Perry Farrell Punches Dave Navarro Onstage at Jane’s Addiction Concert

The reunited Jane’s Dependancy’s live performance in Boston ended prematurely Friday after singer Perry Farrell punched guitarist Dave Navarro onstage and mid-song.

As video of the present revealed, throughout a efficiency of “Ocean Dimension,” Farrell turned agitated for an unclear motive, walked towards Navarro, and rammed his shoulder into the guitarist’s again. An aggressive and still-angry Farrell then continued to yell on the perplexed Navarro, with the singer finally touchdown a proper hook to his longtime band mate’s shoulder:

“What the fuck?” Navarro questioned as a crew member held again Farrell; when the singer tried to sidestep the crew member and blitz Navarro once more, two extra crew members and even bassist Eric Avery ran over to restrain Farrell and whisk him backstage. Navarro lastly left the stage as properly, and the live performance ended after 11 songs, which is three or 4 songs lower than a typical present up to now by way of the Jane’s Dependancy now-threatened reunion tour.

In response to Selection, no matter occurred between the band mates onstage in Boston had been simmering because the “Core 4” lineup’s first tour collectively in 14 years launched in August. At earlier stops, Farrell’s long-winded bantering with the gang has made Navarro visibly annoyed onstage. Selection additionally notes that a number of live performance evaluations talked about that Farrell consumed a bottle of purple wine onstage all through the efficiency.

Nevertheless, not one of the early incidents — together with a pair of troubled New York Metropolis exhibits earlier within the week — presaged what occurred in Boston: JamBase reported that the problem started throughout “Mountain Tune,” with Farrell yelling at Navarro. The bickering continued by way of the subsequent music “Three Days” and culminated with the “Ocean Dimension” punch.

Jane’s Dependancy has not but commented on the confrontation, and Avery’s Instagram – which has often posted whereas the band’s been on the highway – hasn’t talked about the incident both. Nevertheless, Farrell’s spouse Etty wrote a protracted explainer on social media that broke down the state of affairs.