Olivia Rodrigo festival raises £10m for women’s charities
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Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival has raised $10 million (£7.8 million) for charities supporting women and girls, announced on the eve of the event. The funds will support ten non-profit organisations, highlighting the festival’s use of ticket revenue, sponsorship and artists waiving fees to channel proceeds towards gender justice, healthcare and social support.
Beneficiaries include Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance and the National Women’s Law Center, alongside groups working on reproductive rights, maternal health, domestic workers’ rights and support for survivors of gender-based violence. Rodrigo cited the women-led Lilith Fair as an inspiration; the line-up includes Chappell Roan, Doechii, Mitski and Bikini Kill, with Karen O, Sarah McLachlan and Stevie Nicks as special guests.
- Daisy Chain Fields raised $10 million for women’s and girls’ charities.
- Ten organisations will receive all net festival proceeds.
- Rodrigo said Lilith Fair inspired the event.
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Olivia Rodrigo is a US singer and songwriter who became widely known with her debut album Sour in 2021. Daisy Chain Fields is a new music festival she has created, bringing together prominent women and gender-diverse performers.
The money is intended for charities that support women and girls in areas including maternal health, legal rights, access to healthcare, protection from abuse and the rights of domestic workers. Such groups often provide direct services, campaign for policy changes or both.
The festival draws inspiration from Lilith Fair, a touring festival founded in the late 1990s by Sarah McLachlan that focused on women artists at a time when major festival line-ups featured relatively few of them. Its legacy is often associated with expanding opportunities and visibility for women in live music.
Full account
Olivia Rodrigo has said that her first Daisy Chain Fields Festival has raised $10 million for ten nonprofit organisations working with women and girls. The announcement came shortly before the one-day event in Irvine, California, with the singer saying that ticket buyers, artists, sponsors and donors had contributed to the total.
All net proceeds are due to be distributed among groups supporting areas including reproductive rights, healthcare access, maternal health, domestic workers and survivors of gender-based violence. The named partners include Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights, FreeFrom and the National Women’s Law Center.
Rodrigo curated an all-women bill led by her own performance, with artists including Chappell Roan, Doechii, Mitski, Garbage, Bikini Kill and the Breeders. Stevie Nicks, Karen O and Sarah McLachlan were listed as special guests. Katseye withdrew after member Megan reportedly injured her ankle, and Devon Again was added to the programme.
At the press conference, Rodrigo linked the festival’s concept to the earlier Lilith Fair, praising the women involved in that event for challenging doubts about whether women could headline and attract sponsorship for a festival. She said Daisy Chain Fields was intended to combine music, community and fundraising for causes affecting women and girls. Although the supplied headline gives the figure in pounds, both reports describe the amount raised as $10 million.
Where outlets differ
Source 1 gives the fullest account of the ten beneficiary organisations and places greater emphasis on Rodrigo’s comments about Lilith Fair and artists waiving their fees.
Source 2 focuses more on the press-conference announcement, the festival’s timing and Rodrigo’s original June statement about its aims.
Both reports cover Katseye’s withdrawal and Devon Again’s addition, but Source 2 identifies the reported injury as Megan’s sprained ankle.
More coverage
- Billboard — Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival Raises $10 Million for Women’s Charities
- The Hollywood Reporter — Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Raises $10 Million for Women-Focused Nonprofits
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Originally published by Rolling Stone as “Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival Raises $10 Million for Women and Girls Nonprofits”.