Email. Releasing two albums in three years, kick-starting a major touring festival and getting married - all milestones that left the singer exhausted. It felt that it was a natural thing that we all got to participate in something that was way bigger than ourselves. The festival expanded from 37 shows to 57 shows, expanding its lineup to include more than 100 artists across three stages. Sarah McLachlan Anggun Sarah McLachlan will be joined by Natalie Merchant, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Indigo Girls and Shawn Colvin on the mainstage when the Lilith Fair tour stops at the Rose Bowl June 27. Day Amphitheatre, Salem, OR (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 8, 1997 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 9, 1997 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 10, 1997 Desert Sky, Phoenix, AZ (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 12, 1997 Winter Park Music Fest, Winter Park, CO (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 14, 1997 Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, KS (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 15, 1997 Riverport Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 17, 1997 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 18-19, 1997 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI (Sarah McLachlan, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 20, 1997 Finger Lake Performing Arts Centre, Canandaigua, NY (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 22, 1997 Great Woods Center, Mansfield, MA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 24, 1997 Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, CT (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 25, 1997 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Joan Osbourne, Fiona Apple & The Cardigans), July 26, 1997 PNC Bank Arts Centre, Holmdel, NJ (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 27, 1997 Blockbuster Sony E-Centre, Camden, NJ (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Joan Osbourne & Fiona Apple), July 29, 1997 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, The Cardigans, Joan Osbourne & Fiona Apple), July 30, 1997 Walnut Creek Pavilion, Raleigh, NC (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Joan Osbourne & Emmylou Harris), July 31, 1997 Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Joan Osbourne & Emmylou Harris), August 1, 1997 Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Joan Osbourne, Emmylou Harris & Fiona Apple), August 3, 1997 Woodlands, Houston, TX (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Joan Osbourne, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 4, 1997 Starplex, Dallas, TX (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Joan Osbourne, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 6, 1997 Starwood Amphitheatre, Nashville, TN (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 7, 1997 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 8, 1997 Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 9, 1997 New World Music Theater, Tinley Park, IL (Indigo Girls, Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 10, 1997 Polaris Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 12, 1997 Starlake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, PA (Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Sarah McLachlan & Shawn Colvin), August 13, 1997 Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA (Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Indigo Girls & Shawn Colvin), August 15-16, 1997 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 17, 1997 Stade DuMaurier, Montreal, QC (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 19, 1997 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 20, 1997 Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 22, 1997 McMahon Stadium, Calgary, AB (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin & Lisa Loeb), August 24, 1997 Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, BC (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Paula Cole, Shawn Colvin & Lisa Loeb), December 16, 1997 Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL (Florida Holiday Show, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls, Missy Elliott, Luscious Jackson). It worked better than anyone expected, as Lilith Fair became the hippest and most successful package tour of the year. Donna Martin Share the memories of this travelling music festival &. Dido Melissa Ferrick Lilith Fair founder McLachlan has continued to make a difference through her Sarah McLachlan School of Music, a free music and mentorship program for at-risk and underserved children and youth . Textual References to Lilith in Jewish Sources. By that time, many stars could look back and point to Lilith Fair as a major catalyst for their success like Jewel, who graced the cover of Time Magazine in 1997 and sang the National Anthem at the 1998 Super Bowl. It was July 5th 1997: Opening night of the groundbreaking all-female music festival Lilith Fair. Lilith Fair, concert tour from 1997 - 99 & 2010. Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. And I have to have a life. One winner of last night's Lilith Fair Acoustic Talent Search "played" a tiny toy guitar equipped with prerecorded heavy metal solos. Liz Phair McLachlan and her partners ended up canceling the tour after only a few shows. Jul 18, 1998 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland, United States Laurie Geltman Sarah McLachlan said that's exactly what Lilith Fair was always supposed to achieve. 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. Her response? Lilith Fair is sponsored by Biore, Royal Neighbors insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Tower Records and VH1. Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. 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. But wait a minute - it's a bunch of girls! And Im now running a company. Sarah McLachlan and others on taking a stand in a male-dominated era and why Lilith's legacy still resonates. As it did last year, Lilith Fair will make donations to local chapters of the Breast Cancer Fund, Lifebeat, Planned Parenthood and RAINN. "Angel" singer-songwriter and Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan brings her symphonic mini-tour to Forest Hills Stadium on Friday for a date with the New York Pops. Shawn Colvin 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 . . Yung Chen Lhamo INHOUSE This summers crop of big tours skews heavily male, particularly on the double-bill front. Because we outdrew all of those festivals back in 97, 98 and 99. Its inclusive. Its artists who have had, or who we think will have, an impact on music.. The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan and Suzanne Vega the only artists to play all dates). In an April 25, 2009, Twitter post, Nettwerk founder Terry McBride announced that a Lilith Fair tour through North America would be relaunched for the summer of 2010, with a two-week tour of Europe to follow. Lilith Fair '98 News. 12 Photos from the 1998 Lilith Fair, the Best Festival Fashion Ever Erykah Badu, Liz Phair, Missy Elliott, Paula Cole and more performed at the best Lilith Fair ever. Gordian Knot Nor did we, quite frankly. The musicians who appeared at Lilith including Paula Cole, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Merchant and the Indigo Girls were used to being in the minority. Lilith Fair will play multiple nights in Seattle, San Francisco, Detroit, New York, Houston, Toronto, Milwaukee and Washington. Lilith Fair was a cultural phenomenon that coalesced at just the right time. Chantal Kreviazuk I was consciously moving in that direction.. Find information on all of Lilith Fair's upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2023-2024. 4 talking about this. Sheryl Crow And it became this we're going to break down some barriers. Lilith Fair was the culmination of a year of work by its founder, a Canadian singer-songwriter. 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. 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.. Meshell Ndegeocello Natalie Merchant And were all having a good time, too. Its not exclusionary. WUSF 89.7 depends on donors for the funding it takes to provide you the most trusted source of news and information here in town, across our state, and around the world. 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 . Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. Erin Echo The Nields The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan and Suzanne Vega the only artists to play all dates). By Kate Friedman. The lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: Sheryl Crow,. We want to hear it. Dayna Manning Sarah Bettens from Ks Choice in a floral slipdress and sneakers. Bic Runga Select from premium Lilith Fair of the highest quality. Here at Shoreline, the headliners are McLachlan, the Indigo Girls, Merchant and Badu. Joy Askew (And that word is on our banned list, so you know we mean it!) Meshell Ndegeocello, a bassist and composer who joined the show in 1998, recalls the festival's comforting atmosphere and the thrill of getting to see such powerful female artists from Paula Cole to Erykah Badu to Natalie Merchant performing together and supporting each other. Sarah McLachlan and Paula Cole at a press conference announcing Lilith Fair in April 1998. Lilith Fair '98 manages to evade the issue. Sister 7 [6] Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. "It showed people models of possibility.". The Lilith Fair featured a rotating line-up of 61 female artists. In 2015, radio consultant Keith Hill sparked Tomatogate when he made an awkward metaphor about women getting airplay at country radio: Ive got about 40 music databases in front of me and the percentage of females in the one with the most is 19 percent. The digital music era meant that audiences were now discovering new music online, rather than on touring festival lineups. 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