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Daisy Chain Fields review – Olivia Rodrigo’s women-led festival is electric amid extreme heat
Great Park, Irvine, California Performances from Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks, Chappell Roan and Sarah McLachlan raise $20m for charity yet are marred by poor planning for heatwave Shortly after singing the closing notes of her indie pop gem LES Artistes on Saturday afternoon, Santigold gazes out at the sweat-laced crowd at the Daisy Chain Fields festival – a benefit concert hosted by Olivia Rodrigo for charities focused on women and girls – in disbelief. “I can’t believe she pulled this shit off!” Santigold cries into the microphone, beaming. The inaugural festival, in Irvine, California’s Great Park, has drawn in 45,000 people to see artists as varied as the legendary punk agitators Bikini Kill , kicky pop phenom Chappell Roan and kinetic superstar rapper Doechii , all of whom agreed to perform for free; Rodrigo herself closes out the night with a career-spanning setlist and starry guest appe
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Great Park, Irvine, California Performances from Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks, Chappell Roan and Sarah McLachlan raise $20m for charity yet are marred by poor planning for heatwave Shortly after singing the closing notes of her indie pop gem LES Artistes on Saturday afternoon, Santigold gazes out at the sweat-laced crowd at the Daisy Chain Fields festival – a benefit concert hosted by Olivia Rodrigo for charities focused on women and girls – in disbelief. “I can’t believe she pulled this shit off!” Santigold cries into the microphone, beaming. The inaugural festival, in Irvine, California’s Great Park, has drawn in 45,000 people to see artists as varied as the legendary punk agitators Bikini Kill , kicky pop phenom Chappell Roan and kinetic superstar rapper Doechii , all of whom agreed to perform for free; Rodrigo herself closes out the night with a career-spanning setlist and starry guest appe
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Daisy Chain Fields review – Olivia Rodrigo’s women-led festival is electric amid extreme heat, Great Park, Irvine, California Performances from Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks, Chappell Roan and Sarah McLachlan raise $20m for charity yet are marred by poor planning for heatwave Shortly after singing the closing notes of her indie pop gem LES Artistes on Saturday afternoon, Santigold gazes out at the sweat-laced crowd at the Daisy Chain Fields festival – a benefit concert hosted by Olivia Rodrigo for charities focused on women and girls – in disbelief. “I can’t believe she pulled this shit off!” Santigold cries into the microphone, beaming. The inaugural festival, in Irvine, California’s Great Park, has drawn in 45,000 people to see artists as varied as the legendary punk agitators Bikini Kill , kicky pop phenom Chappell Roan and kinetic superstar rapper Doechii , all of whom agreed to perform for free; Rodrigo herself closes out the night with a career-spanning setlist and starry guest appe
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