- Lilith Fair
Lilith Fair was a
concert tour and travelingmusic festival , founded by musicianSarah McLachlan , that consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands; it ran from 1997 - 1999.History
In 1996,
Sarah McLachlan became frustrated with concert promoters and radio stations that refused to feature two female musicians in a row.cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9807/28/lilith.fair/ | title=Lilith Fair: Lovely, lively and long overdue | author=Donna Freydkin | publisher=CNN | date=1998-07-28 | accessdate=2008-07-04] Bucking conventional industry wisdom, she booked a successful tour for herself andPaula Cole . At least one of their appearances together - in McLachlan's home town, onSeptember 14 ,1996 - went by the name "Lilith Fair" and included performances by McLachlan, Cole,Lisa Loeb andMichelle McAdorey , formerly ofCrash Vegas .The next year, McLachlan founded the Lilith Fair tour, taking "Lilith" from the medieval Jewish legend that
Lilith was Adam's first wife.In 1997, Lilith Fair garnered a $16 million gross, making it the top-grossing of any touring festival. Among all concert tours for that year, it was the 16th highest grossing.
Because of it all-girl performers, the festival received several nicknames, including "Breast-fest", "Girlapalooza", and "Lesbopalooza" (the latter two being
portmanteau s formed with an allusion toLollapalooza ). [ [http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/071698/fea_lilith.shtml Augusta Georgia: features@ugusta: Lilith's Leader 07/16/98 ] ] [ [http://www.glbtq.com/arts/music_popular,5.html glbtq >> arts >> Music: Popular ] ]Performers
1997
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Leah Andreone
*Fiona Apple
*Meredith Brooks
*The Cardigans
*Paula Cole
*Shawn Colvin
*Sheryl Crow
*Indigo Girls
*Patty Griffin
*Emmylou Harris
*Juliana Hatfield
*Susanna Hoffs
*Jewel
*Lisa Loeb
*Sarah McLachlan
*September 67
*Suzanne Vega
*Wild Colonials
*Dar Williams
*Tracy Chapman 1998
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Antigone Rising
*Erykah Badu
*Tracy Bonham
*Meredith Brooks
*Holly Cole
*Cowboy Junkies
*Sheryl Crow
*Missy Elliott
*Indigo Girls
*Patty Griffin
*Emmylou Harris
*Chantal Kreviazuk
*K's Choice
*Lisa Loeb
*Sarah McLachlan
*Holly McNarland
*Idina Menzel
*Natalie Merchant
*Trish Murphy
*Heather Nova
*Sinéad O'Connor
*Joan Osborne
*Liz Phair
*Queen Latifah
*Bonnie Raitt
*Sister Seven
*Me'shell Ndegeocello
*Sixpence None the Richer
*Suzanne Vega
*Wild Strawberries
*Dar Williams 1999
The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). [cite web | url=http://lilithfair.com/artists/index.html | title=Artists
publisher=Lilith Fair | date=1999 | accessdate=2008-07-04] Appearances were organized into three stages.Main Stage artists
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Sandra Bernhard
*Shawn Colvin
*Deborah Cox
*Sheryl Crow
*Dixie Chicks
*Indigo Girls
*Queen Latifah
*Lisa Loeb
*Luscious Jackson
*Martina McBride
*Sarah McLachlan
*Monica
*Mýa
*Me'shell Ndegeocello
*Liz Phair
*The Pretenders
*Joanelle Romero
*Suzanne Vega econd Stage artists
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Battershell
*Cibo Matto
*Kacy Crowley
*Dance Hall Crashers
*Dido
*Melanie Doane
*Patty Griffin
*Emm Gryner
*Innocence Mission
*Joan Jones
*Jennifer Knapp
*K's Choice
*Sinead Lohan
*Tara MacLean
*Aimee Mann
*Melky Sedeck
*Medieval Baebes
*Morley
*Trish Murphy
*Bif Naked
*Beth Orton
*Kendall Payne
*Bijou Phillips
* Samsara
*Sixpence None the Richer
*Splashdown
*Susan Tedeschi
*Wild Strawberries
*Victoria Williams
*Kelly Willis Village Stage artists
Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates.
*Christina Aguilera
*Coco Love Alcorn
*Badi Assad
*Bertine (Zetlitz)
*Toni Blackman
*Diana Braithwaite
*Cowlily
*Kacy Crowley
*E.G. Daily
*Keren DeBerg
*Anne E. DeChant
*Eden AKA
*Ana Egge
*Essence
*Amy Fairchild
*Fleming and John
*Nelly Furtado
*Fuzzy Comets
*Glassoline
*Grace in Gravity
*Greta Gaines
*Kitty Gordon
*Nina Gordon
*Kay Hanley
*Noella Hutton
*Jarah Jane
*Brenda Kahn
*Jennifer Kimball
*Nikol Kollars
*Nicol Lischka
*Ginger Mackenzie
*The Marty Winkler Group
*Melissa Mathes
*Lori McKenna
*The Murmurs
*Leona Naess
*Juliana Nash
*Kari Newhouse
*Leslie Nuchow
*Maren Ord
*Ginny Owens
*Deborah Pardes
*Adrienne Pierce
*Melissa Reaves
*Renann
*Doria Roberts
*Loni Rose
*Rachael Sage
*Tegan and Sara
*Summer Sage
*Lisa Sanders
*Stephanie Schneiderman
*Bree Sharp
*She-Haw
*Shelley Doty X-Tet
*Alexandra Sleightholm
*Soul Miner's Daughter
*Sozzi
*Surrender Dorothy
*Kinnie Starr
*Melanie Susuras
*Swati
*Kashi Tara
*Tekla
*Too Cynical to Cry
*Deborah Vial
*Victoria White
*Wendy Woo
*zoebliss Dates and venues
1999
Thursday July 8 Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Stadium Friday July 9 George, WA The Gorge Saturday July 10 George, WA The Gorge Sunday July 11 Portland, OR Civic Stadium Tuesday July 13 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre Wednesday July 14 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre Friday July 16 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre Saturday July 17 Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl Sunday July 18 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion Tuesday July 20 Austin, TX South Park Meadows Wednesday July 21 Dallas, TX Starplex Amphitheatre Friday July 23 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre Saturday July 24 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre Sunday July 25 Nashville, TN First American Music Center Tuesday July 27 Charlotte, North Carolina Blockbuster Pavilion Wednesday July 28 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion Friday July 30 Philadelphia, PA Entertainment Center Saturday July 31 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium Sunday August 1 Canandaigua, NY Performing Arts Centre at Finger Lakes Community College Tuesday August 3 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts Wednesday August 4 Hartford, CT Meadows Music Theatre Friday August 6 New York, NY Jones Beach Theater Saturday August 7 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Sunday August 8 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Tuesday August 10 Columbus, OH Polaris Amphitheater Wednesday August 11 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Friday August 13 Pittsburgh, PA Star Lake Amphitheatre Saturday August 14 Detroit, MI Pine Knob Sunday August 15 Detroit, MI Pine Knob Tuesday August 17 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center Wednesday August 18 Indianapolis, IN Deer Creek Music Center Thursday August 19 Chicago, IL World Music Theater Saturday August 21 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre Sunday August 22 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre Tuesday August 24 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater Wednesday August 25 Minneapolis, MN Canterbury Park Thursday August 26 Bonner Springs, KS Sandstone Amphitheatre Saturday August 28 Denver, CO Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre Sunday August 29 Denver, CO Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre Tuesday August 31 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium References
External links
* [http://lilithfair.com/ Lilith Fair official website]
* [http://www.insidecx.com/interviews/archive/paulacole.html External Connections Paula Cole Interview]
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