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Jane’s Addiction have announced details of a UK and European tour, set to kick off next year. Find dates and ticket details below.The run of live shows will mark the iconic alternative rock band’s first headline dates across the UK and Europe in eight years, and will follow on from their huge tour with Smashing Pumpkins last year.The 2024 gigs will span across May and June, and launch with a series of UK tour dates.

Jane’s Addiction appear to working on new music together – but without frontman Perry Farrell.The band had a tumultuous 2024. After reforming with their original line-up of singer Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery, they released their first new music together for 34 years in the form of the single ‘Imminent Redemption’.However, during a show in Boston on their North American tour in September, Farrell punched Navarro in the face, leading to the immediate cancellation of the tour and the band’s hiatus due to “a continuing pattern of behaviour and the mental health difficulties” of Farrell.Now, it seems that Navarro, Avery and Perkins might be back in the studio together again.

Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins played “a big part” in Jane’s Addiction getting back together, according to the band’s longtime music tech.The band recently reunited with their original line-up – comprising Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery – and played a run of UK and European shows together earlier this year before embarking on a North American tour in August.This summer also saw the alt-rockers release their first new music in 34 years with ‘Imminent Redemption’.However, the newly reformed group made headlines earlier this month after apparent tensions came to a head when Farrell shoved Navarro mid-performance during a show in Boston, ending the set abruptly.Jane’s Addiction subsequently cancelled their remaining dates and confirmed a hiatus, citing the frontman’s “mental health difficulties”.Now, in a new podcast episode of Rare Form Radio, Dan Cleary – the band’s guitar and bass tech of 17 years – spoke to host Todd Newman – who has been close friends with Navarro for 30 years – about the incident and recent tensions in the band.Early on in their conversation, he opened up about the band’s rocky return on the road, before revealing: “Taylor Hawkins was a big part of getting this thing back together again.“Obviously, before he passed away, it was his kind of dream to see these guys do this one more time the right way.”After the drummer’s death, Farrell posted a moving video tribute to Hawkins, in which he called the musician his “best friend”.Farrell performed with Foo Fighters at their final show on March 20, joining Hawkins and co.

Perry Farrell punched Dave Navarro in the face backstage after the pair’s altercation at a recent Jane’s Addiction show, according to the band’s guitar technician.The group recently reformed with their original line-up – comprising Farrell, Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery. They played a run of UK and European shows together before embarking on a North American tour last month.Additionally, this summer saw the band release ‘Imminent Redemption’ – their first new music together in 34 years.However, apparent tensions between the members came to a head at a gig in Boston, when Farrell shoved Navarro mid-performance and the set ended abruptly.

“to take some time away as a group” after bandmates Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro got into a fight onstage.The single, called “True Love,” came out on Tuesday. The band promoted the song on social media, after giving no forewarning that they had new music dropping.“True Love now streaming everywhere,” they wrote on Instagram.According to Rolling Stone, the band debuted “True Love” last year at the end of a show in Bakersfield, Calif.

Dave Navarro has apologised to the bands who were supporting Jane’s Addiction while on tour following the axed run of dates.Earlier this week, the alt-rock band announced the cancellation of their remaining tour dates and shared that they will be going on hiatus due to internal conflicts. The news came after frontman Perry Farrell and Navarro got into a fight while on stage at their show in Boston.Jane’s Addiction had recently reformed with their original lineup – comprising Navarro, Farrell, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery.

Jane’s Addiction may have come to an end.It comes as the alt-rock band recently reformed with their original lineup – comprising Navarro, Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery. To celebrate the comeback, they embarked on a series of UK shows together, confirmed details of a US tour with Love & Rockets, and shared ‘Imminent Redemption’ – their first new music together in 34 years.However, as they progressed into their run of live shows across the US, tensions seemed to arise between the members.

Jane’s Addiction have quietly shared a new single called ‘True Love’ after announcing their hiatus earlier this week. Check it out below.The iconic alt-rock band recently returned to their original line-up of Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery, and released the single ‘Imminent Redemption’ – their first new music together in 34 years.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.

onstage brawl with bandmate Dave Navarro, resulting in the abrupt cancellation of their tour. The incident went down Friday during a Boston show, with a heated Farrell, 65, getting in Navarro’s face, throwing punches, and needing to be restrained by several crew members and bassist Eric Avery.Farrell said Monday, “This weekend has been incredibly difficult, and after having the time and space to reflect, it is only right that I apologize to my bandmates, especially Dave Navarro, fans, family and friends for my actions during Friday’s show.”He continued, “Unfortunately, my breaking point resulted in inexcusable behavior, and I take full accountability for how I chose to handle the situation.”Sources close to the situation exclusively told The Post that Farrell “has had a really difficult weekend digesting everything that’s happened since Friday.”They said his wife “has been his rock for over two decades” and felt like she “needed to defend him,” which is why she put out her own statement on Instagram.

Perry Farrell has shared an apology to Dave Navarro following their physical altercation at one of their Jane’s Addiciton shows last week.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’.During a recent show in Boston last Friday (September 13), 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.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell has apologized to bandmates and fans for “inexcusable behavior,” hours after news broke that the second half of the group’s reunion tour was being canceled after a fight broke out on stage Friday. In a short statement shared with Variety by a representative, Farrell said: “This weekend has been incredibly difficult and after having the time and space to reflect, it is only right that I apologize to my bandmates, especially Dave Navarro, fans, family and friends for my actions during Friday’s show.

got into a fight onstage in Boston Friday night.The band shared the news in a statement on their Instagram account Monday.“To all the fans, the band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group,” the statement began. “As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour,” the message added.The announcement also said that refunds for the canceled dates will be issued at the point of purchase.In another statement, Navarro, 57, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery blamed Farrell, 65, for the scuffle and the tour being canceled.“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,” began the statement, shared on Navarro’s, Perkins’ and Avery’s Instagram accounts.“Our concern for his personal health and safety as well as our own has left us no alternative.

Jane’s Addiction has canceled the rest of their tour following an on-stage fight between Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, and Eric Avery.

Jane’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.

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.

The members of Jane’s Addiction have sadly decided to cancel the remaining dates of their tour after members Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro had an onstage altercation last week.

Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro has shared a cryptic Instagram post suggesting he has left the band following an altercation with frontman Perry Farrell on stage at a show in Boston on Friday night (September 13).The legendary Los Angeles alt-rock band had recently returned to their original quartet of Farrell, Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery, and released their first new music together in 34 years, in the form of the single ‘Imminent Redemption’.However, during the Boston show, problems began during ‘Mountain Song’ when Farrell began shouting at Navarro. The tension on stage reportedly worsened during ‘Three Days’ and while they were playing ‘Ocean Size’, Farrell approached Navarro and shoved him before attempting to throw a punch.

for abruptly ending their show early on Friday following an on-stage scuffle between frontman Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro.“We want to extend a heartfelt apology to our fans for the events that unfolded last night,” the band wrote in a statement on their Instagram story Saturday night.The rock group’s statement comes 24 hours after their chaotic performance at the Leader Bank Pavillion in Boston, where the bandmates clashed amid growing “tension and animosity.”Farrell, 65, was in the middle of singing “Ocean Size” and became visibly aggravated, shouting expletives at the audience and bandmates.He proceeded to turn to Navarro and rammed his shoulder into the unsuspecting guitarist before the two rockers faced off.It all culminated in Farrell getting into Navarro’s face, throwing two elbow-like jabs before several crew members and bassist Eric Avery, ran up and restrained the hotheaded singer.The lights lowered on stage, but several punches were thrown as the hot-headed singer was escorted away from the crowd’s view.Due to the fight, the rock group announced it canceled its Sunday show in Bridgeport, Conn.

Jane’s Addiction have cancelled their next show and apologised to fans following an onstage fight between Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro.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.

Perry Farrell throwing a punch at guitarist Dave Navarro and abruptly ending their set. The band offered a “heartfelt apology” and said it is canceling its next concert, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, but gave no further details about the remainder of the tour, which is scheduled to continue through October 16.

Instagram Saturday morning to give “a first person account of what happened on stage,” claiming “there had been a lot of tension and animosity between the members” of the band.Jane’s Addiction had just started playing their hit “Ocean Size” on stage at the Leader Bank Pavillion when the 65-year-old frontman became frustrated that the band was so much louder than his vocals that “he was screaming just to be heard.”“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,” Etty Lou wrote.“Perry had been suffering from tinnitus and a sore throat every night. But when the audience in the first row, 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.”Video footage shows Farrell cussing in the microphone and approaching the band’s guitarist Dave Navarro before hitting him.

Things escalated quickly onstage for Jane’s Addiction as a rockstar brawl broke out at their Boston show.