Uproar Festival Calls on Jane’s Addiction, Alice in Chains, Coheed and Cambria : April 23, 2013

This year’s incarnation of the traveling Uproar Festival will feature Jane’s Addiction, Alice in Chains and, Coheed and Cambria. The fourth annual version of the tour will kic ...

Jane’s Addiction, Slash Join UR1 Festival Line-Up : October 18, 2012

Miami’s UR1 Music & Art Festival has revealed the second phase of its lineup, which will feature Slash and Jane’s Addiction, among many others. They will join the previousl ...

Jane’s Addiction Wraps Up Tour with October California Dates : August 09, 2012

Over the weekend, Jane’s Addiction appeared at Lollapalooza as part of their current “Theatre Of The Escapists” tour, and now the band has announced a final leg of the tour, ...

Concert Review: Jane’s Addiction at Beale Street Festival in Memphis : May 06, 2012

Jane’s Addiction was the main headliner for the Saturday installment of the Beale Street Festival in Memphis, trumping acts like the incomparable Al Green, Pitbull, and Grace Pot ...

Janes Addiction, Death Cab, Weezer Headline Cincinnati Burbury Music Festival : March 30, 2012

Jane’s Addiction, Death Cab for Cutie and Weezer have been tapped to headline the inaugural Bunbury Music Festival, which will be held in Cincinnati this summer. The three groups ...

Jane’s Addiction, Wiz Khalifa, My Morning Jacket Headline Beale Street Festival : February 28, 2012

The Beale Street Music Festival is celebrating its 36th anniversary this year, and has now announced the lineup that will help aid the celebration. Jane’s Addiction, Wiz Khali ...

Jane’s Addiction Hit the Clubs in February : January 11, 2012

Jane’s Addiction will launch its “Theatre of the Escapists Tour” next month, which will support the band’s most recent album, The Great Escape Artist. The 18-date tour of t ...

Jane’s Addiction Books NYC, LA, Chicago Club Dates : September 06, 2011

The last album from Jane's Addiction was their 2003 release “Strays.” However since then the band and its members have kept busy. A band named Satellite Party was formed by ...

September 27 Release Date Set for Jane’s Addition ‘The Great Escape Artist’ : July 15, 2011

Since last year scraps of information have been coming out about the upcoming album from Jane's Addiction. Finally there's a release date for us to mark our calendars with. On Sept ...

janes addiction Biography

The alternative rock band Jane's Addiction was formed in 1985 in Los Angeles. The original line-up of the band consisted of vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, bassist Eric Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins. The band broke up in 1991 but reunited briefly in 1997, then once more in 2001. Avery declined to participate in both of the reunions. In 2008, the classic line-up of the band with Avery featured reunited and had a world tour. In early 2010, Avery left the band just as they had begun to work on some new material. Jane's Addiction to date has released three studio albums. In September 2011, their fourth set is due to be released.

During the early 1990s, Jane's Addiction helped to pioneer the alternative rock movement and was among the first groups to garner commercial success and mainstream media attention. The initial farewell tour of the band's help to launch the inaugural Lollapalooza festival to showcase alternative rock.

Jane's Addiction released Nothing's Shocking, their debut album, in 1988. The band released Ritual de lo Habitual, their second album, in 1990. The set made it into the Top 20 on Billboard's 200 chart. It was the band's highest-selling album and in the US went 3x platinum. Four singles were featured off the album, including their No. 1 hit singles Been Caught Stealing and Stop! They didn't release another album for 13 years. Strays, the band's third album, was released in 2003. The set peaked in the No. 4 spot on the US charts and Just Because, the lead single, made Billboard's Hot 100 chart. The fourth album from Jane's Addiction The Great Escape Artist, is set to be released in summer 2011.