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Olivia Rodrigo is taking some inspiration from Lilith Fair.
Nearly 30 years after Sarah McLachlan launched what would become the massively successful all-women touring festival, Rodrigo is starting a festival of her own. It’s called Daisy Chain Fields, and it features an all-women lineup.
“Truly never felt more excited to share a piece of news with you all,” the three-time Grammy winner wrote on Instagram. “I’ve had a dream of doing this festival for years and i am so ecstatic its finally coming true!!”
Aside from Rodrigo herself, the festival, set for Aug. 29 in Irvine, Calif., will feature performances by Chappell Roan, Doechii, Katseye, Mitski, the Breeders, Die Spitz, Bikini Kill, Eli, Garbage, Quiet Light, Rachel Chinouriri and Not for Radio.
McLachlan, Stevie Nicks and Karen O are listed as special guests.
Rodrigo was featured in the 2025 documentary Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, where she praised the original Lilith Fair, which, despite initial pushback, became the top-grossing touring festival in 1997, in its first year on the road.
“Finding out that all of my favourite artists played at this event. I was in disbelief that I’d never heard of it before,” she said in the film’s trailer. (To be fair, the drop dead singer wasn’t even born until four years after Lilith Fair ended.)
“Women singer songwriters in the ’90s, they’re my northern stars,” Rodrigo said.
Ahead of the release of her new album and CBC-commissioned documentary, Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (Available Sept. 17 on CBC Gem), Sarah McLachlan talks to The National’s Ian Hanomansing about the legacy of her groundbreaking music festival and how it shifted the music industry.
In the festival’s announcement post on social media, Olivia called it a festival “founded on the belief that joy, community and creativity can inspire meaningful change.”
One-hundred per cent of the net proceeds are being donated to charities that advance and advocate for women and girls, including Planned Parenthood, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health and the National Institute for Reproductive Health, according to the festival’s website.
This should come as no surprise to fans of the pop-rock star, who launched her non-profit fund, 4 Good, in 2023, supporting non-profits that advocate for reproductive rights, girls’ education and gender-based violence prevention. A portion of the proceeds from her recently announced Unraveled Tour will directly benefit the fund.
Fans can access presale now, with general admission tickets starting at $250 US.
It’s been a big month for Rodrigo, who just earned her third consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard charts with her latest release, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. She also scored No. 1 albums with her debut, Sour, and its follow-up, Guts.
