Pop star Olivia Rodrigo is launching her inaugural festival, Daisy Chain Fields, on August 29, 2026, at the Great Park in Irvine, California, bringing together an intergenerational lineup of women spanning her musical influences, according to reporting by The Guardian and Far Out Magazine. The single-day event features a broad roster of artists including Chappell Roan, Doechii, Mitski, the Breeders, Bikini Kill, Garbage, Karen O, Sarah McLachlan, and Stevie Nicks, with 100 percent of net proceeds directed to organizations such as Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights.
The Logistics of Assembling an Unprecedented Lineup
When the festival poster was first released in June, Garbage singer Shirley Manson assumed it was generated by artificial intelligence. According to Manson, Rodrigo handled the artist recruitment herself by calling each act individually. “I told her it was very unusual for an agent not to be doing that,” Manson recalled, as reported by The Guardian.
Rodrigo has frequently cited Garbage as a key musical inspiration. “Unlike many artists, she doesn’t say she’s inventing the wheel; she knows she’s just a spoke within it,” Manson said. This collaborative ethos extends to the festival’s structure. There is no competitive element or hierarchy among the performers; no two sets will overlap, and every name appears in the same typeface and font size on the poster regardless of the act’s tenure.
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According to a 2025 report from Book More Women cited by The Guardian, female acts accounted for just 21.6% of headliners across nine major music festivals.
Reviving and Adapting the Lilith Fair Model
Daisy Chain Fields follows a lineage of women-led music festivals designed to correct ongoing gender imbalances in live music and raise funds for female-focused causes. The event’s most direct model is Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair, the touring festival launched in 1997. McLachlan was the first person Rodrigo called when organizing the event, and she is scheduled to perform both her own set and a collaborative performance with Rodrigo.
Garbage declined an invitation to play Lilith Fair during the 1990s. Reflecting on that decision nearly three decades later, Manson pointed to a shifting political landscape. “I might have been naive, but it felt like there was more progress for women then,” Manson explained to The Guardian. “And here we are in 2026, as women’s rights are regressing all over the world. We’re at a crisis point.”
Charity and Community Focus Across Summer Events
Chappell Roan, who is scheduled to perform directly before Rodrigo’s headlining set, is pursuing a parallel community-focused model. In October, Roan will launch her own two-night charity fundraiser, the Super Graphic Spectacular, directing 100% of net proceeds to LGBTQ+ community mutual-aid funds.
“Being able to go see a show right now feels like such a privilege, and it’s more important than ever for those shows to be safe spaces of inclusivity where fans can disconnect,” Roan told The Guardian. “Being able to give back, especially to the people who have shown me so much support, is at the center of my project and what keeps me going.”
In addition to performances, Daisy Chain Fields will feature reproductive-rights education and non-profit activations throughout the festival grounds in Irvine, California.
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where is Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival taking place?
The single-day festival takes place on August 29, 2026, at the Great Park in Irvine, California, according to reporting from The Guardian and Far Out Magazine.
Where do the proceeds from Daisy Chain Fields go?
One hundred percent of the festival’s net proceeds will be distributed among organizations including Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Who is performing at Daisy Chain Fields?
The lineup includes Chappell Roan, Doechii, Mitski, the Breeders, Bikini Kill, Garbage, Karen O, Sarah McLachlan, Stevie Nicks, Katseye, Santigold, Rachel Chinouriri, Not for Radio, Die Spitz, Quiet Light, and Eli.
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