Olivia RodrigoDaisy Chain Fields Festival, the inaugural event headlined and curated by Olivia Rodrigo, has raised $10 million in donations to go towards nonprofit organisations benefiting women and girls.
The event is taking place at Great Park in Irvine, California, on Saturday, 29 August, and Rodrigo detailed its impact on the eve of the festival.
“Daisy Chain Fields was created to celebrate the power of what can happen when we come together to support one another,” Rodrigo said, per Rolling Stone.
She continued, “The organisations we’ve partnered with are doing incredibly important work every single day in the US and globally. I’m so grateful to every person who bought a ticket, every artist who waived their fee, every sponsor for signing onto a brand-new festival, and every donation that helped get to $10 million to support women and girls.”
Rolling Stone reports that the net proceeds from Daisy Chain Fields will be given to ten nonprofits, including Baby2Baby – providing diapers, formula, clothing and food to children in need, Black Mamas Matter Alliance – support for Black mothers before, during and after pregnancy, and the National Women’s Law Centre, fighting for gender justice across the US.
Rodrigo has also partnered with organisations that focus on reproductive rights and healthcare access. Those organisations include the Centre for Reproductive Rights, the Johns Hopkins Centre for Indigenous Health, Planned Parenthood, and the National Institute for Reproductive Health, as well as FreeFrom and the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
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‘90s teens know and remember Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair, which included artists such as Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Sinéad O’Connor, Tracy Chapman, Pat Benatar, Susanna Hoffs, Bonnie Raitt, Missy Elliott, and many others.
Lilith Fair travelled through several cities across the US during the summers of 1997 to 1999. It was later revived in 2010. For its initial three-year run, Lilith Fair raised over $10 million for charity.
Now, Olivia Rodrigo has pulled from her ‘90s influences – and not just in terms of music.
She headlines the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields, which features a line-up of genre-defying women-led acts including Chappell Roan, Bikini Kill, Doechii, Mitski, Garbage, The Breeders, Santigold, and more. Plus, the festival will host special guests Karen O, Stevie Nicks, and Sarah McLachlan.
Announcing the event in June, Rodrigo said, “truly never felt more excited to share a piece of news with you all. i’ve had a dream of doing this festival for years and i am so ecstatic its finally coming true!!”
She continued, “Daisy Chain Fields features an all-women lineup and 100 percent of the net proceeds will go to charities dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls. the lineup is truly insane and full of my heroes and friends.
“i firmly believe that joy, community, and music can be the drivers of meaningful change and I’m hopeful this festival will be just that. I absolutely cannot wait to scream and dance and sing with you guys August 29th!!!!”
Ahead of announcing the festival, Olivia Rodrigo released her highly anticipated third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. It debuted at #1 in Australia.
Earlier this week, she unveiled the single serena joy. Named after the character of the same name in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Rodrigo’s song tells the story of a woman who watches other women’s rights be stripped away.
While the character – Serena Joy Waterford – benefited from the systems she helped enact, she was helpless as her own rights were stripped away. Rodrigo sings the song with urgency, backed by driving, percussive electronics and guitars.
