Jane’s Addiction will not return to perform live shows

After a catastrophic 2024 show that “forever destroyed the band’s life,” Dave Navarro declares that Jane’s Addiction “has no chance” of ever performing together again. As part of a tour that saw the iconic band reunite for the first time in more than 14 years, Jane’s Addiction performed live at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston on September 13 of last year. During the show, an agitated Perry Farrell assaulted Navarro, bringing the performance – and ultimately the tour – to a stop. Navarro was asked to identify his weakest performance in a recent interview with Guitar Player magazine. It should come as no surprise that he called the turbulent conclusion Jane’s Addiction.

I have to speak in broad strokes here, because there are other individuals involved, and it’s still very tender and unresolved. There was an altercation onstage, and all the hard work and dedication and writing and hours in the studio, and picking up and leaving home and crisscrossing the country and Europe and trying to overcome my illness — it all came to a screeching halt and forever destroyed the band’s life. And there’s no chance for the band to ever play together again. I have to say that’s my least favorite gig, without throwing animosity around, and without naming names and pointing fingers, and coming up with reasons. I’ll just say that the experience prior to that gig, when we were in Europe and gelling, really, for the first time — because at our ages, in our 50s and 60s, everybody’s done what they’re gonna do, and we weren’t competitive with each other — we were getting along. There was no ego issue; it was just four guys making great music, just like we did in the beginning. It was just us on a stage, with people going fucking crazy.

Navarro reaffirmed that the Boston performance essentially put a stop to the band’s touring career, even if he pointed out that the 2024 tour also featured some of his favorite Jane’s Addiction gigs of all time.