Etty Lau Farrell, wife of Jane’s Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell, has recounted her side of what went down during the aforementioned band’s set last night, September 13th at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA. That concert was cut short after Perry attempted to initiate a violent onstage altercation with guitarist Dave Navarro.
That incident took place mid-song deep into the setlist and saw Perry restrained by several individuals and escorted off the stage. However, according to Etty, there was further interpersonal physical conflict between the members of the multi-platinum alternative rockers after the show went off the rails.
Speaking on Instagram over night, Etty shared the following personal account of what went down:
“Rather than speculating, I thought to post a first person account of what happened on stage with @janesaddiction last night at the @lenderpavilion in Boston.
WHO: Perry Farrell & Dave Navarro
HOW: Clearly there had been a lot of tension and animosity between the members.. the magic that made the band so dynamic. Well, the dynamite was lit. Perry got up in Dave’s face and body checked him.
WHY: Perry’s frustration had been mounting, night after night, he felt that the stage volume had been extremely loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band. Perry had been suffering from tinnitus and a sore throat every night. But when the audience in the first row, started complaining up to Perry cussing at him that the band was planning too loud and that they couldn’t hear him, Perry lost it.
WHEN: The band started the song Ocean before Perry was ready and did the count off.. The stage volume was so loud at that point, that Perry couldn’t hear pass the boom and the vibration of the instruments and by the end of the song, he wasn’t singing, he was screaming just be to be heard.
SO WHO WON THE FIGHT:
Why, Eric Avery of course. While Dave was keeping Perry at arm’s length to de-escalate the situation. Dan rushed over to de-escalate as well by holding Perry back. Dave walked away to take his guitar off. Eric walked up to Perry, upstage, in the dark, behind Dan, put Perry in a headlock and punched him in the stomach three times. Kevin, crewmember with a long hair with long hair pulled Eric away. Then Eric nonchalant walked off to the front of the stage to apologize to audience for the show ended early.
WHAT WAS THE AFTERMATH?
Dave still looked handsome and cool in the middle of a fight. Perry was a crazed beast for the next half an hour – he finally did not calm down, but did breakdown and cried and cried. Eric, well he either didn’t understand what descalation meant or took advantage of the situation and got in a few cheap shots on Perry.
Well, that’s is my first person account narrative of what happened. Take a look at the video yourself. #Janesaddiction #amancanonlybepushedsofar #davetookthehighroad #Cheapshot #leaderbankpavilion #mothereagle”
Fans who attended last night’s show made mention of Farrell seemingly missing various cues and having some struggles with timing during the show prior to the incident. Farrell was also seen to flounder during a show in New York City, NY earlier this week, delivering a worryingly sloppy performance. That set left some fans demanding refunds and questioning whether or not he was under the influence. Perry for his part blamed his issues during that show on problems with his voice.
Thus far, the band’s tour with Love & Rockets and Crawlers is scheduled to resume tomorrow, September 15th, in Bridgeport, CT.
09/15 Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
09/18 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
09/20 Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheater
09/22 Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion
09/24 Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
09/26 Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
09/28 Huntsville, AL – South Star Music Festival
09/29 St. Louis, MO – Evolution Festival
10/02 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
10/04 Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater
10/08 Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater
10/09 Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10/11 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort And Casino
10/13 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
10/16 Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater
