Update (January 2026):
Three members of Jane’s Addictio. Eric Avery, Stephen Perkins, and Dave Navarro are writing and recording new music together in early 2026, without frontman Perry Farrell. The sessions follow the collapse of the band’s 2024 reunion tour after a widely reported onstage altercation.
Bassist Eric Avery has shared video evidence confirming active writing sessions with Perkins on drums, with Navarro’s guitar involvement anticipated. It remains unclear whether the material will be released under the Jane’s Addiction name or as a new project, but the trio appears to be moving forward creatively in a new configuration.
The legal dispute between Perry Farrell and his bandmates has officially been resolved.
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On Monday, December 22, the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County dismissed the lawsuit filed earlier this year by Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins. The dismissal follows a private settlement reached by all parties, bringing closure to the fallout from the band’s final onstage incident in Boston last September.
Roughly a week before the dismissal, the four members issued a joint public statement confirming that they had resolved their differences stemming from the onstage altercation that led to the abrupt cancellation of the band’s tour. In that statement, the group acknowledged that inaccurate claims were made regarding Farrell’s mental health and expressed regret over how the situation was handled.
“We have come together one last time to resolve our differences,” the band wrote, emphasizing a desire to preserve the legacy of the music they created together and to move forward separately.
Farrell later issued his own apology addressing the Boston incident directly, stating that he did not handle himself appropriately onstage and expressing remorse to both fans and bandmates. He reiterated his long-standing commitment to the band’s music and its audience, calling the disruption “deeply regrettable.”
The lawsuit, filed in July, alleged that the tour’s cancellation resulted in losses exceeding $10 million and included claims of breach of contract, negligence, and emotional distress. Navarro’s filing also included allegations of assault and battery related to the onstage confrontation.
Farrell formally denied the accusations, asserting multiple affirmative defenses and maintaining that he acted in good faith. In a statement shared with Variety earlier this year, Farrell accused the other members of canceling the tour without consultation and publicly scapegoating him for the decision.
The September 13, 2024 performance at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion ended prematurely after a visible confrontation between Farrell and Navarro escalated onstage. Within days, the band announced the cancellation of all remaining tour dates, later citing internal conflict as the reason for stepping away as a group.
With the lawsuit now dismissed, all four members appear to have closed the chapter on Jane’s Addiction as an active band, choosing instead to move forward independently while leaving the group’s legacy intact.
