Jane's Addiction sincerely apologizes and cancels show after argument on stage

Jane's Addiction announced that the rock band would cancel their next concert after singer Perry Farrell suffered a nervous breakdown onstage during a show in Boston on Friday.

“We would like to extend our deepest apologies to our fans for the events of last night,” the alternative rockers wrote in an Instagram story update on Saturday.

The legendary band added that the Bridgeport, Connecticut show – part of a reunion tour for the band's classic lineup of Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery – will not take place “for this reason,” and shared information for those requesting a refund.

The band's message comes after Farrell violently collided with Navarro on stage during the Boston tour stop, attempted to jump into his face and then punched the guitarist.

The altercation ended the show chaotically and raised questions about the future of the tour and the band.

Etty Lau Farrell, Perry Farrell's wife, addressed speculation about the dispute on Instagram, explaining that there was “a lot of tension and animosity between the members… the magic that made the band so dynamic.”

“So, the dynamite has been ignited,” wrote Etty Lau Farrell, who has two sons with the singer.

She noted that her husband's frustration had “grown ever greater” during the tour and described the volume on stage as “extremely loud” as his voice was drowned out by the rest of the band.

She also said that the singer suffers from tinnitus and a sore throat “every night”.

“But when the audience in the front row started complaining to Perry and yelling at him that the band was too loud and they couldn't hear him, Perry freaked out,” wrote Etty Lau Farrell.

She continued: “The band started with the song ‘Ocean [Size]' before Perry was ready and did the countdown. The volume on stage was so loud at this point that Perry couldn't hear anything because of the roar and vibration of the instruments, and by the end of the song he was no longer singing, just screaming to be heard.”

Etty Lau Farrell – who tagged her post with #amancanonlybepushedsofar and #davetookthehighroad – added that Avery put the singer in a headlock amid the chaotic scene and punched him three times in the stomach while Navarro tried to “de-escalate the situation.”

She noticed a crew member pulling Avery away before he went to the front of the stage to apologize to the crowd.

“Perry was a mad animal for the next half hour – he finally didn't calm down but broke down and cried and cried,” she wrote.

“Eric, well, either he didn't understand what decalization meant, or he took advantage of the situation and gave Perry a few unfair hits.”

Farrell was said to have been in “bad shape” during a performance in New York City a few days before the Boston gig and told the audience that there was something “wrong” with his voice.

Jane's Addiction's next concert will take place on Wednesday in Toronto, Canada.