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Joni Mitchell Sang Classics She Hadn’t Performed In Decades, Dissed Donald Trump At Joni Jam In LA Print-ready version

by Abby Jones
Stereogum
October 21, 2024

Saturday night, Joni Mitchell played her first Los Angeles show in 28 years at the Hollywood Bowl. Like her 2022 surprise set at Newport Folk Festival and her 2023 headlining gig at the Gorge Amphitheater, the legendary singer-songwriter was joined by her rotating cast of backing band members known as the Joni Jam. This go around, the band included Brandi Carlile, Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold, Annie Lennox, Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith, Marcus Mumford, Blake Mills, Jon Batiste, Jacob Collier, Allison Russell, Lucius, Abe Rounds, Celisse, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, Sista Strings, and Rita Wilson. Together, they performed some songs Mitchell hadn't done live in decades.

Some setlist highlights include "God Must Be A Boogie Man" for the first time since 1983, "Dog Eat Dog" for the first time since 1985, "Sunny Sunday" for the first time since 1995, "Refuge Of The Roads" for the first time since 1998, and "Hejira" for the first time since 2000. There was also an Elton John cover, a George Gershwin cover, and plenty of frequent Joni staples like "California," "Both Sides, Now," "Carey," "A Case Of You," and "Big Yellow Taxi." It was a whopping 27-song setlist. Not bad for 80 years old!

When an audience member shouted a Trump diss after "Dog Eat Dog" Mitchell responded, "'Fuck Donald Trump' - I love that song." She later added, "I wish I could vote - I'm a Canadian," Billboard reports. "I'm one of those lousy immigrants."

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