JANE’S ADDICTION has canceled the rest of its U.S. tour after the onstage altercation in Boston that abruptly ended the band’s live performance.
The September 13 present at Chief Financial institution Pavilion got here to a sudden finish after singer Perry Farrell bumped Dave Navarro‘s shoulder together with his personal earlier than seemingly yelling on the guitarist. Navarro then positioned a hand between himself and Perry earlier than Farrell appeared to throw a punch at him. One other man then jumped between them, breaking apart the battle.
Earlier in the present day (Monday, September 16),JANE’S ADDICTION members Navarro, bassist Eric Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins launched the next assertion by way of social media: “On account of a unbroken sample of conduct and the psychological well being difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell, we now have come to the conclusion that we now have no alternative however to discontinue the present US tour.
“Our concern for his private well being and security in addition to our personal has left us no various. We hope that he’ll discover the assistance he wants.
“We deeply remorse that we’re not in a position to come by for all our followers who’ve already purchased tickets. We will see no answer that might both guarantee a protected surroundings on stage or reliably permit us to ship an amazing efficiency on a nightly foundation.
“Our hearts are damaged. Dave, Eric and Stephen“.
A separate assertion posted on the JANE’S ADDICTION social media Monday morning reads: “To all of the followers, the band have made the tough resolution to take a while away as a bunch. As such, they are going to be cancelling the rest of the tour.” The announcement goes on to say that refunds for the cancelled dates shall be “issued at your level of buy — or in case you bought from a third-party resale web site like StubHub, SeatGeek, and many others, please attain out to them direct.”
JANE’S ADDICTION‘s canceled 2024 tour dates:
Sep. 15 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
Sep. 18 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Sep. 20 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheater
Sep. 22 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion
Sep. 24 – Chicago, IL – Byline Financial institution Aragon Ballroom
Sep. 26 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
Sep. 28 – Huntsville, AL – South Star Music Competition
Sep. 29 – St. Louis, MO – Evolution Competition
Oct. 02 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Oct. 04 – Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater
Oct. 08 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater
Oct. 09 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Oct. 11 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort and On line casino
Oct. 13 – San Francisco, CT – The Masonic
Oct. 16 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater
On Saturday (September 13),Farrell‘s spouse Etty Lau Farrell offered a “first particular person account” of what occurred throughout the Boston live performance, writing in an Instagram submit that there had been “plenty of stress and animosity between the members” and the “dynamite was lit” that evening.
She went on to say that the altercation had been a fruits of Perry‘s “mounting” frustration because of the “extraordinarily loud” quantity of the band’s taking part in, and that her husband felt that “his voice was being drowned out by the band.”
“Perry had been affected by tinnitus and a sore throat each evening,” she defined. “However when the viewers within the first row began complaining [to] Perry, cussing at him that the band was planning too loud and that they couldn’t hear him, Perry misplaced it.”
“The band began the track ‘Ocean [Size]’ earlier than Perry was prepared and did the depend off,” Etty continued. “The stage quantity was so loud at that time, that Perry could not hear [past] the growth and the vibration of the devices and by the top of the track, he wasn’t singing, he was screaming simply to be heard.”
Etty claimed that whereas Navarro had tried to maintain her husband “at arm’s size to de-escalate the state of affairs,” bassist Eric Avery “put Perry in a headlock and punched him within the abdomen thrice.” She mentioned a crew member was in a position to pull Avery away, and he “walked off to the entrance of the stage to apologize to [the] viewers for the present ending early.”
“Dave nonetheless seemed good-looking and funky in the course of a battle,” Etty wrote. “Perry was a crazed beast for the subsequent half an hour — he lastly didn’t relax, however did break down and cried and cried.
“Eric, effectively he both did not perceive what de-escalation meant or took benefit of the state of affairs and obtained in just a few low cost photographs on Perry,” she added.
In a remark under her authentic submit, Etty insisted that alcohol was not the true challenge, even if Perry was seen ingesting from a bottle of wine at a number of the latest concert events.
“Sadly, that bottle of wine is extra of a prop these days,” she wrote. “I’ve gotten offended at him a number of occasions, that he would go away a fantastic bottle of wine 3/4 full on the stage, after I would’ve cherished a glass after the present.”
The Boston present was a part of JANE’S ADDICTION‘s co-headlining tour with LOVE & ROCKETS.
Navarro had missed JANE’S ADDICTION‘s excursions in 2022 and 2023 due to a battle with lengthy COVID. To fill Navarro‘s spot, the band introduced on QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen and ex-RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Josh Klinghoffer.
Farrell admitted to the New York Publish that he missed Navarro throughout the guitarist’s absence.
“I want I might have my pricey guitar participant round,” Farrell mentioned in September 2022. “[But] I dwell to carry leisure and artwork to the world. And no matter I can do to entertain you, to blow your thoughts, that is what I dwell for.”
In a latest interview with Guitar World, Avery was uncertain if JANE’S ADDICTION can be nonetheless standing in 2025.
“I nonetheless do not know if we’re a band that you just ever assume shall be right here a 12 months from now,” he advised the journal. “That being mentioned, yeah… there’s a revitalization and a reconnection. Let’s hope it lasts.”