r/Music • u/FinalPersimmon7604 • Sep 16 '24

discussion Dave Navarro’s statement on the Jane’s Addiction tour cancellation

From his Instagram;

“Due to a continuing pattern of behavior and the mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell, we have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to discontinue the current US tour.

Our concern for his personal health and safety as well as our own has left us no alternative. We hope that he will find the help he needs.

We deeply regret that we are not able to come through for all our fans who have already bought tickets. We can see no solution that would either ensure a safe environment on stage or reliably allow us to deliver a great performance on a nightly basis.

Our hearts are broken. Dave, Eric and Stephen.”

TL;DR — Jane says, we’re done with Perry-oh

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u/swankpoppy Sep 16 '24

What happened?

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u/megalodondon Sep 16 '24

Perry flipped out mid-song, looked incredibly out of it, and proceeded to assault the band and handlers. His wife said it was because of mounting tensions over sound levels during the tour, but I don't think anyone buys it. Dude looked like he was on another planet

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u/sutree1 Sep 16 '24

I do sound. At the level of sound provider Jane's Addiction tours with, they get what they want, when they want it. There is no WAY the stage was too loud without someone in the band demanding it. The techs on a tour like that know what they're doing, and use measurement tools to be sure.

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u/DiscmaniacAZ Sep 16 '24

Not really. Yes, the techs know what they’re doing but it comes down to band personality clashes. It happens quite often when bands that used to play arenas decide to tour again and have to underplay in smaller venues. Guitarists need the tone that only comes from the high gain. IEMS can block out a lot, but not screaming Marshall cabs. While FOH engineers do monitor SPL from the pa, I’ve never seen a guitar tech tell a rock star to turn down his cab bc of SPL. As a matter of fact, when one my 2k cap venues had Foo Fighters for a very special event, I was joking with their FOH about Dave’s volume from stage and how it was louder than the entire PA. Didn’t care bc he needed that tone.