Olivia Rodrigo is turning her star power into a single-day, all-women music festival at Irvine’s Great Park, and the city is clearly here for it. Daisy Chain Fields is set for August 29 and pairs legacy names with a new generation of performers. Organizers say net proceeds will go to nonprofits that support women and girls, and demand for tickets pushed the event into waitlist status within hours. The bill mixes punk pioneers, 1990s icons and current pop favorites, a lineup that has local leaders and fans talking about the park’s rising profile as a concert destination.
In a city press release via PR Newswire, officials said Daisy Chain Fields, founded by Rodrigo and produced by C3 Presents, will use multiple areas of the Great Park, including Great Park Live, to stage a multi-area festival. The release says the park-wide setup could support up to 45,000 fans across stages and public spaces and that presales kicked off in late June. City and venue statements framed the event as part of a broader push to bring larger cultural programming to the park this summer.
Tickets and travel
The festival’s official site is currently directing would-be attendees to a waitlist and notes that parking and park-and-ride shuttle passes remain available. According to Daisy Chain Fields, fans can join a waitlist for returned tickets, while the venue’s events page similarly points ticket seekers to that same sign-up. Organizers recommend monitoring the festival support pages for updates and potential ticket returns before turning to third-party resale markets.
Lineup and beneficiaries
Organizers are billing a cross-generational, all-women roster that includes Bikini Kill, Chappell Roan, Mitski, Garbage, Santigold, The Breeders and Olivia Rodrigo herself, with special guest appearances by Karen O, Sarah McLachlan and Stevie Nicks, according to the city announcement. The same release lists more than a dozen nonprofit partners, from Baby2Baby and the National Women’s Law Center to Planned Parenthood and Jhpiego, and says net proceeds will be directed to groups that advance the rights and health of women and girls. Festival programming will also include nonprofit activations, local vendors and immersive art aimed at fundraising and outreach.
Rodrigo’s reasons and musical context
Rodrigo called the bill “truly insane and full of my heroes and friends” in her announcement, a sentiment reported by the Los Angeles Times. Her appearance in the 2025 documentary Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, now streaming on Hulu, helped refocus conversations about all-female lineups and their cultural legacy, and organizers say Daisy Chain Fields is meant to channel that legacy into direct support for nonprofits. The festival also arrives shortly after Rodrigo’s latest album, keeping her squarely in the public eye as she curates the bill.
What it means for Irvine
The arrival of Daisy Chain Fields comes as the Great Park accelerates its long-term expansion and event strategy, a project local reporting notes is backed by roughly a 1 billion dollar build-out to add amphitheaters, retail and other amenities. goes big with 1 billion dollar makeover and the venue’s own pages show Great Park Live advertising a busy summer calendar and a 10,000-seat amphitheater footprint that organizers say can be integrated into larger festival layouts. City leaders and venue officials say the park’s recent ramped-up programming makes it a logical test site for multi-stage, community-oriented festivals of this scale.
For fans, the move now is to sign up for the official waitlist and watch the festival’s support page for updates. The Daisy Chain Fields site also lists donation options for those who want to support the beneficiary groups even if they do not get tickets. With parking and shuttles still on sale, organizers say they are working to ease access and keep the day family friendly and community focused. Expect more logistical details, including set times and on-site activations, as the festival approaches.
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