Daisy Chain Fields benefit festival rallies young fans for women’s well-being, in photos
- On Saturday, Olivia Rodrigo hosted her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival in Irvine, California, where philanthropist Melinda French Gates pledged to double the fundraising total to $20 million.
- Inspired by the 1997 Lilith Fair, Rodrigo created the festival to "celebrate the power of what can happen when we come together" and support women's health and future autonomy.
- A crowd of 45,000 attended the event featuring artists including Stevie Nicks and Alanis Morissette, who joined Rodrigo onstage for special performances of "Landslide" and "Ironic."
- Funds will be distributed equally among 10 beneficiary organizations, including Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights, advancing advocacy work focused on women's health.
- Organizers have hinted the festival will return, sharing an Instagram post captioned "One year down, and well just keep growing," suggesting plans to expand in future years.
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Los Angeles., Evoking the same pop-rock feminism of “do it yourself” from his musical influences of the 1990s, Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million for the well-being of women with a charity concert that mobilized her young audience.
Melinda French Gates donated $10M to Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields Festival, bringing the total to $20M, here's where the money will be going
Olivia Rodrigo's first-ever Daisy Chain Fields Festival has come to a triumphant end, bringing in significant funding to aid women-focused initiatives. This remarkable event showcased a variety of female performers who united for a common purpose. Rodrigo revealed plans to donate a large sum to ten women-centered charities, with Melinda French Gates promising to match the total amount, reinforcing the festival's mission to empower women and girl…
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Daisy Chain Fields benefit festival rallies young fans for women’s well-being, in photos
IRVINE, Ca. (AP) — Young fans gathered for Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival, featuring a nearly all women-led lineup performing for free. Proceeds benefit nonprofits supporting women’s health, workplace protections and legal rights.
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