Watch Elton John, Chappell Roan and more join Joni Mitchell for the “ultimate” Joni Jam

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Elton John, Chappell Roan, Lucy Dacus and more were backstage at Joni Mitchell‘s Hollywood Bowl concerts this past weekend for a secret jam session – watch a clip of the jam below.This past Saturday and Sunday (October 19 and 20), Joni Mitchell held her first headlining concerts in Los Angeles in over 24 years.

The concerts were a massive deal and featured a star-studded cast of supporting musicians and guest performers.However, it now appears that some major stars reserved their attendance for a secret backstage jam with Joni herself.

In the clip below, shared on social media by Brandi Carlile, Joni can be seen jamming along to Elton John’s 1983 classic ‘I’m Still Standing’.

In attendance besides Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile were Elton himself, Chappell Roan, Lucy Dacus, Tim Hanseroth, Blake Mills and Allison Russell.In the clip, cheekily captioned “the ultimate backstage Joni Jam” and “backstage antics at the Hollywood Bowl,” Elton John can be seen leading the charge as Mitchell smiles widely, tapping her cane on the floor.A post shared by Elton John (@eltonjohn)A post shared by Brandi Carlile (@brandicarlile)Carlile later shared a photograph of herself with Mitchell, John, Roan and Dacus and captioned the post: “Joni Mitchell with the full backing of the gay mafia…”A post shared by Brandi Carlile (@brandicarlile)Elsewhere, during the first of her two Joni Jam shows at the Hollywood Bowl, Mitchell performed the political track ‘Dog Eat Dog’ for the first time since 1985.