Jane's Addiction has cancelled its entire US tour .
The rock band recently had a public onstage fight with two of its members. Jane's Addiction comprises of members: singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery. Perry threw a punch at Dave during a Boston concert on Friday, September 13. Staff had to restrain the 65-year-old and taken off stage of the city's Leader Bank Pavilion venue. The moment was caught on video.
At the time, they had apologized on their official Instagram and cancelled their show in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Sunday, September 15. They wrote on Saturday, September 14: "We want to extend a heartfelt apology to our fans for the events that unfolded last night. As a result we will be cancelling tomorrow night's show in Bridgeport."
Now all of the reunion tour is cancelled. Jane's Addiction took to Instagram once again to make that announcement on Monday, September 16. The statement read: "To all the fans, the band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group. As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour.” The statement added that refunds would be issued for the cancelled dates "at your point of purchase — or if you purchased from a third-party resale site like StubHub, SeatGeek, etc, please reach out to them direct."
The 57-year-old guitarist made his on statement on his own Instagram which laid blame on Perry was cosigned by the two other members of the band Eric and Stephen. Their joint statement began with: "Due to a continuing pattern of behavior and the mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell, we have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to discontinue the current US tour."
The statement continued: "Our concern for his personal health and safety as well as our own has left us no alternative. We hope that he will find the help he needs. We deeply regret that we are not able to come through for all our fans who have already bought tickets. We can see no solution that would either ensure a safe environment on stage or reliably allow us to deliver a great performance on a nightly basis."
The statement concluded with their "hearts are broken" with their first named signed underneath. Perry also made a statement through his spokesperson to The Mirror. He told The Mirror he apologizes to his bandmates for his actions and called his own behavior "inexcusable."
The statement said: "This weekend has been incredibly difficult and after having the time and space to reflect, it is only right that I apologize to my bandmates, especially Dave Navarro, fans, family and friends for my actions during Friday’s show. Unfortunately, my breaking point resulted in inexcusable behavior, and I take full accountability for how I chose to handle the situation."
Jane Addiction first formed in 1985 in Los Angeles. They released four albums together in their time together: Nothing's Shocking (1988), Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990), Strays (2003), and The Great Escape Artist (2011). This reunion tour was the first time the four original members had performed together since 2010. Some of their well-known hits are Been Caught Stealing, Strays and The Great Escape Artist.
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