She did, however, return to the stage over the summer when Carlile brought her up at the Newport Folk Festival<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nBy Christine Rendon and Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com <\/p>\n
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Folk icon Joni Mitchell has been pictured after confirming her first headlining concert in more than 23 years. <\/p>\n
The 78-year-old music legend beamed with happiness while grabbing lunch with friends in Beverly Hills on Friday.<\/p>\n
When asked by the photographer the one thing she was most excited about, the A Case Of You singer answered, ‘Being alive.’<\/p>\n
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<\/noscript> <\/div>\nMusic royalty! Folk icon Joni Mitchell has been pictured as she prepares for her first headlining concert in more than 23 years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
She also once again confirmed she would be taking the stage, just days after her friend, singer Brandi Carlile, announced her upcoming 2023 concert.<\/p>\n
True to her folk reputation, Joni embraced a hippie chic style for her outing with friends.<\/p>\n
She wore a pretty, sheer floral print top and billowing blue trousers. Her long hair was woven into two braids that cascaded down the front of her body.<\/p>\n
Joni also injected a touch of glam with a bold red lip, gold jewelry, and pendant earrings. She even was rocking a crimson manicure.<\/p>\n
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<\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/div>\nHappy camper! Joni said she was most excited to be ‘alive’ as she answered questions while out with pals <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Big Yellow Taxi singer slipped her feet into a comfortable pair of sandals as she strode down the sidewalk with the help of her attentive pals.<\/p>\n
Singer Brandi Carlile announced last week that Joni would be performing June 10, 2023 at the Gorge Amphitheater, a venue in Washington state east of Seattle.<\/p>\n
‘I can’t believe it’s happening, but it’s happening,’ Carlile said on The Daily Show. ‘And she is going to crush it.’<\/p>\n
It marks her first headlining concert in more than 23 years, following a surprise return to the stage in August after Carlile brought her up at the Newport Folk Festival. <\/p>\n
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<\/noscript> <\/div>\nTaking it easy: The Big Yellow Taxi singer slipped her feet into a comfortable pair of sandals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Mitchell has battled back from suffering an aneurysm in 2015 and hadn’t performed a full show in public in two decades with her last headlining show in the 2000 Both Sides Now tour.<\/p>\n
At Newport, they replicated a periodic jam session with musical friends that takes place in Mitchell’s California home.<\/p>\n
She sang and played guitar on favorites such as A Case of You, Both Sides Now and The Circle Game, as well as some standards.<\/p>\n
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<\/noscript> <\/div>\nLunch hour! Mitchell beamed with joy as she posed with her friends <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Going onstage with musicians including Carlile, Wynonna Judd and Marcus Mumford, the band wasn’t quite sure how much Mitchell would want to sing.<\/p>\n
‘She completely took over the show and became the performer that we all know that she is,’ Carlile said. ‘We didn’t go to sleep that night. We stayed up until the sun came up. Joni, flat out, loves to perform and she’s awesome at it.’<\/p>\n
‘She’s every bit as good at it now as she was,’ Carlile added.<\/p>\n
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<\/noscript> <\/div>\nHelping hand! Joni’s attentive friend helped guide the songstress out and about<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/noscript> <\/div>\nBig news! Last week Brandi Carlile announced Joni would be performing June 10, 2023 at the Gorge Amphitheater, in what will be her first headlining show in more than 23 years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Mitchell left the experience wanting to be back onstage again, Carlile said.<\/p>\n
The Gorge appealed to Mitchell because of its beauty and proximity to Canada, where she grew up.<\/p>\n
The venue is also home turf for Carlile, who lives in Washington state.<\/p>\n
Carlile will perform there on June 9 and open for Mitchell the next night on June 10, she said.<\/p>\n
‘No one’s been able to buy a ticket to see Joni Mitchell play in 20 years. So this is enormous,’ Carlile said.<\/p>\n
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