Jane’s Addiction bandmates suing each other over tour-ending onstage fight

An onstage brawl last year has lead to a lawsuit between the members of alt rock band Jane’s Addiction.

Guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Eric Avery have sued lead singer Perry Farrell for $10 million, alleging his behavior on the short-lived tour damaged the band, according to court documents obtained by ABC News.

“With a series of swift blows, he single-handedly destroyed the name, reputation, trademark, and viability of the Band and those who built it,” the lawsuit claims.

Last September, Jane’s Addiction canceled their tour after Farrell threw a punch at Navarro on stage during their show in Boston.

Farrell and his wife, Etty Lau Farrell, have also filed a lawsuit, against the other three members of the band, blaming them for the conflict.

“Navarro, Avery and Perkins apparently decided that Jane’s Addiction’s decades of success should be jettisoned in pursuit of a yearslong bullying campaign against Farrell involving harassing him onstage during performances, including, among other tactics, trying to undermine him by playing their instruments at a high volume so that he could not hear himself sing,” the lawsuit reads, per ABC.

The Farrells claim Navarro and Avery actually assaulted them, and that Farrell was “blindsided” when the tour was canceled and the band was broken up, costing them all major money.

The 2024 tour was the first time the original members were playing together since 2010.

Navarro and his bandmates lawsuit claims Farrell missed the group’s rehearsals in the lead up to the tour and his behavior during early shows ranged from erratic to out-of-control. The lawsuit also claims he was given opportunities to solve the problems, specifically a drinking problem, but he didn’t utilize them.

No word on a court date yet for either lawsuit.