The Lilith Fair was extremely successful when it first started touring. Then it tried to make a comeback, but failed. I think one of the biggest reasons this occurred is because women artists don't have as hard of a time making tours as they used to. Lilith fair might have opened the door to this because of its huge success the first time it happened. Lilith Fair showed women that they could be successful in booking venues despite their gender. It also proved to record/management companies that women can sell out big venues as well as small ones. Ingrid Michaelson recently had a concert at a grand opening, and she sold out the venue three weeks in advance. People thought Sarah McLachlan was crazy to think a bunch of women could sell out huge venues, yet she succeeded. Since then, many women artists of every genre have been selling out large venues across the country.
Even though the Lilith Fair has been called the Sarah Mclachlan fair recently because she is the only artist to play every show, it may be because she created it. She was the one who came up with the idea and saw it through, so it makes sense she would play every show. She would make it her commitment to play every show, while other artists who come on to the project later could only make shows that fit into their already busy schedules. Maybe we all should cut her some slack, and give her some credit for paving the way for new and upcoming women artists.
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