Jane’s Addiction announce hiatus and cancel tour “due to the mental health difficulties of Perry Farrell”
nme.comJane’s Addiction have confirmed that they will be cancelling their tour and taking a hiatus due to internal conflicts.The legendary Los Angeles alt-rockers recently returned to their original line-up of Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery, and released their first new music together in 34 years, in the form of the single ‘Imminent Redemption’.They then embarked on a series of UK shows together – including an intimate comeback gig at Bush Hall – before confirming details of a US tour with Love & Rockets.However, during a recent show in Boston, tensions began to mount on stage, leading to Farrell shouting at Navarro, before bringing the show to a halt by shoving the guitarist.
The fight was quickly broken up and the lights came down as a group of crew members, as well as Avery, tried to restrain Perry and take him off stage.
The show was brought to an early end.Now, after cancelling last night’s gig in Bridgeport (September 15), the band have shared an official statement with fans, confirming that the remainder of the tour has been axed while the band go on an immediate hiatus.A post shared by Jane’s Addiction (@janesaddiction)“To all the fans, The band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group.
As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour,” the statement read.“Refunds for the cancelled dates will be issued at your point of purchase – or if you purchased from a third-party resale site like StubHub, SeatGeek, etc, please reach out to them direct.
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