Jane’s Addiction gig ends in chaos after Perry Farrell throws punch at guitarist Dave Navarro

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Jane’s Addiction show came to an abrupt end on Friday night when a visibly furious Perry Farrell threw a punch at guitarist Dave Navarro and had to be physically restrained by crew members. open image in gallery Perry Farrell was involved in an altercation with his Jane’s Addiction bandmate Dave Navarro Then, as the band were performing their 1988 song “Ocean Size”, Perry appeared to bark at Navarro before walking over to him and aggressively shoving him with his shoulder. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up “At one point, during one of his ramblings, Navarro deliberately cranked out a loud, piercing chord on his guitar, as almost to silence Farrell and get the show back on track.” Perry had also expressed frustration over apparent vocal issues at the first of the band’s two New York shows, confessing: “Ladies and gentlemen, I have to be honest with you. I just can’t get the notes out all of a sudden.” open image in gallery Perry Farrell was involved in an altercation with his Jane’s Addiction bandmate Dave Navarro Bassist Eric Avery, who helped pull Perry away from Navarro during the incident on Friday night, wrote on Instagram last week: “Looking forward to getting another crack at this spectacular rooftop venue tonight.