This all-female lineup provided an alternative to male-dominated tours like Lollapalooza and Ozzfest, attracting many womenand even some mento Lilith Fair's sense of a female . The 1998 tour also proved profitable, further proving the commercial point.. Lilith Fair 1998. Tracy Chapman was part of the very first tour in 1997. Songkick is the first to know of new tour announcements and concert information, so if your favorite artists are not currently on tour, join Songkick to track . Lilith Fair founder McLachlan has continued to make a difference through her Sarah McLachlan School of Music, a free music and mentorship program for at-risk and underserved children and youth . By 1998, the organizers of Lilith had more money to work with, and could point to the marked success of the previous summer. The Vancouver-based Grammy . The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Erykah Badu In 1996, Canadian musical artist Sarah McLachlan became frustrated with concert promoters and radio stations that refused to feature two female musicians in a row. Stay tuned for more info on Lilith Fair upcoming tour dates! May 2, 1998. Chrissie Hynde looks like the missing Ramone brother, with better hair, clothes, and music. Photograph by Steve Eichner for Getty Images. The way streaming habits are tallied reverberates too; Ed Sheeran and Drakes 2017 chart-topping LPs led to the Hot 100 being flooded with those collections album cuts, but none of the female artists who hit the Number One spot earlier this summer experienced a similar streaming-occasioned bump. Still, its rah-rah spirit was met with very justified criticism. Camille 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. Garrison Starr At the Gorge, the main stage also includes Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole and Suzanne Vega. 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It refers to Lilith as being among the beasts of prey and spirits that will lay waste to the land on the day of vengeance. Leah Andreone Liz Phair, Bonnie Raitt, Lauryn Hill of the Fugees, Sinead O'Connor, Paula Cole, Mono, Lucinda Williams, Erykah Badu and a host of other female artists will join founder Sarah McLachlan for this year's edition of the Lilith Fair touring festival, it was announced at a press conference at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles today (April 16). 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. AT THE LILITH FAIR, FEMININE MYSTIQUE - The Washington Post By Rachel Warren July 20, 1998 She wasn't hard to spot, that Lilith. After its third successful summer on the road, the 90's iteration of Lilith came to an end. Prince showed up to see Sheryl Crow. Find information on all of Lilith Fair's upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2023-2024. The Tuesdays "This is a snapshot of a huge array of what women were doing in music in this era when there was a lot of space and demand for women of all kinds to be taking risks in music," Powers says. Lilith Fair was the culmination of a year of work by its founder, a Canadian singer-songwriter. The rest is told in his gripping visuals, The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist. [2] McLachlan followed this success with two more rounds, in 1998 and 1999. Her face was plastered on posters. 1/2 Mad Poet Our mission is great music being made by women. ), Missy Elliott performing in the infamous trash bag suit. Lilith Fair, concert tour from 1997 - 99 & 2010. As the Nineties progressed, I found that there were more and more women sound engineers and there were more women musicians in my band, I had a female guitar player. Wild Strawberries Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. The 1998 Lilith Fair Tour Dates: June 19; Portland, Ore., Portland Meadows June 20; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre June 21; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre June 23; Mountain. What's more, the music industry had undergone a seismic change over a decade. . But while there werent elaborate costume changes of the kind we now expect at festivals, each musicians style was an expression of her voice, as essential to her performance as any other element. Club and theater tours are more balanced, with a few lady-forward bills traveling the country chugging indie rock act Waxahatchee is touring with Boston trio Palehound, while daughter of Lilith Michelle Branch is taking Brooklynites Haerts on the road but the overall idea of women as some sort of musical other that should be taken in regimented doses still prevails. Weve got 1,100 kids in the program. And I enjoyed that. Lilith Fair Lineup + Dates Announced. Kinnie Starr Dayna Manning Or English singer Dido, whose song "Thank you" was featured in movie soundtracks and sampled in Eminem's award-winning single "Stan. (Full disclosure/humblebrag: I went. I was a little surprised when she asked, at first, as its true that you almost never had two women on the bill at that point in time, and certainly not three, recalls Vega. It presented itself as the softer, feminist alternative to the machismo of all-male rock tours. Elise Knoll Diana King "And in fact the opposite happened it minted stars. Appearances were organized into three stages. She says it upended longstanding presumptions that audiences wouldn't connect with the femininity and eclecticism of an all-female music festival. Here is a selection of incredible shots from that yearwhat we certainly consider to be the Fairs best ever. But in 2010, McLachlan tried to get Lilith off the ground again, turning to former festival favorites such as Erykah Badu and Tegan and Sara. One winner of last night's Lilith Fair Acoustic Talent Search "played" a tiny toy guitar equipped with prerecorded heavy metal solos. Mary Chapin Carpenter In 1997, Lilith Fair garnered a $16 million gross, making it the top-grossing of any touring festival. Jul 27, 1998 - Jul 27, 1998 Central Florida Fairgrounds & Exposition Park Orlando, Florida, United States Dormant since 1999, the Lilith Fair-- an all-female package tour -- is returning this summer, and is booked for the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on July 31.The lineup will include Sarah . [2] Among all concert tours for that year, it was the 16th-highest grossing. 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. Get concert tickets, news and RSVP to . Lilith Fair was one of the most successful touring festivals of the 1990s. Yung Chen Lhamo Robyn Ragland The Rose Bowl, perhaps the largest venue on the tour that includes shows July 15 and 16 at Jones Beach in New York, will be configured for a crowd of 40,000. While the nostalgic view of the Nineties paints it as a decade where not just female-fronted, but female-populated acts surged on the pop and rock charts, Liliths presence bucked music-industry norms that were still, quietly but firmly, directing radio playlists and tour routing. Mono Sarah McLachlan and Friends Announce Lineup for the Final Lilith Fair. The tours were legendary, as they should be., Lilith came to a close in 1999, and its attempted return in 2010 proved frustrating, with 10 canceled dates and performers like Kelly Clarkson dropping out. The social side of the show was so much more forward-thinking than the angst and the aggression that was usually at the sheds unless it was Jimmy Buffett coming through to have a party., The success of it was a big surprise for me, because, like I said, I didnt go into it with an agenda, says McLachlan. Meshell Ndegeocello Liz Phair The eclectic group of women artists included folk, rock, country and pop musicians and sold out nearly every single show its first year. Lilith Fair, which arrived at the New World Music Theatre over the weekend, was billed as a "celebration of women in music." But the festival's organizer, Sarah McLachlan, insisted only an hour . My lawyer was a woman. "To create an environment where everybody gets to be seen and heard and valued, and come as you are, you know, let your freak flag fly this is the place you get to do that and there is no judgment here," she recalls. Facebook Twitter Email. Photograph from the Hulton Archive via Getty Images. Juliana Hatfield July 5, 2017. "It showed people models of possibility.". Shawn Colvin I was at the Juno Awards, recalls McLachlan, and this woman, she was probably close to 40, came up to me and said, You know, I was at Lilith, all three of them, when I was a teenager. Sarah McLachlan Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Suzanne Vega and other Lilith Fair alums look back on the legacy of their groundbreaking women-centric fest. 5:40 p.m. -- Lisa Loeb, the only artist to score a No. Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. One ancient tablet recovered in Syria and dated to the seventh century B.C.E. Victoria Hogg It was July 5th 1997: Opening night of the groundbreaking all-female music festival Lilith Fair. 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My year for the girls apparently. Syd Straw Written By Evelyn Mcdonnell . And that was pretty much a fair indication of what it would be like going forward. Appearances were organized into three stages. Meredith Brooks Lilith Fair 1998 | Concerts Wiki | Fandom Lilith Fair 1998 View source The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). Morcheeba Liliths many acts, which for the most part rotated in and out over the course of the tour, were scattered over three stages, including a Village Stage that focused on up-and-coming and local artists. Lilith Fair was a famous festival back in the 90's in which they sought to celebrate women in music, thus having an all-female lineup! How come you dont have Courtney Love or 7 Year Bitch or Elastica? Lorraine Ali told Glamour last year, on the occasion of the festivals 20th anniversary. Lori Carson The lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: Sheryl Crow,. This year's itinerary of Lilith Fair has been expanded to 57 shows (from 37 in 1997). Letters to Cleo The Lilith Fair featured a rotating line-up of 61 female artists. The full list of dates for this summer's revival of the Lilith Fair tour has been revealed. Holly Cole The only actual scriptural reference to Lilith is in Isaiah 34:14. Missy Elliott Some information may no longer be current. April 17, 1998 Web posted at: 2:35 a.m. EDT (0635 GMT) LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Singer Sarah McLachlan on Thursday announced this year's lineup for Lilith Fair, an all-female traveling music. Why isnt Lauryn Hill or Missy Elliott on this? Weve opened a school up in Edmonton. Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. Lilith Fair was the culmination of a year of work by its founder, a Canadian singer-songwriter. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. Dead Girls and Other And Lilith Fairs legacy of supporting charities devoted to helping women, which was commemorated at a daily press conference where McLachlan would present a local nonprofit with a check representing a percentage of ticket sales, reverberates today with artists who speak up, play benefit shows and raise money for causes they believe in including McLachlan. Joaelle Ndine Romero 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. "And I think I flourished as a musician because I was out of the male gaze and music where it's just, you know, 'Show me what you got.' "It looks like I'm gonna be the den mother to you guys," Raitt said at one point. It was July 5th 1997: Opening night of the groundbreaking all-female music festival Lilith Fair. Victoria Williams Julianne Blue The tour, which last year was the highest grossing festival tour (about $16.5 million on 37 dates), starts June 19 in Portland, Ore., and ends Aug. 31 in Vancouver, B.C. Tracy Chapman Unfortunately there are no concert dates for Lilith Fair scheduled in 2023. The artists appearing at Lilith Fair vary by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). Lilith Fair will play multiple nights in Seattle, San Francisco, Detroit, New York, Houston, Toronto, Milwaukee and Washington. Over the years, women in rock ideals have still largely focused on white cis-presenting singers, but female musicians, including female musicians of color as well as trans and non-binary artists, have released and been recognized for their vital music as well, from the bass-wielding funk explorer Esperanza Spalding to the thundering punk act Against Me! I think [the rejections were] partly because they didnt know who we were, they didnt know what we were capable of. Lilith temporary tattoos available in the merchandse section of the official lilith site. You may think. This time around . ), And while concert fashion has been worth watching since the first man banged two sticks together on a stage and made someone dance, the late 90s, especially when it came to outdoor performances, was an especially rich time for artist attire. It makes no reference to Adam. 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. 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]. The Cardigans 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! ", "Some of these women were told by their agents, 'This is going to kill your career if you do this,'" says Hopper, referring to early industry doubts around the festival's founding. "A lot of the young women who came to Lilith back then now have kids at home, have busy careers," she told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 2012. Her response? Suzanne Vega You all inspired me to understand that I could actually do anything that I wanted to do. Lots of women would come up to me and say things like, You showed us that you were living your dream and you were succeeding at that, and it kind of opened up my eyes, that we could do whatever we wanted to do.'. K's Choice Morcheeba Lilith Fair had a ' test run ' In order to determine its economic and logistical viability, McLachlan and her team organized a four-date mini Lilith in 1996 featuring McLachlan, Suzanne Vega,. 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). Dayna Manning 12 Photos from the 1998 Lilith Fair, the Best Festival Fashion Ever Erykah Badu, Liz Phair, Missy Elliott, Paula Cole and more performed at the best Lilith Fair ever. The latest news and how to stay informed. It was unreal. While its tempting to view analyses like the above as simple score-tallying, thinking about how women are presented in the pop landscape remains a worthy exercise 20 years after Lilith made its first go-round. 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. In its first summer, Lilith easily outpaced the then-fading Lollapolooza festival, in both audience size and ticket sales. By Kate Friedman. Photograph by Steve Granitz for Getty Images. But wait a minute - it's a bunch of girls! While the Blondie/Garbage Rage and Rapture double bill (which features openers like sullen pop upstart Sky Ferreira and bash-happy duo Deap Vally) puts ladies first, the summers other shed offerings (Muse/30 Seconds to Mars, Stone Sour/Korn, Incubus/Jimmy Eat World) recall the Ozzfest and Lollapalooza lineups of the mid-to-late Nineties. It wasnt about exclusion, says McLachlan. LF took place during the summers of '97, '98, '99, and was revived again in 2010. McLachlan said that some of the same artists who appeared on last year's tour will play different cities on this year's schedule. Liz Phair in a brown and khaki dress with an open back. Girl Power! Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. . Billie Myers Ali Eisner To read the lineup now is to marvel that this was pulled off even then (bearing in mind, not every artist played every city): Lauryn Hill, whose groundbreaking The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was released at the end of that summer; Erykah Badu; Bonnie Raitt; Missy Elliott, at the peak of her collaboration with Timbaland; Sinead OConnor; Liz Phair; Lucinda Williams; Queen Latifah; the Indigo Girls; Natalie Merchant; Suzanne Vega; Meredith Brooks; Joan Osborne; Shawn Colvin; Lisa Loeb; MeShell Ndegeceollo; and more. Nancy Falkow The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan and Suzanne Vega the only artists to play all dates). Lilith Fair The main stage, September 22, 1998, Tweeter Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts 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. 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