A surprise fight broke out on the stage where the well-known band was performing in Boston Jane’s Addictionand the protagonists were precisely two of its members. The singer Perry Farrell He started hitting the guitarist Dave Navarroand had to be restrained by team members, who were unable to calm him down. The incident quickly went viral on social media.
Images shared by attendees at the show show the band playing “Ocean Size”when suddenly Farrell – founder of the festival Lollapalooza– turned towards his bandmate. According to witnesses, The tension had been building for several songs, until at one point, everything exploded.
Video of the moments before the fight shows Ferrell growling towards the audiencebefore turning to his right and starting to yell at Navarro, face to face. He then aggressively bumps shoulders with the guitarist during a solo, and Navarro eventually stops playing and He puts a hand on Farrell’s chest to establish distance. The singer then appears to give him a fist bump. At that moment, as the stage lights dim, three men, including the bassist Eric Averysurround and grab Farrell, who is eventually forced to leave the stageapparently still struggling as he is pushed to the sidelines.
It should be noted that the tour is within the framework of the first meeting in 14 years from the Los Angeles band, so fans were eagerly awaiting the reunion. After the event, Many fear that this is the end.
So far, there are 15 scheduled dates left on the tour, and everything is still on track toward the final show on October 16 at the YouTube Theater in his hometown.
Once Farrell left, the rest of the band, including Navarro, moved to the front of the stage to give the crowd a more gracious farewell, appearing at ease as they hugged, clapped to the audience, beat their hearts out and offered a peace sign.
A rumor had already circulated on social media about Jane’s Addiction’s concerts earlier this week in New York City, which were held on the rooftop of Pier 51. At the first of two concerts held there, Farrell admitted to the audience that he was not in very good vocal shape. “Ladies and gentlemen, I have to be honest with you. Something is wrong with my voice. Suddenly, I can’t get the notes out,” he said. The next day, his bandmate Eric Avery posted on Instagram: “I’m looking forward to playing this spectacular rooftop venue again tonight. I’m optimistic that we’ll be better.”
Ironically, in light of what has happened since then, The singer stopped a fight at the band’s second show in New York. “Farrell actually stopped the last song after seeing a fight in the audience,” they reported. “Farrell had a fan named ‘Bobby’ make up with the audience member he was fighting with.”
Perry Farrell’s wife posted about the fight
Etty Lou Farrell Perry’s wife, published her own account of the reasons for the fight between the singer and Navarro. She gave details about the before and after of the altercation.
Etty Lou wrote on her Instagram account on Saturday morning that Her husband was upset that the band’s sound levels were drowning out his voice, and that led to his assault on the unsuspecting Navarro. Lou praised the guitarist for his handling of the situation, but not bassist Eric Avery, whom he accused of giving him “low blows.”
She further described her husband as “a maddened beast” for about half an hour after the concert abruptly ended, adding that she broke down and, “cried and cried.”
“Rather than speculate, I thought I’d post a first-person account of what happened onstage with Jane’s Addiction last night at the @lenderpavilion in Boston,” wrote Etty Lou Farrell. “There had clearly been a lot of tension and animosity between the members… the magic that made the band so dynamic. Well, the dynamite was lit. Perry stood in front of Dave and rammed him hard.”
“Perry’s frustration was mounting, night after night; he felt the volume on stage had been turned up too high and his voice was being drowned out by the band. Perry was suffering from tinnitus and a sore throat every night. But when the audience in the front row began to complain to Perry, telling him that the band was playing too loud and they couldn’t hear him, Perry lost his temper”, he assured.
“The band started playing the song ‘Ocean‘ before Perry was ready and started counting. The volume on stage was so loud at that point that Perry couldn’t hear over the din and vibration of the instruments and by the end of the song, he wasn’t singing, he was screaming just to be heard,” he added.
”A headlock and three punches to the stomach”
“While Dave held Perry at a distance to calm the situation, Dan rushed to calm her down as well, holding him down. Dave moved away to take the guitar from him. Eric approached Perry, at the back of the stage, in the darkness, behind Dan, He put him in a headlock and punched him three times in the stomach. Kevin, a long-haired crew member, pulled Eric aside. Eric then nonchalantly made his way to the front of the stage to apologize to the audience for ending the show early.”
As for what happened after the fight, she clarified: “Dave still looked attractive and calm in the middle of a fight. Perry was a crazed beast for the next half hour; he didn’t finally calm down, but he did break down and cry and cry. Eric, well, either didn’t understand what de-escalation meant or took advantage of the situation and landed a few low blows on Perry.”
And he concludes: “Well, that’s my first-person version of what happened. Watch the video for yourself.” He then adds hashtags that, divided, read: “A man can only be pushed so far.” “Dave took the high road.” “Low blow.” “Mother eagle.”
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