Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
NR | Australia, Canada, United States of America | Ally Pankiw | English | 99 minutes
LILITH FAIR is the story of a group of women who were told their dream was unachievable yet pursued it anyway, and changed music history in the process. It’s a story of artists who defied every convention of the music industry, an industry that told them there was only room for one woman at the top. Of how Lilith Fair’s camaraderie and a common cause created legendary performances and life-changing concerts for fans. And how the tour rocked American culture, only to have its success obscured, and its lasting legacy largely overlooked, in order to preserve the status quo.
“Lilith, for Adam’s mythological unsubmissive first wife, with Fair standing for equal, beautiful and a celebration, was a wild idea made reality, and one whose success would propel it through three summers, from 1997 to 1999.” (Los Angeles Times)
“The antidote to the angry dudes who dominated pop culture at the time, many of whom turned their aggression directly toward Lilith Fair.” (Exclaim!)
Featuring Sarah McLachlan, Olivia Rodrigo, Jewel, Erykah Badu, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Natalie Merchant, Brandi Carlisle, The Indigo Girls, Diane Sawyer, and more.
#MusicMonday, November 3
Doors 5:50 pm | Movie 6:20 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets HERE
LILITH FAIR: BUILDING A MYSTERY (Ally Pankiw, 2025 / 99 mins / NR) The untold story of the groundbreaking all-women music festival, started by singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan in the late 1990s.
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