Sapphic Music Moments That Prove Daisy Chain Fields Is Going To Be One For The Lesbians
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Olivia Rodrigo sent music fans into a frenzy this week with the announcement that she’s creating her own music festival. Daisy Chain Fields, set to launch in Irvine, CA, this August, will feature an all-women line-up that includes some serious heavy hitters.
Rodrigo herself will be performing, along with female acts that span generations—Chappell Roan, Bikini Kill, Garbage, Die Spitz, Doechii, Eli, Katseye, Mitski, Not for Radio, Quiet Light, Rachel Chinouriri, Santigold, and The Breeders are all part of the lineup, as are music greats Karen O, Sarah McLachlan, and Stevie Nicks.
The announcement immediately drew comparisons to Lilith Fair, the iconic female-centric music festival of the late ‘90s founded by McLachlan. Although Lilith Fair wasn’t about sexuality and, in fact, featured a number of heterosexual performers, it’s become a big part of sapphic music history.
Daisy Chain Fields is already poised to be the spiritual follow-up to Lilith Fair in this regard. The inaugural line-up features quite a few queer artists, along with performers whose work has resonated with sapphic fans, sometimes dating back decades.
While this is far from a comprehensive list, to celebrate the beginning of Daisy Chain Fields, here are some of the best queer (or queer-coded) moments from the artists performing this August.
1. Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” Performance
In the relatively short time since she’s been catapulted to fame, Chappell Roan has given us a plethora of memorable queer moments. But if we have to choose just one, for now, it has to be her Joan of Arc-themed performance of “Good Luck, Babe!” at the 2024 MTV VMAs. Obviously, the song itself is sapphic, Joan of Arc has long been an icon for breaking gender norms, but perhaps most of all, the entire performance was just so marvellously overdramatic. And if there’s one thing lesbians love, it’s gonna be drama.
2. Kathleen Hanna’s “Girls to the Front!”
Bikini Kill’s contribution to the punk music scene, and specifically the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s, cannot be overstated. One of those contributions came in the form of frontwoman Kathleen Hanna’s rallying cry of “Girls to the front!” at their shows. It encouraged female fans to head to the front by the stage to make them feel like there was a place for them in the male-dominated scene. While it may not be an explicitly sapphic scenario, there’s always going to be something intrinsically queer in the best way about a female punk band calling ladies up to the front and performing their shows first and foremost for them.
3. Doechii Giving Ayo Edebiri a Lap Dance
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Doechii always gives a great show, but her performance at Camp Flog Gnaw in 2025 was something particularly special. Namely, the moment where she had Ayo Edibiri sitting in a school desk during “Crazy,” crawled onto said desk, and then gave the Bottoms star a lap dance on stage had fans losing their minds. We seriously can’t wait to see what kind of show she pulls out for Daisy Chain Fields.
4. Just…Stevie Nicks
It doesn’t matter how straight Stevie Nicks may be; she will always be a patron saint of lesbians and sapphic women everywhere. Both her music and her aesthetic have influenced young queers for decades—and that’s even before any modern resurgence that came from her appearance on American Horror Story or “Landslide” getting the lesbian anthem treatment via Glee.
