Jane’s Addiction CANCELS next tour stop after band’s lead singer Perry Farrell PUNCHED guitarist Dave Navarro on stage
As someone who has spent years attending concerts and witnessing various forms of artist behavior, I must say, the incident involving Avery, Farrell, and Navarro is quite extraordinary. It seems like the intensity of their performances is spilling over into real life, creating a dramatic narrative that is more fitting for a rock opera than an actual concert.
Due to an altercation at a Boston concert over the weekend, Jane’s Addiction has decided to call off their current tour, with lead vocalist Perry Farrell being involved in a fight with guitarist Dave Navarro.
The band announced the decision to their fans on Instagram Saturday night.
‘We want to extend a heartfelt apology to our fans for the events that unfolded last night,’ read the note. ‘As a result, we will be canceling tomorrow night’s show at Bridgeport.’
As an over-the-moon fan here, I can’t help but share this fantastic news: We’re in for a treat as Jane’s Addiction has promised a complete refund to all concert attendees! And just before closing, they signed off with a heartfelt ‘Thank you, Jane’s Addiction.’ What a thrill it is to be part of this amazing community!
After the incident where my lead guitarist was attacked by our frontman, I feel compelled to speak up now. His wife has shared her perspective, stating that he was disgruntled because he felt overshadowed by the loud music of his bandmates.
As a devoted spouse, I felt compelled to clarify my husband’s perspective following the incident that occurred during our performance with Dave Navarro on Friday evening. Etty Lau, my wife, decided to share this account on Instagram.
Instead of guessing, she decided to share her personal experience about the events that unfolded on stage. (She wrote this.)
Lau mentioned that Farrell has been experiencing persistent issues such as ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and a nagging sore throat each night, which have negatively impacted his vocal abilities. Furthermore, he expressed concern that the concert volume was excessively high, causing his voice to become overshadowed by the band’s sound.
Lau stated that there were instances of strained relationships and hostility among the band members, yet he perceived this wasn’t entirely negative because it was also the spark that gave the band its unique energy.
However, on Friday evening, Lau stated that her spouse became overwhelmed following repeated interruptions from spectators who struggled to hear him.
In the first row, the audience began voicing their disapproval, going as far as Perry being cursed at for the band’s music being too loud and them being unable to hear him. This caused Perry to become upset, according to Lau – a former original member of the Pussycat Dolls when it was a dance troupe.
‘He wasn’t singing, he was screaming just be to be heard.’
As a devoted fan, I’ve noticed that during the Friday night performance, it seemed like Farrell was quite intoxicated. Some people even mentioned that such behavior was not uncommon for the lead singer, given his reputation for consuming large amounts of wine on stage.
Audience members noticed a rise in tensions while the band performed “Mountain Song”. By the fourth song, “Ocean Size”, three songs later, Farrell appeared visibly angry.
‘The band started the song Ocean before Perry was ready and did the count off,’ Lau said.
In the heat of the performance, I found myself utterly engrossed, with the stage volume reaching a deafening crescendo. It was so intense that Katy Perry’s voice was drowned out by the thundering boom and the pulsating vibrations from the instruments. By the end of the song, she wasn’t crooning melodiously; instead, she was letting out primal screams, just to cut through the roaring din.
Lau ended her Instagram post by taking a playful dig at who had won their altercation, asserting that bassist Eric Avery emerged the winner in his confrontation with Farrell.
In an attempt to calm things down, I intentionally maintained a distance from Perry, that was when Dave (Navarro) was engaged. Meanwhile, swiftly moving into action, Dan (Cleary, the band technician), intervened too by preventing Perry from advancing further. I documented this in my account, Lau wrote.
‘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.’
Lau mentioned that he had to intervene, as Avery casually strolled forward to the stage’s front to apologize to the audience for the concert ending prematurely.
She mentioned that Navarro appeared both stylish and calm amidst the conflict, whereas her spouse became frenzied and wild following the disagreement.
She stated that he continued to get agitated rather than composing himself, eventually breaking down and weeping uncontrollably. In her assessment, Avery appeared not to grasp the concept of de-escalation or exploited the situation by delivering some low blows against Perry.
Witnesses reported that Farrell started shouting at Navarro during “Mountain Song,” an incident that gradually intensified, culminating in a disagreement during “Ocean Size.
Audience members commented that Farrell carried a large bottle of wine throughout the entire event, while Navarro and Avery continuously conversed and appeared more irritable than usual.
The show in Boston came a week after the band played two sets in New York City, as part of a reunion tour after the group got back together for the first time in 14 years earlier this year.
At the initial New York City concerts, Farrell admitted to the audience at Pier 17 that he wasn’t feeling well for the shows. Some spectators noted an apparent tension among the band members.
Farrell told the crowd: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I have to be honest with you. Something’s wrong with my voice. I just can’t get the notes out all of a sudden.’
After the concert, bassist Eric Avery expressed his excitement on Instagram about playing again at that amazing rooftop venue tonight. He’s hopeful that we’ll perform even better this time around.
In a review from CL Tampa the week before Friday’s outburst, a critic wrote that Farrell ‘struggled’ and ‘spiraled’ when the band began playing ‘Mountain Song’ after ‘chugging from a full bottle of wine’.
He ‘launched into many nonsensical rants’ about cow pastures, mushrooms and politics, the review said, and only stopped when Navarro ‘deliberately cranked out a loud, piercing chord on his guitar, as almost to silence Farrell and get the show back on track.’
In their evaluation, critic Gave Echazabal pointed out that during the performance, actor Farrell was seen taking sips from a bottle of wine, which seemed to be a challenge for him to maintain pace with his fellow heavy-metal band members.
‘Farrell’s delivery was either late, or disjointed, and it was hard to pair his lackluster performance with the absolute, defined power the band was churning out behind him,’ Echazabal wrote.
After observing Farrell focusing intensely on the bottle of wine, it seemed as though he had already opened another bottle during the evening.
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2024-09-15 04:34