Jane's Addiction Cancels Upcoming Show and Issues Apology After Lead Singer Punched Guitarist on Stage

Mar. 15, 2025

Dave Navarro, Perry Farrell and Eric Avery perform with Jane’s Addiction at Pier 17 Rooftop on September 10, 2024 in New York City.Photo:Astrida Valigorsky/Getty I

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Jane’s Addictionhas issued a “heartfelt apology” and canceled an upcoming show after a recent concert saw a violent altercation between band members.

On Saturday, Sept. 14, the band posted a statement on their Instagram Stories addressing the incident, which sawlead singer Perry Farrell throw a punch at guitarist Dave Navarroduring their Friday, Sept. 13 show in Boston.

“We want to extend a heartfelt apology to our fans for the events that unfolded last night,” the band’s statement began.

Jane’s Addiction then noted that “as a result” of the incident, they would “be canceling tomorrow night’s show in Bridgeport.”

Jane’s Addiction Instagram Stories post on Sept. 14.Jane’s Addiction/Instagram

Jane’s Addiction/Instagram

The band had been scheduled to play at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Connecticut as part of their North American tour, which kicked off on Aug. 9 in Las Vegas.

The latest tour features the band’s classic lineup of Perry, 65, Navarro, 57, Avery, 59, and drummer Stephen Perkins for the first time since 2010.

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The apology and cancellation of the Sept. 15 show came after Perry’s wife,Etty Lau Farrell, shared her own post onInstagramon Sept 14, in which she wrote a “first person account” and detailed what had occurred during the Sept. 13 show.

In her post, Etty said, “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.”

Guitarist Dave Navarro (L) and singer Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction perform at Red Hat Amphitheater on Sept. 3, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.Jeff Hahne/Getty

Jeff Hahne/Getty

Etty added that her husband 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,” she continued.

Etty then claimed that while Navarro had tried to keep her husband “at arm’s length to de-escalate the situation,” Avery had “put Perry in a headlock and punched him in the stomach three times.” She added that a crew member was able to pull Avery away, before the bassist “walked off to the front of the stage to apologize to [the] audience for the show ending early.”

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She also detailed the “aftermath” of the ordeal, stating that Navarro “still looked handsome and cool in the middle of a fight. Etty added, however, that her husband “was a crazed beast for the next half an hour,” noting, “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 lead singer’s wife wrote next.

Representatives for both Perry and Navarro, as well Avery and Live Nation, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment about the incident on Sept. 14.

No further details have been released regarding upcoming shows for the band, though they are currently scheduled to perform in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 18.

source: people.com