Jane’s Addiction have apologized to fans for the onstage fight between bandmates Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro in Boston on Friday.
“We want to extend a heartfelt apology for the events that unfolded last night,” they wrote in their Instagram story on Saturday night. “As a result we will be cancelling tomorrow night’s show in Bridgeport.” They also added refund information for the nixed show in Connecticut on Sunday.
On Friday as they were playing “Ocean Size” during their reunion show, Farrell appeared agitated as video footage from the concert revealed. He moved toward Navarro and shoved his shoulder into Navarro as he was playing guitar. Farrell appeared to yell and confront a seemingly surprised Navarro, who used his arm to keep Farrell back, and then Farrell punched Navarro’s arm away.
As a crew member ran onstage and told Farrell to “Stop” and Navarro said, “What the fuck?” the frontman attempted to lunge at Navarro again. Two more crew members as well as bassist Eric Avery jumped in to restrain Perry and remove him from the stage. Navarro also left the stage shortly after, bringing the show to an abrupt end after 11 songs. It’s unclear why Farrell became aggressive.