Lilith Fair Is Coming To Chicago
By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Mar 16, 2010 7:45PM
The reincarnated Lilith Fair tour will arrive in Chicago on Saturday July 17 and take up residence at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre for the day.
Way back then the brainchild of Sarah McLachlan was a festival arguably known for its attempts to focus attention on what were viewed as positive female role models. This incarnation has come under some criticism for including a pop princess like Kelly Clarkson and Ke$ha alongside stalwart performers like Loretta Lynn, and Suzanne Vega, but we personally find such a critique both elitist and slightly sexist. In fact the inclusion of acts like Cat Power, Erykah Badu, Gossip, La Roux, and Jesca hoop make this version of Lilith far more exciting, and inviting to all fans, than the soft rock sing-along Lilith Fair was perceived as by the end of its initial run.
Tickets to the Chicago stop go on-sale Saturday March 27 through the Lilith Fair website. The full list of artists performing on the tour is after the jump.
Artists appearing in Chicago are in BOLD
A Fine Frenzy, Anjulie, Ann Atomic, Anya Marina, Ash Koley, The Bangles, Beth Orton, Brandi Carlile, Butterfly Boucher, Cat Power, Ceci Bastida, Chairlift, Chantal Kreviazuk, Colbie Caillat, Corinne Bailey Rae, Court Yard Hounds, Donna Delory, Elizaveta, Emmylou Harris, Erin McCarley, Erykah Badu, Frazey Ford, The Go-Go’s, Gossip, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, Heart, Ima, Indigo Girls, Ingrid Michaelson, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Knapp, Jesca Hoop, Jill Hennessy, Jill Scott, Julia Othmer, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kate Nash, Katzenjammer, Kelly Clarkson, Ke$ha, La Roux, Lights, Lissie, Loretta Lynn, Lucy Schwartz, Marina & The Diamonds, Martina McBride, Mary J. Blige, Meaghan Smith, Melissa McClelland, Metric, Miranda Lambert, Miranda Lee Richards, Missy Higgins, Nikki Jean, Nneka, Norah Jones, Priscilla Renea, The Rescues, Rosie Thomas, Sara Bareilles, Sarah McLachlan, Serena Ryder, Sheryl Crow, Sia, Sugarland, Susan Justice, Suzanne Vega, Tara MacLean, Tegan and Sara, Toby Lightman, Vedera, Vita Chambers, The Submarines, The Weepies, Ximena Sarinana, Zee Avi