Jane’s Addiction have cancelled their next show and apologised to fans following an onstage fight between Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro.
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On Friday (September 13), footage of the fight emerged on social media, seemingly showing Farrell instigating it their Boston gig. He is seen approaching Navarro and shoving him, before appearing to throw a punch.
The fight was quickly broken up and the lights came down as a group of crew members, as well as Eric Avery, tried to restrain Perry and take him off stage. The show ended only 11 songs in.
Longer vid of fight that brought tonight’s Jane’s Addiction show to an early end.
Problems started in “Mountain Song” when Perry shouted at Dave. Issues got worse in “Three Days” + boiled over in “Ocean Size.”
Crew + bassist Eric Avery subdued Perry
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The alt-rock band have now taken to Instagram to issue an apology and announce they will be cancelling their next gig in Bridgeport. They have given no further details about the remaining tour dates which are set to conclude on October 16.
“We want to extend a heartfelt apology for the events that unfolded last night,” the band wrote on their story. “As a result we will be cancelling tomorrow night’s show in Bridgeport.” They followed this with refund details and thanked fans.
Yesterday, Farrell’s wife Etty Lau weighed in on the situation and explained that “frustration had been mounting” within the band. She acknowledged that “there had been a lot of tension and animosity between the members”, which is “the magic that made the band so dynamic.”
“Well, the dynamite was lit,” she wrote on Instagram. “Perry got up in Dave’s face and body checked him.”
She attributed Perry’s behaviour to him suffering with “tinnitus and a sore throat every night”, adding: “Perry’s frustration had been mounting, night after night, he felt that the stage volume had been extremely loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band.
“When the audience in the first row, [they] started complaining up to Perry cussing at him that the band was planning too loud and that they couldn’t hear him, Perry lost it.”
Lau claims that, upon the band beginning ‘Ocean Size’, Perry struggled to hear through the sound mix. “He wasn’t singing, he was screaming just be to be heard,” she writes.
It echoes concerns raised by fans at a previous New York show earlier this week. There appeared to be tension between the band on stage, while Farrell admitted he was struggling with his voice.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I have to be honest with you. Something’s wrong with my voice. I just can’t get the notes out all of a sudden,” he said.
Avery acknowledged the disappointing performance on Instagram, writing: “Looking forward to getting another crack at this spectacular rooftop venue tonight. I’m optimistic we will be better.”
The band recently completed a UK and European tour, which included a stop at London’s Roundhouse. In a five-star review, NME wrote: “This is the last one because I don’t need you to give me a fucking hand to get me to come back out,” Farrell nonchalantly says, confirming there will not be an encore and introducing final track ‘Stop!’.
“And like that, without any further bells or whistles, the band leave the stage proving that nearly four decades after forming, they’re still a force to be reckoned with.”
