Joni Mitchell breaks out rarities that have not been performed in decades at Joni Jam concert

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Joni Mitchell has performed her first headlining concerts in Los Angeles in 24 years, where she broke out numerous rarities that had not been played live in decades – watch fan-shot footage of the gig below.On Saturday (October 19), Joni Mitchell performed her first headlining concert in Los Angeles in 24 years, dubbed the Joni Jam.

To celebrate the special occasion, she performed several fan-favourits that had not been played live in years – some were last performed in 2000, while others were last played in 1985.To kick off her first Joni Jam in L.A.

in over two decades, Mitchell began with ‘Be Cool’, which was last performed in 2000. She then gave ‘Harlem In Havana’ its live debut before moving on to ‘Hejira’, which was also last played in 2000.Other songs that we performed for the first time in years included ‘Cherokee Louise’ (first time since ’95), ‘Coyote (first since ’01), ‘God Must Be A Boogie Man’ (first since 1983), ‘Sunny Sunday’ (first since 1995), and more, including the politically charged ‘Dog Eat Dog’, which she had not performed since 1985.Other songs that were debuted during the show include ‘The Sire Of Sorrow (Job’s Sad Song) and ‘If I Had A Heart’.

After performing ‘Dog Eat Dog’, a fan shouted an insult directed towards Donald Trump, promoting Mitchell to echo back: “Fuck Donald Trump”.Mitchell continued: “Everybody get out and vote.