Alanis Morissette Proves She is Still a Powerhouse at The Hollywood Bowl

Richard
Rants and Raves
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10 min readOct 8, 2021

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Promotional image for the “Jagged Little Pill 25” World Tour

On Wednesday night, Alanis Morissette wrapped her 35-show U.S. run of her tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of her iconic album Jagged Little Pill. It was a spectacular tribute to that singular moment in music history and Alanis’s vocals and stage presence were astounding.

The Background

2020 was shaping up to be one of Alanis Morissette’s biggest years since her heyday in the 1990s. Her iconic album Jagged Little Pill was celebrating its 25th anniversary and her team put together a globe-trotting arena tour — her biggest in several years — to support it. At the same time, she was poised to release her first album in 8 years, with Such Pretty Forks in the Road being her first collection since 2012’s Havoc and Bright Lights. And then there was the growing success of the Broadway musical based on Jagged Little Pill, which officially opened on Broadway on December 5, 2019.

And then COVID-19 hit.

Like all Broadway shows, Jagged Little Pill drew its curtain for 19 months. The musical, which just won two Tony Awards from its field-leading 15 nominations, is now set to reopen October 21, 2021. The album’s release got delayed from May 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020 and much of the promotion for it got scrapped. And the tour was postponed to an…

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Richard
Rants and Raves

Passionate cinephile. Music lover. Classic TV junkie. Awards season blogger. History buff. Avid traveler. Mental health and social justice advocate.