Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields Festival raises $10 million for women's nonprofits

Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields Festival has raised $10 million for nonprofit organizations supporting women and girls, the musician announced Friday, Aug. 28, the day before the inaugural one-day event at Great Park in Irvine, California.

All net proceeds from the festival will be dispersed across ten nonprofits, including Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, National Women's Law Center, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Jhpiego, the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, Planned Parenthood, the National Institute for Reproductive Health, FreeFrom, and the National Domestic Workers Alliance, according to Rolling Stone and Billboard.

"Daisy Chain Fields was created to celebrate the power of what can happen when we come together to support one another," Rodrigo said in a statement. "The organizations we've partnered with are doing incredibly important work every single day in the US and globally. I'm so grateful to every person who bought a ticket, every artist who waived their fee, every sponsor for signing onto a brand new festival, and every donation that helped get to $10 million dollars to support women and girls."

At a press conference Friday, Rodrigo credited Lilith Fair, the groundbreaking all-female festival founded by Sarah McLachlan in the 1990s, as the foundation for Daisy Chain Fields. "Before Lilith Fair, women were told that they couldn't lead a festival, that no one would come, that they couldn't get sponsors, and those women proved everyone wrong," Rodrigo said. "Thanks to those trailblazers, we are obviously in a very different situation now."

The festival's lineup, curated by Rodrigo, includes Chappell Roan, Doechii, Mitski, Garbage, The Breeders, Bikini Kill, and more, with Stevie Nicks, Karen O, and Sarah McLachlan as special guests, according to Billboard. KATSEYE was originally scheduled to perform but dropped out after member Megan sprained her ankle, with Devon Again taking their place.

Rodrigo first announced Daisy Chain Fields in June, describing it as "a festival founded on the belief that joy, community and creativity can inspire meaningful change." The event features an all-women lineup, and 100 percent of net proceeds go to charities dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls.

The $10 million total was raised through sponsors and the fact that artists agreed to perform for free, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The publication also reported that the event was expected to be shot largely by female photographers, though organizers maintained an inclusionary rather than exclusionary mission.

Jhpiego, a global health nonprofit affiliated with Johns Hopkins, said it was honored to be selected. "Olivia has been an extraordinary partner whose commitment to women, girls, and young people extends far beyond philanthropy," said Dr. Allyson Bear, President and CEO of Jhpiego. "This partnership reflects her genuine dedication to creating meaningful change."

The festival arrives amid what advocates describe as a fraught moment for women's health and rights. Angela Aina, co-founder of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, noted that American Black women die in childbirth at three times the rate of white women, and that 87 percent of these deaths are preventable. "What matters most to us is that the festival is showing people the organizations that are doing this work and pushing solutions," Aina said.