Olivia Rodrigo will headline the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival Saturday at Great Park in Irvine, leading an all-women lineup that includes Chappell Roan, Doechii, Garbage, Mitski and The Breeders.
The festival comes amid concerns about the heat, with temperatures in Irvine expected to reach about 93 degrees Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
The hottest period is expected between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when festival performances will be underway. A festival map shows five hydration stations, five cooling stations, two shaded areas and two medical tents, KTLA reported. Organizers told the station that cooling fans and misters will be available, along with cooling buses at medical tents if needed.
The daylong festival will be staged across two performance areas with no overlapping sets, allowing attendees to see every act on the schedule, according to organizers.
Other performers include Bikini Kill, Die Spitz, Eli, KATSEYE, Not For Radio, Quiet Light, Rachel Chinouriri and Santigold. Rodrigo is scheduled to close the festival from 8:40 to 10 p.m. on the Dandelion Stage.
Special guests include Karen O, Sarah McLachlan and Stevie Nicks.
“Truly never felt more excited to share a piece of news with you all. I’ve had a dream of doing this festival for years and i am so ecstatic its finally coming true!!” Rodrigo wrote when the festival was announced in June.
Rodrigo said the event was created around an all-women lineup and that 100% of net proceeds will benefit charities dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls.
“The lineup is truly insane and full of my heroes and friends,” Rodrigo said. “I firmly believe that joy, community, and music can be the drivers of meaningful change and I’m hopeful this festival will be just that.”
Beneficiaries include Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Center for Reproductive Rights, FreeFrom, Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Institute for Reproductive Health, National Women’s Law Center and Planned Parenthood.
The festival will make use of multiple areas of Great Park, including Great Park Live, the city-owned amphitheater operated by PSQ Productions, along with additional park space where a main stage will be built. Festival capacity is expected to reach up to 45,000 people.
“Bringing Daisy Chain Fields to the Great Park is a milestone moment for Irvine and for our vision of creating a world-class cultural destination,” Irvine Councilman William Go, chair of the Great Park Board, said when the event was announced.
Daisy Chain Fields is the latest philanthropic effort by Rodrigo focused on women and girls. She launched her Fund 4 Good initiative in 2024 to support reproductive rights, education and efforts addressing domestic violence.