Classic Rock
Perry Farrell assaults Dave Navarro during Jane’s Addiction show
After 14 years the original Jane’s Addiction line-up was finally touring together again but their concert last September 13 in Boston had to be cut short after the vocalist Perry Farrell assaulted the guitarist Dave Navarro on stage. Farrell was reportedly mumbling lyrics most of the night and the fans said he looked drunk or high.
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After pushing Navarro twice, Perry was restrained by the crew, and it was very difficult for them to get him off the stage as he kept trying to continue attacking Navarro.
What Perry Farrell’s wife said about the incident
So far the only person who talked about the incident was Etty Lau Farrell, Perry’s wife. She said that there things were not good in the band and that the vocalist was complaining that the group was playing too loud.
“Rather than speculating, I thought to post a first person account of what happened on stage with @janesaddiction last night at the @lenderpavilion in Boston.
WHO: Perry Farrell & Dave Navarro
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.
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.
She continued:
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.
Well, that’s is my first person account narrative of what happened. Take a look at the video yourself,” Perry Farrell’s wife said in his social media.
Next tour dates
None of the band members have spoken about what happened during the Boston show, but the group has more tour dates scheduled, with the next one on September 15. Farrell’s voice was criticized by fans recently but there were no problems between the band members on stage. They have been touring together since June.
September
- 15 — Bridgeport, CT — Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
- 18 — Toronto, ON — Budweiser Stage
- 20 — Rochester Hills, MI — Meadow Brook Amphitheater
- 22 — Milwaukee, WI — BMO Pavilion
- 24 — Chicago, IL — Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
- 26 — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
- 28 – Huntsville, AL – South Star Music Festival
- 29 – St. Louis, MO – Evolution Festival
October
- 2 – Denver, Colorado – Filmore Auditorium
- 4 – Sandy, Utah – Sandy Amphitheater
- 8 – Seattle, Washington – WaMu Theater
- 9 – Portland, Oregon – Veterans Memorial Coliseum
- 11 – Reno, Nevada – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
- 13 – San Francisco, California – The Masonic
- 16 – Los Angeles, California – Youtube Theater
