These frequent summer musical tours are exclusively composed of female performers, such as Cheryl Crow, Paula Cole, and the Dixie Chicks, has what name? ... and was created by what Canadian musician?

In the mid-1990s, Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan grew frustrated after being told by concert promoters that a tour featuring two female headliners would be a commercial failure. In response, she founded a revolutionary all-female traveling music festival that proved them wrong. This festival, which ran from 1997 to 1999 and had a brief revival in 2010, became a defining cultural touchstone of the decade.

The tour featured a rotating lineup of the era's most prominent and up-and-coming female artists across multiple genres. Performers like Sheryl Crow, the Indigo Girls, Jewel, Paula Cole, and the Dixie Chicks graced its stages, celebrating female musicianship and camaraderie. The name of the festival was a nod to Jewish folklore, referencing Lilith, who is traditionally considered Adam's first wife and a symbol of female independence.

Lilith Fair was a massive commercial success, becoming the top-grossing touring festival of its time. Beyond its financial triumphs, the festival also had a significant charitable component, donating a portion of ticket sales to local women's shelters in each city it visited. Its lasting legacy was shattering the music industry's long-held myth that audiences wouldn't embrace female-led concert bills.