Kelly Willis Sherri Jackson To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Were going strong 16 years later. Patty Griffin Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. McLachlan said that some of the same artists who appeared on last year's tour will play different cities on this year's schedule. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Erykah Badu performing in a raffia coat, in Mountain View (above) and Pasadena (below). 1/2 Mad Poet I think [the rejections were] partly because they didnt know who we were, they didnt know what we were capable of. [5] Appearances were organized into three stages. This article was published more than 13 years ago. 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. 2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. While it isn't possible to condense all of Lilith Fair onto one DVD, I really wish this disc showed a wider range of performers. Get concert tickets, news and RSVP to . Her name was scribbled. Get notified whenever Lilith Fair announces a live stream or a concert in your area. Tia Texada "All of that second year, I think, is really significant because those were artists who were changing things in different worlds than the world that [McLachlan] occupies," says NPR Music critic Ann Powers, who attended all three summers of Lilith Fair. Looking back, did Lilith achieve what it set out to accomplish? It lasted 3 years, from 1997 to 1999. Our mission is great music being made by women. Sarah Ann McLachlan OC OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. . Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. The other wore a baby . Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. By 1998, the organizers of Lilith had more money to work with, and could point to the marked success of the previous summer. Laurie Geltman Or English singer Dido, whose song "Thank you" was featured in movie soundtracks and sampled in Eminem's award-winning single "Stan. Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women In Music, a double-CD set of performances from last year's tour, will be released April 28 on the Arista label. Morcheeba Weve opened a school up in Edmonton. The female festival will carry on through the summer, hitting such cities as Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles . But wait a minute - it's a bunch of girls! Unfortunately there are no concert dates for Lilith Fair scheduled in 2023. Festival programmers challenged perceptions of Lilith Fair as a majority-white group of folk and alternative artists at a time when R&B, rap and hip-hop were gaining broader popularity. But as Lilith's popularity increased, critics disparaged the festival as "mom music" and called out its mostly white bill of performers. At the Gorge, the main stage also includes Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole and Suzanne Vega. April 10, 2010. I remember at the time thinking, in my snarky, rock-critic-y way, Why does this have to be so crunchy and folky? Photograph by Tim Mosenfelder for Getty Images. The other really awful question that we got often was, Why do you hate men? And I said, What does celebrating women have to do with hating men? Frankly Scarlet Mudgirl . Cling "Like, I'd walk in and do an interview and they said, 'Well, we'd love to add this song but we can't add you this week because we had a Tori Amos or because we added Tracy Chapman or because we added Sinad O'Connor,'" she recalls. "I can . 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Clandestine LF took place during the summers of '97, '98, '99, and was revived again in 2010. Sarah McLachlan had been told by music and concert industry executives that putting more than one woman back-to-back on a lineup or radio playlist wouldn't sell. The Cardigans The schedule for the upcoming tour -- which will open in Portland, Ore., on June 19 and close in Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 31 -- was also announced. Letters to Cleo Lilith Fair Performers, Attendees Achieve Largest-Ever Synchronized Ovulation Published August 26, 1998 SALT LAKE CITY, UT-In what is believed to be the largest group ovulation in history, more than 20,000 Lilith Fair performers and attendees simultaneously released ova into their uteruses Tuesday. As McLachlan recounted to Glamour Magazine in 2017, "I've got to go home. Copyright 2022 NPR. In 1997, Sarah McLachlan gathered a folksy coven of women singer-songwriters for a summer of girl power awesomeness called Lilith Fair. Thornetta Davis 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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The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). ), 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. September '67 (And that word is on our banned list, so you know we mean it!) Once Blue Sister 7 (Full disclosure/humblebrag: I went. Tracy Bonham With Sarah McLachlan, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, Jewel. Luscious Jackson (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "BEHIND THE MUSIC") JIM FORBES: Sheryl Crow . Paula Cole The tour was plagued with financial problems from the beginning. 1 single without a recording contract ("Stay") subsequently got signed and released a couple of albums, which have done well. The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). Dayna Manning While some now think of Lilith Fair with gentle mockinga utopia of calico feminism that was even parodied on Saturday Night Livethe festivals first iteration was a music industry revolution. In 1997, Lilith Fair garnered a $16 million gross, making it the top-grossing of any touring festival. "And it was extremely frustrating. Erykah Badu (left) and Shawn Colvin (right) performing at Lilith Fair on June 27th, 1998 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. McLachlan was joined at the press conference by Raitt, Liz Phair, Paula Cole and others. MTV, EMA and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Lilith founder heads a star-studded lineup for all-female tour. Liz Phair in a brown and khaki dress with an open back. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. Oh Suzanna Jewel Holly Cole Beth Orton Even in its first year, Lilith Fair's lineup was a who's who of female alternative rock artists. Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music: Directed by Buffy Childerhose, Alex Jamison. Nor did we, quite frankly. Initially, Sarah McLachlan claimed (in an interview posted on the Arizona Republic website on July 9) that the July 8 Phoenix show was cancelled in protest of Arizona Senate Bill 1070, which she strongly opposes. Wild Strawberries Anggun Abra Moore McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards (out of four nominations) and four Juno Awards.In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians. Mary Jane Lamond 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. After its third successful summer on the road, the 90's iteration of Lilith came to an end. The Tuesdays 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. Juliana Hatfield Not that Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Meredith Brooks, Shwawn Colvin, and Sheryl Crow didn't give great (multiple) performances on this disc, but one of the things I enjoyed about Lilith was the sheer number of musicians, both multi-platinum and indie. Appearances were organized into three stages. Jenny Bird Due to poor ticket sales, thirteen shows (about one-third of the tour) were scratched (two announced on June 25,[8] ten more on July 1,[9] one additional on July 2)[10] and one reassigned to a smaller venue. [2] Bucking conventional industry wisdom, she booked a successful tour for herself and Paula Cole. Natalie Merchant, Second stage artists You may think. Audra Jost Appearances were organized into three stages. Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, a two-disc compilation album of live festival performances -- from the likes of Victoria Williams, Jewel, Shawn Colvin and, of course, the . By Richard Skanse. Shawn Colvin. Mary Black Gena and Sum Girl, July 5, 1997 Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 6, 1997 L.B. Chrissie Hynde looks like the missing Ramone brother, with better hair, clothes, and music. While the Billboard 200 album chart recently had three back-to-back female solo artists Halsey, Katy Perry and Lorde at its summit, the Hot 100 singles chart, which factors airplay, streaming and sales, has been a boys club for much of the year. Alison Pipitone In its first summer, Lilith easily outpaced the then-fading Lollapolooza festival, in both audience size and ticket sales. " Contents Lilith as Adam's First Wife Anti-Lilith Amulets and Incantation Bowls From Outcast to Feminist Icon Lilith as Adam's First Wife Rebekah Traveling festivals, which had grown in popularity since the early-Nineties launch of Lollapalooza, were at the time dominated by male-fronted acts; in 1996 Lollapalooza shifted its aesthetic to a harder sound by having Metallica headline, and that year the metal-forward Ozzfest debuted as well. The bands are full of men, theres lots of males in the crew. The festival ran from 1997-1999, with one revival tour in 2010. And were all having a good time, too. Its not exclusionary. Des'ree Fleming and John But in choosing the name Lilith Fair, the festival's organizers revealed more than they may have intended about the spirit that lies behind contemporary feminism. Main stage artists Elise Knoll In the mid-1990s female. 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 Vancouver-based Grammy . Lilith Fair - Performers - 1998 - Dates and Venues Dates and Venues Read more about this topic: Lilith Fair, Performers, 1998 Famous quotes containing the word dates: " We do NOT know the past in chronological sequence. 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. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Editors picks Textual References to Lilith in Jewish Sources. The musicians who appeared at Lilith - including Paula Cole, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Merchant and the Indigo Girls - were used to being in the minority. Susanna Hoffs Ali Eisner Madeleine Peyroux Some information may no longer be current. India Arie Bic Runga Victoria Hogg Fisher, Village Stage artists Below is a list of artists who performed at Lilith Fair in the 2010 revival. Wild Strawberries "[Lilith Fair] was sort-of like this little creature that grew wings and took off," McLachlan said at the press conference, referring to Lilith Fair's debut tour in 1997. Appearances were organized into three stages. Natalie Merchant It was July 5th 1997: Opening night of the groundbreaking all-female music festival Lilith Fair. Sarah MacLachlan was on the cover of Time, McLachlan, Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, and Joan Osborne were on the cover of Entertainment Weekly, elaborate costume changes of the kind we now expect at festivals. The organizers of the 2010 Lilith Fair initially one of the most-anticipated tours of the summer have just announced the cancellation of 10 dates: Salt Lake City, Montreal, Raleigh . Photograph by Steve Eichner for Getty Images. Shocked" The 1997 tour was one of the most popular of the year. "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. "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.' 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. "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. Autour de Lucie Photograph by Steve Granitz for Getty Images. Antigone Rising 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. Julie Kryk K's Choice Were just celebrating women. Here at Shoreline, the headliners are McLachlan, the Indigo Girls, Merchant and Badu. Dead Girls and Other For one, McLachlan was now the mother of two daughters and was busy finishing yet another album. Lilith Fair at 20: Sarah McLachlan & Co-Founders Look Back on the All-Female Festival That Smashed Touring's Glass Ceiling The principals behind the 1997-1999 summer festival that brought. Fiona Apple Red tide getting worse along Gulf beaches, Port Tampa Bay is seeing an increase in both cargo trade and cruise passengers, SpaceX, NASA try once again to launch a multinational crew from the Kennedy Space Center, Eli Lilly cuts the price of insulin, capping drug at $35 per month out-of-pocket, Look up! . The addition of more artists of color opened the festival to a broader audience, and exposed its up-and-coming Black female artists to a new set of fans. ', Donnie Yen Called Out John Wick 4 and Rogue One Asian Stereotypes, Got Scripts Changed: Why Is the Name Always Shang or Chang, Chris Pine Admits It Did Look Like Harry Styles Spit on Me, but He Did Not: The Vitriol Against Dont Worry Darling Was Ridiculous, HBO's Leading Man: Casey Bloys on Perfecting 'The Last of Us,' HBO Max Streaming Merger and Axing Shows, A24 Sweeps Film Categories at the 2023 SAG Awards as 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Breaks Record for Most Wins, Jean Smart 'Doing Well, Recovering' Following Heart Procedure, Says Hacks Co-Star Hannah Einbinder, Ke Huy Quan Becomes First Asian Male Film Winner at SAG Awards for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'. KATE BUSH - THEM HEAVY PEOPLE LIVE (REVOLVER), KATE BUSH'S FIRST TV Kln Frechen Benzelrather Eisenbahn -Kite & Wuthering Heights LIVE, July 18-19, 1998 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD. I was consciously moving in that direction.. Sarah McLachlan Ticket prices had also increased, with some Lilith VIP packages costing $750. 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 . Share the memories of this travelling music festival &. It connects us, it brings us closer to ourselves and to each other., There was word that initially an all-women tour wouldnt sell tickets, said Emily Saliers of folk duo Indigo Girls, who came up with the idea for the night-closing singalong, which would bring all the evenings performers onstage. As the biggest all-female festival ever in a male-dominated industry, Sarah MacLachlan was on the cover of Time and McLachlan, Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, and Joan Osborne were on the cover of Entertainment Weekly; and it was the highest grossing touring festival of 1997. The lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: Sheryl Crow,. Perhaps inevitably, Lilith became a target for comedians and cultural critics scoring points at the expense of female musical agency. Mary Lou Lord Alisha's Attic Our intentions, in hindsight, werent really pure, says McLachlan. Mono . Lilith Fair at 20: The Legacy of a Tour That Put Women First, Skrillex Keeps the Energy Up and the Guest List Open on Quest for Fire, Caroline Polacheks Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Is An Impressive Pop-Science Flex, Sam Smiths Gloria Is Their Deepest Album Yet. For the artists and fans who experienced it, Lilith Fair felt revolutionary. include Tracy Chapman and Sinead O'Connor. Lilith Fair Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary. Diana King Tracy Chapman was part of the very first tour in 1997. It took just a few months after Lilith's very first show for Saturday Night Live to introduce a recurring character mocking the overly earnest stereotype of a Lilith artist, played by Ana Gasteyer, who droned on about her folkist approach. 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. In the late 1990s, the all-female Lilith Fair marked a seminal moment for women in pop music, selling 1.5 million tickets and helping launch Sarah McLachlan to superstardom. 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). Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Suzanne Vega and other Lilith Fair alums look back on the legacy of their groundbreaking women-centric fest. This year's lineup, in fact, boasts the sort of diversity that McLachlan hungered for then. Thats a beautiful legacy, and it was born out of, What does music mean to me? Music is about connecting and community and creating joy and creating love for music. In addition, she noted that last year's tour raised more than $700,000 for various causes and charities. Shawn Colvin The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan and Suzanne Vega the only artists to play all dates). As the double-stage, 32-date extravaganza winds its way across the U.S., the lineup will change periodically with headliner and Lilith Fair organizer Sarah McLachlan remaining constant. Lisa Loeb Bank Arts Center, July 15; New York, N.Y., Jones Beach Amphitheatre, July 16; New York, N.Y., Jones Beach Amphitheatre, July 17; Camden, N.J., Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Center, July 18; Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion, July 19; Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion, July 21; Virginia Beach, Va., GET Virginia Beach Amphitheatre, July 22; Raleigh, N.C., Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, July 23; Charlotte, N.C., Blockbuster Pavilion, July 24; Atlanta, Ga., Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre, July 26; West Palm Beach, Fla., Sony/Blockbuster Coral Sky Amphitheatre, July 27; Orlando, Fla., Central Florida Fairgrounds, July 29; Houston, Texas, The Woodlands, July 30; Houston, Texas, The Woodlands, July 31; Austin, Texas, South Park Meadows, Aug. 1; Dallas, Texas, Coca-Cola Starplex, Aug. 3; Nashville, Tenn., Starwood Amphitheatre, Aug. 4; St. Louis, Mo., Riverport Amphitheatre, Aug. 5; Chicago, Ill., New World Music Theatre, Aug. 6; Cleveland, Ohio, Blossom Music Center, Aug. 8; Cincinatti, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center, Aug. 9; Pittsburgh, Pa., Coca-Cola Starlake Amphitheatre, Aug. 11; Mansfield, Mass., Great Woods Center, Aug. 12; Mansfield, Mass., Great Woods Center, Aug. 15; Toronto, Ont., Molson Amphitheatre, Aug. 16; Toronto, Ont., Molson Amphitheatre, Aug. 17; Buffalo, N.Y., Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Aug. 19; Milwaukee, Wis., Marcus Amphitheatre, Aug. 20; Milwaukee, Wis., Marcus Amphitheatre, Aug. 21; Minneapolis, Minn., Canterbury Park, Aug. 23; Denver, Colo., Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, Aug. 25; Salt Lake City, Utah, Wolf Mountain, Aug. 26; Boise, Idaho, The Idaho Center, Aug. 28; Calgary, Alb., To Be Announced, Aug. 29; Edmonton, Alb., To Be Announced. Each stop will feature three stages: An acoustic Village Stage that will feature local artists and a talent search winner; a second stage of up-and-comers (Rose Bowl will see Ks Choice, Billie Myers and Lhasa); and a mainstage that, at various venues, will showcase MeShell Ndegeocello, Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Liz Phair, Emmylou Harris, Neneh Cherry, Joan Osborne, the Cowboy Junkies and others. Releasing two albums in three years, kick-starting a major touring festival and getting married - all milestones that left the singer exhausted. 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). 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