In the 90s, Canadian songstress Sarah McLachlan set out to prove that an all-woman concert lineup would be just as popular and make just as much money as concerts like Lollapalooza, which primarily featured male singers. Thus, Lilith Fair was born in 1997.
Decades ago, radio stations wouldn’t play female songs back to back, much less endorse more than one at local concerts. However, when McLachlan’s call went out for female singers and songwriters to band together, with the call being answered by powerhouses such as Sheryl Crow, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Tori Amos, and Erykah Badu, proving that there was solidarity in sisterhood. And the music landscape would be forever changed.
The spirit of Lilith Fair lives on in the thousands of Gen X girlies who attended those concerts, and now, thanks go Dan Levy and Co., the story of Lilith Fair will live on in the form of a new documentary. Levy’s Not a Real Production Company and Elevation Pictures are partnering to produce Lilith Fair, a behind-the-scenes look at the cultural phenomenon that features interviews with McLachlan, Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Natalie Merchant, Brandi Carlisle, Olivia Rodrigo, and many more.
“What Sarah built with that festival changed so much for so many people. And while it is now seen as an odds-defying success story, it was an uphill battle every step of the way. And there is a lot to be learned from that story. I’m thrilled to join Sarah on this adventure and am excited for everyone to understand just how revolutionary Lilith Fair really was,” Levy said in his own statement.
The film is also backed by McLachlan’s Lilith Fair co-founders Terry McBride, Dan Fraser and Marty Diamond, who will executive produce alongside Lynne Stopkewich, Jessica Fraser and Dean English.
The documentary is presented by Chicago Media Project and produced in association with Epic Magazine, Carlene Laughlin, Minderoo Pictures and the Elfant Festa Family. Elevation Pictures will release Lilith Fair theatrically in Canada, though no date has been provided at this time.
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