The Night That Sparked the Fallout
The rupture traces back to Sept. 13, 2024, when Jane’s Addiction took the stage at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston. The concert ended abruptly during “Ocean Size” after Farrell shoved and then punched Navarro, according to contemporaneous reports. Crew members intervened as Farrell was restrained and escorted offstage.
Accounts indicated tension had been simmering earlier in the set, with Farrell shouting at Navarro and bumping into him while he played. Navarro used his forearm to keep distance as the argument escalated, culminating in the punch that halted the show.
Within days, both Farrell and the band issued public apologies, canceled the remainder of their 2024 tour and announced a hiatus that soon hardened into permanence.
Duelling Lawsuits and Heavy Claims
In July, Jane’s Addiction sued Farrell, alleging assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract. The suit claimed the tour’s cancellation cost the band more than $10 million and sought payment of outstanding bills tied to the shutdown.
Two months earlier, Navarro had told Guitar Player there was “no chance for the band to ever play together again.”
Farrell responded with a lawsuit of his own, alleging he had endured years of bullying within the band and accusing his former collaborators of assault, battery, emotional distress and breach of contract.
