Original JANE'S ADDICTION Lineup Performs In L.A.; Video Footage Available

The original lineup of JANE'S ADDICTION performed this past Thursday night (October 23) at La Cita Bar in downtown Los Angeles. The event was the original band's first full concert together since 1991.

The group's setlist was as follows

01. Up the Beach
02. Trip Away
03. Whores
04. 1%
05. Ain't No Right
06. Pigs in Zen
07. Ted ... Just Admit It
08. Oceansize
09. Had a Dad
10. Been Caught Stealing

Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below.

On his blog, guitarist Dave Navarro wrote, "The night was just fantastic. La Cita is an extremely small venue with amazingly low ceilings. I have to say that it really felt like it was the 'old-school' 1987 JANE'S. A tiny little Mexican bar adorned with Christmas lights, hot sweaty and humid, loud and songs we haven't played in forever on the set.

"We had an amazing time. Eric Avery [bass] brought the bottom punk rock glue that we have been missing for years. Don't get me wrong... Our times with Flea, Martyn [LeNoble] and [Chris] Chaney will never be overlooked and we love all of them deeply... In some ways they are heavily responsible for helping us get to the place where we are now... But the fact remains that this machine cannot really run as well with after market parts. JANE'S ADDICTION has to be fully stock in order to do what it does best. That is something that many have been saying for years but I am and always will be eternally grateful to those three very talented and special musicians.

"After the show, Tom Morello [RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE] and I spoke for a few minutes about this very thing. I think he said something like, 'I have always enjoyed the JANE'S rock no matter the lineup but you can't deny the chemistry of four guys who are supposed to be playing together.' I couldn't agree more. Perry [Farrell, vocals] was just as riveting and mesmerizing as he has ever been. That guy is such an undeniable entertainer! After all of these years, I still catch myself looking over to my left... Captivated by his onstage energy. What an amazing honor to still be playing with my favorite all-time singer and frontman. [Stephen] Perkins [drums] was literally on fire all night. When he is in his zone, it's like Shiva is back there with a drumstick in each hand. Watching him play drums is like watching him defy human restraints and logic. Unbelievable."

A review of the show can be found on Buzzbands.la.

JANE'S ADDICTION, including founding bassist Eric Avery, did reunite for a four-song set at the NME Awards USA in Los Angeles last April, where they were presented with the Godlike Genius Award.

In an Augist 2008 interview with Altitude, frontman Perry Farrell said about the NME Awards USA reunion show, "It was both fun and horrible. It's like having a girlfriend that you have always been in love with and you'll always be in love with but you don't quite get along with...every time you get together, you end up throwing food at each other." He added that there was as much likelihood of a full-blown reunion "as there being commercial space flights."

The band has reunited twice before, in 1997 and 2001, but without Avery. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea, Chris Chaney and Martyn LeNoble all took turns in the lineup.