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. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Photograph by Steve Granitz for Getty Images. Autour de Lucie Wild Strawberries Lilith Fair ended up with $16 million in ticket sales that year, making it the top-grossing festival tour of 1997. Some information may no longer be current. Letters to Cleo 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 . After its third successful summer on the road, the 90's iteration of Lilith came to an end. 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. McLachlan later speculated that, much like herself, Lilith's original audience had developed a different set of priorities. Lilith Fair, concert tour from 1997 - 99 & 2010. But then I found out who the other bands were on the bill that she was inviting, and I just wanted to be a part of [something with] those other musicians and they happened to be women. 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. April 28, 1999. Find Lilith Fair stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. 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 lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: Sheryl Crow,. It wasnt about exclusion, says McLachlan. 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. Lilith Fair was one of the most successful touring festivals of the 1990s. Sarah McLachlan But as Lilith's popularity increased, critics disparaged the festival as "mom music" and called out its mostly white bill of performers. Patty Griffin Diana King And it became this we're going to break down some barriers. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "BEHIND THE MUSIC") JIM FORBES: Sheryl Crow . Here at Shoreline, the headliners are McLachlan, the Indigo Girls, Merchant and Badu. But a larger-scale Lilith reboot, or a festival that operates in its image, would make a statement, especially since some of the prevailing attitudes that led to Lilith being such a watershed festival still dominate music in the 2010s. 5:40 p.m. -- Lisa Loeb, the only artist to score a No. 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. (And that word is on our banned list, so you know we mean it!) The all-women traveling tour, now in its second year and expected to be the most-attended music event of the year, announced its 57 dates and more than 50 participants Thursday at a press conference at the El Rey theater. Pine Knob Music Theater's concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their past concerts & performances. Tracy Bonham Tiny sunnies came home to her favorite room! Clandestine I took all the money that I made from Lilith and put it into a foundation, she says. Lenni Jabour 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 . By 1998, the organizers of Lilith had more money to work with, and could point to the marked success of the previous summer. 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.". Bank Arts Center, July 15; New York, N.Y., Jones Beach Amphitheatre, July 16; New York, N.Y., Jones Beach Amphitheatre, July 17; Camden, N.J., Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Center, July 18; Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion, July 19; Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion, July 21; Virginia Beach, Va., GET Virginia Beach Amphitheatre, July 22; Raleigh, N.C., Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, July 23; Charlotte, N.C., Blockbuster Pavilion, July 24; Atlanta, Ga., Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre, July 26; West Palm Beach, Fla., Sony/Blockbuster Coral Sky Amphitheatre, July 27; Orlando, Fla., Central Florida Fairgrounds, July 29; Houston, Texas, The Woodlands, July 30; Houston, Texas, The Woodlands, July 31; Austin, Texas, South Park Meadows, Aug. 1; Dallas, Texas, Coca-Cola Starplex, Aug. 3; Nashville, Tenn., Starwood Amphitheatre, Aug. 4; St. Louis, Mo., Riverport Amphitheatre, Aug. 5; Chicago, Ill., New World Music Theatre, Aug. 6; Cleveland, Ohio, Blossom Music Center, Aug. 8; Cincinatti, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center, Aug. 9; Pittsburgh, Pa., Coca-Cola Starlake Amphitheatre, Aug. 11; Mansfield, Mass., Great Woods Center, Aug. 12; Mansfield, Mass., Great Woods Center, Aug. 15; Toronto, Ont., Molson Amphitheatre, Aug. 16; Toronto, Ont., Molson Amphitheatre, Aug. 17; Buffalo, N.Y., Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Aug. 19; Milwaukee, Wis., Marcus Amphitheatre, Aug. 20; Milwaukee, Wis., Marcus Amphitheatre, Aug. 21; Minneapolis, Minn., Canterbury Park, Aug. 23; Denver, Colo., Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, Aug. 25; Salt Lake City, Utah, Wolf Mountain, Aug. 26; Boise, Idaho, The Idaho Center, Aug. 28; Calgary, Alb., To Be Announced, Aug. 29; Edmonton, Alb., To Be Announced. Pat Benatar "All of that second year, I think, is really significant because those were artists who were changing things in different worlds than the world that [McLachlan] occupies," says NPR Music critic Ann Powers, who attended all three summers of Lilith Fair. Liliths 1997 edition brought in $16 million across its 37 North American dates, and it performed well in the two years that followed. "It looks like I'm gonna be the den mother to you guys," Raitt said at one point. Shawn Colvin 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. I hate to use the word organic, but it did feel that way. (Full disclosure/humblebrag: I went. 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Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Luscious Jackson 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. Paula Cole INHOUSE Sister 7 Alisha's Attic Lilith Fair was the culmination of a year of work by its founder, a Canadian singer-songwriter. One ancient tablet recovered in Syria and dated to the seventh century B.C.E. Anglique Kidjo Its not being represented, so were filling that gap and were having a great time doing it., What does celebrating women have to do with hating men? Sarah McLachlan, I know as an artist, initially, I was hesitant to be a part of an all-women festival, because I dont like to separate myself out as a woman musician, says Lisa Loeb, who appeared on every year of Liliths Nineties incarnation. Our Review of 1997's Lilith Fair, Featuring Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Paula Cole, and More. My artist can play in front of a new audience and get a whole new audience. 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. The rest is told in his gripping visuals, The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist. It consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands. It was July 5th 1997: Opening night of the groundbreaking all-female music festival Lilith Fair. Rose Polenzani Editors picks And I have to have a life. Why isnt Lauryn Hill or Missy Elliott on this? Fleming and John In its first summer, Lilith easily outpaced the then-fading Lollapolooza festival, in both audience size and ticket sales. At the Gorge, the main stage also includes Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole and Suzanne Vega. Discuss the gig, get concert tickets, see who's attending, find similar events. It makes no reference to Adam. Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music: Directed by Buffy Childerhose, Alex Jamison. Laurie Geltman Neneh Cherry The only actual scriptural reference to Lilith is in Isaiah 34:14. Rebekah Lucinda Williams Appearances were organized into three stages. Her face was plastered on posters. Vogue mentioned the festival in a cheeky charticle in the August 1998 issue, depicting the Lilith Fair-goer as a granola girl who attended UC Berkeley, carried a hemp book bag, and wore Missoni . 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The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan and Suzanne Vega the only artists to play all dates). McLachlan was joined at the press conference by Raitt, Liz Phair, Paula Cole and others. 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. Sarah McLachlan Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. "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. Yung Chen Lhamo Main stage artists Suzanne Vega Weve got 1,100 kids in the program. What's more, the music industry had undergone a seismic change over a decade. As it did last year, Lilith Fair will make donations to local chapters of the Breast Cancer Fund, Lifebeat, Planned Parenthood and RAINN. 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. Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. And I get to see that every day now. Sarah McLachlan unexpectedly hit the financial jackpot when she launched Lilith Fair in 1997. 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. Textual References to Lilith in Jewish Sources. Because we outdrew all of those festivals back in 97, 98 and 99. Catherine Kidd It just kind of happened. Lori Carson Missy Elliott, Lilith Fair 1998: a sensational burst of black fantasy Playing 15-minute sets with cartoonish energy, the rapper donned an inflatable costume to become middle America's worst. [5] Appearances are organized into three stages. 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! Jenny Labow Nina Storey Neneh Cherry 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). 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. Mary Jane Lamond 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. You might even consider it legendary. July 5, 2017. Lilith Fair Performers, Attendees Achieve Largest-Ever Synchronized Ovulation Published August 26, 1998 SALT LAKE CITY, UT-In what is believed to be the largest group ovulation in history, more than 20,000 Lilith Fair performers and attendees simultaneously released ova into their uteruses Tuesday. Here is a selection of incredible shots from that yearwhat we certainly consider to be the Fairs best ever. 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. The Nields Lilith Fair 2010 announces lineup. 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). Des'ree Mary Black Lovechild "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. It presented itself as the softer, feminist alternative to the machismo of all-male rock tours. Ann Powers says yes. At the first show in George, Washington, Lilith drew 27,500. Oh Suzanna And were all having a good time, too. Its not exclusionary. Jabber She says it upended longstanding presumptions that audiences wouldn't connect with the femininity and eclecticism of an all-female music festival. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. 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. Given the lineup at last year's Metallica-led Lollapalooza . So McLachlan started to fundraise and work with performers to join her on stage before launching Lilith in the summer of 1997. 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. Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. After multiple stops in 2023 including exciting Lilith Fair shows in Houston, Worcester, Oxford and Englewood. Though Neneh Cherry and Lauryn Hill were scheduled to play some shows, both had to cancel. Tracy Bonham, Second stage artists Looking back, did Lilith achieve what it set out to accomplish? Get concert tickets, news and RSVP to . Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. Our intentions, in hindsight, werent really pure, says McLachlan. Emm Gryner Chrissie Hynde looks like the missing Ramone brother, with better hair, clothes, and music. 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