What New Bands Belong on the Lilith Fair Stage in 2025?

A dream second-stage lineup for the would-be 2025 Lilith Fair that Sarah McLachlan hasn’t booked (yet)

Caroline in the Garden

Aug 12, 2025

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Hi! I’m Caroline!

Gabbie is taking a much needed break, and has graciously allowed me to infiltrate her newsletter with music that she would probably never cover herself.1 There are many genres that you might use to describe Sarah McLachlan and her original Lilith colleagues, but post-punk is probably not one of them.2

In later years, the festival expanded its inclusion of artists to many other genres. I tried to maintain that in this, my hypothetical Lilith lineup. I hope you enjoy, and as always, let me know in the comments what I’m missing!

xx Caroline in the Garden

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Caroline in the Garden

What is it that's stopping you from pursuing the thing that your heart has always wanted? Guilt? Fear? Not being "good enough"? This is my wheelhouse of fascination, and these are the themes I explore in my music, and in my weekly substack.