Featuring interviews and performances from influential artists such as Sarah McLachlan, Erykah Badu, Bonnie Raitt, and many more, the creators of a new documentary on the pioneering all-girls music festival known as Lilith Fair, which operated between 1997 and 1999, bring this history to life. It is actually the brainchild of Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, who was frustrated with the fact that major music festivals did not have many women performing.
Always pushing the creative envelope, the untitled film will offer a look behind the scenes, and into the cameras, of one of the music festivals that were created to change the face of this landscape for women in music and will have its creations of never-before-seen footage from the festival’s heyday, as well as new interviews with artists who helped bring shape to the event’s success. Sarah McLachlan, founder of Lilith Fair, will share stories about the triumphs and challenges of creating an event that changed the face of this landscape for women in music.
Erykah Badu’s soulful voice and personal style made her one of the highlights at Lilith Fair. Her involvement in the festival had highlighted female talent scattered all over every genre of music—from folk to R&B to rock. But alongside her will share her own experiences and how Lilith Fair impacted her career and the industry with legendary blues-rock singer Bonnie Raitt, a pioneer for women in rock.
So, Lilith Fair wasn’t just a concert; it brought focus to many causes, women’s rights, and environmental issues. Some of the ticket proceeds from that festival were donated to charities, so here is a socially conscious movement combined with a musical one.
A new documentary is anxiously watched, as it will remind everyone about the good things that were left behind by Lilith Fair and how it influenced generations of female musicians. Fans and music historians will eagerly look forward to the way that this festival’s message of empowerment and equality reverberates today, nearly two decades after its occurrence. Hitting two powerful acts, this promises to be a deep, emotive look into one of the defining cultural happenings of the late 1990s.
