Julianne Blue 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. The tours were legendary, as they should be., Lilith came to a close in 1999, and its attempted return in 2010 proved frustrating, with 10 canceled dates and performers like Kelly Clarkson dropping out. Looking back, did Lilith achieve what it set out to accomplish? In 1997, Sarah McLachlan gathered a folksy coven of women singer-songwriters for a summer of girl power awesomeness called Lilith Fair. Chantal Kreviazuk I think [the rejections were] partly because they didnt know who we were, they didnt know what we were capable of. India Arie "This is a snapshot of a huge array of what women were doing in music in this era when there was a lot of space and demand for women of all kinds to be taking risks in music," Powers says. Having a woman-centric (but not woman-exclusive) space bucked music-business convention in a way that surprised observers. Because we outdrew all of those festivals back in 97, 98 and 99. Elise Knoll Facebook Twitter Email. Catie Curtis Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. Nancy Falkow Send us a tip using our anonymous form. 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. 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. Natalie Merchant rides to the stage in a polka-dot print dress with red slides and a white lace parasol, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. In its initial three years, Lilith Fair raised over $10 million for charity.[1]. [5][dead link] Appearances were organized into three stages. Bonnie Raitt Lenni Jabour Elise Knoll Sherri Jackson While it isn't possible to condense all of Lilith Fair onto one DVD, I really wish this disc showed a wider range of performers. "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. Below is a list of artists who performed at Lilith Fair in the 2010 revival. I hate to use the word organic, but it did feel that way. [2] McLachlan followed this success with two more rounds, in 1998 and 1999. Paris Hampton Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. . Ticket prices had also increased, with some Lilith VIP packages costing $750. In the lead-up to its second year, McLachlan worked with organizers to intentionally add more artists of color to the ticket: Erykah Badu and Queen Latifah joined the main stage for Lilith's second year, along with up-and-coming Missy Elliott, who made her debut live performance at Lilith Fair in a giant vinyl trash-bag-inspired suit. Boxscore, which compiles weekly concert grosses, reports that about midway through its 1998 dates, Lilith Fair had grossed just over $6 million and remained the top-grossing summer concert. The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan and Suzanne Vega the only artists to play all dates). Neneh Cherry Shocked" Jessica Hopper, who authored an oral history of the Lilith Fair, says Lilith's lessons remain relevant today. Lilith Fair ended up with $16 million in ticket sales that year, making it the top-grossing festival tour of 1997. It was like, Well, if youre not gonna have any female artists on your tours, were just gonna do it ourselves. 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. . Center: a Lilith Fair crowd. 1998 Lillith Fair Tour. I enjoyed the fact that we were doing something unique and different. You may think. My lawyer was a woman. Thats a beautiful legacy, and it was born out of, What does music mean to me? Music is about connecting and community and creating joy and creating love for music. (Can you imagine her waving this thing while singing Carnival? to the many instrumentalists who have backed up Beyonc over the course of her career, including the 10-piece collective Suga Mama, who played with her in the late 2000s. Camille Lilith temporary tattoos available in the merchandse section of the official lilith site. While some now think of Lilith Fair with gentle mockinga utopia of calico feminism that was even parodied on Saturday Night Livethe festivals first iteration was a music industry revolution. It felt that it was a natural thing that we all got to participate in something that was way bigger than ourselves. 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. And I think so much of that stuff is just like forgotten.". . It was July 5th 1997: Opening night of the groundbreaking all-female music festival Lilith Fair. Sarah McLachlan 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. The lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: 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,. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Shawn Colvin The artists appearing at Lilith Fair vary by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates). Julie Kryk Weve got 1,100 kids in the program. "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. Alisha's Attic Lilith is mentioned at least four times in the Babylonian Talmud. ), Missy Elliott performing in the infamous trash bag suit. At the Gorge, the main stage also includes Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole and Suzanne Vega. It presented itself as the softer, feminist alternative to the machismo of all-male rock tours. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. Autour de Lucie As the Nineties progressed, I found that there were more and more women sound engineers and there were more women musicians in my band, I had a female guitar player. We got a lot of artists we wanted last year. Natalie Merchant performs with a rhythmic gymnastic ribbon in a cardigan and pencil skirt. [Men would ask], Why dont you have men on the tour? And I said, Well, honey, we do. Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. My publicist was a woman. Share the memories of this travelling music festival &. INHOUSE The only actual scriptural reference to Lilith is in Isaiah 34:14. Indigo Girls Tia Texada 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. The tour will make 36 stops throughout the U.S. and Canada beginning on June 27 in Calgary. Lilith Fair The main stage, September 22, 1998, Tweeter Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts Lilith Fair was a concert tour and travelling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group 's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond. [6] Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. As McLachlan recounted to Glamour Magazine in 2017, "I've got to go home. 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. So the beginning of this was just born out of a desire to come together as a community. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "BEHIND THE MUSIC") JIM FORBES: Sheryl Crow . Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. I finally had an A&R person who was a woman. 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 . Pine Knob Music Theater's concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their past concerts & performances. Missy Elliott Copyright 2022 NPR. McLachlan later speculated that, much like herself, Lilith's original audience had developed a different set of priorities. Emmylou Harris This year's lineup, in fact, boasts the sort of diversity that McLachlan hungered for then. 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! The organizers of the 2010 Lilith Fair initially one of the most-anticipated tours of the summer have just announced the cancellation of 10 dates: Salt Lake City, Montreal, Raleigh . Indigo Girls As it did last year, Lilith Fair will make donations to local chapters of the Breast Cancer Fund, Lifebeat, Planned Parenthood and RAINN. Photograph by Steve Eichner for Getty Images. Antigone Rising Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Chantal Kreviazuk Catherine Kidd Anggun By 1998, the organizers of Lilith had more money to work with, and could point to the marked success of the previous summer. Luscious Jackson Diana King 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. ' In the years that followed, Liliths main-stage roster included genre-defying musicians like Neneh Cherry and Erykah Badu, as well as R&B upstarts like Monica and Mya; then-nascent pop stars like Nelly Furtado and Christina Aguilera played the Village Stage, as did folk performers like Tegan and Sara and Lori McKennna. Lilith Fair ~ Lilith Fair: A Celebration Of W. Amazon.com. Written By Evelyn Mcdonnell . Sarah McLachlan Davina Glassoline Sixpence None the Richer 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. 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.". We're going to prove these guys wrong.". 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. (Also check out other updates made to the catalog, new merchandise available including childrens clothing, a Sarah calender and more . Swamperella . In 1997, Lilith Fair garnered a $16 million gross, making it the top-grossing of any touring festival. By that time, many stars could look back and point to Lilith Fair as a major catalyst for their success like Jewel, who graced the cover of Time Magazine in 1997 and sang the National Anthem at the 1998 Super Bowl. May 2, 1998. Sarah Ann McLachlan OC OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. 1 single without a recording contract ("Stay") subsequently got signed and released a couple of albums, which have done well. Ann Powers says yes. Laurie Geltman Des'ree Lucy Gamelon 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. All Rights reserved. The Lilith Fair featured a rotating line-up of 61 female artists. Eden White Girl Power! 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. Juliana Hatfield Alana Davis Thornetta Davis -1 Likes, 1 Comments - olivia sidman (@oliviasidmusic) on Instagram: "A bit late to the punch but here is my Spotify Wrapped. Paula Cole 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 . "I started at Berklee College of Music, where. Appearances were organized into three stages. Twenty years ago this month, Sarah McLachlan and a rotating cast of fellow artists embarked on the women-centric traveling fest known as Lilith Fair. Jenny Bird To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Victoria Williams So Lilith's 35-city tour, featuring McLachlan, Crow, Tracey Chapman, Jewel, and more than 60 other female acts, was unprecedented. Each day, 11 bands will perform; but the roster changes in every single market. ", June 19; Portland, Ore., Portland Meadows, June 20; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre, June 21; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre, June 23; Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre, June 24; Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre, June 28; Phoenix, Ariz., Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, June 29; Albuquerque, N.M., New Mexico Festival, July 1; Oklahoma City, Okla., All Sports Stadium, July 2; Bonner Springs, Kan., Sandstone Amphitheatre, July 4; Indianapolis, Ind., Deer Creek Music Center, July 5; Columbus, Ohio, Polaris Amphitheatre, July 6; Detroit, Mich., Pine Knob Music Theatre, July 7; Detroit, Mich., Pine Knob Music Theatre, July 8; Detroit, Mich., Pine Knob Music Theatre, July 10; Rochester, N.Y., Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, July 11; Hartford, Conn., Meadows Music Theatre, July 12; Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing ArtsCenter, July 13; Holmdel, N.J., P.N.C. The rest is told in his gripping visuals, The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist. Joan Osborne The eclectic group of women artists included folk, rock, country and pop musicians and sold out nearly every single show its first year. 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 . The 1998 Lilith Fair Tour Dates: June 19; Portland, Ore., Portland Meadows June 20; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre June 21; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre June 23; Mountain. But as Lilith's popularity increased, critics disparaged the festival as "mom music" and called out its mostly white bill of performers. Lilith Fair '98 News. The Indigo Girls: Amy Ray in a striped button-down and striped pants, and Emily Saliers in overalls. 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. Once Blue It makes no reference to Adam. Even in its first year, Lilith Fair's lineup was a who's who of female alternative rock artists. Rose Polenzani I started at Berklee College of Music, where the ratio of men to women was about 13 to one, recalls Cole. The musicians who appeared at Lilith - including Paula Cole, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Merchant and the Indigo Girls - were used to being in the minority. I remember when I started in the early Eighties, I was always the only girl in the room. Melissa Ferrick The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time It was unreal. Syd Straw 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. Queen Latifah This summers crop of big tours skews heavily male, particularly on the double-bill front. Lauryn Hill The Tuesdays Mary Jane Lamond Jabber 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. 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. Mary Chapin Carpenter Lori Carson 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.'. "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. Kim Fox But in choosing the name Lilith Fair, the festival's organizers revealed more than they may have intended about the spirit that lies behind contemporary feminism. (Full disclosure/humblebrag: I went. Love Riot ', The True Story Behind 'Cocaine Bear': A 175-Pound Beast, a Dead Drug Smuggler in Gucci Loafers and More, Michael B. Jordan Meets Reporter at 'Creed III' Premiere Who 'Teased Him all the Time' in High School: 'I Was the Corny Kid, Right? 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. April 17, 1998 Web posted at: 2:35 a.m. EDT (0635 GMT) LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Singer Sarah McLachlan on Thursday announced this year's lineup for Lilith Fair, an all-female traveling music. Nor did we, quite frankly. Her name was scribbled. Our Review of 1997's Lilith Fair, Featuring Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Paula Cole, and More. And I have to have a life. Letters to Cleo So McLachlan started to fundraise and work with performers to join her on stage before launching Lilith in the summer of 1997. The first seven shows were sparsely attended and the eighth show was the first to be cancelled. This time around . This year's itinerary of Lilith Fair has been expanded to 57 shows (from 37 in 1997). The bands are full of men, theres lots of males in the crew. Given the lineup at last year's Metallica-led Lollapalooza . Main stage artists Michelle Malone Dayna Manning Nina Storey Holly McNarland Appearances were organized into three stages. Not only that, Lilith Fair radically expanded creative possibilities for women musicians, who took to its stages to triumph, to experiment, even to fail and to try again. N'Dea Davenport Cassandra Wilson At the first show in George, Washington, Lilith drew 27,500. Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. As the double-stage, 32-date extravaganza winds its way across the U.S., the lineup will change periodically with headliner and Lilith Fair organizer Sarah McLachlan remaining constant. made an awkward metaphor about women getting airplay at country radio: Jason Derulo Pens First Book 'Sing Your Name Out Loud', Wizkid More Love, Less Ego Tour Postponed to Fall 2023, A Year After Brain Injury, Amy Grant Sets First Solo Musical Return in a Decade, Blink-182 Postpone First-Ever Latin America Tour Dates Following Travis Barker Finger Injury, Raye Relives Her Sexual Assault in Harrowing 'Ice Cream Man' Video, How to Watch 'The Mandalorian' Online: Stream Season 3 Now, Alex MurdaughCalled 'Family Annihilator' by Prosecution in Murder Trial. In 1997, Sarah McLachlan. In its first summer, Lilith easily outpaced the then-fading Lollapolooza festival, in both audience size and ticket sales. "And in fact the opposite happened it minted stars. In March 2011, McLachlan declared that the Lilith concept was no longer being considered for future shows, due to changing audience views and expectations.[4]. The Nields Meredith Brooks It wasnt inclusive of everything that was going on, and it wasnt showing the innovation in music., But while many massive artistic undertakings meet criticism with defensiveness, Lilith Fair came back the second year with a lineup that was much more diverse, racially and musically. Liliths 1997 edition brought in $16 million across its 37 North American dates, and it performed well in the two years that followed. "And through a 2022 lens, we could say, 'Oh I wish it'd been even more diverse' but you got to give them credit.". Chantal Kreviazuk was similarly star-struck when she first played Lilith Fair in 1998. Fleming and John With Sarah McLachlan, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, Jewel. Lilith Fair was one of the most successful touring festivals of the 1990s. After its third successful summer on the road, the 90's iteration of Lilith came to an end. Photograph by Tim Mosenfelder for Getty Images. Holly Cole Liz Phair, Bonnie Raitt, Lauryn Hill of the Fugees, Sinead O'Connor, Paula Cole, Mono, Lucinda Williams, Erykah Badu and a host of other female artists will join founder Sarah McLachlan for this year's edition of the Lilith Fair touring festival, it was announced at a press conference at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles today (April 16). Releasing two albums in three years, kick-starting a major touring festival and getting married - all milestones that left the singer exhausted. Beth Orton The festival ran from 1997-1999, with one revival tour in 2010. And you guys showed me that I could do anything. Lilith Fair 1998. Erykah Badu (left) and Shawn Colvin (right) performing at Lilith Fair on June 27th, 1998 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Erykah Badu performing in a raffia coat, in Mountain View (above) and Pasadena (below). 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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). ), And while concert fashion has been worth watching since the first man banged two sticks together on a stage and made someone dance, the late 90s, especially when it came to outdoor performances, was an especially rich time for artist attire. 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