Jane’s Dependancy singer assaults guitarist on stage, forcing finish to live performance
A Jane’s Dependancy live performance in Boston on Friday, September 13, ended moderately abruptly after frontman Perry Farrell squared as much as guitarist Dave Navarro, with crew members stepping in to pull him away. Credit score: Richard Whitaker through Storyful
BOSTON – The band Jane’s Dependancy is canceling the rest of their tour following an incident the place frontman Perry Farrell might be seen throwing a punch at guitarist Dave Navarro in a heated trade.
The incident was caught on video.
“To all of the followers, the band have made the troublesome determination to take a while away as a gaggle. As such, they are going to be cancelling the rest of the tour,” the band posted on its Instagram web page, saying refunds shall be issued.
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In movies posted on social media from Friday evening’s live performance in Boston, Farrell, 65, is seen singing loudly into his mic after which lunging at guitarist Navarro, bumping Navarro along with his shoulder earlier than taking a swing at Navarro along with his proper arm.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 10: (L-R) Dave Navarro, Perry Farrell and Eric Avery carry out with Jane’s Dependancy at Pier 17 Rooftop on September 10, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Photos)
Navarro is seen holding his proper arm out to maintain Farrell away earlier than Farrell is dragged away by others on stage.
The present ended shortly after.
“Perry’s frustration had been mounting, evening after evening, he felt that the stage quantity had been extraordinarily loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band,” Farrell’s spouse, Etty Lau, wrote in an Instagram publish Saturday morning.
She stated her husband had been affected by tinnitus and a sore throat and “by the top of the track, he wasn’t singing, he was screaming simply to be heard.” She stated her husband later broke down “and cried and cried.”
The band is thought for edgy, punk-inspired hits “Been Caught Stealing” and “Mountain Track” within the late Nineteen Eighties and early Nineteen Nineties as the choice rock and grunge music actions have been rising.
The band’s “Imminent Redemption” tour began in early August and has 15 dates left, together with a present in Connecticut on Sunday evening.