Lilith Fair

Lilith Fair was a concert tour and traveling music festival, founded by musician Sarah McLachlan, that featured female musicians; it ran from 1997 to 1999.

Overview

In 1996, McLachlan became frustrated with concert promoters and radio stations that refused to feature two female musicians in a row.http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9807/28/lilith.fair/ Refusing to bow to sexism or conventional industry wisdom, she booked a successful tour for herself and Paula Cole. The next year, McLachlan founded the Lilith Fair tour, taking Lilith from the legend that Lilith was Adam's first wife and fair as a way to cultivate an image of beauty and equality. McLachlan modeled the tour after Lollapalooza.

Related Topics:
1996 - Paula Cole - Lilith - Adam - Lollapalooza

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At each Lilith Fair venue, one dollar for each ticket sold was given to a women’s charity in that community.

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Some Christian groups criticized the concert series, saying it ran afoul of their religious beliefs by glorifying a figure they considered pagan http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/06/22/lilith/.

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