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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] In 1997, Lilith Fair garnered a $16 million gross, making it the top-grossing of any touring festival. [2] Among all concert tours for that year, it was the 16th-highest grossing. [2]
Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, Volume 2 and 3 were released in 1999, alongside one another. A review in Entertainment Weekly for the two discs by Beth Johnson rated them a B, calling them "a more compelling, less whiny, listen" than the first volume and praising the diversity represented in this music.
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]
Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan reflects on festival tour's legacy & what still needs to be done to bring more equality for women musicians 25 years since Lilith Fair: The legacy of women in ...
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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.
The band headlined their first tour, the Fly Tour, with guest artists including Joe Ely and Ricky Skaggs appearing at each show, [34] and also joined Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, and other female artists on the all-woman touring Lilith Fair. [35] That November, Maguire divorced Seidel.
Osborne was a co-headliner for the Lilith Fair in 1997. In 2001, Osborne produced an album for her friends the Holmes Brothers, Speaking in Tongues, engineered by Grammy winner Trina Shoemaker and featuring backing vocals from Catherine Russell, Maydie Miles, and Osborne. The album was released by Alligator Records.