MUSIC NEWS - The North American LILITH FAIR ’10 tour recently came to a close, and the sometimes troubled 23-city run, described by the Chicago Tribune as an “admirably diverse musical smorgasbord that included folk, contemporary soul and hard rock” ended on a high note. Having proven that “after a 10-year absence, it's still a viable tour…,” (THR), LILITH ’10 also honored their ongoing commitment to fundraising with more than $500,000 donated to local and national organizations throughout the USA and Canada. Plans are in the works to bring LILITH to other countries beginning with a “Taste of Lilith” run in Australia, this October.
Co founder and headliner Sarah McLachlan said of the tour; “I have a moral and social responsibility as a human being to give back what I can,”. McLachlan, along with music biz entrepreneurTerry McBride, Marty Diamond and Dan Fraser organized the shows.
In addition to providing audiences with great music, Lilith ’10 tour contributed $200,000 to local women’s charities in each of the markets played, with an additional $300,000 going to the I4C campaign, which designated four social & environmental enterprises (Alter Eco, Better World Books, To-Go Ware and Grameen America) that received growth capital from the Lilith i4c Campaign.
More than 90 artists; all led or comprised entirely of women, came together “with the same purpose of uniting women and song...” said the DENVER POST. The LILITH ’10 line-up featured debut performances from Mary J. Blige, Miranda Lambert, Cat Power, Colbie Caillat, Jenni Rivera and Heart, among others. It also included a variety of artists who participated in the original Lilith Fair, among them Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls, Court Yard Hounds (Dixie Chicks), Erykah Badu, Emmylou Harris and Tegan & Sara.
“Lilith 2010 was an amazing experience for me on so many levels,” McLachlan said. “It felt so great to be back out on the road and sharing the stage with so many talented women. For me, Lilith has always represented a sense of community, and that's the greatest thing I take away from these shows. To be able to create an environment where both established artists and up-and-comers can join together, learn from one another and feed off each other's energy is such a great gift.” Said The Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers, “I loved being part of Lilith Fair. It was nice to have been a part of it so long ago and then to get to come back and meet, listen to, and sing with younger artists. The power of women in music lives on.”
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