Music: Rock band Jane’s Addiction cancels tour after stage argument

The rockers of the US band Jane’s Addiction have abruptly ended their current North American tour. The band has made the “difficult decision” to take a break as a group. As a result, they are also cancelling the rest of their concert tour, the band said in a statement on Monday (local time). For the first time in 14 years, the rockers have been on tour in North America again since the beginning of August in their original line-up with singer Perry Farrell, bassist Eric Avery, drummer Stephen Perkins and guitarist Dave Navarro.

Jane’s Addiction did not give a reason for the sudden end in the statement. However, Navarro, Avery and Perkins issued a further statement on Instagram. “Due to a persistent pattern of behavior and issues with the mental health of our singer Perry Farrell,” they had no choice but to end the current tour. This was decided out of concern for Farrell’s health and safety, but also for their own. The circumstances for a safe environment on stage and for great performances are currently not in place. “We hope that he finds the help he needs.”

Arguments and blows on stage

A performance by the band last Friday in Boston was suddenly canceled after Farrell (65) angrily approached Navarro (57) in the middle of a song and hit the guitarist, as video footage shows. Crew members and bassist Avery (59) intervened to hold Farrell back. Farrell’s wife, singer Etty Lau Farrell, later wrote on Instagram that her husband was frustrated because, in his opinion, the band was playing too loudly and his voice could not be heard.

The alternative rockers came together in Los Angeles in the mid-1980s. They released their first studio album, “Nothing’s Shocking,” in 1988. The musicians split up several times, but always came back together for live performances and further recordings. Their hits include songs such as “Ocean Size,” “Stop!”, “Been Caught Stealing,” “Jane Says,” and “Superhero.”