US EditionReport: Jane's Addiction Frontman, Lollapalooza Founder Perry Farrell Suing Ex-Bandmates
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 17 – Jane's Addiction band members filed dueling lawsuits over a 2023 onstage altercation that led to tour cancellations and $10 million in damages sought, citing erratic and violent behavior.
- On Wednesday, Jane's Addiction members filed dueling lawsuits over a last-year Boston onstage scuffle, cancelling their reunion tour and album plans.
- Behind the scenes, the lawsuit cites years of onstage bullying by bandmates and Farrell’s missed rehearsals, framing their conflict as a response to his erratic conduct.
- On Sept. 13 at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion video footage captures Farrell lunging and swinging at Navarro before he is restrained, and Farrell later apologized for `inexcusable behavior`.
- Shortly after, Farrell and his wife sued three bandmates in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday, alleging assault, emotional distress and contract breaches in both cases.
- In his statement, Farrell said he was `blindsided` by the cancellation of 15 shows and band breakup, adding he was defamed by bandmates citing mental health issues.
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Farrell assaults Navarro: reacting to bullying? The iconic rock band Jane’s Addiction was supposed to have performed a 33-date North American tour in 2024, and tied it all up with a new album. But it all came crashing down in September, when singer Perry Farrell attacked guitarist Dave Navarro onstage, suspending the Boston show and resulting in the cancellation of the tour. Now, the California rockers are back in the headlines for all the wrong…
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Bands behaving badly? It's only rock 'n' roll. Members of alternative rock band Jane's Addiction filed dueling lawsuits Wednesday over singer Perry Farrell's onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, a fracas that prompted the cancellation of the rest of their reunio...
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8 bands divided by lawsuits: It's not just Jane's Addiction
Bands behaving badly? It’s only rock ’n’ roll. Members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction made headlines this week when they filed dueling lawsuits over singer Perry Farrell’s onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year.
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