Details are being firmed up for the return in 2010 of the all-female Lilith Fair [ tickets ] music festival, which was mothballed in 1999 after a three year run that attracted more than 1.5 million fans.

The new Lilith Fair website launched Tuesday (10/27) with an initial list of cities that the tour plans to visit next year. The full list--which includes 17 North American locations, plus a stop in London--can be found below.

"I can't reveal anything further now, but I can assure fans that we have some exciting announcements over the course of the following weeks, from confirmed artists to additional cities to innovative social initiatives," said Terry McBride, CEO of entertainment companyNettwerk and a co-founder of Lilith Fair. "Lilith 2010 is very much upon us."

Among Lilith Fair's other co-founders is Sarah McLachlan [ tickets ], who is widely expected to be a part of this year's touring lineup.

With 104 shows played between 1997 and 1999, Lilith Fair's bills became renown for a lineup featuring only female solo performers and female-led bands, including McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Christina Aguilera, Sinead O'Connor, Eykah Badu, Liz Phair and Fiona Apple, among others.

Initial Lilith Fair cities (dates and venues to be announced):
Atlanta
Boston
Calgary, Alberta
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Los Angeles
Minneapolis, MN
Montreal
New York
Philadelphia
Portland, OR
Seattle
San Francisco
Toronto
Vancouver, British Columbia
Washington, DC
London, UK