Trust me, I play great female records and weve got some right now; theyre just not the lettuce in our salad, he told Country Aircheck. Interview with Natalie Merchant on VH1's Lilith Fair Day - July 12, 1998 Shawn Colvin. Tracy Chapman was part of the very first tour in 1997. The lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: Sheryl Crow,. Dar Williams The addition of more artists of color opened the festival to a broader audience, and exposed its up-and-coming Black female artists to a new set of fans. K's Choice, Village Stage artists Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Get the Sarah McLachlan Setlist of the concert at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA on July 26, 1997 from the Lilith Fair 1997 Tour and other Sarah McLachlan Setlists for free on setlist.fm! The lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: Sheryl Crow, Jewel, The Indigo Girls, Lisa Loeb, Fiona Apple, Shawn Colvin, Tracy Chapman, Natalie Merchant and more. In a new show, we kind of threw up the same model, which, you know, obviously in hindsight was quite stupid and it didn't get the audiences that we expected to get.". Jewel 1998 Lillith Fair Tour. Thats what music does. 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. Discuss the gig, get concert tickets, see who's attending, find similar events. Center: a Lilith Fair crowd. Missy Elliott Wild Colonials The full list of dates for this summer's revival of the Lilith Fair tour has been revealed. "[Lilith Fair] was sort-of like this little creature that grew wings and took off," McLachlan said at the press conference, referring to Lilith Fair's debut tour in 1997. For one, McLachlan was now the mother of two daughters and was busy finishing yet another album. McLachlan said that some of the same artists who appeared on last year's tour will play different cities on this year's schedule. And then we noticed that the record company [was] primarily male, and then the more success we had, I started to notice that the playlists at radio were generally male and they wouldnt place [women] back to back. Lilith Fair's second iteration faced several obstacles. I hate to use the word organic, but it did feel that way. Her response? It connects us, it brings us closer to ourselves and to each other., There was word that initially an all-women tour wouldnt sell tickets, said Emily Saliers of folk duo Indigo Girls, who came up with the idea for the night-closing singalong, which would bring all the evenings performers onstage. 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. 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 . 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. Juliana Hatfield . Leah Andreone Missy Elliot, dressed in an outrageous bubble costume, performing at Jones Beach during Lilith Fair, 1998. Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women In Music, a double-CD set of performances from last year's tour, will be released April 28 on the Arista label. Pine Knob Music Theater's concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their past concerts & performances. 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. By Kate Friedman. K's Choice Julianne Blue 4 talking about this. Lilith Fair - Performers - 1998 - Dates and Venues Dates and Venues Read more about this topic: Lilith Fair, Performers, 1998 Famous quotes containing the word dates: " We do NOT know the past in chronological sequence. 1/2 Mad Poet It presented itself as the softer, feminist alternative to the machismo of all-male rock tours. Susanna Hoffs Lovechild 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. The lettuce is Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and artists like that. The tour was plagued with financial problems from the beginning. While some now think of Lilith Fair with gentle mockinga utopia of calico feminism that was even parodied on Saturday Night Livethe festivals first iteration was a music industry revolution. 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). . Lilith Fair ~ Lilith Fair: A Celebration Of W. Amazon.com. Davina The other wore a baby . That was extremely frustrating we asked all sorts of artists from all sorts of different genres, and we basically got people who said yes. 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 . Main stage artists The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). Natalie Merchant performs with a rhythmic gymnastic ribbon in a cardigan and pencil skirt. "And I don't think we did enough due diligence in discovering how our audience had changed and how to reflect that. Right now, the only woman in its top 10 is Rihanna, who appears on DJ Khaleds massive Santana-sampling hit Wild Thoughts; the highest-placing female solo artist is Julia Michaels, whose hazy Issues is at Number 20 and has been bobbing around the lower reaches of the Top 20 for a few weeks. 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. By 1998, the organizers of Lilith had more money to work with, and could point to the marked success of the previous summer. Autour de Lucie Nina Storey Eden aka Des'ree 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). Jabber Ive got a new record out and it worked last time. We didnt look at how all those women who came to the shows in the Nineties now have children and jobs and mortgages.. Tracy Chapman And I enjoyed that. Neneh Cherry The festival lasted three summers (and one revival in 2010) and raised more than $10 million for women's charities. In 2010, Lilith Fair staged a revival with mixed results, as several dates were cancelled and many performers backed out of scheduled performances. Someone of this generation needs to do it, if they choose. Grassroots efforts like Ladyfest, which has outposts around the world, combine Liliths spirit with DIY mechanics and radical politics. . When asked why she decided to do the tour a second year, McLachlan said, "I never had any second thoughts about doing it again it was an incredibly amazing experience. Lilith temporary tattoos available in the merchandse section of the official lilith site. McLachlan, a Canadian balladeer with two Grammy Awards, headlined each festival, but the rest of the lineup varied from singer-songwriters like Fiona Apple to hip-hop artists like Missy Elliott. Boxscore, which compiles weekly concert grosses, reports that about midway through its 1998 dates, Lilith Fair had grossed just over $6 million and remained the top-grossing summer concert. Then, before Lilith Fair's 1999 tour, McLachlan announced that after the year's scheduled performances . The lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: Sheryl Crow, Jewel, The Indigo Girls, Lisa Loeb, Fiona Apple, Shawn Colvin, Tracy Chapman, Natalie Merchant and more. As Vega told Glamour, I remember seeing Missy Elliott in her [inflatable] suit, running up the aisles going, Yall better show me some love because its really hot in here!. Unfortunately there are no concert dates for Lilith Fair scheduled in 2023. Photograph from the Hulton Archive via Getty Images. Lhasa de Sela How come you dont have Courtney Love or 7 Year Bitch or Elastica? Lorraine Ali told Glamour last year, on the occasion of the festivals 20th anniversary. Kim Fox The musicians who appeared at Lilith including Paula Cole, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Merchant and the Indigo Girls were used to being in the minority. You may think. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. The eclectic group of women artists included folk, rock, country and pop musicians and sold out nearly every single show its first year. Luscious Jackson The 1998 tour also proved profitable, further proving the commercial point.. After the first year, it was much easier to get artists, because managers looked at us and would say, This is a great bridge. It lasted 3 years, from 1997 to 1999. Joan Osborne I enjoyed the fact that we were doing something unique and different. Chantal Kreviazuk was similarly star-struck when she first played Lilith Fair in 1998. While it isn't possible to condense all of Lilith Fair onto one DVD, I really wish this disc showed a wider range of performers. Tara MacLean INHOUSE Its artists who have had, or who we think will have, an impact on music.. Its inclusive. Find Lilith Fair stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Catherine Kidd Liliths 1997 edition brought in $16 million across its 37 North American dates, and it performed well in the two years that followed. Select from premium Lilith Fair of the highest quality. Thornetta Davis It was July 5th 1997: Opening night of the groundbreaking all-female music festival Lilith Fair. Holly McNarland Sarah McLachlan and Paula Cole at a press conference announcing Lilith Fair in April 1998. "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. Shawn Colvin Billie Myers Published December 11, 2009. Sarah MacLachlan was on the cover of Time, McLachlan, Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, and Joan Osborne were on the cover of Entertainment Weekly, elaborate costume changes of the kind we now expect at festivals. I was a little surprised when she asked, at first, as its true that you almost never had two women on the bill at that point in time, and certainly not three, recalls Vega. include Tracy Chapman and Sinead O'Connor. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Jul 18, 1998 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland, United States Abra Moore Lilith Fair, which arrived at the New World Music Theatre over the weekend, was billed as a "celebration of women in music." But the festival's organizer, Sarah McLachlan, insisted only an hour . Discover Best of Lilith Fair 1997 To 1999 by Various Artists. McLachlan was joined at the press conference by Raitt, Liz Phair, Paula Cole and others. 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. My lawyer was a woman. Nancy Falkow Abra Moore That says way more about you and your ego than anything else. But it was a question that got asked all the time, and it wasnt about that. McLachlan said more than 600,000 fans attended Lilith Fair shows. to the many instrumentalists who have backed up Beyonc over the course of her career, including the 10-piece collective Suga Mama, who played with her in the late 2000s. While the first year skewed heavily toward folk-tinged artists who were also getting lots of pop radio airplay McLachlan, Cole, Loeb, Jewel, Sheryl Crow the genre scope expanded over the tours second and third years. Atmosphere during the Lilith Fair at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 24, 1998 in Mountain . I was consciously moving in that direction.. Cling Natalie Merchant rides to the stage in a polka-dot print dress with red slides and a white lace parasol, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. 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. Liz Phair But in 2010, McLachlan tried to get Lilith off the ground again, turning to former festival favorites such as Erykah Badu and Tegan and Sara. " Contents Lilith as Adam's First Wife Anti-Lilith Amulets and Incantation Bowls From Outcast to Feminist Icon Lilith as Adam's First Wife Bonnie Raitt The female festival will carry on through the summer, hitting such cities as Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles . Were going strong 16 years later. includes a chilling plea to be spared the wrath of the black-winged demon: " O flyer in a dark chamber, go away at once, O Lili! It consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Each stop will feature three stages: An acoustic Village Stage that will feature local artists and a talent search winner; a second stage of up-and-comers (Rose Bowl will see Ks Choice, Billie Myers and Lhasa); and a mainstage that, at various venues, will showcase MeShell Ndegeocello, Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Liz Phair, Emmylou Harris, Neneh Cherry, Joan Osborne, the Cowboy Junkies and others. Appearances were organized into three stages. Dido Cowboy Junkies Facebook Twitter Email. ", "Some of these women were told by their agents, 'This is going to kill your career if you do this,'" says Hopper, referring to early industry doubts around the festival's founding. Emmylou Harris NPR researcher Will Chase contributed to this report. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Editors picks And that was pretty much a fair indication of what it would be like going forward. Mono LF took place during the summers of '97, '98, '99, and was revived again in 2010. Frankly Scarlet Erykah Badu performing in a raffia coat, in Mountain View (above) and Pasadena (below). Gena and Sum Girl, July 5, 1997 Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 6, 1997 L.B. It makes no reference to Adam. MTV, EMA and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Lilith founder heads a star-studded lineup for all-female tour. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time This year's lineup, in fact, boasts the sort of diversity that McLachlan hungered for then. I remember when I started in the early Eighties, I was always the only girl in the room. Before there was Gaga or Taylor, before pussy hats or Beyonc's "girls in formation," there was an epic all-female music festival created by women fed up with . Thats a beautiful legacy, and it was born out of, What does music mean to me? Music is about connecting and community and creating joy and creating love for music. So the beginning of this was just born out of a desire to come together as a community. Alisha's Attic . And I think so much of that stuff is just like forgotten.". Sarah McLachlan Sherri Jackson So Lilith's 35-city tour, featuring McLachlan, Crow, Tracey Chapman, Jewel, and more than 60 other female acts, was unprecedented. 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. 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. Gordian Knot As McLachlan recounted to Glamour Magazine in 2017, "I've got to go home. 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. Each day, 11 bands will perform; but the roster changes in every single market. Sarah McLachlan and Friends Announce Lineup for the Final Lilith Fair. Holly Cole 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]. 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Mono We want to hear it. 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. Garrison Starr Ticket prices had also increased, with some Lilith VIP packages costing $750. Emm Gryner Sarah McLachlan said that's exactly what Lilith Fair was always supposed to achieve. "I can . Exactly 25 years later, musicians who participated in Lilith Fair and journalists who covered it reflected on the festival's importance in interviews with NPR. My year for the girls apparently. Lilith Fair, concert tour from 1997 - 99 & 2010. Ana Gasteyer It was like, Well, if youre not gonna have any female artists on your tours, were just gonna do it ourselves. We got a lot of artists we wanted last year. Mary Lou Lord "It looks like I'm gonna be the den mother to you guys," Raitt said at one point. Martina McBride Lilith Fair had a ' test run ' In order to determine its economic and logistical viability, McLachlan and her team organized a four-date mini Lilith in 1996 featuring McLachlan, Suzanne Vega,. 1 single without a recording contract ("Stay") subsequently got signed and released a couple of albums, which have done well. The musicians who appeared at Lilith - including Paula Cole, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Merchant and the Indigo Girls - were used to being in the minority. Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. Diana King Bic Runga The 100 Best Albums of 2022, We sort of became the antithesis of that, recalls McLachlan. 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. 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