JANE'S ADDICTION Performs At Beverly Hills Fundraiser; Video Available

October 22, 2010

Alt-rock legends JANE'S ADDICTION — featuring Chris Chaney on bass — headlined the musical program this past Sunday (October 17) at Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up For Skateparks, the annual fundraiser benefitting the Tony Hawk Foundation and its mission to create free, quality skateparks for at-risk youth throughout the U.S. Video footage of their performance can be viewed below.

Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up For Skateparks took place at the home of Ron Burkle, Green Acres, in Beverly Hills, California. The exclusive event featured games, activities, food, live and silent auctions, a Vert Demo by Tony Hawk and an all-star cast of pro skateboarders and BMX riders on Tony's personal ramp, and a special set by JANE'S ADDICTION that made for a unique, intimate, and one-of-a-kind event.

JANE'S frontman Perry Farrell is a longtime supporter of the Tony Hawk Foundation and a member of the event's Benefit Committee.

Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up For Skateparks launched in Los Angeles in 2004, and has become the must-go charity event for young families and action-sports fans. Now in its seventh year, the event has played a critical role in helping the Tony Hawk Foundation bring quality, accessible skateparks to youth in 463 communities nationwide.

Bassist Duff McKagan parted ways with JANE'S ADDICTION in September after just five months of playing with the group. The VELVET REVOLVER and ex-GUNS N' ROSES member joined the band earlier this year after it split with founding bassist Eric Avery. In an email, the other members of JANE'S ADDICTION stated, "We wanted to thank Duff for helping us write songs for our new record. We love the songs we worked on with him — and the gigs were a blast — but musically we were all headed in different directions. From here Duff is off to work on his own stuff so we wish him all the best."

JANE'S ADDICTION quietly reunited in late 2008 for a third go-round, only with founding bassist Eric Avery on board for the first time since the band originally split in 1992. However, Avery left late last year and McKagan stepped in to play a few gigs and work on the band's new album.

JANE'S ADDICTION recently released its first-ever concert DVD and Blu-ray, titled "Live Voodoo".

There's no word yet on when the new JANE'S ADDICTION album will come out or what it will be called.

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