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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. It took place during the summers of 1997 to 1999, and was revived in the summer of 2010.
Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, Volume 1 was released in 1998 and served as a fundraiser for Lifebeat and the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. [1] The recording was produced by Terry McBride and compiled over four months, going through recordings spanning the entire festival.
Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan reflects on festival tour's legacy & what still needs to be done to bring more equality for women musicians
In 1996, Cole, along with Sarah McLachlan, Suzanne Vega, Lisa Loeb and others, was a featured performer in a four show mini-tour that served as a prototype for what would become the Lilith Fair tour. [3] She was also a headliner for the Lilith Fair tours in 1997 [4] and 1998. [5] She was nominated for several Grammy Awards in 1997.
July 5 – The first Lilith Fair tour kicks off at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman and Jewel are among the performers. July 15–20 – The second Yoyo A Go Go punk and indie rock festival opens in Olympia, Washington. August 3 – The Black Crowes perform their last show with Johnny Colt and Marc Ford.
Sinéad O'Connor is seen here performing at the Lilith Fair in Detroit in 1998. Credit - Steve Granitz—Getty Images. A nticipation was high ahead of The National Wax Museum in Dublin unveiling a ...
Founded by McLachlan, McBride, Nettwerk co-owner Dan Fraser and New York talent agent Marty Diamond, Lilith Fair was the top-grossing festival tour of 1997 and ranked 16th among the year's Top 100 Tours. In 1998, Lilith Fair grossed just over $6 million and remained the top-grossing summer concert package tour of the season. [15]
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