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INGLEWOOD (CNS) - The alternative rock band Jane's Addiction Monday canceled the rest of its tour, which was set to end next month at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, following an onstage scuffle between lead singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro.
"The band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group. As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour," the band said in a statement on social media Monday.
The band added that refunds for the canceled dates will be issued.
The group's "Imminent Redemption" tour, featuring English rock band Love and Rockets as the opening act, began in early August and was set to conclude Oct. 16 at the YouTube Theater.
The decision to cancel the tour came after videos surfaced showing Farrell lunging at Navarro during a Friday concert in Boston. Farrell can be seen bumping Navarro with his shoulder and then swinging his right arm at the guitarist. Navarro extends his arm to keep Farrell at bay before others on stage intervene and pull Farrell away.
The show ended soon after, with the band issuing an apology.
Jane's Addiction gained fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s with edgy, punk-influenced hits like "Jane Says," "Been Caught Stealing" and "Just Because," during the rise of alternative rock and grunge. They have earned three top five hits on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart.
Etty Lau Farrell, Farrell's wife, wrote about the onstage incident in an Instagram post Saturday.
"Perry's frustration had been mounting, night after night, he felt that the stage volume had been extremely loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band," she wrote.
She added that her husband had been suffering from tinnitus and a sore throat and "by the end of the song, he wasn't singing, he was screaming just to be heard."
The North American tour marked the first extended run of shows since 2010 with the original Jane's Addiction lineup -- Farrell, Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery -- performing together.