Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields festival raises $10m for women's charities

Olivia Rodrigo's inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival has raised $10 million for nonprofit organisations supporting women and girls, with the pop star revealing the milestone ahead of the festival's launch in California.

The single-day festival is taking place on August 29, 2026, at Great Park in Irvine, California. Inspired by the pioneering 1990s music festival Lilith Fair, the event brings together an all-women and female-fronted lineup across two stages, with Rodrigo among the performers.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of the event, Rodrigo described the festival as a celebration of what can happen when people come together to support one another. She thanked fans who bought tickets, artists who waived their performance fees, sponsors and donors for helping the festival reach the $10 million figure.

"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."

The money will go towards nonprofit partners working across areas including reproductive rights, maternal health, economic empowerment, domestic violence prevention and gender equity. The organisations involved include Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, the Center for Reproductive Rights, FreeFrom, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, the National Women's Law Center and Planned Parenthood.

The festival's lineup includes Chappell Roan, Doechii, Bikini Kill, Garbage, Mitski, The Breeders, Santigold, Rachel Chinouriri, Die Spitz, Eli, Not For Radio and Quiet Light, alongside special guests Karen O, Sarah McLachlan and Stevie Nicks. Rodrigo personally invited many of the artists, while McLachlan, the founder of Lilith Fair, has served as an inspiration for the event.

Daisy Chain Fields is designed to be more than a music festival. Alongside performances, attendees can access educational resources, community art experiences, local vendors, fan pop-ups and immersive installations connected to the organisations benefiting from the event.

Rodrigo has made women's reproductive rights a recurring part of her public advocacy. In 2024, she launched a reproductive-rights initiative and donated a portion of the proceeds from her Guts world tour to support reproductive healthcare access. She also faced criticism from some politicians after contraceptive kits containing condoms, Plan B and abortion-access information were distributed at several of her concerts that year.

The festival arrives shortly after Rodrigo released her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love, and as she prepares to embark on her Unraveled world tour next month. She has also recently released Serena Joy, a politically charged song inspired by Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.

With $10 million already committed to organisations supporting women and girls, Daisy Chain Fields marks a significant expansion of Rodrigo's activism beyond her music, turning her long-held ambition of creating a women-led festival into a fundraising platform as well as a major live event.