Guitarist for Jane’s Addiction Dave Navarro has said that there will be no more shows from the band, saying that there is “no chance” that they will play live together again.
In a recent interview with Guitar Player, Navarro talked about the best and worst gigs of his career. This is where he said what he did.
In the second group, Navarro talked about the band’s last few shows in 2024, saying that some of them were his favorites because the whole group worked so well together. He said, “There were times like that when the Grateful Dead and Radiohead got together—just weird, experimental jams that we’d never done before as a band.”
On the other hand, his least favorite show was Jane’s Addiction’s last one, at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion on September 13. Last year, that show got a lot of attention when Perry Farrell, the lead singer, punched Navarro during a performance of “Ocean Size.”
As a result of what happened, Navarro walked off stage, ending the show early. Soon after, Jane’s Addiction cancelled the rest of their tour plans. Along with the news came a statement signed by Navarro, bassist Eric Avery, and drummer Stephen Perkins that talked about “the behavior and mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell.”
Navarro says the situation is “still very tender and unresolved,” and the guitarist is being careful not to “name names and point fingers” when talking to Guitar Player.
“There was a fight onstage, and all the hard work, dedication, writing, hours in the studio, picking up and leaving home, traveling all over the country and Europe, and trying to get better from my illness—it all came to a screeching halt and ended the band’s life for good,” he said. “The band will never be able to play together again.”
An important part of the sadness surrounding the sudden and untimely end of Jane’s Addiction is that Navarro loved the shows that came before their last one.
“Before that gig, when we were in Europe and really getting to know each other for the first time—because at our ages, in our 50s and 60s, everyone’s done what they’re going to do, and we weren’t competing with each other—we were getting along,” he said. “It wasn’t about ego; it was just four guys making great music, like we did at the start.” It was just the two of us on stage, and people were going crazy.
“And that show in Boston on September 13 put an end to all of that,” he said. “Because of that, that was my least favorite gig ever.”
After Jane’s Addiction’s last show, Navarro, Perkins, and Avery are said to have been working on new songs together, but it’s not clear what form this will take.
