Lilith Fair Returns, Shows Onsale 3-27

Different performers for different shows will make "diversity" the operative term. Oddly, Pavement was not invited, making it the only festival this year the indie avatars won't be playing.

By Blurt Staff

It's been almost 11 years since the demise of Lilith Fair, that estrogen-packed traveling summer festival co-founded by Sarah McLachlan, but as we noted several months ago, organizers decided 2010 was the right time to resurrect the event, what with summer festivals still going strong, shitty economy be damned.

Just announced, then, ticket onsale for the first 8 dates of the 2010 Lilith Tour - Saturday, March 27, via LilithFair.com and LiveNation.com. Those cities are listed below.

Much like the original Lilith Fair, there will be 11 artists on each date, with only two consistencies per show: the Lilith Local Talent Search Ourstage.com winner who starts the day and headliner Sarah McLachlan. The remaining acts on the line-up are constantly rotating from among more than 80 acts.

It's to be a 36-city run of the sheds: Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Edmonton, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Montreal, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, DC and West Palm Beach.

Shows going on sale March 27:

Fri, Jul 2        Portland, OR       The Amphitheatre at Clark County
Sat, Jul 3      Seattle, WA        The Gorge Amphitheatre
Sat, Jul 17    Chicago, IL          First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Tues, July 20 Indianapolis, IN   Verizon Wireless Music Center
Sat, Jul 24    Toronto, ON        Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
**Tues, July 27 Cleveland, OH  Blossom Music Center
Sun, Aug 8    Atlanta, GA        Aaron's Amphitheatre
Tues, Aug 10 W. Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
(**Tickets go on-sale April 3)

Full list of artists announced so far (visit lilithfair.com to view artist pages):
A Fine Frenzy, Anjulie, Ann Atomic, Anya Marina, Ash Koley, The Bangles, Beth Orton, Brandi Carlile, Butterfly Boucher, Cat Power, Ceci Bastida, Chairlift, Chantal Kreviazuk, Colbie Caillat, Corinne Bailey Rae, Court Yard Hounds, Donna Delory, Elizaveta, Emmylou Harris, Erin McCarley, Erykah Badu, Frazey Ford, The Go-Go's, Gossip, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, Heart, Ima, Indigo Girls, Ingrid Michaelson, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Knapp, Jesca Hoop, Jill Hennessy, Jill Scott, Julia Othmer, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kate Nash Katzenjammer, Kelly Clarkson, Ke$ha, La Roux, Lights, Lissie, Loretta Lynn, Lucy Schwartz, Marina & The Diamonds, Martina McBride, Mary J. Blige, Meaghan Smith, Melissa McClelland, Metric, Miranda Lambert, Miranda Lee Richards, Missy Higgins, Nikki Jean, Nneka, Norah Jones, Priscilla Renea, The Rescues, Rosie Thomas, Sara Bareilles, Sarah McLachlan, Serena Ryder, Sheryl Crow, Sia, Sugarland, Susan Justice, Suzanne Vega, Tara MacLean, Tegan and Sara, Toby Lightman, Vedera, Vita Chambers, The Submarines,  The Weepies, Ximena Sarinana, Zee Avi