Sarah McLachlan’s daughter offered to skip graduation to make John Summit gig happen

By Canadian Press on August 22, 2025.

TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan wasn’t about to skip her daughter’s high school graduation for a splashy gig in Ibiza with American DJ John Summit.

But it’s a suggestion the singer-songwriter says her 18-year-old daughter made earlier this summer in hopes she might tag along for the party of a lifetime.

McLachlan’s voice features on Summit’s fresh remix of “Silence,” a song originally released in 1999 with Canadian electronic duo Delerium that’s become a staple of the dance music scene.

The new remix has been inescapable at music festivals over the summer, driven by McLachlan’s instantly recognizable vocals and Summit’s status as one of the hottest DJs of the moment.

McLachlan says he contacted her to see if she might join him live on stage during one of his sets, but all of the dates conflicted with her busy schedule. That included her daughter’s graduation and finishing “Better Broken,” her first album in 11 years, which is set for release on Sept. 19.

She’s also part of “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery,” a retrospective documentary about the influential female-led music festival, which premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival next month.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 22, 2025.

David Friend, The Canadian Press