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Olivia Rodrigo has a lot to be proud of. Her first annual Daisy Chain Fields, a nonprofit festival whose proceeds go to ten women-focused charities, brought together an all-female lineup that included Rodrigo’s idols throughout her closing set. Her biggest inspiration for the fest came from Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair, and Rodrigo gave her young fans a little history lesson. “Sarah created Lilith Fair at a time where people said that two women couldn’t be headliners on the same festival bill and two women couldn’t be played back to back on the same radio station. She created the first all-women festival and shattered everyone’s expectations,” she explained before bringing her up to the stage. “This is a full circle moment for me,” McLachlan said. The two then played “Building a Mystery” with Rodrigo on guitar.
McLachlan continued playing tribute to inspirational women. The Lillith Fair founder tearfully dedicated “Angel” to the “OG matriarch, beautiful goddess of country music” Dolly Parton, thanking her for being the “biggest philanthropist in country music.” Maybe with Daisy Chain Fields, Rodrigo could become the biggest musical philanthropist of her generation. She’s already got a head start — the Daisy Chain Fields Fund raised over $20 million with help from Melinda French Gates, who matched the festival’s initial $10 million milestone.
About halfway through the set, Rodrigo shared bad news, then good news: Karen O unfortunately couldn’t make it because of a personal matter, but Alanis Morissette happened to be free. Morissette popped out from behind the stage to duet “Ironic,” with most of the crowd joining in as they tried to lift their jaw off the floor.
Throughout the night, fans whispered, wondering when Nicks would show up, with some correctly guessing she’d close out the show. Rodrigo and Nicks walked out hand in hand to sing the final song of the night, Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide.” They twirled throughout the song, mirroring the young women in the audience with their mothers. Rodrigo’s stage presence reminded Nicks of her younger self. “She’s a lot like me when I was her age, 100 years ago. I’m somewhat awestruck that she could do all this because it’s so hard… She’s done it with grace and this crazy, crazy energy that she has,” Nicks praised Rodrigo, getting one final word in before the night was over. “Support her and come and be a part of her women’s rights thing. We all will, and she’s very special. Take her to your heart, I have.”
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