Haim Dreams Up A Wishlist For An All-Female Tour, Including Taylor Swift (Obviously)
Remember Lilith Fair? In the 1990s, the female-centric touring music festival was a veritable powerhouse of mega pop and folk acts like Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Tracy Chapman and dozens of others.
Sounds like a good idea even today, doesn't it? The Haim sisters think so, too. At a panel at The New Yorker Festival this weekend, Vulture reports, bassist Este said, "We talk about this all the time, how there aren’t enough female-represented bands and artists at festivals. You don’t see them. And it’s really sad for us. We came up with the idea basically of why can’t we just bring back a festival that’s just ladies. Not that we don’t love the boys. Love the men."
So, who would Este want on the bill for a Lilith-type festival in 2015?
Obviously. Haim and Tay's history of being besties dates back pretty far, and they've already toured together (opening for Tay on her mammoth 1989 World Tour). It's a natural fit.
The two acts paired up for a killer performance of Lilith pioneer Sheryl Crow's "Strong Enough" for a VH1 concert in 2013, so we could totally see this translating to the main stage of a big tour.
Haim opened for Flo back in 2012 and tweeted admiration about the band's newest album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, earlier this year. A perfect match.
Chvrches are having a good year, with the release of their second LP, Every Open Eye, and singer Lauren Mayberry's continued demolition of sexist trolls. A slot at the new Lilith Fair would be a nice way to ride out 2015.
The ex-Rilo Kiley frontwoman teamed up with Haim to perform "Girl On Girl" earlier this year at Coachella. Why not add in all the above musicians and make it a proper festival already?
