Jane’s Addiction cancel CT show after onstage fight
Following an onstage altercation where Perry Farrell threw a punch at Dave Navarro, Jane’s Addiction have cancelled their next scheduled show, which was to have happened at Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater on Sunday, September 15. In a statement on their Instagram story, the band write, “we want to extend a heartfelt apology to our fans for the events that unfolded last night. 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.”
Jane’s Addiction ended their Boston show early following the incident, and Farrell was restrained by multiple crew members and bassist Eric Avery. Meanwhile, Farrell’s wife, Etty Lau Farrell, posted a “first person account” and explanation of the altercation on her Instagram, writing, “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.”
She continued:
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.
The next scheduled date on the tour, which is Jane’s Addiction’s first with their original lineup in 14 years, is on Wednesday, September 18 in Toronto. Stay tuned.
JANE’S ADDICTION: CANCELLED 2024 TOUR DATES
Sun Sep 15 — Bridgeport, CT — Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
JANE’S ADDICTION: 2024 TOUR DATES
Wed Sep 18 — Toronto, ON — Budweiser Stage
Fri Sep 20 — Rochester Hills, MI — Meadow Brook Amphitheater
Sun Sep 22 — Milwaukee, WI — BMO Pavilion
Tue Sep 24 — Chicago, IL — Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Thu Sep 26 — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
Sat Sep 28 – Huntsville, AL – South Star Music Festival
Sun Sep 29 – St. Louis, MO – Evolution Festival
