Jane's Addiction

This article is about the band. For the album, see Jane's Addiction (album).

Jane's Addiction
Dave Navarro and Perry Farrell performing in 2010
Dave Navarro and Perry Farrell performing in 2010
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
DiscographyJane's Addiction discography
Years active
  • 1985 (1985)–1991
  • 1997
  • 2001–2004
  • 2008–2024[a]
Labels
Members
Past members
Websitewww.janesaddiction.com

Jane's Addiction is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1985. The band consists of singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery. Jane's Addiction was one of the first bands from the early 1990s alternative rock movement to gain commercial success.

Founded by Farrell and Avery following the disintegration of Farrell's previous band Psi Com, Jane's Addiction's first release was a live album, Jane's Addiction (1987), which caught the attention of Warner Bros. Records. Their first two studio albums, Nothing's Shocking (1988) and Ritual de lo Habitual (1990), received acclaim and grew a cult fanbase. As a result, Jane's Addiction became icons of what Farrell dubbed the "Alternative Nation".[3] The band's first farewell tour, in 1991, launched the first Lollapalooza, which has since become a perennial alternative rock festival.

In 1997, Jane's Addiction reunited with Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers replacing Avery for a one-off tour. In 2001, a second reunion took place, with Martyn LeNoble and later Chris Chaney on bass. In 2003, Jane's Addiction released its third studio album, Strays, before dissolving the following year. In 2008, the original lineup reunited and embarked on a world tour. Avery left acrimoniously in early 2010 as they began working on new material. In 2011, they released their fourth studio album, The Great Escape Artist, with Chaney returning for its recording and tour. They have toured and performed intermittently since.

In 2022, Avery rejoined Jane's Addiction after a 12-year absence. Due to long COVID, Navarro was replaced by the Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen and the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer on tours in 2022 and 2023.[4] In 2024, a reunion tour with Navarro was cancelled after Farrell shoved and punched him on-stage during a concert on September 13, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Jane's Addiction". AllMusic.
  2. ^ D.X. Ferris (October 18, 2011). "10 Best Jane's Addiction Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Diffuser Network.
  3. ^ di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise–The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". Guitar World. December 1995.
  4. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (September 29, 2022). "Dave Navarro Skipping Jane's Addiction/Smashing Pumpkins Tour Due To Long COVID". Stereogum. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Jane's Addiction cancels its tour after onstage concert fracas". AP News. September 16, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.


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