Mitchell sounded wonderful on 27 songs over 3 hours on stage with the Joni Jam band organized by her friend Brandi Carlile and featuring stars such as Elton John, Meryl Streep, Annie Lennox,

Two years after her surprise comeback at the Newport Folk Festival, 80-year-old Joni Mitchell played the first of two sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl.

Almost a decade after suffering from a brain aneurysm, Mitchell has slowly returned to performing Name a better surprise guest at a concert than Sir Elton John. Over the weekend, legendary folk singer Joni Mitchell performed a rare pair of shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.