Brandi Carlile

And I was trying to tell her, I was like, you know, when Lilith Fair came to town in like 1997, I was like 16 or 17 years old. And it was like kind of the first big thing I got to do on my own with like a group of friends. And we were in this little sapphic rock band and just like living our best lives in the sun at Lilith Fair. And I remember I had like money to buy like a

And I was trying to tell her, I was like, you know, when Lilith Fair came to town in like 1997, I was like 16 or 17 years old. And it was like kind of the first big thing I got to do on my own with like a group of friends. And we were in this little sapphic rock band and just like living our best lives in the sun at Lilith Fair. And I remember I had like money to buy like a

And I was trying to tell her, I was like, you know, when Lilith Fair came to town in like 1997, I was like 16 or 17 years old. And it was like kind of the first big thing I got to do on my own with like a group of friends. And we were in this little sapphic rock band and just like living our best lives in the sun at Lilith Fair. And I remember I had like money to buy like a

big gulp-sized Mountain Dew when I was all sunburned like a baby dyke with like my hair all cut short and I remember like just standing in this line to go get my Mountain Dew and there was this woman that was just like honey come here and she just put sunscreen all over my shoulders and she said you can buy one thing with that money and that's water and I was like I'm not gonna get away with shit here like

big gulp-sized Mountain Dew when I was all sunburned like a baby dyke with like my hair all cut short and I remember like just standing in this line to go get my Mountain Dew and there was this woman that was just like honey come here and she just put sunscreen all over my shoulders and she said you can buy one thing with that money and that's water and I was like I'm not gonna get away with shit here like

big gulp-sized Mountain Dew when I was all sunburned like a baby dyke with like my hair all cut short and I remember like just standing in this line to go get my Mountain Dew and there was this woman that was just like honey come here and she just put sunscreen all over my shoulders and she said you can buy one thing with that money and that's water and I was like I'm not gonna get away with shit here like

But there was just something about, and then it was like all her friends were the same, and then I met somebody else that was like, well, who were you with? You need to sit with us. There was just this thing that was taking place where women were put into positions of agency, autonomy, and power. Something happens to the people that go to support that.

But there was just something about, and then it was like all her friends were the same, and then I met somebody else that was like, well, who were you with? You need to sit with us. There was just this thing that was taking place where women were put into positions of agency, autonomy, and power. Something happens to the people that go to support that.

But there was just something about, and then it was like all her friends were the same, and then I met somebody else that was like, well, who were you with? You need to sit with us. There was just this thing that was taking place where women were put into positions of agency, autonomy, and power. Something happens to the people that go to support that.

And I think that that might be minimizing what's happening here because I'm learning that it might be more powerful than that. But it has something to do with it, and I kind of feel like I'm 16 again every time I'm here.

And I think that that might be minimizing what's happening here because I'm learning that it might be more powerful than that. But it has something to do with it, and I kind of feel like I'm 16 again every time I'm here.

And I think that that might be minimizing what's happening here because I'm learning that it might be more powerful than that. But it has something to do with it, and I kind of feel like I'm 16 again every time I'm here.

Okay, okay. I'm talking to them. I need to be talking about them. I understand, I understand.

Okay, okay. I'm talking to them. I need to be talking about them. I understand, I understand.

Okay, okay. I'm talking to them. I need to be talking about them. I understand, I understand.

This is a group of thousands of people who are witnessing and enduring a world adjacent to, if not completely entrenched in turmoil. Coming together for four days every year, not to leave their emotions and their feelings and their fears at the door, but to fully bring them in, break them apart, and share one another's burdens.

This is a group of thousands of people who are witnessing and enduring a world adjacent to, if not completely entrenched in turmoil. Coming together for four days every year, not to leave their emotions and their feelings and their fears at the door, but to fully bring them in, break them apart, and share one another's burdens.

This is a group of thousands of people who are witnessing and enduring a world adjacent to, if not completely entrenched in turmoil. Coming together for four days every year, not to leave their emotions and their feelings and their fears at the door, but to fully bring them in, break them apart, and share one another's burdens.

To be here in support of each other, and to be here in the euphoria of music, under the stars, just being fully who they are, whatever that means, for four days. Boom.

To be here in support of each other, and to be here in the euphoria of music, under the stars, just being fully who they are, whatever that means, for four days. Boom.