[5] Appearances were organized into three stages. Joy Askew The addition of more artists of color opened the festival to a broader audience, and exposed its up-and-coming Black female artists to a new set of fans. In the lead-up to its second year, McLachlan worked with organizers to intentionally add more artists of color to the ticket: Erykah Badu and Queen Latifah joined the main stage for Lilith's second year, along with up-and-coming Missy Elliott, who made her debut live performance at Lilith Fair in a giant vinyl trash-bag-inspired suit. McLachlan later speculated that, much like herself, Lilith's original audience had developed a different set of priorities. "To create an environment where everybody gets to be seen and heard and valued, and come as you are, you know, let your freak flag fly this is the place you get to do that and there is no judgment here," she recalls. "Like, I'd walk in and do an interview and they said, 'Well, we'd love to add this song but we can't add you this week because we had a Tori Amos or because we added Tracy Chapman or because we added Sinad O'Connor,'" she recalls. Lauryn Hill Swamperella 1 single without a recording contract ("Stay") subsequently got signed and released a couple of albums, which have done well. The lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: Sheryl Crow, Jewel, The Indigo Girls, Lisa Loeb, Fiona Apple, Shawn Colvin, Tracy Chapman, Natalie Merchant and more. Robyn Ragland (OhmygodImsosorry.). LF took place during the summers of '97, '98, '99, and was revived again in 2010. Paula Cole . Thats a beautiful legacy, and it was born out of, What does music mean to me? Music is about connecting and community and creating joy and creating love for music. . July 5, 2017. Meshell Ndegeocello, a bassist and composer who joined the show in 1998, recalls the festival's comforting atmosphere and the thrill of getting to see such powerful female artists from Paula Cole to Erykah Badu to Natalie Merchant performing together and supporting each other. Luscious Jackson Holly McNarland As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Lori Carson My lawyer was a woman. In addition, she noted that last year's tour raised more than $700,000 for various causes and charities. Our intentions, in hindsight, werent really pure, says McLachlan. The tours were legendary, as they should be., Lilith came to a close in 1999, and its attempted return in 2010 proved frustrating, with 10 canceled dates and performers like Kelly Clarkson dropping out. Ann Powers says yes. The all-women traveling tour, now in its second year and expected to be the most-attended music event of the year, announced its 57 dates and more than 50 participants Thursday at a press conference at the El Rey theater. Find tour dates and live music events for all your favorite bands and artists in your city. McLachlan said that some of the same artists who appeared on last year's tour will play different cities on this year's schedule. Vogue mentioned the festival in a cheeky charticle in the August 1998 issue, depicting the Lilith Fair-goer as a granola girl who attended UC Berkeley, carried a hemp book bag, and wore Missoni . The Lilith Fair featured a rotating line-up of 61 female artists. That was extremely frustrating we asked all sorts of artists from all sorts of different genres, and we basically got people who said yes. Autour de Lucie [7], The tour fell apart on the road as headliners Carly Simon, Norah Jones, Kelly Clarkson, the Go-Go's, and Queen Latifah dropped out, fearing that they would not be paid for their performances.[5]. Lucinda Williams Day Amphitheatre, Salem, OR (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 8, 1997 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 9, 1997 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 10, 1997 Desert Sky, Phoenix, AZ (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 12, 1997 Winter Park Music Fest, Winter Park, CO (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 14, 1997 Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, KS (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 15, 1997 Riverport Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 17, 1997 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 18-19, 1997 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI (Sarah McLachlan, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole & Tracy Bonham), July 20, 1997 Finger Lake Performing Arts Centre, Canandaigua, NY (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 22, 1997 Great Woods Center, Mansfield, MA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 24, 1997 Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, CT (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 25, 1997 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Joan Osbourne, Fiona Apple & The Cardigans), July 26, 1997 PNC Bank Arts Centre, Holmdel, NJ (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple & Paula Cole), July 27, 1997 Blockbuster Sony E-Centre, Camden, NJ (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Joan Osbourne & Fiona Apple), July 29, 1997 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, The Cardigans, Joan Osbourne & Fiona Apple), July 30, 1997 Walnut Creek Pavilion, Raleigh, NC (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Joan Osbourne & Emmylou Harris), July 31, 1997 Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Joan Osbourne & Emmylou Harris), August 1, 1997 Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Joan Osbourne, Emmylou Harris & Fiona Apple), August 3, 1997 Woodlands, Houston, TX (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Joan Osbourne, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 4, 1997 Starplex, Dallas, TX (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Joan Osbourne, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 6, 1997 Starwood Amphitheatre, Nashville, TN (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 7, 1997 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 8, 1997 Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 9, 1997 New World Music Theater, Tinley Park, IL (Indigo Girls, Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 10, 1997 Polaris Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Emmylou Harris & Lisa Loeb), August 12, 1997 Starlake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, PA (Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Sarah McLachlan & Shawn Colvin), August 13, 1997 Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA (Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Indigo Girls & Shawn Colvin), August 15-16, 1997 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 17, 1997 Stade DuMaurier, Montreal, QC (Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 19, 1997 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 20, 1997 Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Shawn Colvin & Meredith Brooks), August 22, 1997 McMahon Stadium, Calgary, AB (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin & Lisa Loeb), August 24, 1997 Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, BC (Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Paula Cole, Shawn Colvin & Lisa Loeb), December 16, 1997 Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL (Florida Holiday Show, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls, Missy Elliott, Luscious Jackson). So the beginning of this was just born out of a desire to come together as a community. ", June 19; Portland, Ore., Portland Meadows, June 20; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre, June 21; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre, June 23; Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre, June 24; Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre, June 28; Phoenix, Ariz., Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, June 29; Albuquerque, N.M., New Mexico Festival, July 1; Oklahoma City, Okla., All Sports Stadium, July 2; Bonner Springs, Kan., Sandstone Amphitheatre, July 4; Indianapolis, Ind., Deer Creek Music Center, July 5; Columbus, Ohio, Polaris Amphitheatre, July 6; Detroit, Mich., Pine Knob Music Theatre, July 7; Detroit, Mich., Pine Knob Music Theatre, July 8; Detroit, Mich., Pine Knob Music Theatre, July 10; Rochester, N.Y., Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, July 11; Hartford, Conn., Meadows Music Theatre, July 12; Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing ArtsCenter, July 13; Holmdel, N.J., P.N.C. Madeleine Peyroux Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Sarah McLachlan had been told by music and concert industry executives that putting more than one woman back-to-back on a lineup or radio playlist wouldn't sell. Buy tickets for Lilith Fair concerts near you. With Sarah McLachlan, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, Jewel. Cling The Vancouver-based Grammy . Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Neneh Cherry The Indigo Girls: Amy Ray in a striped button-down and striped pants, and Emily Saliers in overalls. Diana Krall Natalie Merchant performs with a rhythmic gymnastic ribbon in a cardigan and pencil skirt. Gena and Sum Girl, July 5, 1997 Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA (Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole & Suzanne Vega), July 6, 1997 L.B. The lettuce is Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and artists like that. The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan and Suzanne Vega the only artists to play all dates). The 1998 Lilith Fair Tour Dates: June 19; Portland, Ore., Portland Meadows June 20; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre June 21; George, Wash., The Gorge Amphitheatre June 23; Mountain. Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. Indigo Girls Garrison Starr My artist can play in front of a new audience and get a whole new audience. Emmylou Harris And you guys showed me that I could do anything. Ana Gasteyer Its like, Oh, this would be great to do this again. Lilith Fair 2010 announces lineup. At least one of their appearances togetherin Vancouver, on September 14, 1996went by the name "Lilith Fair" and included performances by McLachlan, Cole, Lisa Loeb, and Michelle McAdorey, formerly of Crash Vegas. Dead Girls and Other Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. (Can you imagine her waving this thing while singing Carnival? And I get to see that every day now. Mono While some now think of Lilith Fair with gentle mockinga utopia of calico feminism that was even parodied on Saturday Night Livethe festivals first iteration was a music industry revolution. While its tempting to view analyses like the above as simple score-tallying, thinking about how women are presented in the pop landscape remains a worthy exercise 20 years after Lilith made its first go-round. Meredith Brooks McLachlan brought Lilith Fair back in 1998 and 1999. Fiona Apple It felt that it was a natural thing that we all got to participate in something that was way bigger than ourselves. Joaelle Ndine Romero Natalie Merchant Mary Chapin Carpenter Eden aka By 1998, the organizers of Lilith had more money to work with, and could point to the marked success of the previous summer. Morcheeba The eclectic group of women artists included folk, rock, country and pop musicians and sold out nearly every single show its first year. Roadie Ray Back when it started, some observers took potshots at Lilith for creating a space that was focused on women; others critiqued the festival for being too focused on female-fronted acts and ignoring women who were playing instruments. Chrissie Hynde looks like the missing Ramone brother, with better hair, clothes, and music. I started a free music school for [at-risk] kids in Vancouver, which Ive been running and funding for the last 16 years. [5][dead link] Appearances were organized into three stages. All Rights reserved. Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Suzanne Vega and other Lilith Fair alums look back on the legacy of their groundbreaking women-centric fest. Meredith Brooks Leah Andreone The musicians who appeared at Lilith including Paula Cole, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Merchant and the Indigo Girls were used to being in the minority. Main stage artists Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. By Richard Skanse. 5:31 PM. Sarah Bettens from Ks Choice in a floral slipdress and sneakers. Or English singer Dido, whose song "Thank you" was featured in movie soundtracks and sampled in Eminem's award-winning single "Stan. ' In the years that followed, Liliths main-stage roster included genre-defying musicians like Neneh Cherry and Erykah Badu, as well as R&B upstarts like Monica and Mya; then-nascent pop stars like Nelly Furtado and Christina Aguilera played the Village Stage, as did folk performers like Tegan and Sara and Lori McKennna. The tour will make 36 stops throughout the U.S. and Canada beginning on June 27 in Calgary. Julie Kryk Lilith Fair was a concert tour and travelling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond. Her face was plastered on posters. In the late 1990s, the all-female Lilith Fair marked a seminal moment for women in pop music, selling 1.5 million tickets and helping launch Sarah McLachlan to superstardom. Discover Best of Lilith Fair 1997 To 1999 by Various Artists. Unfortunately there are no concert dates for Lilith Fair scheduled in 2023. Here is a selection of incredible shots from that yearwhat we certainly consider to be the Fairs best ever. INHOUSE The Cardigans Holly Cole Mary Chapin Carpenter (Also check out other updates made to the catalog, new merchandise available including childrens clothing, a Sarah calender and more . 1/2 Mad Poet Thats what music does. And I think its the closest thing to church that I understand getting to sing, to share my purpose, to live my purpose, and to connect with other people who are feeling the same way, doing a similar thing, and creating that great energy of creating positive special change. Jenny Bird KATE BUSH - THEM HEAVY PEOPLE LIVE (REVOLVER), KATE BUSH'S FIRST TV Kln Frechen Benzelrather Eisenbahn -Kite & Wuthering Heights LIVE, July 18-19, 1997 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI, July 8, 1997 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA. Center: a Lilith Fair crowd. In 1996, Canadian musical artist Sarah McLachlan became frustrated with concert promoters and radio stations that refused to feature two female musicians in a row. Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. Sarah McLachlan unexpectedly hit the financial jackpot when she launched Lilith Fair in 1997. Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities. It makes no reference to Adam. Catie Curtis The musicians who appeared at Lilith - including Paula Cole, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Merchant and the Indigo Girls - were used to being in the minority. Jewel 5:40 p.m. -- Lisa Loeb, the only artist to score a No. The 1997 tour was one of the most popular of the year. Deni Bonet Tracy Chapman She says it upended longstanding presumptions that audiences wouldn't connect with the femininity and eclecticism of an all-female music festival. Erykah Badu to the many instrumentalists who have backed up Beyonc over the course of her career, including the 10-piece collective Suga Mama, who played with her in the late 2000s. Pat Benatar This time around . (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "BEHIND THE MUSIC") JIM FORBES: Sheryl Crow . Traveling festivals, which had grown in popularity since the early-Nineties launch of Lollapalooza, were at the time dominated by male-fronted acts; in 1996 Lollapalooza shifted its aesthetic to a harder sound by having Metallica headline, and that year the metal-forward Ozzfest debuted as well. It presented itself as the softer, feminist alternative to the machismo of all-male rock tours. AT THE LILITH FAIR, FEMININE MYSTIQUE - The Washington Post By Rachel Warren July 20, 1998 She wasn't hard to spot, that Lilith. Abra Moore Amy Rigby Fontaine Going in, [a lot of women at Rolling Stone] had reservations about Lilith because it was taking the most passive thing in popular music that women were doing and putting it forth as the united front of women in music, and it wasnt united at all. Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, a two-disc compilation album of live festival performances -- from the likes of Victoria Williams, Jewel, Shawn Colvin and, of course, the . Lisa Loeb People have been having babies and getting married and divorced, and I've missed it all.". -1 Likes, 1 Comments - olivia sidman (@oliviasidmusic) on Instagram: "A bit late to the punch but here is my Spotify Wrapped. Tara MacLean Exactly 25 years later, musicians who participated in Lilith Fair and journalists who covered it reflected on the festival's importance in interviews with NPR. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Our mission is great music being made by women. Shawn Colvin. Victoria Williams Meshell Ndegeocello Liz Phair in a brown and khaki dress with an open back. Textual References to Lilith in Jewish Sources. Alison Pipitone Lhasa de Sela Still, disorganization and shoddy financial management caused many artists including Kelly Clarkson and Norah Jones to drop out of shows at the last minute. The lineup featured a who's who of female alternative musicians of the moment: Sheryl Crow, Jewel, The Indigo Girls, Lisa Loeb, Fiona Apple, Shawn Colvin, Tracy Chapman, Natalie Merchant and more. It connects us, it brings us closer to ourselves and to each other., There was word that initially an all-women tour wouldnt sell tickets, said Emily Saliers of folk duo Indigo Girls, who came up with the idea for the night-closing singalong, which would bring all the evenings performers onstage. The 100 Best Albums of 2022, We sort of became the antithesis of that, recalls McLachlan. Why isnt Lauryn Hill or Missy Elliott on this? We want to hear it. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Julianne Blue Liliths many acts, which for the most part rotated in and out over the course of the tour, were scattered over three stages, including a Village Stage that focused on up-and-coming and local artists. Audra Jost Boxscore, which compiles weekly concert grosses, reports that about midway through its 1998 dates, Lilith Fair had grossed just over $6 million and remained the top-grossing summer concert. . Sinad Lohan Letters to Cleo Diana King McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards (out of four nominations) and four Juno Awards.In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians. Jill Sobule It's success upended concert industry norms and created a new place where female artistry could evolve and flourish. The organizers of the 2010 Lilith Fair initially one of the most-anticipated tours of the summer have just announced the cancellation of 10 dates: Salt Lake City, Montreal, Raleigh . The latest news and how to stay informed. Rose Polenzani Apr 17, 1998 12:00am PT Lilith's L.A. lineup set McLachlan, Merchant among performers. "This is a snapshot of a huge array of what women were doing in music in this era when there was a lot of space and demand for women of all kinds to be taking risks in music," Powers says. [Men would ask], Why dont you have men on the tour? And I said, Well, honey, we do. "I started at Berklee College of Music, where. It's been 15 years since the end of Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair as a chance for female musicians to take center stage. This all-female lineup provided an alternative to male-dominated tours like Lollapalooza and Ozzfest, attracting many womenand even some mento Lilith Fair's sense of a female . Elise Knoll "And through a 2022 lens, we could say, 'Oh I wish it'd been even more diverse' but you got to give them credit.". Cassandra Wilson McLachlan, a Canadian balladeer with two Grammy Awards, headlined each festival, but the rest of the lineup varied from singer-songwriters like Fiona Apple to hip-hop artists like Missy Elliott. Lilith Fair 1998: Portland: Sinad O'Connor (main performer) Sarah McLachlan (main performer) Natalie Merchant (main performer) Indigo Girls (main performer) (show 6 more) Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, United States; 1998-06-19: Lilith Fair 1998: George, 1st show: Sheryl Crow (main performer) Trish Murphy Appearances were organized into three stages. Photograph by Tim Mosenfelder for Getty Images. Lilith Fair was the culmination of a year of work by its founder, a Canadian singer-songwriter. The Nields And Lilith Fairs legacy of supporting charities devoted to helping women, which was commemorated at a daily press conference where McLachlan would present a local nonprofit with a check representing a percentage of ticket sales, reverberates today with artists who speak up, play benefit shows and raise money for causes they believe in including McLachlan. Get concert tickets, news and RSVP to . Prince showed up to see Sheryl Crow. Sarah McLachlan and Friends Announce Lineup for the Final Lilith Fair. You all inspired me to understand that I could actually do anything that I wanted to do. Lots of women would come up to me and say things like, You showed us that you were living your dream and you were succeeding at that, and it kind of opened up my eyes, that we could do whatever we wanted to do.'. 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It returned for two more summers and went on to become the top-grossing music festival of the late 1990s, racking up $60 million in ticket sales over its three-year run. CREATIVE. Lilith Fair was a cultural phenomenon that coalesced at just the right time. Bank Arts Center, July 15; New York, N.Y., Jones Beach Amphitheatre, July 16; New York, N.Y., Jones Beach Amphitheatre, July 17; Camden, N.J., Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Center, July 18; Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion, July 19; Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion, July 21; Virginia Beach, Va., GET Virginia Beach Amphitheatre, July 22; Raleigh, N.C., Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, July 23; Charlotte, N.C., Blockbuster Pavilion, July 24; Atlanta, Ga., Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre, July 26; West Palm Beach, Fla., Sony/Blockbuster Coral Sky Amphitheatre, July 27; Orlando, Fla., Central Florida Fairgrounds, July 29; Houston, Texas, The Woodlands, July 30; Houston, Texas, The Woodlands, July 31; Austin, Texas, South Park Meadows, Aug. 1; Dallas, Texas, Coca-Cola Starplex, Aug. 3; Nashville, Tenn., Starwood Amphitheatre, Aug. 4; St. Louis, Mo., Riverport Amphitheatre, Aug. 5; Chicago, Ill., New World Music Theatre, Aug. 6; Cleveland, Ohio, Blossom Music Center, Aug. 8; Cincinatti, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center, Aug. 9; Pittsburgh, Pa., Coca-Cola Starlake Amphitheatre, Aug. 11; Mansfield, Mass., Great Woods Center, Aug. 12; Mansfield, Mass., Great Woods Center, Aug. 15; Toronto, Ont., Molson Amphitheatre, Aug. 16; Toronto, Ont., Molson Amphitheatre, Aug. 17; Buffalo, N.Y., Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Aug. 19; Milwaukee, Wis., Marcus Amphitheatre, Aug. 20; Milwaukee, Wis., Marcus Amphitheatre, Aug. 21; Minneapolis, Minn., Canterbury Park, Aug. 23; Denver, Colo., Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, Aug. 25; Salt Lake City, Utah, Wolf Mountain, Aug. 26; Boise, Idaho, The Idaho Center, Aug. 28; Calgary, Alb., To Be Announced, Aug. 29; Edmonton, Alb., To Be Announced. 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