Lilith Fair
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Lilith Fair was a groundbreaking all-female music festival tour in the late 1990s that showcased women artists across genres and helped reshape the landscape of popular music and touring.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lilith Fair canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2117527 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lilith Fair Context triple: [Sarah McLachlan, founded, Lilith Fair]
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A.
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza is a major annual music festival featuring diverse genres and large-scale performances, held in Chicago.
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B.
Rock for People
Rock for People is a major annual rock and alternative music festival in the Czech Republic, known for hosting international and local acts across multiple stages.
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C.
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a television series featuring artists performing stripped-down, acoustic versions of their songs in an intimate live setting.
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D.
Sunfest
Sunfest is a major annual world music and arts festival held in London, Ontario, featuring diverse international performers and cultural celebrations.
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E.
One World Concert
One World Concert is a live jazz album by pianist Erroll Garner, celebrated for its vibrant performances and inventive improvisations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lilith Fair Target entity description: Lilith Fair was a groundbreaking all-female music festival tour in the late 1990s that showcased women artists across genres and helped reshape the landscape of popular music and touring.
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A.
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza is a major annual music festival featuring diverse genres and large-scale performances, held in Chicago.
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B.
Rock for People
Rock for People is a major annual rock and alternative music festival in the Czech Republic, known for hosting international and local acts across multiple stages.
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C.
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a television series featuring artists performing stripped-down, acoustic versions of their songs in an intimate live setting.
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D.
Sunfest
Sunfest is a major annual world music and arts festival held in London, Ontario, featuring diverse international performers and cultural celebrations.
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E.
One World Concert
One World Concert is a live jazz album by pianist Erroll Garner, celebrated for its vibrant performances and inventive improvisations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
all-female music festival
ⓘ
concert tour ⓘ music festival ⓘ |
| awarded | Billboard Touring Award for top festival tour (1997–1999 era, contextually) ⓘ |
| charitableAspect | donated a portion of proceeds to women’s charities ⓘ |
| coFounder |
Dan Fraser
ⓘ
Marty Diamond ⓘ Terry McBride ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1999 ⓘ |
| focus | women in music ⓘ |
| founder | Sarah McLachlan ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
country music ⓘ folk music ⓘ pop music ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| inception | 1997 ⓘ |
| location | North America ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after the mythological figure Lilith ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Alanis Morissette
ⓘ
Emmylou Harris ⓘ Fiona Apple ⓘ Indigo Girls ⓘ Jewel ⓘ Lauryn Hill ⓘ Lisa Loeb ⓘ Meredith Brooks ⓘ Missy Elliott ⓘ Natalie Merchant ⓘ Paula Cole ⓘ Sarah McLachlan ⓘ Sheryl Crow ⓘ Suzanne Vega ⓘ Tori Amos ⓘ Tracy Chapman ⓘ |
| notableYear |
1997
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1998 ⓘ 1999 ⓘ |
| organizer | Sarah McLachlan ⓘ |
| policy | only female solo artists or female-led bands on the bill ⓘ |
| revival | 2010 ⓘ |
| revivalDescription | attempted relaunch of the festival in 2010 with a new touring lineup ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
challenged industry assumptions about commercial viability of women-led tours
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helped increase visibility of women musicians in mainstream music ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1990s ⓘ |
| tourType | summer tour ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lilith Fair Description of subject: Lilith Fair was a groundbreaking all-female music festival tour in the late 1990s that showcased women artists across genres and helped reshape the landscape of popular music and touring.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)