Olivia Rodrigo's Festival, Wham!'s 40th & The German Croc Warning
About this episode
Ben and Ione discuss Olivia Rodrigo's new festival, the 40th anniversary of Wham!, and various personal anecdotes.
Dive deeper into our world + tour ticket presales at https://weirdertogether.substack.com Ben's back from 60 shows around Australia (and avoided all crocodiles). Ione has been nursing a six-foot baby. And we have a lot to catch up on.This week: Olivia Rodrigo just announced Daisy Chain Fields — an all-female festival with Bikini Kill, Stevie Nicks, Mitski, Chappell Roan, Karen O, and more — and we get into why it matters, what Lilith Fair got right and wrong, and why the 90s community ethos feels more radical than ever in 2026. Also: it's the 40th anniversary of Wham! breaking up, and Ione has a memory involving a gay music promoter on her childhood street, early vinyl promos, and George Michael not yet being out. Plus: why Hal Hartley is the most underrated director of the American indie film era, the troll who called Ben a "soy boy," and Ione's lifelong crush on a boy who wrestled a crocodile.
People in this episode
Hosts: Ben Lee, Ione Skye
Topics covered
- music festivals
- 90s music culture
- indie film
- celebrity memories
- crocodiles
Keywords
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Wham!
- Daisy Chain Fields
- 90s music
- Hal Hartley
- crocodile wrestling
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Lilith Fair
Places: Australia, childhood street
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