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Since 2022: Return to live performance

On July 24, 2022, Joni Mitchell appeared unannounced as a special guest in the closing performance of the final day of the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, where she had first played in 1967, as part of a set billed as " Brandi Carlile and Friends". Supported by a group of well-wisher musicians, she participated in a 13-song set of her own material and covers, including one that she played as a solo on electric guitar.

In 2017, Mitchell had been inspired by a music-making visit from an old friend, singer-songwriter Eric Andersen, to begin hosting monthly music sessions at her home in Laurel Canyon. The sessions became known as "Joni Jams". Brandi Carlile organised the sessions and recruited musicians, and among those who came over the years to play music and sing in Mitchell's living room were Elton John, Paul McCartney, Bonnie Raitt, Harry Styles, Chaka Khan, Marcus Mumford, Herbie Hancock, Jess Wolfe, Holly Laessig, Taylor Goldsmith and Blake Mills.

Mitchell was delighted by the return of music to her home. The music sessions raised her spirits and assisted her recovery from the serious and disabling aneurysm she had suffered in 2015, and she began to sing in the sessions and learn to play guitar again. As her health improved, a return to live performance began to seem possible, plans were cautiously laid, a set list was prepared; and in July 2022, after a rehearsal the night before, Mitchell joined Carlile and others on stage at the Newport Festival for a live Joni Jam, her first public performance in nine years.

Mitchell was given an ecstatic reception, and she said afterwards, "I was delighted and honoured. It gave me the bug for it." Songs performed included "Carey", "Come in from the Cold", "A Case of You", "Big Yellow Taxi", "Both Sides Now", "The Circle Game" and Gershwin and Heyward 's " Summertime ". After her appearance at Newport, Mitchell told Carlile, "I want to do another show. I want to play again." The Newport set was released as a live album in 2023 and won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album in 2024.

On October 19, 2022, Carlile announced that Mitchell would play a headline concert, billed as "Joni Jam 2", in a weekend event at Washington State's Gorge Amphitheatre, "one of the most beautiful venues in the world", on June 10, 2023. Mitchell's last official headline shows had been on the Both Sides Now tour in 2000.

Mitchell's appearance at Gorge Amphitheatre attracted a capacity audience of 27,000. In her first headline concert in 23 years, supported by 19 singers and musicians, she performed a nearly three-hour set of 21 songs, plus a three-song encore in which she played guitar. Annie Lennox, who sang on "Ladies of the Canyon", said Mitchell was "a visionary, a legend and an inspiration."

Mitchell was awarded the 2023 Gershwin Prize for her lifetime contributions to popular music. She was celebrated with a concert on March 2 in Washington, D.C., where musicians taking part included Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox, Angélique Kidjo, Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Cyndi Lauper, Graham Nash, James Taylor, Ledisi, Lucius, Marcus Mumford, Sara Bareilles and Celisse. Mitchell performed " Summertime " and participated in all-star renditions of her songs "Big Yellow Taxi" and "The Circle Game".

On February 4, 2024, Mitchell performed, for the first time, at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Mitchell has announced two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl on October 19 and 20, 2024, where she plans to perform with Brandi Carlile and other guests.

On March 22, 2024, Mitchell restored her music to Spotify after Neil Young did the same, ending her protest over Spotify's hosting of The Joe Rogan Experience.