Jane's Addiction cancels rest of their tour and issues apology after onstage altercation
Jane's Addiction, the alternative rock band known for the albums "Ritual de lo Habitual" and "Nothing's Shocking," canceled the remainder of its reunion tour after an onstage altercation over the weekend.
The group announced on Monday that it made "the difficult decision to take some time away as a group."
"As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour," the band posted on its Instagram account.
The scuffle happened during the band's Fright night show at Boston's Leader Bank Pavilion. Video from the concert appeared to show lead singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro shouting at each other during a song before shoving each other. The altercation ended with Farrell reportedly throwing a punch at the guitarist.
"Refunds for the cancelled dates will be issued at your point of purchase," the band posted on Instagram.
People who bought their tickets through resale sites such as StubHub and SeatGeek must contact those companies. Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Eric Avery addressed the cancelation in messages posted to each of their Instagram accounts.
"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 trio wrote. "Our hearts are broken."
The tour marked the first time the original members of the Los Angeles-based band shared the stage for multiple shows since 2010.
Daniel Ash, frontman of tour co-headliner Love and Rockets, announced that his band would also have to cancel their performances. Love and Rockets, a trio comprising three members of English band Bauhaus, reunited in 2023 after a 15-year hiatus with a performance headlining the Cruel World festival at Pasadena's Rose Bowl.
"We would have loved to have completed the rest of the dates on the tour with Jane's Addiction but unfortunately the matter is out of our hands," Ash wrote in a Facebook post.
Jane's Addiction was expected to end their tour on Oct. 16 in Los Angeles at Inglewood's YouTube Theater.