Jane’s Addiction Cancels Reunion Tour in Wake of On-Stage Band Fight; Dave Navarro Says He Hopes Perry Farrell Will ‘Find the Help He Needs’

variety.com:

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The remainder of the reunion tour by the original lineup of Jane’s Addiction, the group’s first in 14 years, has been canceled.

While a general statement issued under the band’s name collectively did not lay blame, guitarist Dave Navarro laid it squarely at singer Perry Farrell‘s feet in a separate statement issued on his own social accounts and co-signed by the other two band members, saying Farrell is experiencing mental health issues and saying they “hope he finds the help he needs.” It’s a development that came to seem inevitable after the world witnessed footage of an on-stage melee that saw Farrell taking a punch at guitarist Navarro, followed by bassist Eric Avery going after Farrell as he and two crew members struggled to get the singer off-stage.

A brief statement posted under the band’s name on social media Monday morning read, “To all the fans, the band have made the difficult decisio to take some time away as a group.

As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour.” The announcement goes on to say that 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.” But Navarro posted a more detailed statement on behalf of himself and two other members of the group, writing, “Due to a continuing pattern of behavior and the mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell, we have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to discontinue the current US tour.