September 24, 1998:

From Billboard Bulletin

Lilith Fair Bound For Europe Next Year

The first-ever Lilith Fair concert outside North America took place Wednesday night at London's Royal Albert Hall. Before the sold-out show, Lilith founder Sarah McLachlan told a press conference that plans were underway to bring the Fair to Europe as a touring package in 1999. "We're going to ask a whole bunch of [artists], but we just last night had our first meeting about it," she said. "It's a whole summer away."

According to Billboard Bulletin, initial plans call for a short run of Lilith Fair shows to take place in Europe in late May and early June next year.

From: Nettwerk Productions

Lilith Fair to do one show in London, England!

Sarah and friends to perform at Royal Albert Hall in September...

Armand S.
Nettwerk Productions
Vancouver, BC 

Friday, August 28th, 1998 

Lilith Fair, ready to wind up its North American tour at Thunderbird Stadium August 31st, will journey to London, England for a single show in the UK on Wednesday, September 23rd at the ROYAL ALBERT HALL. 

Taking part in the concert besides Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan will be: 

Sinead O'Connor
Beth Orton
Alison Moyet
N'Dea Davenport
Lisa Loeb 

Check out the Aloud.com web site for further pricing details. 

Cheers!

From SonicNet - http://www.sonicnet.com

Ladies Of Lilith Leave For London

Prestigious Royal Albert Hall welcomes Sarah McLachlan and company on first overseas jaunt.

Senior Writer Gil Kaufman reports:

The women of Lilith are packing for London on the first-ever European date of the wildly successful, all-female summer tour. The trip would make Lilith the third traveling U.S. festival to take its music across the Atlantic.

On Sept. 23, tour co-founder Sarah McLachlan will be joined by Ireland's Sinéad O'Connor, former Yaz leader Alison Moyet, lo-fi rocker Beth Orton, former Brand New Heavies diva N'Dea Davenport and pop singer Lisa Loeb for a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, according to McLachlan's manager.

"Europe isn't like the U.S., in that they don't have the same series of amphitheaters as we do," said Terry McBride, McLachlan's manager and one of the co-founders of Lilith. "But we're going to do this one-off [date] and see how everyone reacts to it. And if they react well, maybe next year we'll try to do two weeks in Europe."

Ozzy Osbourne's metal-edged Ozzfest made the jump last summer to Europe. The skate- and punk-oriented Warped tour took its act on the road to the Far East and Australia last summer, and will visit Europe this fall.

Whether or not the tour goes overseas, McBride said that next year's Lilith will not take on as ambitious a schedule as did this second annual, 12-week tour. McBride said the 1999 Lilith, whose roster is being considered, will be pared down to its original seven-week schedule.

"Touring the U.S. for 12 weeks was a very long tour and, even though we would have liked to, because we were on the road for so long in the U.S., it took us out of the European festival season," McBride said. The London date will be more like a traditional theater show, with none of the side stages or midway attractions of the U.S. dates, due to the single-stage setup of the venue.

McBride did predict, however, that the gig at the prestigious venue will be like "seeing six of your favorite artists with a more warm and cozy feeling than you get from other Lilith dates." Among the artists who have played at the hall are guitar greats Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, as well as piano songstress Tori Amos.

Building on the unexpected success of last summer's inaugural outing, this year's Lilith -- which featured appearances from O'Connor, Liz Phair, Bonnie Raitt, Lauryn Hill of the Fugees, Paula Cole, Mono, Lucinda Williams and Erykah Badu, among dozens of others -- was another smash affair.

The 1997 Lilith tour was one of the most popular summer festivals of the year, proving, among other things, that a women-heavy lineup could command large audiences night after night. The tour played to more than 600,000 fans and, according to McLachlan, raised more than $700,000 for various causes and charities. Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, a double-CD set of performances from last year's tour, was released on April 28. Based on incomplete numbers from tour-industry trade magazine Amusement Business, the tour grossed nearly $19 million this year.

This year's tour began in Portland, Ore., on June 19 and closed the U.S. leg on Aug. 26 in Boise, Idaho. The final North American tour date is Aug. 31, in Vancouver, B.C. A representative at McLachlan's publicity firm, Shore Fire Media, said the second phase of the tour has thus far sold more than 900,000 tickets to date and raised nearly $1.5 million for various charities and nonprofit organizations.

If the London show goes well, organizers might be smart to expand upon the overseas schedule next year, said Ray Waddell, live entertainment and touring editor at the Amusement Business trade journal.

"I don't see why the concept wouldn't work," Waddell said. "Europeans are as festival-oriented as anyone. There's a longer history of rock festivals than in the U.S., maybe not in the tradition of traveling festivals, but at least the concept of multi-act concerts with ancillary attractions is there."

McBride said next year's U.S. Lilith tour will open on July 5 at an undisclosed venue and will be preceded by a live album from McLachlan as well as another Lilith Fair compilation next spring.

From Jam! Music - http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusic:

'Great music, great women'

Lilith Fair organizer Sarah McLachlan defies critics

By JOSHUA OSTROFF -- Ottawa Sun

"So be nice to me. Don't rip me apart, all right? Or I'll come looking for you."

The threat of Sarah McLachlan coming to look for me when Lilith Fair rolls into Lansdowne Park on Friday is not necessarily an unwelcome one. But it is indicative of the way she has been treated by the media since launching her women-oriented music festival last year.

"We had backlash before we even started. Let's see ..." McLachlan pauses while on the phone from a tour stop in Charlotte, N.C. to consider her festival's alleged transgressions. "We weren't diverse enough. We didn't have this kind of act, we didn't have that kind of act. We weren't political enough, we were too political.

"It's human nature, like people watching a basketball game. You look at someone who misses a shot and you go: 'If you just moved over two inches you would have gotten it in.' We do press conferences every day where I'm forced to justify this whole thing every step of the way."

One of the major complaints from last year was that the line-up -- featuring McLachlan, Jewel, Indigo Girls and others -- was not musically- or ethnically-diverse enough.

That particular criticism has faded with the addition of hip-hop artists such as Missy Elliot, Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill (of the Fugees) and alternative acts like Drugstore, Luscious Jackson and Liz Phair.

But McLachlan says the increased diversity is simply a reflection of last summer's success.

"We asked them all last year and they said no. That's one thing nobody likes to hear," she says. "(This year) we had a lot of people knocking on our doors saying 'we'd love to be a part of it.' Whereas last year we had to hunt people down."

As for the political nature of show, McLachlan doesn't understand why it should even be an issue. For her, Lilith is just about celebrating women in music.

"We never set out to make a huge political stance. Yet so many people saw this as a great platform for them to jump on with their own agendas," says McLachlan, bitterness creeping into her voice. "When we didn't live up to that expectation a lot of people got upset."

McLachlan started the tour as reaction to a general unwillingness among concert promoters and radio programmers to play women artists back to back.

"I'm not naive enough to think that the old pig-dog attitudes have actually really changed," she says. "They just had to be reckoned with because we have proven that we are a viable commodity. That in itself is rather unfortunate, that it is the only way we're recognized."

But McLachlan is smart enough to know trying to please everyone is a lost cause. Instead, she concentrates on the positive aspects of the tour, refusing to even judge one show or performance over another.

"They're all great for hundreds of little different reasons. Great music, good energy, great women. Great guys too, lots of really nice guys in the bands."

Many others apparently agree, making Lilith Fair one of the most successful North American summer tours two years running.

One of the signature aspects of both years has been a small number of headliners who play every date and a large number of rotating artists. Ottawa's show will feature McLachlan, Paula Cole, Emmylou Harris, Diana Krall and Liz Phair on the main stage.

"I'd say (the shows) definitely lack consistency. Thank God. If you're talking consistency in it being the same every night, that's boring," says McLachlan.

In between organizing the two tours, McLachlan also had time to release an album, Surfacing, which won her four Junos, two Grammys and a whole lot of album sales.

Despite Lilith Fair's impressive cultural impact, McLachlan is not worried about turning into a Perry Farell (Lollapalooza's organizer), who is now more famous for his tour than his music.

"Fame has nothing to do with what I do in the first place. I make music for the love of making music.

"I love doing this festival. But the rest of the year, you know, I'm doing other things."

From MuchMusic - http://www.muchmusic.com

LIZ OFF LILITH FAIR

LIZ PHAIR has cancelled her appearance on the Ottawa stop of Lilith Fair due to scheduling problems. She was scheduled to join the tour in place of NENEH CHERRY. Liz will make the two Toronto shows. N'DEA DAVENPORT, formerly of BRAND NEW HEAVIES, will replace Liz in Ottawa.

From TV Gen - http://www.tvgen.com:

McLachlan's Lilith to Remain Testosterone-Free

Forget what you've read: There will never be any male acts at the Lilith Fair.

Sarah McLachlan, the Canadian singer-songwriter who heads up the Grrrl Power concert tour, says she entertained the idea of bringing men aboard, -- but only briefly. "That was one of my early moments of weakness from being beaten down by the media," she tells the Boston Globe. "I thought, 'God, maybe I should make this more equal.'... But no, definitely not. Lilith is what it is. It's a beautiful thing, so why change it?"

Next year might be the last for Lilith, which wraps up its second annual summer tour on Sun., Aug. 31, in Vancouver, BC. "We're going to stop and reassess things [after next year]," says McLachlan. "I don't know what we'll do. We don't have anything planned at this point."

If anything will stop McLachlan from hitting the concert trail, it's family. "I know I want to have kids -- and I'm not going to come out on the road when I have kids." -- Susan Campbell Beachy

Here's an article about the Lilith Fair - Sarah McLachlan & Co. Perform at Lilith, the Sequel - This is an article from the Christian Science Monitor, but please do not take it as a sectarian comment. I do not endorse any religious or political groups, I am simply placing a link to an article of possible interest.

From Allstar News:

Lilith Fair Artists To Perform At Starbucks

Taking tour sponsorships to a new level, Starbucks is hosting a string of in-store performancesby Lilith Fair artists in select cities. The shows will benefit various local charities.

Canadian singer/songwriter Tara MacLean, French trio Autour de Lucie, and African singer Angelique Kidjo, all on the Lilith Fair bill, are scheduled for in-store performances at various Starbucks coffee shops in the next few weeks. The first stop was Thursday (June 18) in Portland, Oregon. The schedule is as follows: June 24, Tara MacLean, Hamilton Plaza Starbucks, San Francisco; June 26, Tara MacLean, Starbucks Del Mar, San Diego; Tara MacLean and Autour de Lucie, June 27, Starbucks at Fair Oaks and Pasadena, Pasadena, California; and Angelique Kidjo, June 28, Park Central Mall Starbucks, Phoenix. More artists and dates will be confirmed as the Lilith tour rolls on. For updated information, check out www.starbucks.com/lilith/gigs. Starbucks is a primary sponsor for this year's Lilith outing, and in addition to the in-store performances, specially designed limited- edition Lilith Fair merchandise is available exclusively at Starbucks stores nationwide. Ten percent of the proceeds from the items will go to Wider Opportunities for Women (W.O.W.) in the U.S. and to the YMCA in Canada.

-Carrie Borzillo

From the Official Lilith Fair Website:

A Fair to Remember

LILITH MEMBERS DISCUSS THIS YEAR'S TOUR

On the eve of the second annual Lilith Fair concert tour, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY sits down with festival founder Sarah McLachlan and 4 other performers: Natalie Merchant, Missy Elliot, Paula Cole, and Liz Phair. What follows is a selection from the upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly which features Sarah, Natalie, Missy, Paula, and Liz on the cover.

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lilith certainly tapped into something last year - now it's hail the conquering heroine and all that.

SARAH MCLACHLAN: I'm so happy that this year - partially because of that success - we're allowed to make a more diverse bill. We asked so many people last year who said no, who didn't know what Lilith was all about, and were hesitant. And honestly, I can't blame them. It would be like if Lollapalooza asked me last year, and I looked at the bill and went, "There's no fuckin' way I'm going out with Metallica! I'll get my ass kicked!"

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McLACHLAN: ...I've fought an image long and hard of me being the ethereal soul who rides off in the sunset on a white horse. [To Phair] It's like you and your bad-girl thing - I got typecast as the demure waif...

EW: But it does seem, Sarah, like you've gone to a different extreme, at least with that sexy Levi's-Lilith advertorial you did for the most recent issue of Vogue.

McLACHLAN: You're basically at the mercy of the stylist and photographer...I've got my hand down my pants because the jeans were too damn tight, and when I was scrunched over - you know, you need to sort of fix yourself - there they were taking the picture...I remember that exact moment, too, going "Oh-kay, I bet this is the f---ing shot they're gonna choose!" And of course it was. My mother is horrified: "You look like a heroin addict! You look like Courtney Love in The People vs. Larry Flynt!" Thanks, Mom!

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COLE: We can spout a lot of words, but I think really it's our actions that determine the meaning of our lives...

MERCHANT: There's that whole argument: Do you have to be a good person to be a good artist? Because I'm always saying "Bob Dylan is an a - hole in Don't Look Back. The way he treats people is reprehensible." Then you always hear people: "Oh, he was so cool in Don't Look Back!" And I'm like, "He wrote great songs, but he was mean!" Picasso...

McLACHLAN: Tyrant!

MERCHANT: And a misogynist, from what we read.

PHAIR: Frank Lloyd Wright never paid his bills.

MERCHANT: It just seems like as an artist, you can excuse a lot of things because you created something that was meaningful to the culture. And my argument has always been no, you have to live a good life, be a good person...

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EW: Missy, with your battle-of-the-sexes tracks, do you sense women and men relating on different levels?

ELLIOT: Basically, I write for the females, because we go through the most stuff. But even though I'm speaking from a woman's point of view, guys can relate, because they know the dirt that they do. I always write realist. In the hip-hop world, we don't get this deep! We're just straightforward: "Okay, he was playin' on me, and I'm coming to your house, we're gonna fight!"

[Laughter]

EW: Missy might be an unexpected presence here, but so, Liz, are you. You might've been predicted to side more with some of the rock women who've made statements against Lilith, like Courtney Love, Tori Amos, and Ani DiFranco, who feel it perpetuates a Women in Rock separatist media mythos.

PHAIR: If they choose not to be a part of it, that's absolutely fine. But to me, it's like a blessed event. I hate my job, because it's always surrounding me with men, and I never feel like I have peers. I'm so excited to be around other women who do what I do - I don't even care what it stands for. Can you, as a man, imagine working in an entirely female workplace, from the boss down? You'd be like, "Periods - whatever!" I get junior high feelings coming on...

MERCHANT: ...There's just so much going on in the world that's worth protesting without saying anything negative about a group of women that are just going to play some music.

From JamTV.com

Indie rock princess Liz Phair will replace Sheryl Crow on three Lilith Fair dates this month.

Phair will join up with Lilith on June 24 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., June 28 at Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix and June 29 at the New Mexico Wine Festival in Albuquerque, N.M., according to a source for the tour.

Phair will fly in specifically for these dates, but no replacement has been named for the two remaining shows that Crow left open -- June 20 at the Gorge in George, Wash., and June 27 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Although Crow's cancellation news becamepublic only a few days ago, the singer called Lilith founder Sarah McLachlan last month to say she wouldn't be playing those select dates, according to Crow's label, A&M Records. Crow explained that after two years of working and touring non-stop she needed "some time at home to regroup."

With these three additional dates, Phair will now delight Lilith-goers on 15 dates this summer, including stops in Wantagh, New York; Columbia, Md.; Austin, Texas; and Chicago. (AriBendersky)

Crow Bows Out Of Lilith Dates

Sheryl Crow has canceled her appearances on this year's Lilith Fair tour, saying in a statement that after working "nonstop" for two years, she needs "some time at home to regroup." The affected dates are in George, Wash. (June 20); Mountain View, Calif. (June 24); Pasadena, Calif. (June 27); Phoenix (June 28); and Albuquerque, N.M. (June 29). Crow's slot on the tour's main stage will reportedly not be filled by another artist. The tour opens June 19 in Portland, Ore.

Vote in the Levi's Lilith Fair Talent Search. Click Here!

(This is an e-mail I received!)

Hi! MTV is launching a new show called FANatic. We're looking for diehard fans of Queen Latifah. The person we select will get the opportunity to meet and interview her!

We're looking for people who not only love Queen Latifah and collect memorabilia, but also fans who feel they have been affected by her in some positive way.

If you're that fan or know someone who would be right for the show, please call Evolyn (collect) ASAP at 212-654-6038.

Thanks!

Evolyn/MTV

P.S. our website is under construction but you can check us out at www.mtv.com under tubescan by clicking on "Casting Call"

From the Lilith Fair Website: (Awesome, eh?)

Lilith Web Site Looking for Summer Interns

May 21 1998 - Want to be on the inside of the Lilith Fair web site? Want to learn more about this fancy thing called "new media"? Need something to do over the summer? Nettmedia, the developers of the Lilith Fair web site, is looking for two summer interns to work on the production side of the Lilith Fair web site.

You'll need a basic understanding of web production. The two positions involve audio processing (interviews and live sound clips) and image editing (all the pictures taken from the site each day). We'll provide training, guidance and air conditioning. You provide time, energy, and enthusiasm. You'll be working 40 hours a week, maybe a little more. Both positions pay $6/hour.

The positions are based in the Nettmedia office in downtown Manhattan. To apply to be a summer intern on the Lilith Fair site send an email to lilith.intern@lilithfair.com. Tell us why you want the position and what you can bring to it.

Here's an updated list of 1998 Artists:

(L) - Local (TC) - Talent Contest Winners

[Artist - Stage - Dates Playing]

Lori Amey (TC) - Village - June 5 or 6 or 7
Antigone Rising (TC) - Village - July 15 or 16
Erykah Badu - Main - June 19-27, July 29-August 1
The Beth Lisick Ordeal (TC) - Village - June 23 or 24
Bic Runga - Village - August 5-11
Tracy Bonham - Main - July 8-15
Meredith Brooks - Main - July 22-29
Neko Case - Second - August 17-23
Christian/Durand (TC) - Village - July 24
Neneh Cherry - Main - August 9-16
Holly Cole - Second - July 23-30
Paula Cole - Main - August 14-21, 25-29
Shawn Colvin - Main - June 26-27
Imani Coppola - Second - July 7-15
Cowboy Junkies - Main - August 23-28
Sheryl Crow - Main - June 24, 27-29
Kacy Crowley - Second & Village - July 16-21
Catie Curtis - Second - August 3-8
N'Dea Davenport - Second - June 28 - July 6
Thornetta Davis - (TC) - Village - June 5 or 6 or 7
Dead Girls and Others - Village - July 18
Arone Dyer (TC) - Village - August 21
Ali Eisner (TC) - Village - August 15 or 16
Missy Elliot - Main - July 13-21
Nancy Falkow (TC) - Village - Philadelphia
Felicia Loud (TC) - Village - June 20 or 21
Melissa Ferrick (TC) - Village - August 11 or 12
Ebba Forsberg - Second - July 27 - August 1
Frankly Scarlet (TC) - Village - August 1
Lucy Gamelon - Second - August 25-26
Anna Gasteyer - Village - June 27-29
Laurie Geltman (TC) - Village - August 11 or 12
Paris Hampton - Second - July 10, 17
Noelle Hampton (TC) - Village - June 23 or 24
Emmylou Harris - Main - August 8-15, 17
Lauren Hill - Main - July 10-12
Veda Hille - August 31
Indigo Girls - Main - June 19-July 7, July 13-21
Lenni Jabour - Village - August 15-16
Angelique Kidjo - Second - June 28-29, August 28-31
JR (TC) - Village - June 20 or 21
Diana King - Second - August 3-5
Diana Krall - Main - August 14, 31
Chantal Kreviazuk - Second - August 6-11
Julie Kryk (TC) - Village - June 5 or 6 or 7
K's Choice - Second - June 19-27
Queen Latifah - Main - July 22-27
Letters to Cleo - Second - August 9-11
Lhasa - Second - June 19-27
Litany - Second - July 4-8
Lisa Loeb - Main - August 20-31
Cara Luft - Village - August 28
Luscious Jackson - Main - August 6-12
Mary Lou Lord - Second & Village - August 16-26
Tara MacLean - Village - June 19-27
Martina McBride - Second - July1-2
Sarah McLachlan - Main - June 19-August 31
Holly McNarland - Second - July 18-26
Natalie Merchant - June 19-August 11, August 15-21
Mono - Second - June 28-July 6
Abra Moore - Second - August 10
Morcheeba - Second - July 15-21
Trish Murphy - Village - July 18-23
Billie Myers - Second - June 19-27
Me'Shell Ndegeochello - Main - July 1-6, 8
Heather Nova - Second - July 7-15
Sinead O'Connor - Main - June 19,21, June 28-July 7
Maren Ord - Village - August 29
Beth Orton - Second - July 13, 17-22
Joan Osborne - Main - August 19-26
Liz Phair - Main - July 30 - August 5
Rose Polenzani (TC) - Village - August 5
Robynn Ragland (TC) - Village - August 4
Bonnie Raitt - Main - July 7-12, July 22-August 6
Rodie Ray (L) - Village - July 23
Tammy RayBould (L) - Village - August 14
Rebekah - Second - July 22-29
Six Pence - Village - August 3
Garrison Starr - Village - July 11
Nina Storey (TC) - Village - August 23
Swamperella (TC) - Village - August 15 or 16
Tia Texada (TC) - Village - June 27
Eden White (TC) - Village - July 15 or 16
Wild Strawberries - Second - August 12-16, 28-31
Dar Williams - Second - August 25-31
Lucinda Williams - Second - July 31
Victoria Williams - Second - August 3-9

From Lilith to Lilith Fair to be Released June 19

May 04, 1998 - The book From Lilith to Lilith Fair explores how the most successful concert tour of 1997, the all-woman Lilith Fair, came to pass. Tracing Lilith's roots from the Monterey Pop festival in the sixties, to the Michigan Womyn's Music festival and on to Lollapalooza in the 90s, the book provides a thoughtful discussion of what is at the root of this blossoming cultural phenomenon. Through extensive interviews with the performers on Lilith Fair, author Buffy Childerhose tells the story of Lilith: how the event was conceived, the performer's reactions, and the impact the tour has had on the role of women in music.

The book includes quotes from performers and organizers, profiles of several of the Lilith artists, and an exploration of the media frenzy around the fair. As a creative and informative addition, there are profiles of sixteen pioneering women throughout history Ð role models for all women Ð helping to situate Lilith Fair in a context by which it can be best understood. 

The book is beautifully designed by John Rummen, who also designed the Lilith stage, and Sarah McLachlan's album Surfacing. With over sixty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, this book is a great collector's item! 

Historical profiles include: Artemisia Gentileschi, Countess Ada Lovelace, E.Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Emma Goldman, Hannah Senesh, Hildegarde of Bingen, Hypatia, Lise Meitner, Mary Wollstonecraft, Murasaki Shukibu, Nellie McClung, Rani Lakshmibai, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth, and Trung Trac and Trung Nhi. 

This book will be available at select Starbucks locations throughout North America, as well as in book and music stores throughout Canada. You can also order it through Nettwerk Productions mail order department at 1-800-764-3472 or mail.orders@nettwerk.com. For more information on Madrigal Press, contact books@madrigalpress.com.

See an excerpt of Sarah McLachlan's Introduction

• From Lilith to Lilith Fair
• by Buffy Childerhose
• Design by John Rummen
• Foreword by Sarah McLachlan
• Published by Madrigal Press Ltd.
• Street date: June 19

Ticket Information has been announced. Check out tentative dates down below!

An * means it is still an unconfirmed date of sale

June 19 - Portland OR - Civic Centre - May 9
June 20 - George WA - The Gorge - May 2
June 21 - George WA - The Gorge - May 2
June 23 - San Francisco CA (Mountain View CA) - Shoreline Amphitheatre - May 2
June 24 - San Francisco CA (Mountain View CA) - Shoreline Amphitheatre - May 2
June 26 - San Diego - Del Mar Fairgrounds - May 2
June 27 - Los Angeles CA - Rose Bowl - May 3
June 28 - Phoenix AZ - Desert Sky Pavilion - May 2
June 29 - Albuquerque NM - New Mexico Festival - May 2
July 1 - Oklahoma City OK - All Sports Stadium - May 1
July 2 - Bonner Springs KS - Sandstone Amphitheatre - May 2
July 4 - Indianapolis IN - Deer Creek Music Centre - May 2
July 5 - Columbus OH - Polaris Amphitheatre - May 2
July 6 - Detroit MI (Clarkston MI) - Pine Knob Music Theatre - May 2
July 7 - Detroit MI (Clarkston MI) - Pine Knob Music Theatre - May 2
July 8 - Detroit MI (Clarkston MI) - Pine Knob Music Theatre - May 2
July 10 - Rochester NY - Finger Lakes Performing Arts Centre - May 9
July 11 - Hartford CT - Meadows Music Theatre - May 9
July 12 - Saratoga Springs NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Centre - May 2
July 13 - Holmdel NJ - PNC Bank Arts Centre - May 2
July 15 - New York NY (Wantagh NY) - Jones Beach Amphitheatre - May 16
July 16 - New York NY (Wantagh NY) - Jones Beach Amphitheatre - May 16
July 17 - Camden NJ - Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre - May 16
July 18 - Columbia MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion - May 9
July 19 - Columbia MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion - May 9
July 21 - Virginia Beach VA - GET Virginia Beach Amphitheatre - May 9
July 22 - Raleigh NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre - May 9
July 23 - Charlotte NC - Blockbuster Pavilion - May 9
July 24 - Atlanta GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre - May 16
July 26 - West Palm Beach FL - Coral Sky Amphitheatre - May 16
July 27 - Orlando FL - Central Florida Fairgrounds - May 16
July 29 - Houston TX - Woodlands - May 2
July 30 - Houston TX - Woodlands - May 2
July 31 - Austin TX - South Park Meadows - May 16
August 1 - Dallas TX - Starplex - May 16
August 3 - Nashville TN - Starwood Amphitheatre - May 9*
August 4 - St. Louis MO - Riverport Amphitheatre - May 16
August 5 - Chicago IL - New World Music Theatre - May 9*
August 6 - Cleveland OH - Blossom Music Centre - May 16
August 8 - Cincinnati OH - Riverbend Music Centre - May 16
August 9 - Pittsburg PA - Starlake Amphitheatre - May 30
August 10 - Hershey PA - Hershey Park - May 16*
August 11 - Mansfield MA - Great Woods Centre - May 2*
August 12 - Mansfield MA - Great Woods Centre - May 2*
August 14 - Ottawa ON - Lansdowne Park - May 23*
August 15 - Toronto ON - Molson Amphitheatre - May 23*
August 16 - Toronto ON - Molson Amphitheatre - May 23*
August 17 - Buffalo NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Centre - May 9*
August 19 - Milwaukee WI - Marcus Amphitheatre - May 2*
August 20 - Milwaukee WI - Marcus Amphitheatre - May 2*
August 21 - Minneapolis MN - Canterbury Park - May 23*
August 23 - Denver CO - Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre - May 23*
August 25 - Salt Lake City UT - Wolf Mountain - May 23*
August 26 - Boise ID - The Idaho Centre - May 23*
August 28 - Calgary AB - TBA - May 30*
August 29 - Edmonton AB - TBA - May 30*
August 31 - Vancouver BC - Thunderbird Stadium - May 30*

The June 26 date has been confirmed for San Diego, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds

The June 19 date in Portland has a change in venue, it will now be at the Civic Centre (which I assume means the Civic Stadium).

April 16, 1998:

All of the below Press Releases, dates, artists, etc. are from the Lilith Fair Website:

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1998 dates can be found at www.oocities.org/Wellesley/1998.html or lilithfair.excite.com.

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See above for the 1998 Lilith Fair Artists

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PLANS FOR LILITH FAIR 1998 NEAR COMPLETION

Tour Builds On Last Year's Success With A Wider Reaching Tour Kick Off June 19, with Over 50 North American Dates to Follow

What was once a dream is on the verge of becoming a cultural touchstone. This year's Lilith Fair festival promises to be bigger and better in every way -- more performers, more shows, and more cities. In 1997, Sarah McLachlan's vision was to create an event that would celebrate women in music. Despite the many people who were convinced that an all-women festival tour wouldn't work, McLachlan forged ahead. Selling out venues across North America, Lilith Fair became the top-grossing festival tour of 1997 according to Pollstar, and garnered the trade magazine's award for "Tour of the Year." Lilith Fair also scored covers of magazines including Entertainment Weekly and Time. "It was a great example of strong women out there doing something they love, doing something really positive," says McLachlan.

This year Lilith Fair features an even larger roster of performers. Artists confirmed to join McLachlan on this year's tour include Natalie Merchant, Erykah Badu, Liz Phair, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Shawn Colvin, Bonnie Raitt, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Victoria Williams, Paula Cole, Beth Orton, Queen Latifah, Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls and Sinead O'Connor. In addition to the Main Stage, Lilith Fair will again incorporate Second and Village Stages for both established and emerging artists, with an emphasis being placed on offering an even broader range of musicianship to this year's audience.

This year's tour will feature 57 North American dates, as the festival kicks off June 19th in Portland, Oregon, and continues through August 31st. Lilith Fair is scheduled to stop in many cities not visited in 1997, and will offer multiple nights in various markets including Seattle, San Francisco, Detroit, New York, Houston, Toronto, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C.

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CHARITABLE EFFORTS A KEY GOAL FOR LILITH FAIR

Tour Aligns With National Non-Profit Organizations and Donates $1.00 From Every Ticket to Local Charities

The organizers of Lilith Fair have announced a plan for charitable contributions in 1998 that promises to up the ante on last year's $700,000 total. Tour sponsors will participate in the effort, each company committing in advance to a major tie-in with at least one national non-profit organization. In addition, $1.00 from each ticket sold will be donated to a local charity (in most cases the local charity will be a domestic violence shelter).

The following is a partial list of national non-profit organizations who will be recipients of Lilith Fair's contributions and will also have booths in the Village area on each Lilith Fair date:

The Breast Cancer Fund

The Breast Cancer Fund is devoted to creating a widespread public response to the breast cancer epidemic. The fund is working nationally and internationally to find better ways to detect, treat and ultimately prevent breast cancer - and to make sure that the best possible medical and psychological care is made available to women living with the disease. Representatives of The Fund will be at each of the Lilith Fair concerts to distribute breast exam cards and other educational material.

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network

The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) operates America's only national hotline for survivors of sexual assault. The hotline - 800.656.HOPE - offers free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country. In under four years of operation, the RAINN network of 738 local rape crisis centers has already helped more than 19,000 victims of sexual assault. RAINN representatives will be at each of the Lilith Fair shows to distribute their educational material.

LIFEbeat

LIFEbeat, a not-for-profit HIV/AIDS resource and awareness organization, is the American music industry's response to the International HIV/AIDS crisis. Their presence on 1997 Lilith Fair enabled LIFEbeat to perform an unprecedented level of HIV/AIDS outreach: Through partnerships with 37 local AIDS service organizations, LIFEbeat was able to distribute condoms, brochures, hotline cards and educational information at all 35 shows. With the increased number of tour dates on Lilith Fair 1998, LIFEbeat hopes to reach even more people with even more condoms, brochures, hotline cards and educational information.

Planned Parenthood

The world's oldest and largest voluntary reproductive health care organization, Planned Parenthood is dedicated to the principle that every individual has the fundamental right to choose when or whether to have children, and believes in equal access to health care. Planned Parenthood further believes that such self-determination will contribute to an enhancement of the quality of life, strong family relationships, and population stability. In 1998, Planned Parenthood will step up their efforts to educate and mobilize 18 to 30-year-old people by launching Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood. Vox will be present at Lilith Fair 1998 to educate this generation about the very real threats to reproductive freedom and family planning.

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CORPORATE SPONSORS SHARE LILITH FAIR'S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY

This year Lilith Fair has once again joined with sponsors which share its commitment to entertain, benefit and contribute. The 1998 sponsors include Biore, Excite, Levi's, Royal Neighbors of America, Starbucks Coffee, Tower Records, VH1 and Volkswagen of America. Following is a brief description of each sponsor's involvement in 1998 Lilith Fair:

Biore

Through their second annual sponsorship of Lilith Fair, Biore will once again confirm their support of charities dedicated to serving women's needs by donating funds totaling $100,000 to five national women's organizations. They include: Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN); LIFEbeat; National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD); Wider Opportunities For Women (WOW); and International Rett Syndrome Association.

Excite

Excite, Inc., (http://www.excite.com) a free, web-based online-service, will be hosting the Lilith Fair website at http://www.lilithfair.excite.com. In addition, there will be an Excite Pavilion at every show to give concert-goers access to both the Lilith Fair website and to CD-ROMS by Lilith Fair artists. Excite has selected Girls, Inc. (http://www.girlsinc.org) as its official non-profit. Excite will work with the group's Girlslink program to teach young women about the internet. For more than fifty years, the national youth organization, Girls, Inc., has been dedicated to helping "every girl become smart, strong and bold."

Levi's

Helping to further Lilith Fair's dedication to new and emerging talent, Levi's is sponsoring the Levi's/Lilith Fair Acoustic Talent Search. In 14 cities across Norht America, an artist will be selected to win the prize of opening slot on the Village Stage at their hometown's Lilith Fair show. In addition, Levi's will host a talent search on their website (levi.com). The winner of the on-line talent search will be flown to Portland, Oregon to perform as the first artist on the Village Stage at the June 19 opening day of Lilith Fair 1998. Levi's will also make a charitable donation of clothing to women's shelters in select cities across the country.

Royal Neighbors of America

Royal Neighbors of America was charted as a fraternal benefit society in 1895. It was founded by a group of visionary women who were dedicated to offering insurance benefits, fraternalism and volunteer opportunities to Americans through women and their families. In the spirit of Lilith Fair, which helps to build a sense of community by helping others, RNA will make significant charitable contributions to Habitat for Humanity, an organization for which RNA members have long since been supportive. Also, RNA representatives will be at each Lilith Fair show to provide concert-goers with free personalized life insurance profiles.

Starbucks Coffee

Starbucks Coffee will produce a limited edition Starbucks/Lilith Faircompilation CD. The CD, as well as a selection of other Starbucks/Lilith Fair merchandise, will be available through the summer at all North American Starbucks store locations. Ten percent of the sales from all of the Starbucks/Lilith Fair co-branded merchandise will be donated, in the United States, to Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) and, in Canada, to the YWCA. Also, Starbucks' traveling cafe will be featured in The Village at every Lilith Fair show.

Tower Records

Tower Records will be the official on-site Lilith Fair 1998 record retailer. Tower will stock CDs, books and videos dedicated to women in music. Not only will Tower's booth feature Lilith Fair artists' recordings, but it will also highlight many titles from the other influential female artists. In addition, dozens of titles will be available to sample at Tower's on-site listening stations. Tower will donate 5% of its on-site sales to LIFEbeat. Also, in various cities throughout the tour, Tower Records will host in-store performances of Lilith Fair artists.

VH1 and MuchMusic

The official U.S. television network for the 1998 Lilith Fair tour, VH1 will provide special daily Lilith Fair music programming and behind-the-scenes news coverage throughout the summer. In addition, VH1 Save The Music will have a table at each of the Lilith Fair dates. The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring music education in America's public schools. MuchMusic is the official Canadian network for Lilith Fair.

Volkswagen of America

In the spirit of Lilith Fair, Volkswagen will donate a special edition New Beetle which will be raffled to benefit The Breast Cancer Fund. The New Beetle will be on display at the Volkswagen tent at each Lilith Fair show. Raffle tickets for the car will be available at the Breast Cancer Fund tent adjacent to the Volkswagen display. The raffle for the "Lilith Fair Limited Edition" New Beetle will be held at the tour's conclusion. All proceeds from the raffle will go directly to The Breast Cancer Fund.

News from the Official Site:

Sarah McLachlan to Announce Lilith Fair Tour Routing and Lineup at April 16 Press Conference

Bonnie Raitt and Paula Cole Among Artists to Join McLachlan at El Rey Theatre Event in Los Angeles

April 02, 1998 - On April 16, Lilith Fair will host a press conference at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, At the press conference Sarah McLachlan will be joined by Bonnie Raitt, Paula Cole and other artists as they announce the following:

• 1998 Lilith Fair tour routing and lineup
• The tour's support for emerging and developing talent
• Lilith's committment to national and regional non-profit groups
• Corporate sponsors' involvement

Immediately following the press conference, an on-site expo will be hosted by Lilith Fair's corporate sponsors and the national non-profit groups. The entire event will be webcast on the Lilith Fair website (www.lilithfair.com). At the conclusion, all updated tour information will be available on the site.

Lilith Fair 1998 kicks off June 19th in Portland, Oregon, and runs through August 31st, featuring over 50 North American dates. The tour is scheduled to stop in many cities not visited in 1997, and will offer multiple nights in numerous markets. Artists already confirmed to join Sarah McLachlan on this summer's tour include Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Missy Elliot, Sinead O'Connor, Erykah Badu, as well as returning musicians Shawn Colvin, Paula Cole, Sheryl Crow, and the Indigo Girls.

What: Lilith Fair Press Conference

Where: El Rey Theatre; 5515 Wilshire Blvd (near Fairfax)

When: Thursday, April 16

Time: 2:30PM

RSVP: Shore Fire Media, 718 522 7171

April 3, 1998:

From the Lilith Fair Website:

One thing most people have wanted to see on Lilith Fair is their favourite local band. Well, that opportunity is now a real possibility. Lilith Fair has partnered with Levi's to announce a series of talent searches in fourteen cities. Local acoustic acts, either all-female or fronted by women, are invited to submit a two song tape to the local promoters for an opportunity to be awarded a slot on one of the Lilith side stages in their city. The deadlines are fast approaching in each city, so get moving!

To qualify, a two-song demo must be submitted by mail or in person to the local promoter. Check here for the name and address to send material to. Please note that these deadlines are very firm and all material must be into the local offices by 4pm. Due to production restrictions, all artists must be acoustic in nature (or able to perform acoustically) with a maximum of three people in the group.

From the tapes submitted the local promoter will select a number (for example 20 in Toronto) to perform at the local showcase listed below. Artists that are selected to play in the showcase will be contacted by the local promoter. From the local showcase one artist will be chosen to perform at the Lilith Fair show in that city.

The judging for each showcase will be organized locally by the promoter working within guidelines that Lilith has supplied each promoter. Generally the panel of judges will consist of a representative from the promoter, a representative from a local radio station, a local press person and somebody in the music industry in that market. At each showcase the artists will each be given the opportunity to perform one song for the judges and the audience. Did we mention that each of the showcases below is open to the public? Come on out and show your support for your favourite local act.

The dates, cities, venues and deadlines (in that order) for each showcase is listed below:

Date - City - Venue - Deadline Date

April 16 - Los Angeles - El Rey Theatre - April 9
April 18 - Dallas - Deep Ellum - April 9
April 20 - Minneapolis - Whole Music Club - April 13
April 21 - Toronto - Opera House - April 10
April 22 - Boston - Paradise - April 15
April 23 - Chicago - Metro - April 16
April 24 - Detroit - Mill Street - April 17
April 24 - Denver - Bluebird Theatre - April 17
April 25 - New York City - Levi's Store on 57th Street - April 17
April 25 - Seattle - Elyssian - April 17
April 27 - St. Louis - Side Door - April 20
April 28 - Atlanta - Variety Playhouse - April 21
April 29 - Philadelphia - Theatre of the Living Arts - April 22
May 1 - San Francisco - Union Square - April 23

 Levi's/Lilith Fair Talent Search Local Promoters

The following is a list of promoters that you will need to send your tape to. Please note: You must be a local band in order to enter in that city. A San Francisco band cannot enter in the Los Angeles contest, for example.

We're working to get the rest of the promoter information up here. In the meantime work on getting your packages together. Good luck to everyone!

- Los Angeles
Levi's/Lilith Fair Talent Search
c/o Universal Concerts
100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. SC-24
Universal City, CA 91608 

- Dallas
Levi's/Lilith Fair Talent Search
c/o 462 Concerts
2512 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, TX 75219 

- Minneapolis
Rose Presents
Coffman Union Info Desk
Coffman Union - University of Minnesota
18 N. 4th St. Ste 704
University Campus
Golden Valley, Mn 55422
KZNZ
917 N. Lilac Dr.
Minneapolis, MN 55401

- Toronto
Levi's/Lilith Fair Talent Search
c/o Denise Dorchak
Universal Concerts Canada
909 Lakeshore Blvd West 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M6K 3L3 

- Boston
Levi's/Lilith Fair Talent Search
c/o Don Law Company
36 Bay State Road
Cambridge, MA 02138
Attn: M. Farrington 

- Chicago

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- Detroit
Levi's/Lilith Fair Talent Search
C/o St. Andrews Hall
431 East Congress
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 963-7237 x13 ask for Maria 

- Denver

? 

- New York

?

- Seattle
Levi's/Lilith Fair Talent Search
c/o Universal Concerts
100 S. King St. #330
Seattle, WA, 98104
attn : Matt Case 

- St. Louis

? 

- Atlanta

? 

- Philadelphia

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- San Francisco
Levi's/Lilith Fair Talent Search
PO Box 429 094
San Francisco, CA 94142

Official tracklisting for the Lilith Fair Double CD coming out on April 28, 1998:

From the :Lilith Fair Website:

April 28 is the date slated for the release of the Lilith Fair compliation, "Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music". The release will be a double cd/cassette and will feature live performances from last summer's tour. Nettwerk Productions will release the set in Canada while Arista Records is the US label.

March 20, 1998:

News from the Allstar Magazine Mailing List:

Press Release from the Official Lilith Fair Website:

Lilith Fair Official Website Press Release:

Lilith Fair 1998 Looks Ahead, with Broader Artist Line-Up and Wider-Reaching Tour

This Year's Artists to Include Natalie Merchant, Missy Elliot, Sinead O'Connor and Erykah Badu

Tour Kick-Off Confirmed for June 19th, with Over 50 North American Shows Planned and European Concerts to Follow

A Broader Musical Scope

A Longer Tour with New Cities and International Concerts

Charitable Efforts to Remain a Priority

Press Release from the Official Lilith Fair Website: