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Jane’s Addiction cancels tour after Dave Navarro, Perry Farrell’s onstage fight

Jane's Addiction has officially canceled the remainder of their tour following an onstage brawl over the weekend between the band's frontman Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro.

They announced the news in a statement about X.

“Dear fans, the band has made the difficult decision to take some time off as a group,” the statement read. “As a result, we will be cancelling the remainder of our tour.”

Fans were instructed to apply for refunds at the place of purchase or through the ticket sales site they used.

Jane's Addiction, comprised of Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Perry Farrell and Eric Avery, have announced that they are cancelling the remainder of their tour following an onstage brawl between Farrell and Navarro. (John Shearer/WireImage)

Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell punches guitarist Dave Navarro on stage, causing the concert to stop

Navarro also posted a statement about the cancellation on his Instagram.

“Leader Perry Farrell's continuing pattern of behavior and mental health issues have left us with no choice but to cancel our current U.S. tour,” he wrote.

“Concerns for his own health and safety, and our own health and safety, left him with no other choice. We hope he finds the help he needs,” he continued.

Navarro concluded his comments by saying, “We deeply regret any disappointment to our fans who have already purchased tickets. We do not know of a solution that can ensure a safe environment onstage and consistently deliver an amazing performance night after night.”

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In a statement, Navarro said Pharrell's “mental health issues” have forced the band to “cancel their current U.S. tour.” (KMazur/WireImage)

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“Concerns for his own health and safety, and our own health and safety, left him with no other choice. We hope he finds the help he needs.”

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“Our hearts are broken,” he signed the message, along with his own and his bandmates Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins' names.

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A source told Fox News Digital: “Perry feels bad about his actions and realizes he waited too long to prioritize his health. His fatigue and the impact it has had on his physical and mental health has become too much.”

They added: “He had the best intentions when he went on tour with his band but feels he let his fans and family down.”

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A source told Fox News Digital that Pharrell “had the best intentions going on tour with his band but feels like he let his fans and family down.” (Getty Images)

Last Friday, a fan captured video of Pharrell punching Navarro onstage during a show in Boston.

Pharrell, 65, forcefully lunged at Navarro, 57, with the guitarist appearing to place his hands on Pharrell's chest in an attempt to block him from advancing.

Dave Navarro has his back to the camera as he engages in a heated exchange with bandmate Perry Farrell, who leans on him.

Last Friday, Pharrell was seen punching Navarro during a tense onstage altercation. (Etty Lau Farrell Instagram)

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During the tense confrontation, Pharrell yelled at Navarro and appeared to punch the guitarist.

Security officers quickly broke up the fight, telling Farrell to stop and subduing him to prevent further attacks on the guitarist. Navarro grabbed Farrell's arm, causing Farrell to become enraged and attempt to attack the guitarist again.

While the incident was occurring, the venue went dark and the show came to an abrupt end.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Pharrell said, “This has been an incredibly difficult weekend. After allowing myself time and space to reflect, it is natural that I would like to apologize to my bandmates, especially Dave Navarro, as well as our fans, family and friends, for my behavior during Friday's show. Unfortunately, my limitations led to unacceptable behavior, and I take full responsibility for how I chose to handle this situation.”

Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction tries to push Perry Farrell away, raising his arm to separate Dave Navarro and Perry Farrell

Pharrell apologized to his bandmates, “especially Dave Navarro,” saying, “My limitations led to unacceptable behavior and I take full responsibility for the choices I made to handle this situation.” (Etty Lau Farrell/Instagram)

Pharrell's wife, Etty Lau, also spoke out about the altercation on social media the following morning, explaining what happened.

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“There was clearly tension and animosity between band members… that was the magic of the band dynamic. So dynamite was lit. Perry stood in front of Dave's face and body-checked him,” she explained on Instagram.

Lau added that the fight began when Perry's patience ran out: Perry wasn't in the best of health heading into the band's performance, “having ringing ears and a sore throat every night.” But a fan in the front row started yelling at Perry, and the band was forced to leave. [playing] Perry was furious because the voices were too loud for him to hear.”

She also wrote that Jane's Addiction founding member, bass guitarist and co-lyricist Eric Avery “headlocked” Pharrell and punched him three times, “winning the fight.”

“Perry was like a crazy beast for the next 30 minutes. He never calmed down and had a mental breakdown and cried.”

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Pharrell's wife, Etty Lau, detailed the aftermath of the onstage altercation on social media. (Joseph Okpako/WireImage)

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Following Friday's incident, Jane's Addiction canceled a show in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

“We sincerely apologize to our fans for the incident that occurred last night,” the band wrote in a statement on their Instagram Story. “As a result, we are cancelling tomorrow night's Bridgeport show.”

They were scheduled to perform in Toronto on Wednesday before announcing the cancellation of the entire tour.

Fox News Digital's Stephanie Jean Pownon and Caroline Sayre contributed to this report.

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