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. Trish Murphy Amy Rigby K's Choice, Village Stage artists The all-women traveling tour, now in its second year and expected to be the most-attended music event of the year, announced its 57 dates and more than 50 participants Thursday at a press conference at the El Rey theater. Abra Moore In an April 25, 2009, Twitter post, Nettwerk founder Terry McBride announced that a Lilith Fair tour through North America would be relaunched for the summer of 2010, with a two-week tour of Europe to follow. 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 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. Missy Elliott Neko Case Jabber "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. The lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: Sheryl Crow,. "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. Lilith Fair was the culmination of a year of work by its founder, a Canadian singer-songwriter. 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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. Releasing two albums in three years, kick-starting a major touring festival and getting married - all milestones that left the singer exhausted. Though Neneh Cherry and Lauryn Hill were scheduled to play some shows, both had to cancel. Davina Still, disorganization and shoddy financial management caused many artists including Kelly Clarkson and Norah Jones to drop out of shows at the last minute. Patty Griffin 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. Chrissie Hynde looks like the missing Ramone brother, with better hair, clothes, and music. [2] Among all concert tours for that year, it was the 16th-highest grossing. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 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) Meredith Brooks The artists appearing at Lilith Fair vary by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). In 1997, Sarah McLachlan. "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. Holly McNarland I started a free music school for [at-risk] kids in Vancouver, which Ive been running and funding for the last 16 years. Perhaps inevitably, Lilith became a target for comedians and cultural critics scoring points at the expense of female musical agency. Ann Powers says yes. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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.". 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. What's more, the music industry had undergone a seismic change over a decade. Its artists who have had, or who we think will have, an impact on music.. 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. With Sarah McLachlan, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, Jewel. Thats what music does. So McLachlan started to fundraise and work with performers to join her on stage before launching Lilith in the summer of 1997. Paris Hampton Main stage artists Deni Bonet Sinad O'Connor Appearances were organized into three stages. April 10, 2010. 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. We're looking back to see where the stars of . Joan Osborne McLachlan, a Canadian balladeer with two Grammy Awards, headlined each festival, but the rest of the lineup varied from singer-songwriters like Fiona Apple to hip-hop artists like Missy Elliott. It was like, Well, if youre not gonna have any female artists on your tours, were just gonna do it ourselves. Find tour dates and live music events for all your favorite bands and artists in your city. Indigo Girls 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.'. 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. "And it was extremely frustrating. We got a lot of artists we wanted last year. McLachlan said more than 600,000 fans attended Lilith Fair shows. "And in fact the opposite happened it minted stars. Her name was scribbled. Bonnie Raitt "I was able to see people I admired but cherished in a way that had a musical connection to me that was uplifting and healing," she remembers. Emmylou Harris Clandestine Tracy Chapman Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. Each day, 11 bands will perform; but the roster changes in every single market. 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. Lauryn Hill Madeleine Peyroux Beth Orton Mary Chapin Carpenter Select from premium Lilith Fair of the highest quality. But as Lilith's popularity increased, critics disparaged the festival as "mom music" and called out its mostly white bill of performers. 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 . Des'ree I think [the rejections were] partly because they didnt know who we were, they didnt know what we were capable of. N'Dea Davenport September '67 For the artists and fans who experienced it, Lilith Fair felt revolutionary. The next year, McLachlan founded the Lilith Fair tour, taking Lilith from the Jewish lore that Lilith was Adam's first wife who refused to be subservient to him.[3]. Liz Phair in a brown and khaki dress with an open back. Chantal Kreviazuk was similarly star-struck when she first played Lilith Fair in 1998. . Holly Cole 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. Katell Keineg Love Riot You may think. Lucy Gamelon Rose Polenzani And it became this we're going to break down some barriers. Imani Coppola Club and theater tours are more balanced, with a few lady-forward bills traveling the country chugging indie rock act Waxahatchee is touring with Boston trio Palehound, while daughter of Lilith Michelle Branch is taking Brooklynites Haerts on the road but the overall idea of women as some sort of musical other that should be taken in regimented doses still prevails. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. "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. Lilith Fair, concert tour from 1997 - 99 & 2010. Sarah McLachlan and Friends Announce Lineup for the Final Lilith Fair. Discuss the gig, get concert tickets, see who's attending, find similar events. Lilith Fair was a cultural phenomenon that coalesced at just the right time. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Camille [6] Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. Fleming and John Alison Pipitone The festival expanded from 37 shows to 57 shows, expanding its lineup to include more than 100 artists across three stages. Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. NPR researcher Will Chase contributed to this report. 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. I finally had an A&R person who was a woman. Were just celebrating women. Stay tuned for more info on Lilith Fair upcoming tour dates! Prince showed up to see Sheryl Crow. Lilith Fair founder McLachlan has continued to make a difference through her Sarah McLachlan School of Music, a free music and mentorship program for at-risk and underserved children and youth . Its inclusive. Morcheeba McLachlan later speculated that, much like herself, Lilith's original audience had developed a different set of priorities. Lilith Fair was a concert tour and traveling music festival, founded by musician Sarah McLachlan, that consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands, emerging and developing talent as well as established artists. Lori Amey All Rights Reserved. Dayna Manning The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan and Suzanne Vega the only artists to play all dates). (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "BEHIND THE MUSIC") JIM FORBES: Sheryl Crow . Lilith Fair had a ' test run ' In order to determine its economic and logistical viability, McLachlan and her team organized a four-date mini Lilith in 1996 featuring McLachlan, Suzanne Vega,. Our intentions, in hindsight, werent really pure, says McLachlan. Lilith is mentioned at least four times in the Babylonian Talmud. 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. Rebekah It consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands. It returned for two more summers and went on to become the top-grossing music festival of the late 1990s, racking up $60 million in ticket sales over its three-year run. And then we noticed that the record company [was] primarily male, and then the more success we had, I started to notice that the playlists at radio were generally male and they wouldnt place [women] back to back. Lilith Fair 2010 Dates with Lineup/Venue Details Fri, Jul 2 Portland, OR The Amphitheatre at Clark County Sat, Jul 3 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre Sat, Jul 17 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank . (And that word is on our banned list, so you know we mean it!) 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. It refers to Lilith as being among the beasts of prey and spirits that will lay waste to the land on the day of vengeance. Going in, [a lot of women at Rolling Stone] had reservations about Lilith because it was taking the most passive thing in popular music that women were doing and putting it forth as the united front of women in music, and it wasnt united at all. Natalie Merchant 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. Because we outdrew all of those festivals back in 97, 98 and 99. April 28, 1999. To read the lineup now is to marvel that this was pulled off even then (bearing in mind, not every artist played every city): Lauryn Hill, whose groundbreaking The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was released at the end of that summer; Erykah Badu; Bonnie Raitt; Missy Elliott, at the peak of her collaboration with Timbaland; Sinead OConnor; Liz Phair; Lucinda Williams; Queen Latifah; the Indigo Girls; Natalie Merchant; Suzanne Vega; Meredith Brooks; Joan Osborne; Shawn Colvin; Lisa Loeb; MeShell Ndegeceollo; and more. After its third successful summer on the road, the 90's iteration of Lilith came to an end. 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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. "[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. And it was more like, 'What can you make me feel?'". Suzanne Vega 2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Abra Moore Sarah McLachlan Lori Carson Find information on all of Lilith Fair's upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2023-2024. It presented itself as the softer, feminist alternative to the machismo of all-male rock tours. Apr 17, 1998 12:00am PT Lilith's L.A. lineup set McLachlan, Merchant among performers. 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? So thats a pretty cool legacy., Its one that reverberates far beyond music, too. "I can . Erykah Badu performing in a raffia coat, in Mountain View (above) and Pasadena (below). Elise Knoll Find Lilith Fair stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. 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. Martina McBride Our Review of 1997's Lilith Fair, Featuring Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Paula Cole, and More. In 1997, Sarah McLachlan gathered a folksy coven of women singer-songwriters for a summer of girl power awesomeness called Lilith Fair. Jul 18, 1998 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland, United States INHOUSE Alisha's Attic Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. But wait a minute - it's a bunch of girls! 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. 7/7/98: Clarkston, MI: Pine Knob Theatre / Lilith Fair (with Sinead O'Connor, Indigo Girls, Natalie Merchant and Sarah McLachlan) 7/8/98: Pine Knob Theatre / Lilith Fair (with T. Bonham, M'shell Ndegocello, Natalie Merchant and Sarah McLachlan) 7/10/98: Canadaigua, NY: Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center - Lilith . It was July 5th 1997: Opening night of the groundbreaking all-female music festival Lilith Fair. 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. At the first show in George, Washington, Lilith drew 27,500. Victoria Williams Jenny Bird Lilith Fair was the culmination of a year of work by its founder, a Canadian singer-songwriter. Lilith Fair is sponsored by Biore, Royal Neighbors insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Tower Records and VH1. "And Lilith Fair is almost like, 'Here's your compilation of every every wild idea that women had in music in the '90s.' Litany Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. 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. Jessica Hopper, who authored an oral history of the Lilith Fair, says Lilith's lessons remain relevant today. Audra Jost The tour will make 36 stops throughout the U.S. and Canada beginning on June 27 in Calgary. Missy Elliott, Lilith Fair 1998: a sensational burst of black fantasy Playing 15-minute sets with cartoonish energy, the rapper donned an inflatable costume to become middle America's worst. Share. 1998 Lillith Fair Tour. . Shawn Colvin. Written By Evelyn Mcdonnell . We want to hear it. ", "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. While its tempting to view analyses like the above as simple score-tallying, thinking about how women are presented in the pop landscape remains a worthy exercise 20 years after Lilith made its first go-round. 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. Suz Andreasen McLachlan was joined at the press conference by Raitt, Liz Phair, Paula Cole and others. Vancouver. Center: a Lilith Fair crowd. 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. Chantal Kreviazuk 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. Photograph by Steve Granitz for Getty Images. The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). " Contents Lilith as Adam's First Wife Anti-Lilith Amulets and Incantation Bowls From Outcast to Feminist Icon Lilith as Adam's First Wife The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). Abba Rage 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. McLachlan still has people asking her to bring Lilith back. So Lilith's 35-city tour, featuring McLachlan, Crow, Tracey Chapman, Jewel, and more than 60 other female acts, was unprecedented. Antigone Rising 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. And I think its the closest thing to church that I understand getting to sing, to share my purpose, to live my purpose, and to connect with other people who are feeling the same way, doing a similar thing, and creating that great energy of creating positive special change. The Indigo Girls: Amy Ray in a striped button-down and striped pants, and Emily Saliers in overalls. Get notified whenever Lilith Fair announces a live stream or a concert in your area. Victoria Hogg This article was published more than 13 years ago. 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 . Lilith Fair 1998. One ancient tablet recovered in Syria and dated to the seventh century B.C.E. WUSF 89.7 depends on donors for the funding it takes to provide you the most trusted source of news and information here in town, across our state, and around the world. My publicist was a woman. 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. Main stage artists Ive got a new record out and it worked last time. We didnt look at how all those women who came to the shows in the Nineties now have children and jobs and mortgages.. The tour was plagued with financial problems from the beginning. Musicians were styled more personally, less in the hands of major designers and more in the service of artistic expression; and at Lilith, most were more concerned with keeping cool than looking it. Bic Runga Lilith Fair will play multiple nights in Seattle, San Francisco, Detroit, New York, Houston, Toronto, Milwaukee and Washington. "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.' Autour de Lucie Lucinda Williams My year for the girls apparently. Fisher, Village Stage artists Paris Hampton CREATIVE. Read Next: Brit Beat: BRIT Awards Boss Hopes for Higher Representation of Women; Wet Legs Label Looks at Longue-Term Success, New Jersey Gov. Some information may no longer be current. Its like, Oh, this would be great to do this again. I remember at the time thinking, in my snarky, rock-critic-y way, Why does this have to be so crunchy and folky? The rest is told in his gripping visuals, The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist. . It was unreal. Facebook Twitter Email. 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. "Every city will get a different show," she said. Lilith Fair, which arrived at the New World Music Theatre over the weekend, was billed as a "celebration of women in music." But the festival's organizer, Sarah McLachlan, insisted only an hour . Catie Curtis Exactly 25 years later, musicians who participated in Lilith Fair and journalists who covered it reflected on the festival's importance in interviews with NPR. Luscious Jackson 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. But in 2010, McLachlan tried to get Lilith off the ground again, turning to former festival favorites such as Erykah Badu and Tegan and Sara. Letters to Cleo Its gonna be really fun. And it was., I guess it was a radical idea at the time, but I thought it was a good radical idea, recalls Merchant, who co-headlined the 1998 tour. Lilith Fair '98 manages to evade the issue. Syd Straw Lilith Fair '98 News. Liz Phair LF took place during the summers of '97, '98, '99, and was revived again in 2010. 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). king artaxerxes' decree to rebuild jerusalem, bmo commercial actors, what is jamming in music apex, In 97, 98 and 99 Inc. all Rights Reserved started to fundraise and work with performers to join on... 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