Jane's Addiction Concert Ends in a Brawl: What Really Happened?

Published 09/14/2024, 2:47 AM EDT

Just as the audiences were midway into their rant about how celebrity public appearances are now highly strategized, and PR coded, 2024 stepped in and changed the jury's verdict. While highly PR-controlled appearances are still the norm, especially among actors, the music arena has truly jumped out of the ring this year with the unhinged beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and now Perry Farrel and Dave Navarro from Jane's Addiction.

While Drake and Kendrick Lamar only dropped attacks from a distance, Perry Farrel and Dave Navarro belonging to the same band took things quite literally in their hands, leaving netizens to scratch their heads.

What ensued between Perry Farrel and Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction?

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Concerts, especially from a band that has not been on tour for fifteen years, may be the highlight of the life of many attendees. However, much like the recent Vienna show of Taylor Swift, fans attending the Jane's Addiction show in Boston were met with a shock curtsy of two of the most famous band members getting into a physical fight. Several videos from the concert make it clear that Perry Farrel was the one who started getting aggressive in the first place and later even ended up punching Dave Navarro, before being taken off stage.

While the nitty grittys of what ensued between the two members for Farrel to purposely bump his shoulder into Navarro harshly, during the performance is unclear, but had they carried on for just a little longer fans would have experienced a calm and fistfight-free Jane's Addiction concert as the band was well into playing their eleventh song in a 14-15 track set when the punch was dropped.

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Owing to the lack of conclusion and context, or just the bizarreness of the entire situation, clips of the brawl between Perry Farrel and Dave Navarro have become cackle culture fodder.

Jane's Addiction fans turn fight into meme fest

The burst of outrage by Perry Farrel in Boston may have interrupted the fun for fans attending the concert, but those online could not help but have the biggest laugh as they dived into making memes. From joking about how Jane's clearly not the one with the addiction to another falsely joking about how Jane's Addiction broke up before the Oasis.

While some fans pointed out that Perry Farrel is likely going through something, other joked about how they would have loved to see more of the fight.

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Despite whatever ensued, it is unlikely that Perry Farrel and Dave Navarro's not so little stage brawl will lead to the band breaking up given that right after the stunt, all the band members offered a peace sign to the audience.

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What do you think drove Perry Farrel to throw a punch? Let us know in the comments below.

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Aliza Siddiqui

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Aliza Siddiqui, a seasoned entertainment journalist and primary editor at Netflix Junkie, discovered her passion for storytelling through Anne Hathaway's iconic performance in Princess Diaries. Her love for film was further solidified by the thought-provoking climax of Don't Look Up, which left her in awe of its ability to balance humor and commentary, much like The Dictator and Cunk on Earth, which impressed her with their loud yet subtle haywire references. With a background in writing over a thousand articles at Otakukart, Aliza brings her unique voice and style to her editorial role, where she incorporates her idiosyncratic wit with engaging content.

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