Olivia Rodrigo has organized Daisy Chain Fields, a one-day music festival scheduled for August 29 at the Great Park in Irvine, California. The festival features a lineup spanning multiple generations of female artists, including Chappell Roan, Mitski, Garbage, Bikini Kill, the Breeders, Doechii, Karen O, Sarah McLachlan, and Stevie Nicks, among others. According to Shirley Manson of Garbage, Rodrigo personally contacted each artist to invite them to perform, an uncommon approach in the music industry where agents typically handle such outreach.
The festival’s structure emphasizes community over competition. No sets will overlap, and all artist names appear in identical typeface and font size on the promotional materials, regardless of their career stage or prominence. This design choice creates what performers describe as a less competitive environment focused on celebrating women’s artistic contributions.
Rodrigo has modeled the festival after Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair, which launched in 1997 as a platform for women musicians. McLachlan, whom Rodrigo consulted when conceiving the festival, is scheduled to perform at the event. The festival will direct 100 percent of its net proceeds to organizations including Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights, with reproductive rights education and nonprofit activations integrated throughout the festival grounds.
Several performers framed the festival’s creation within broader contexts of women’s rights and artistic representation. Shirley Manson noted that while progress seemed evident when Lilith Fair launched, current conditions represent a different urgency, stating that women’s rights are regressing globally. Chappell Roan, who will perform immediately before Rodrigo’s headlining set, is launching her own charity fundraiser, the Super Graphic Spectacular, in October with similar philanthropic goals focused on LGBTQ+ community support. Both initiatives reflect artists leveraging their platforms for causes beyond ticket sales.
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