The American band Jane’s Addiction has cancelled the remainder of their tour following an on-stage altercation in Boston, Massachusetts.
On Friday night, the Los Angeles-based band cut their performance short after frontman Perry Farrell punched guitarist David Navarro.
In a statement posted on social media on Monday, the band announced that they had “made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group.”
They also stated that refunds will be issued at the point of purchase for the cancelled dates.
The tour had 12 remaining US dates before being cancelled, with the final show originally scheduled for October 16 in their home city of Los Angeles.
Social media footage from Friday night’s concert showed 65-year-old Farrell shouting at 57-year-old Navarro before striking him. Farrell was then restrained by staff and taken off stage at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion.
Etty Farrell, Perry Farrell’s wife, mentioned that there had been increasing “tension and animosity” among the band members “night after night” leading up to the incident.
She also noted that Farrell was frustrated with the volume at which the band was playing.
Jane’s Addiction, formed in Los Angeles in 1985, is celebrated as a pioneering band in the early alternative rock scene.
The group includes Farrell, Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Eric Avery. They recently reunited after more than a decade apart.
Their notable hits include “Just Because,” “Been Caught Stealing,” and “True Nature.”
The band has released four albums: Nothing’s Shocking (1988), Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990), Strays (2003), and The Great Escape Artist (2011). In 2013, Jane’s Addiction was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
