Jane's Addiction has been having a rough few days. It all started on September 10 at the Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City when vocalist Perry Farrell's voice wasn't up to snuff, to the point where he had to apologize to the crowd. Then things got way worse on September 13 at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA when Farrell assaulted guitarist Dave Navarro on stage, promptly ending the show.
Jane's Addiction has now issued an apology to fans for the on-stage incident and has cancelled their show for tonight, September 15 in Bridgeport, CT. No word on what the status is for the rest of their tour with Love & Rockets, but the next show after Connecticut is in Toronto, ON on September 18.
"We want to extend a heartfelt apology to our fans for the events that unfolded last night," wrote Jane's Addiction. "As a result we will be cancelling tomorrow night's show in Bridgeport. Refunds will be issued at your point of purchase – or if you purchased via a third-party reseller (StubHub, SeatGeek, etc),reach out to them directly. Thank you, Jane's Addiction."
Farrell's wife Etty Lau Farrell has since taken to Instagram to offer her own account of what happened on September 13. According to Etty, Perry was frustrated that the band was too loud and that his voice was being drown out. Coupled with being sick and a raucous crowd, Perry took it out on Navarro.
"Rather than speculating, I thought to post a first person account of what happened on stage with @janesaddiction last night at the @lenderpavilion in Boston.
"WHO: Perry Farrell & Dave Navarro
"HOW: Clearly there had been a lot of tension and animosity between the members.. the magic that made the band so dynamic. Well, the dynamite was lit. Perry got up in Dave’s face and body checked him.
"WHY: 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. 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.
"WHEN: The band started the song Ocean before Perry was ready and did the count off.. The stage volume was so loud at that point, that Perry couldn’t hear pass the boom and the vibration of the instruments and by the end of the song, he wasn’t singing, he was screaming just be to be heard.
"SO WHO WON THE FIGHT:
"Why, Eric Avery of course. While Dave was keeping Perry at arm’s length to de-escalate the situation. Dan rushed over to de-escalate as well by holding Perry back. Dave walked away to take his guitar off. Eric walked up to Perry, upstage, in the dark, behind Dan, put Perry in a headlock and punched him in the stomach three times. Kevin, crewmember with a long hair with long hair pulled Eric away. Then Eric nonchalant walked off to the front of the stage to apologize to audience for the show ended early.
"WHAT WAS THE AFTERMATH?
"Dave still looked handsome and cool in the middle of a fight. Perry was a crazed beast for the next half an hour – he finally did not calm down, but did breakdown and cried and cried. Eric, well he either didn’t understand what descalation meant or took advantage of the situation and got in a few cheap shots on Perry.
"Well, that’s is my first person account narrative of what happened. Take a look at the video yourself. #Janesaddiction #amancanonlybepushedsofar #davetookthehighroad #Cheapshot #leaderbankpavilion #mothereagle" View this post on Instagram A post shared by Etty Lau Farrell (@ettylaufarrell)
