Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell attacks guitarist Dave Navarro on stage


Members of the rock band Jane's Addiction got into a fight at their concert in Boston on Friday night.

In a video captured and shared on social media, frontman Perry Farrell can be seen throwing a punch at guitarist Dave Navarro in a heated exchange.

Farrell, 65, lunged forcefully at Navarro, 57, on stage. The guitarist appeared to place his hands on the frontman's chest in an apparent attempt to stop him from moving forward.

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Jane's Addiction band members Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro got into a tense argument on stage during their Boston concert. Farrell was seen punching Navarro. (Etty Lau Farrell/Instagram)

During the tense encounter, Farrell appeared to shout at Navarro until he threw a punch at the guitarist.

Security guards quickly broke up the fight and told Farrell to “stop” while restraining him to prevent him from further attacking the guitarist.

Navarro grabbed Farrell's arm, and Farrell became enraged, attempting to attack the guitarist again.

Farrell's wife, Etty Lau, spoke about the altercation on her social media and explained the events that occurred.

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Security guards quickly broke up the fight and told Farrell to “stop” while restraining him to prevent him from further attacking the guitarist. (Etty Lau Farrell/Instagram)

“Rather than speculate, I thought I'd post a first-person account of what happened onstage with Jane's Addiction last night at the Lender Pavilion in Boston,” Lau wrote on Instagram.

“There had obviously been a lot of tension and animosity between the members… the magic that made the band so dynamic. Well, the dynamite was lit. Perry stood in front of Dave and rammed him hard,” he explained.

Lau added that the fight was due to Perry's patience wearing thin as his health was not in the best condition before the band's performance.

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“Perry's frustration had been mounting, night after night he felt the volume on stage had been extremely loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band,” he continued.

“Perry had been suffering from tinnitus and a sore throat every night. But when the front row audience started complaining, Perry insulted them and told them the band was… [playing] “It was too loud and they couldn't hear it, Perry lost control.”

In the lengthy post, Lau wrote that Eric Avery, the founding bassist and co-writer of Jane's Addiction, is the one who “won the fight.”

American musicians Perry Farrell (left) and Dave Navarro of the band Jane's Addiction perform onstage in 2003.

American musicians Perry Farrell (left) and Dave Navarro of the band Jane's Addiction perform onstage in 2003. (Getty Images)

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“Eric approached Perry, upstage in the dark… put him in a headlock and punched him in the stomach three times. Kevin, a crew member with long hair… pulled Eric away. Eric then nonchalantly walked to the front of the stage to apologize to the audience for the show ending early.”

She went on to say that the fallout from the fight at the concert ended with Eric giving “Perry a few cheap shots.”

“Perry was a crazed beast for the next half hour; he finally didn't calm down, but broke down and cried and cried.”

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Portrait of the musical group Jane's Addiction in 1988. Pictured from left to right are musicians Perry Farrell (wearing green gloves), Dave Navarro (bottom), Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery. (Getty Images)

She accompanied her caption with a video of the members of the band Jane's Addiction fighting on stage.

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“Well, that's my first-person account of what happened. Check out the video for yourself,” Lau concluded.

Representatives for Jane's Addiction did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.



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