Lilith fair

From the educational to the recreational.

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 festival lasted three summers (and one revival in 2010) and raised more than $10 million for women’s charities. We’re looking back to see where the stars of Lilith are now.

In the mid-1990s, female musicians topped the charts and sold out shows, but were told over and over again that no one would pay to see more than one woman onstage. Sarah McLachlan set out to prove them wrong.

In the mid-1990s, female musicians topped the charts and sold out shows, but were told over and over again that no one would pay to see more than one woman onstage. Sarah McLachlan set out to prove them wrong.

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.Tracy Chapman was part of the very first tour in 1997...

Gain insight on two posters related to "women who rock" in our collections: one from the 1998 Lilith Fair, and the other for a 1995 Patti Smith concert.

lilith fair

Looking back at 20 years of Lilith Fair.

Erykah Badu, Liz Phair, Missy Elliott, Paula Cole and more performed at the best Lilith Fair ever.