The return of Lilith

The main page of Lilith Fair's website just reads "Returning in 2010". My mind immediately wanders to a large stadium in the blistering summer filled with women of all things! I attended Lilith Fair in 1998 and 1999 and had my mind BLOWN! While Lilith was the punchline of the nineties it changed the way I thought about music forever. Unfortunately it did not change the industry in the long term.
Record labels scrambled to snatch up any "Chick with acoustic guitar" or "Angry chick with acoustic guitar" acts to ride the "Year of the Woman" wave and like all waves it eventually broke.
As the 00's progressed manufactured pop music took over followed by the "Dirty South", club-banging, pseudo-rap phenomenon. There was no room for women in music unless they were part of a danceable "girl-group" or a solo pop/dance act. Clear Channel took over the airwaves, MTV became stale and "reality" oriented and it seemed there were no more riot grrls, no more introspective singer-songwriters, and definitely no more all female billed tours.
People still giggle when Lilith is mentioned and I have no idea why. In 1997, Lilith Fair garnered a $16 million gross, making it the top-grossing of any touring festival that year. Among all concert tours for that year, it was the 16th highest grossing. The overall quality of the roster has not been matched yet in my opinion, and it's tent city/multiple stage model has been copied by every major festival that goes on today. It was responsible for helping to launch the careers of dozens of artists that might not have been heard if not for it's existence.
In the past few years there has been another shift in the industry...digital content. There has been an explosion of independent labels and artists touring, selling records and gaining a strong fan base without the assistance of a label. Labels are running scared attempting to stay relevant while the music has evolved into a free medium where collaboration and experimentation are praised not discouraged. There is now a clear battle going on between the business of art and the art itself. This climate seems to be perfect for a reemergence of Lilith Fair. Lilith had an anything-goes feel where musicianship was respected and artists felt free to join others on stage and truly engage the audience which is so rare in a large festival atmosphere. With the radio and television no longer the fan's main source for music maybe this time Lilith will help to cement a place for women in the music business.
For those of you who did not attend the original Lilith here is a sampling of the artist rosters from 1997-1999...

Unsigned artists at the time they performed...
Tegan and Sara
Christina Aguilera
Nelly Furtado
Lori McKenna
The Murmurs


Main and Second stage:
Fiona Apple
Sheryl Crow
Indigo Girls
Emmylou Harris
Jewel
Lisa Loeb
Sarah McLachlan
Suzanne Vega
Dar Williams
Tracy Chapman
Erykah Badu
Cowboy Junkies
Missy Elliott
K's Choice
Me'shell Ndegeocello
Heather Nova
Sinéad O'Connor
Joan Osborne
Liz Phair
Queen Latifah
Bonnie Raitt
Dixie Chicks
Luscious Jackson
Martina McBride
Monica
Mýa
The Pretenders
Aimee Mann
Medieval Baebes
Bif Naked
Beth Orton
Susan Tedeschi

So what do you think...can the general public stop snickering at the possibility of an all female tour? What artists would you like to see at Lilith in 2010?