Melinda French Gates Doubles Olivia Rodrigo's Festival Donation to $20 Million

Olivia Rodrigo's inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival raised $20 million for women's and girls' organizations after philanthropist Melinda French Gates matched the event's initial $10 million donation. The announcement came during Rodrigo's headlining set on Saturday, August 29, at Great Park in Irvine, California. The festival, which took place on August 29, had already announced a $10 million total raised at a press conference on Friday, August 28. That sum was to be split equally among 10 nonprofit partners. During her performance, Rodrigo introduced French Gates, who revealed she would double the amount through her organization, Pivotal Ventures, bringing the total to $20 million.