Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks Olivia Rodrigo Landslide, and Irvine are already talking about a return for Daisy Chain Fields after the festival’s first one-day run at the Great Park. On Monday, Irvine officials said the likelihood of another edition is pretty high, turning a debut into an early planning exercise rather than a one-off event.
45,000 tickets sold within minutes of the pre-sale going live, and the festival also announced $20 million in fundraising. Rodrigo told the crowd, “See you next year,” then followed that mood on Instagram by saying that seeing Daisy Chain come to fruition was “the greatest joy of my career” and ending with “until next yearrrrr.”
Melissa Haley on next year
Melissa Haley, Irvine’s director of communications and engagement, said, “We are in discussions with them for next year and we’ve offered them several dates to consider.” She also said, “Irvine could serve as an HQ for Daisy Chain.” That is the city moving from launch mode to venue strategy, with the Great Park now positioned as more than a single-night experiment.
The one-day festival wrapped up Saturday night after Rodrigo launched it in June as a female-fronted event at Irvine Great Park. The lineup included Bikini Kill, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Garbage and Mitski, which gave the debut immediate scale and helped frame the show as a regional draw rather than a niche one-off.
Great Park revenue
The festival agreement netted Irvine more than $500,000 this year, with shares of ticket prices, parking and rental fees plus payment for city services used. For a first run, that is a useful test case: the city gets direct revenue, and organizers have a proof point if they want to argue for a larger return.
Haley said, “This was a huge success, you know, we were dealing with normal festival hurdles, but, you know, for next year, we’ll be prepared.” She also said, “We’ve been really trying to flip this script that there’s nothing at the Great Park,” and added, “We’re going to debrief, we’re gonna talk through all the things, and we’re gonna learn how to be better so we can continue making sure Great Park is what we’ve positioned it to be, something that can be used regionally and, my goodness, globally by people.”
The city said it already had ideas for addressing traffic and other issues before any return, which is the practical filter now: if Daisy Chain Fields comes back, it arrives with stronger demand, more revenue on the table, and a clearer expectation that the logistics have to improve with the audience size.
