Jane's Addiction apologizes to fans for argument on stage and cancels show

Jane's Addiction apologized to fans for the onstage altercation in Boston in which singer Perry Farrell punched guitarist Dave Navarro, abruptly ending their performance. The band “sincerely apologized” and canceled their next show in Bridgeport, Connecticut, but did not provide any further details about the rest of the tour, which is scheduled to run through October 16.

“We would like to sincerely apologize for the events of last night,” the band wrote on their Instagram story. “As a result, we will be canceling tomorrow night's show in Bridgeport,” followed by refund details.

Friday's show ended abruptly when a visibly angry Farrell slammed into Navarro – and was restrained by crew members. He still appeared physically agitated as he was forced off the stage.

Footage shared online shows the band in the middle of playing “Ocean Size,” the 11th number in a set that typically includes 14 or 15 songs, when an argument breaks out between the veteran band's two most famous members. Some fans reported on social media that tensions appeared to have been building for several songs before anything came to blows.

On Saturday morning, Etty Lou Farrell, the singer's wife, posted her own account of Friday night's events. On her Instagram account, she wrote that her husband was upset because the volume of the band was drowning out his singing, and that this led to his attack on seemingly unsuspecting guitarist Dave Navarro. Etty Lou has words of praise for how cool Navarro handled the situation. He can be seen trying to keep Farrell at a distance, looking confused and saying “What the hell?” but otherwise remaining calm. On the other hand, she attacks bassist Eric Avery for “cheap hits” for allegedly putting the singer in a headlock and punching him three times – something that is not clear from the widely shared fan video of the onstage altercation.

She wrote that Farrell was “a crazy animal” for half an hour after being led off the stage, adding that he broke down and “cried and cried.”

Jane's Addiction have always been a fractious band – they split up in 1991 at the height of their popularity after organizing and headlining the first-ever Lollapalooza tour – and split into camps that appear to persist to this day: Farrell and drummer Stephen Perkins formed the band Porno for Pyros, while Navarro and Avery briefly worked in a group called Deconstruction. The band has reformed several times over the years, mostly without Avery, but tensions have evidently persisted.

The band's tour with Love and Rockets is scheduled to end in Los Angeles on October 16. diversity We will keep you updated on the situation as it develops.