Daisy Chain Fields Festival Goes Into Damage Control

At least two vendors claim that Olivia Rodrigo’s Live Nation-produced Daisy Chain Fields festival not only failed to pay them but also issued costly fees.

Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival was a major success, with its charitable focus on reproductive rights, fighting gender-based violence, and its all-woman lineup. But at least two vendors alleged they suffered poor working conditions, costly fees, and late payments. Both vendors have now confirmed that they have received their payments since raising the issue on social media.

“Two Daisy Chain Fields executives reached out to me to discuss our experience. They were kind, apologetic, and genuinely interested in addressing our issues,” said Mary Chacon, owner of Ugly Oats Kitchen, one of the vendors who had not been paid. “They are looking to implement changes to improve the experiences of vendors next year.”

But just a day before, Chacon took to Instagram to share her company’s festival experience, explaining that their point of contact for the event, DLS Events, had only provided piecemeal information on setup, didn’t tell them about a free staff food area, and said the festival would fine them if they ran out of food for guests.

“Ugly Oats is a micro-bakery run out of my apartment,” she explained. “I, as a mom investing my own money, have no extra funds.” Chacon stressed that she was “forever grateful for the opportunity to be present at a historic feminist event.”

The custom fortune cookie company Por Suerte, which is the other vendor that reported payment issues and a less-than-ideal experience at the festival, also shared an update confirming that executives from Daisy Chain Fields had reached out to them. “DCF organizers were very receptive to feedback,” they wrote, noting that they had since been paid in full.

After the event, Olivia Rodrigo shared on social media that Daisy Chain Fields was “the greatest joy of my career” and that the event felt like “a collective hope that things can get better and a reminder of how much we really care about people at the end of the day.”