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Lilith Fair 1998

LILITH PHAIR OR LILITH FAIR: THE TOUR DATES
NEWSFLASH: NEW DATES ADDED
Liz is currently participating in the Lilith Fair tour this summer. Liz has been added to two Canadian Lilith Fair dates. Here are the dates, cities, and venues:

Lilith Fair Dates
Date	Location	Venue
~~June 23, 1998~~	~~Mountain View, CA~~	~~Shoreline Ampitheatre~~
~~June 24, 1998~~	~~Mountain View, CA~~	~~Shoreline Ampitheatre~~
June 28, 1998	Phoenix, AZ	Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion
June 29, 1998	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico Wine Festival
July 16, 1998	New York City, NY	Jones Beach Ampitheatre
July 17, 1998	Philadelphia, PA	Blockbuster-Sony Entertainment Center
July 18, 1998	Columbia, MD	Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 19, 1998	Columbia, MD	Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 30, 1998	Houston, TX	The Woodlands
July 31, 1998	Austin, TX	South Park Meadows
August 1, 1998	Dallas, TX	Coca-Cola Starplex
August 3, 1998	Nashville, TN	Starwood Ampitheatre
August 4, 1998	St. Louis, MO	Riverport Ampitheatre
August 5, 1998	Chicago, IL	New World Music Theatre
~~August 14, 1998~~	~~Ottawa, ON~~	~~Lansdowne Park~~
August 15, 1998	Toronto, ON	Molson Ampitheatre
August 16, 1998	Toronto, ON	Molson Ampitheatre
August 17, 1998	Buffalo, NY	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 19, 1998	Milwaukee, WI	Marcus Ampitheatre

[Thanks to Russ Waterhouse at Matador Records for the Lilith dates.]
See and hear Liz at a Lilith Fair press conference. Click here. However, if your browser is not capable of hearing/viewing a Real Audio/Video file (or you just don't have the Real Audio/Video software), click here to listen to Liz's comments (800K .wav file).
From Gerard Cosloy: "Liz will probably be doing headlining dates after the Lilith extravaganza is done, but I have no dates or cities for you, yet." (Thanks to Jason Long for the information.)
[From Rolling Stone Online, June 10, 1998] Indie rock princess Liz Phair will replace Sheryl Crow on three Lilith Fair dates this month.
Phair will join up with Lilith on June 24 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., June 28 at Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix and June 29 at the New Mexico Wine Festival in Albuquerque, N.M., according to a source for the tour.
Phair will fly in specifically for these dates, but no replacement has been named for the two remaining shows that Crow left open -- June 20 at the Gorge in George, Wash., and June 27 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Liz and her Levi's

Liz's tummy

Levi's

LIZ / LILITH ACTS SHOW OFF THEIR LEVIS
Liz and her fellow Lilith Fair mates talk about their Levi's apparel. To see and hear Liz talk about her Levi's, go to the Levi's website. This site features the pictures in the June 1998 issue of Vogue as well as MPEGs.

Late Show With David Letterman

LIZ ON "LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN"
Liz appeared for a third time on The Late Show With David Letterman on Wednesday, August 12th, 1998. She performed "Polyester Bride". Check the official Late Show With David Letterman website for details and / or tickets.

Hear Liz's new album at Broadcast.com's CD Listening Party

BROADCAST.COM TO HOLD A CD LISTENING PARTY FOR WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG
Listen to the entire whitechocolatespaceegg on broadcast.com this week. It runs through August 10th, 1998. If you missed it the first time around, or you want to hear it again before the album officially comes out, check it out!

WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG NETCAST A SUCCESS
The netcast of whitechocolatespaceegg was a success! Some words from Russ Waterhouse of Matador:
Just a quick "thank you" to everyone who supported the wcse "netcast". Apparently it's been more successful than any other "netcast" Capitol has ever done!
That's all for now. Good night and good listening,
rw

Modern Rock Live

LIZ'S "MODERN ROCK LIVE" APPEARANCE POSTPONED
Liz did not appear on the nationally syndicated radio program Modern Rock Live (broadcast on Sunday nights at 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT) on August 9th as originally scheduled. Apparently she will be rescheduled for a later date. I will post that information as soon as I know. For further details on where to hear Modern Rock Live in your area, contact the Global Satellite Network at 1-818-906-1888. If no radio station in your area carries the program, you can listen to it on the web at AudioLounge. [Thanks to JRLIII and Bill for passing along this information.]

Morning Becomes Eclectic

LIZ'S "MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC" POSTPONED
Liz did not appear on the morning program Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW-FM 89.9 Santa Monica on August 7th. She will apparently be rescheduled at a later date. I will post details as soon as I get them. The show (when it airs) will also be available in Real Audio format at the Listening Lounge at LiveConcerts.com. [Thanks to Beau for the information.]

Just Passin' Thru on WHFS-FM 99.1 Baltimore

WHFS-FM 99.1 Landover

LIZ "JUST PASSIN' THRU"
While in town on the Lilith Fair tour, Liz taped a segment for the program Just Passin' Thru on WHFS-FM 99.1 Washington DC/Baltimore on July 19. Here is a setlist of the songs she performed (thanks to Tarry Carapezza for the setlist):

"Never Said"
"Johnny Feelgood"
"Supernova"
"Polyester Bride"
"Divorce Song"

Liz's segment will air on Sunday, July 26 (get your tape decks ready). The hour-long program usually consists of a live in-studio performance mixed in with interview questions (at least the last time I heard the show). Check out the WHFS-FM website for further details. [Thanks to Meredith Robbins for the information. Of course, she's one of the lucky few who was got to meet Liz up close and personal at the WHFS studios!]

Local 101

LIZ ON Q101 SAMPLER CD
A Liz Phair b-side "Freak Of Nature" (which is on the '96 Shelved Demos / Studio Recordings tape) appears (non-exclusively) on the Q101 local sampler Local 101. The CD went on sale July 21st in the greater Chicago area, and is available NOW. Proceeds will benefit drunk-driving charities. [Thanks to Matador for the information and Matt George for passing this info along (as well as the cover of Local 101).]

Hear Liz's new album at the Matador Records website

MATADOR TO HOST WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG NETCAST
Matador Records is broadcasting whitechocolatespaceegg on the web via Real Audio. This will occur from noon on July 21st through noon of July 22nd.

LIZ A NO-SHOW AT SAN FRANCISCO LILITH FAIR SHOWS
Liz was not one of the performers at the San Francisco Lilith Fair shows, much to my chagrin. Why? I don't know, but I'd sure like to find the maintainers of the Lilith Fair website and ask who is (are) responsible for this misinformation. GRRRR...
Matador is not at fault here, as they did not list either San Franscisco Lilith Fair date on their tour dates webpage. In fact, they have apologized to me for the inconvience:
From Russ Waterhouse:

Ken,
Not quite sure what to say. I'm almost 100% positive that *I* never told any of the sites that she was playing SF, because as far as we knew it wasn't ever supposed to happen. People here seemed confused about the whole thing too.....
Basically it's the fault of the Lilith fair people and whoever runs their site (not to point fingers). That sucks and I'm sorry to hear that it happened to you. I never posted anything to the list either way because A)I wasn't paying too much attention anyway and didn't notice anybody saying that they were going to SF, and B) nobody here had a definite answer for me about it.
Russ

From Carrie McLaren:

Liz didn't show up because she wasn't scheduled to appear. I don't know sure why that date was listed. Have you written the Lilith people? We didn't have it on our list of dates, I've no clue why it was promoted in that way. I'm REALLY sorry this has happened but there's really nothing we can do.
best,
Carrie

By the way, if you are interested in who actually played at the San Francisco Lilith Fair shows, check out the Shoreline Ampitheater website.
[NOTE: Despite the fact that Liz's non-appearance ruined my day, I must say that everyone associated with the Lilith Fair was very nice. The Shoreline staff was very helpful; lots of free goodies were handed out: a Lilith Fair sampler CD (no Liz, just the lesser-known acts) courtesy of Tower Records, a poster of Sarah McLachlan (not Liz) courtesy of Levi's, ice cream bars (while we waited in line to get in) courtesy of Starbucks, facial products courtesy of Bior� (which I had no personal interest), and lots of other stuff I can't remember at the moment. And, of course, the concert attendees...]

Starbucks Coffee

Lilith Fair '98

STARBUCKS LILITH SAMPLER CD FEATURING LIZ
Starbucks Coffee, one of the sponsers of Lilith Fair '98, along with EMI-Capitol Records, has released Lilith Fair '98: A Starbucks Blend, an 18-song sampler CD featuring Liz, along with several Lilith acts. Here is the track listing:

Track	Title - Artist	Duration
*Lilith Fair '98: A Starbucks Blend*
Starbucks Coffee / EMI-Capitol Special Markets 72438-19960-27
1	This - Lisa Loeb	3:29
2	Soulfully - Catie Curtis	4:33
3	I Need Love - Sam Phillips	3:40
4	Seven Sisters - Mary Lou Lord	3:31
5	Uncle Alvarez - Liz Phair	3:56
6	Lake Charles - Lucinda Williams	5:28
7	Secrets & Lies - Jonatha Brooke	4:30
8	Amateur - Aimee Mann	4:53
9	Part of the Process - Morcheeba	4:27
10	One Big Love - Patty Griffin	4:17
11	Train Song (Demise of the Caboose) - Victoria Williams	3:15
12	Evidence (Chris Lord-Alge Mix) - Tara MacLean	4:04
13	Why Do I Lie? - Luscious Jackson	3:21
14	Getaway (February) - Jen Trynin	4:11
15	Trampoline - Wild Strawberries	4:43
16	Sway - Bic Runga	4:24
17	Gazebo Tree - Kristin Hersh	3:38
18	The Link - Bettie Serveert	3:10

This CD is sold exclusively at Starbucks Coffee and has a list price of $11.95. Starbucks is donating 10% of the proceeds from the purchase of each CD to programs that assist women in need.
You can order this CD as well. Just go to the Starbucks Lilith Fair website for more details.
[Thanks to Jason Long for mentioning this CD to me.]

Local 101

Entertainment Weekly

LIZ / LILITH FAIR ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY COVER STORY
Liz along with Sarah McLachlan, Missy Elliott, Paula Cole, and Natalie Merchant are featured on the cover of the June 19, 1998 issue of Entertainment Weekly. There is an 8-page article featuring interviews and pictures of the aforementioned ladies.
An online version of the article is available at Entertainment Weekly Online.

LIZ GOES GOLD
Liz's Exile In Guyville album has certified gold (sales of 500,000 copies) according to the figures from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Wednesday, May 6, 1998.
Liz's Whip-Smart album has been certified gold (sales of 500,000 copies) according to the figures from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), on Friday, March 13, 1998, as reported in the April 11, 1998 issue of Billboard. It is Liz's first gold record.
Congratulations, Liz!

Last Updated: November 4, 1998