Mitchell’s momentous evening is the latest in what’s been a career resurgence for the 80-year-old, which largely began in 2019 when she made her first public appearance (at the premiere of Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous musical) after nearly dying from a brain aneurysm in 2015. Since then, she’s kept busy unearthing gems with her archive series, the most recent installment being Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972–1975), released last fall.
Following her performance at Newport, Mitchell played to 25,000 fans at the Gorge Amphitheater last summer. She recently announced a night at the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 19. Much to the relief of her newfound Gen Z/millennial fans, a second show was subsequently added (for Oct. 20) due to high demand.
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