Joni Mitchell Plays Comeback Show, Speaks Out On Trump: Setlist
Joni Mitchell thrilled crowds with a set of her most beloved songs, along with a few surprises, at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday night (19 October), her first headline show in Los Angeles for over 24 years.
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The singer-songwriter also had her say on the upcoming US presidential election. During Dog Eat Dog she referenced Donald Trump after the “big wig financiers” lyric.
“Everybody get out there and vote, this is an important one,” Mitchell went on to tell the crowd. “I wish I could vote, I’m a Canadian — I’m one of those ‘lousy immigrants,’” Mitchell joked.
Mitchell was backed by the Joni Jam band — now including Brandi Carlile, Taylor Goldsmith, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Marcus Mumford, Celisse, Annie Lennox (who later joined Mitchell for a powerful rendition of Ladies Of The Canyon), Allison Russell, Rita Wilson, and Jon Batiste.
Mitchell later made her appreciation felt, “To you, you’re beautiful,” she told the Bowl, holding up a glass of white wine. “Thank you so much,” Mitchell told the adoring crowd at the show’s close, “we had so much fun.”
Joni Mitchell – Hollywood Bowl, 19 October 2024 setlist
Set one
Be Cool
Harlem in Havana (live premiere)
Hejira
Cherokee Louise
Coyote
Carey
The Sire of Sorrow (Job’s Sad Song) (live premiere)
God Must Be a Boogie Man
Sunny Sunday
If I Had a Heart (live premiere)
Refuge of the Roads
Night Ride Home
Both Sides Now
Set two
Big Yellow Taxi
Raised on Robbery
California (sung by Marcus Mumford)
The Magdalene Laundries
Ladies of the Canyon (sung by Annie Lennox)
Summertime (Gershwin cover)
Come in From the Cold
A Case of You
I’m Still Standing (Elton John cover with rewritten lyrics)
Dog Eat Dog
Amelia
If
Shine
The Circle Game