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Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell hits guitarist Dave Navarro on stage, abruptly ending the Boston concert

Band brawl in Beantown!

Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell punched guitarist Dave Navarro during an onstage tantrum while several crew members dragged him offstage, abruptly ending the reunited band's Boston concert Friday night.

Farrell was in the middle of performing “Ocean Size” when he began grunting angrily and shouting “f–k you” to the crowd at the Leader Bank Pavilion before screaming into the microphone.

Frontman Perry Farrell punches guitarist Dave Navarro in the face during a Jane's Addiction concert in Boston on Friday. YouTube

Farrell, seemingly upset, then turned to Navarro to his right, where he again screamed and threw his shoulder at the unsuspecting guitarist, according to a video of the awkward altercation posted on social media.

The two rockers faced each other while Farrell slowly approached Navarro's face, who calmly held him back with his right arm.

Farrell, in turn, elbows the guitarist while several crew and band members, including bassist Eric Avery, rush over, grab the “Been Caught Stealing” singer and tell him to “stop.”

The stage lights were dimmed, but several punches were thrown as the hotheaded singer was escorted out of the crowd's sight.

The remaining three band members – Navarro, Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins – walked to the front of the stage where they bid the crowd a fond farewell.

A crew member ran onto the stage to separate the two rockers before the situation became even more violent. YouTube

The band raised their hands above their heads, beat their chests and made peace signs while the audience gave them a standing ovation.

Photographer Brian MacKenzie, who was hired to photograph the show for the venue, posted on X that the crowd believed the confrontation was an altercation between the band members.

“Perry had a huge bottle of wine with him the entire evening, Navarro and Avery talked to each other the entire show and seemed angrier than usual,” he claimed.

“I was there,” said X-user @deanasc1. “The crowd was confused. Half mad that the show ended so early and half excited that we may have seen the last Janes A show ever.”

The band, Navarro and Perry had not commented publicly on the incident until Saturday morning.

The stage lights were dimmed, but several punches were thrown as the hotheaded singer was escorted out of the crowd's sight. YouTube

The band, currently in the middle of their North American tour, had problems involving their singer at their last performances.

“During his performance on the rooftop at Pier 17 in New York on September 10, Farrell told the audience that his voice was not in the best shape,” Variety reported.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I have to be honest with you. There's something wrong with my voice. I suddenly can't get the notes out anymore,” the singer reportedly said.

The next day, Avery took to Instagram to reach out to his fans and get them in the mood for her second performance in Manhattan.

“I'm looking forward to performing again tonight in this spectacular rooftop venue. I'm optimistic we'll be better,” he said.

Jane's Addiction is scheduled to perform on September 15 at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Dave Navarro and Perry Farrell perform at the Jane's Addiction concert at Pier 17 Rooftop in NYC on September 10, 2024. Getty Images

The Grammy-nominated band's 2024 tour marked the reunion of the four original members following Avery's return in 2022 and Navarro, who missed tours in 2022 and 2023 due to his battle with Long Covid.

Farrell admitted that he missed his guitarist during Navarro's absence.

“I wish I had my dear guitarist with me,” Farrell told The Post in September 2022. “[But] I live to bring entertainment and art to the world. And whatever I can do to entertain you and blow your mind, that's what I live for.”

To take Navarro's place, the band brought in guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen from Queen of the Stone Age and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

“How do you find a guitarist to follow in Dave Navarro's footsteps? We had to reach out to people we knew and liked, and of all the people we considered, Troy fit the bill the best,” said Farrell.