And Im now running a company. Meredith Brooks As McLachlan recounted to Glamour Magazine in 2017, "I've got to go home. Girl Power! Its inclusive. "I can . 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 . Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Sheryl Crow I was consciously moving in that direction.. (Full disclosure/humblebrag: I went. Beth Orton Alana Davis Patty Griffin Even in its first year, Lilith Fair's lineup was a who's who of female alternative rock artists. The Cardigans Tracy Chapman was part of the very first tour in 1997. Sarah McLachlan will be joined by Natalie Merchant, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Indigo Girls and Shawn Colvin on the mainstage when the Lilith Fair tour stops at the Rose Bowl June 27. 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. Vogue mentioned the festival in a cheeky charticle in the August 1998 issue, depicting the Lilith Fair-goer as a granola girl who attended UC Berkeley, carried a hemp book bag, and wore Missoni . In 1997, Sarah McLachlan gathered a folksy coven of women singer-songwriters for a summer of girl power awesomeness called Lilith Fair. 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 lineup has stretched its boundaries but only by a fraction: New additions Liz Phair and Missy Elliott doubtlessly will offer a blast of unruly. Wild Colonials Pat Benatar So thats a pretty cool legacy., Its one that reverberates far beyond music, too. 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. As it did last year, Lilith Fair will make donations to local chapters of the Breast Cancer Fund, Lifebeat, Planned Parenthood and RAINN. (Also check out other updates made to the catalog, new merchandise available including childrens clothing, a Sarah calender and more . 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. Lucy Gamelon Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. Melanie Doane Once Blue We got a lot of artists we wanted last year. Elise Knoll At the first show in George, Washington, Lilith drew 27,500. Arista/Tyde will release a two-CD set culled from last years perfs on April 28 with 50% of the proceeds going to RAINN and Lifebeat. Were just celebrating women. Our Review of 1997's Lilith Fair, Featuring Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Paula Cole, and More. . ", "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. "And Lilith Fair is almost like, 'Here's your compilation of every every wild idea that women had in music in the '90s.' Her name was scribbled. Lilith Fair was one of the most successful touring festivals of the 1990s. 1/2 Mad Poet 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. "[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. As Vega told Glamour, I remember seeing Missy Elliott in her [inflatable] suit, running up the aisles going, Yall better show me some love because its really hot in here!. Tia Texada Liliths 1997 edition brought in $16 million across its 37 North American dates, and it performed well in the two years that followed. 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. "It showed people models of possibility.". Similar in scope to Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, which captures the inaugural tour, the 1998 festival is presented on volumes 2 and 3, with each disc available separately this time around.Volume 2 offers a large dose of the folksy acoustic fare we've come to associate with VH-1 (i.e., Natalie . Elise Knoll "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. 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. includes a chilling plea to be spared the wrath of the black-winged demon: " O flyer in a dark chamber, go away at once, O Lili! Stay tuned for more info on Lilith Fair upcoming tour dates! "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. Meshell Ndegeocello, a bassist and composer who joined the show in 1998, recalls the festival's comforting atmosphere and the thrill of getting to see such powerful female artists from Paula Cole to Erykah Badu to Natalie Merchant performing together and supporting each other. Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. Appearances were organized into three stages. Photograph by Tim Mosenfelder for Getty Images. "Angel" singer-songwriter and Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan brings her symphonic mini-tour to Forest Hills Stadium on Friday for a date with the New York Pops. Sarah McLachlan Paris Hampton It worked better than anyone expected, as Lilith Fair became the hippest and most successful package tour of the year. 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. That says way more about you and your ego than anything else. But it was a question that got asked all the time, and it wasnt about that. Appearances were organized into three stages. 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While the first year skewed heavily toward folk-tinged artists who were also getting lots of pop radio airplay McLachlan, Cole, Loeb, Jewel, Sheryl Crow the genre scope expanded over the tours second and third years. 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. The 100 Best Albums of 2022, We sort of became the antithesis of that, recalls McLachlan. Ticket prices had also increased, with some Lilith VIP packages costing $750. Alexis Antes 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. In a new show, we kind of threw up the same model, which, you know, obviously in hindsight was quite stupid and it didn't get the audiences that we expected to get.". 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. Antigone Rising It wasnt about exclusion, says McLachlan. Chantal Kreviazuk was similarly star-struck when she first played Lilith Fair in 1998. Dido That was extremely frustrating we asked all sorts of artists from all sorts of different genres, and we basically got people who said yes. 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. With Sarah McLachlan, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, Jewel. Vancouver. 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. I think [the rejections were] partly because they didnt know who we were, they didnt know what we were capable of. N'Dea Davenport Clandestine Heather Nova Sarah McLachlan The artists appearing at Lilith Fair vary by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). Shocked" 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. Mudgirl Center: a Lilith Fair crowd. Morcheeba After multiple stops in 2023 including exciting Lilith Fair shows in Houston, Worcester, Oxford and Englewood. Our mission is great music being made by women. The bands are full of men, theres lots of males in the crew. Bonnie Raitt The musicians who appeared at Lilith - including Paula Cole, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Merchant and the Indigo Girls - were used to being in the minority. The latest news and how to stay informed. Sinad Lohan 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. Support WUSF now by giving monthly, or make a one-time donation online. One ancient tablet recovered in Syria and dated to the seventh century B.C.E. Were gonna go over here and were gonna do it ourselves. Written By Evelyn Mcdonnell . Eden aka The festival expanded from 37 shows to 57 shows, expanding its lineup to include more than 100 artists across three stages. Weve got 1,100 kids in the program. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. [5] Appearances are organized into three stages. Kacy Crowley McLachlan still has people asking her to bring Lilith back. [2] Bucking conventional industry wisdom, she booked a successful tour for herself and Paula Cole. Editors picks 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! Pine Knob Music Theater's concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their past concerts & performances. "And I don't think we did enough due diligence in discovering how our audience had changed and how to reflect that. Lilith Fair 1998. In addition, she noted that last year's tour raised more than $700,000 for various causes and charities. And it became this we're going to break down some barriers. The festival lasted three summers (and one revival in 2010) and raised more than $10 million for women's charities. It consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands. Photograph by Steve Granitz for Getty Images. Lilith Fair was a cultural phenomenon that coalesced at just the right time. My artist can play in front of a new audience and get a whole new audience. 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. Ann Powers says yes. 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! McLachlan later speculated that, much like herself, Lilith's original audience had developed a different set of priorities. Get notified whenever Lilith Fair announces a live stream or a concert in your area. Lucinda Williams The lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: Sheryl Crow,. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "BEHIND THE MUSIC") JIM FORBES: Sheryl Crow . (Later that summer, I saw Britney Spears perform at the same outdoor venue, the Polaris Amphitheater in Columbus, Ohio, and she had only a handful of costume changesalthough, she wore as many belly-baring shirts as five of the Lilith performers combined.). Indigo Girls The female festival will carry on through the summer, hitting such cities as Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles . Rebekah 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. Gordian Knot And were all having a good time, too. Its not exclusionary. Lauren Hoffman "And through a 2022 lens, we could say, 'Oh I wish it'd been even more diverse' but you got to give them credit.". Dayna Manning . Interview with Natalie Merchant on VH1's Lilith Fair Day - July 12, 1998 Also performing this year: Neneh Cherry, Beth Orton, Morcheeba, Queen Latifah, Meredith Brooks, the Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow, Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance, Victoria Williams, Joan Osborne, Mary Lou Lord, Shawn Colvin, Tracy Bonham, Heather Nova, Cowboy Junkies, Lisa Loeb, Dar Williams, Me'Shell Ndegeocello and Kacy Crowley. After the first year, it was much easier to get artists, because managers looked at us and would say, This is a great bridge. Back when it started, some observers took potshots at Lilith for creating a space that was focused on women; others critiqued the festival for being too focused on female-fronted acts and ignoring women who were playing instruments. (Can you imagine her waving this thing while singing Carnival? The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). Abra Moore And I enjoyed that. 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. The legacy of Lilith is kick-ass business, powerful music, a great example for girls to see women onstage, and the marriage of music and activism. Why isnt Lauryn Hill or Missy Elliott on this? 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. Dayna Manning Sarah McLachlan said that's exactly what Lilith Fair was always supposed to achieve. Katell Keineg Jessica Hopper, who authored an oral history of the Lilith Fair, says Lilith's lessons remain relevant today. Shawn Colvin Liz Phair in a brown and khaki dress with an open back. Right now, the only woman in its top 10 is Rihanna, who appears on DJ Khaleds massive Santana-sampling hit Wild Thoughts; the highest-placing female solo artist is Julia Michaels, whose hazy Issues is at Number 20 and has been bobbing around the lower reaches of the Top 20 for a few weeks. Ebba Forsberg Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. Find Lilith Fair stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Paula Cole Susanna Hoffs By 1998, the organizers of Lilith had more money to work with, and could point to the marked success of the previous summer. Lilith is mentioned at least four times in the Babylonian Talmud. "It looks like I'm gonna be the den mother to you guys," Raitt said at one point. The 1997 tour was one of the most popular of the year. Lilith Fair 1998: Portland: Sinad O'Connor (main performer) Sarah McLachlan (main performer) Natalie Merchant (main performer) Indigo Girls (main performer) (show 6 more) Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, United States; 1998-06-19: Lilith Fair 1998: George, 1st show: Sheryl Crow (main performer) McLachlan brought Lilith Fair back in 1998 and 1999. September '67 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. Imani Coppola Neneh Cherry Copyright 2022 NPR. "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. Photograph from the Hulton Archive via Getty Images. Leah Andreone The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Tiny sunnies came home to her favorite room! Lilith Fair is sponsored by Biore, Royal Neighbors insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Tower Records and VH1. Amy Rigby Morcheeba 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. Fisher, Village Stage artists Lilith Fair Lineup + Dates Announced. Shawn Colvin Trust me, I play great female records and weve got some right now; theyre just not the lettuce in our salad, he told Country Aircheck. 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. Main stage artists Lilith Fair '98 News. McLachlan said more than 600,000 fans attended Lilith Fair shows. Lilith Fair is sponsored by Biore, Royal Neighbors insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Tower Records and VH1. From 1997 to 1999, Lilith Fair cemented itself as the stuff of musical mythology, featuring everyone from Fiona Apple to Lisa Loeb to Tracy Chapman. I remember at the time thinking, in my snarky, rock-critic-y way, Why does this have to be so crunchy and folky? Instead, Lilith Fair 1998 features an ever-shifting lineup of 23 different performers at a given stop chosen from a group of more than 100 acts. Garrison Starr At least one of their appearances togetherin Vancouver, on September 14, 1996went by the name "Lilith Fair" and included performances by McLachlan, Cole, Lisa Loeb, and Michelle McAdorey, formerly of Crash Vegas. One winner of last night's Lilith Fair Acoustic Talent Search "played" a tiny toy guitar equipped with prerecorded heavy metal solos. Lilith Fair was the culmination of a year of work by its founder, a Canadian singer-songwriter. Or English singer Dido, whose song "Thank you" was featured in movie soundtracks and sampled in Eminem's award-winning single "Stan. Holly McNarland Releasing two albums in three years, kick-starting a major touring festival and getting married - all milestones that left the singer exhausted. In 1997, Sarah McLachlan. Mono Ana Gasteyer 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. 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.'. So the beginning of this was just born out of a desire to come together as a community. Apr 17, 1998 12:00am PT Lilith's L.A. lineup set McLachlan, Merchant among performers By Phil Gallo Sarah McLachlan will be joined by Natalie Merchant, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Indigo Girls. Jewel 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. This was a success last year so lots more (performers and sponsors) are involved, tour organizer McLachlan said at the press conference where she was flanked by nine of her Lilith Fair performers, among them Paula Cole, Bonnie Raitt and Colvin. Its not being represented, so were filling that gap and were having a great time doing it., What does celebrating women have to do with hating men? Sarah McLachlan, I know as an artist, initially, I was hesitant to be a part of an all-women festival, because I dont like to separate myself out as a woman musician, says Lisa Loeb, who appeared on every year of Liliths Nineties incarnation. 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. It's been 15 years since the end of Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair as a chance for female musicians to take center stage. The venture was also a smashing success, becoming the top-grossing festival of 1997. Thornetta Davis Robyn Ragland I started a free music school for [at-risk] kids in Vancouver, which Ive been running and funding for the last 16 years. 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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. This article was published more than 13 years ago. Lisa Loeb K's Choice Someone of this generation needs to do it, if they choose. Grassroots efforts like Ladyfest, which has outposts around the world, combine Liliths spirit with DIY mechanics and radical politics. [5] Appearances were organized into three stages. Mary Chapin Carpenter The tour was plagued with financial problems from the beginning. Still, its rah-rah spirit was met with very justified criticism. In its initial three years, Lilith Fair raised over $10 million for charity.[1]. When asked why she decided to do the tour a second year, McLachlan said, "I never had any second thoughts about doing it again it was an incredibly amazing experience. Fleming and John Hopefully Lilith Fair Tour will return for a new US tour next year and play again in Air Canada Centre, Beacon Theatre and David H. Koch Theater. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Davina Love Riot Day Amphitheatre, Salem, OR (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 8, 1997 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 9, 1997 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 10, 1997 Desert Sky, Phoenix, AZ (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 12, 1997 Winter Park Music Fest, Winter Park, CO (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 14, 1997 Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, KS (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 15, 1997 Riverport Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 17, 1997 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 18-19, 1997 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI (Sarah McLachlan, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 20, 1997 Finger Lake Performing Arts Centre, Canandaigua, NY (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 22, 1997 Great Woods Center, Mansfield, MA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 24, 1997 Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, CT (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 25, 1997 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Joan Osbourne, Fiona Apple & The Cardigans), July 26, 1997 PNC Bank Arts Centre, Holmdel, NJ (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 27, 1997 Blockbuster Sony E-Centre, Camden, NJ (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Joan Osbourne & Fiona Apple), July 29, 1997 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, The Cardigans, Joan Osbourne & Fiona Apple), July 30, 1997 Walnut Creek Pavilion, Raleigh, NC (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Joan Osbourne & Emmylou Harris), July 31, 1997 Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Joan Osbourne & Emmylou Harris), August 1, 1997 Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Joan Osbourne, Emmylou Harris & Fiona Apple), August 3, 1997 Woodlands, Houston, TX (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Joan Osbourne, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 4, 1997 Starplex, Dallas, TX (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Joan Osbourne, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 6, 1997 Starwood Amphitheatre, Nashville, TN (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 7, 1997 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 8, 1997 Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 9, 1997 New World Music Theater, Tinley Park, IL (Indigo Girls, Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 10, 1997 Polaris Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 12, 1997 Starlake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, PA (Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Sarah McLachlan & Shawn Colvin), August 13, 1997 Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA (Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Indigo Girls & Shawn Colvin), August 15-16, 1997 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 17, 1997 Stade DuMaurier, Montreal, QC (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 19, 1997 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 20, 1997 Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 22, 1997 McMahon Stadium, Calgary, AB (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin & Lisa Loeb), August 24, 1997 Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, BC (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Paula Cole, Shawn Colvin & Lisa Loeb), December 16, 1997 Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL (Florida Holiday Show, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls, Missy Elliott, Luscious Jackson). 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