JANE’S ADDICTION announce second leg of their red-hot “Theatre of the Escapists” Tour

DT: MARCH 5, 2012

JANE’S ADDICTION

ANNOUNCE SECOND LEG

OF THEIR RED-HOT ‘THEATRE OF THE ESCAPISTS’ TOUR

PRESALE TICKETS THROUGH CITI BEGIN MARCH 7

“It was sex, red wine and rock ’n’ roll, and I don’t need to know what went on backstage. On stage it was spectacle–loud, lewd spectacle… The audience…were on their feet for all of the concert’s ecstatic, electric hour-and-a-half…”

–Brad Wheeler, THE GLOBE AND MAIL (Toronto), February 28, 2012

“With a macabre of death mixed with sex and burlesque style women either swinging high above the stage or frolicking in a double rocker, the band didn’t shy from mixing eclectic visual and sound to entice the audience…. Farrell’s vocals were spot on and Navarro’s guitar licks smoking. The band was extremely tight..”

–Sean Derrick, EXAMINER.COM (St. Louis), February 24, 2012

JANE’S ADDICTION have been earning nothing short of stellar reviews and selling out shows on the first leg of their North American ‘Theatre of the Escapists’ tour. The set list features material from their acclaimed album THE GREAT ESCAPE ARTIST (Capitol Records) plus classic songs that have not been played in more than twenty years, such as “Classic Girl” and “I Would for You”. Delivering an immersive theatrical experience as only they can in classic and intimate theatres, the alt-rock pioneers–frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins, along with Chris Chaney on bass—have now announced the second leg of the tour.

Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for these shows starting Wednesday, March 7 at 10 AM through 10 PM on Thursday, March 8 (or until the show sells out) through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. JANE’S ADDICTION’S presale at www.JanesAddiction.com will also occur on the same dates and purchasers will have the option of bundling their ticket with an unsigned special edition tour lithograph and a 20% discount at the Jane’s Addiction online store (excluding media and bundles). Regular on sales are set for Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10.

From the beginning, JANE’S ADDICTION has thrown the most unique parties in rock, mixing a fierce musicality with theatrical flair onstage. Theirs is an outrageous combination of electricity, sex and danger that has also informed their videos, like the red hot “Underground,” the current second single from THE GREAT ESCAPE ARTIST.

The band’s tour has instantly become a hot ticket, with early reviews celebrating the show’s stratospheric performances. Here’s additional praise:

“…an elaborately staged rock show that mixed bits of performance art with large-scale production. The 90-minute show was consistently vibrant and engaging… His [Perry’s] voice hasn’t lost his step and he still oozes stage presence…”

–Adam Graham, DETROIT NEWS, February 25, 2012

“The star attraction was still the music — 15 songs plucked from Jane’s four albums (including four from 2011’s ‘The Great Escape Artist’), all sounding bigger than just four players on the stage and as contemporaneous now as the oldest tracks did during the late 80s and early 90s. The fluid tautness that distinguishes ‘The Great Escape Artist’ made its mark on Friday’s show as well. Opening with a fierce ‘Underground’ from the new album, Jane’s powered through ‘Mountain Song’ and inserted a fake end into ‘Just Because’ before adding a bit more swing to ‘Been Caught Stealing.’”

— Garry Graff, OAKLAND PRESS (Detroit), February 25, 2012

“I left the venue thinking Perry Farrell, still crazy after all these years, God bless him.”

–Jane Stevenson, TORONTO SUN, February 28, 2012

“Underground…for a new song, served as a fine introduction, letting Farrell show he can still hit the high notes nearly 30 years on, giving drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Chris Chaney some room to lay out the low end and allowing guitarist Dave Navarro to test the sonic properties of pristine Massey Hall with a beefy guitar riff and a screaming solo.”

— Jordan Ginsberg, NATIONAL POST (Toronto), February 28, 2012

“…the music..was fierce. Farrell bounded across the stage, grinning slyly and cutting loose in his trademark shriek. Guitarist Dave Navarro was alongside him providing thunderous riffs and piercing leads.”

–Daniel Durchholz , ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH, February 23, 2012

“Jane’s Addiction has retained and refined a vibrant, relevant image of the culture it fearlessly created. In the first show on the Great Escape Artist Tour, the boys in Jane’s Addiction took the St. Louis crowd by storm…. For a band whose career spans nearly three decades, it is impressive how spot-on Jane’s Addiction continues to be. …Navarro is still one badass guitarist. In the mystic rocking of “Three Days,” Navarro was the star, soloing in a toxic fit of frolic…From the opening lines of “Underground” to the adrenaline-injected “Stop,” both the band and audience didn’t let up for one moment. Jane’s Addiction’s fan base runs the gamut of alternative rockers, bringing mothers, daughters, fathers and sons under one roof…with everyone completely losing her shit. The band was on. The crowd was eating it up. Farrell was smiling like a five year old in a candy store, genuinely happy and thankful.”

— Josh Levi , RIVERFRONT TIMES (St. Louis), February 23, 2012

“Sex is at the heart of Jane’s Addiction’s message. Beautiful sex, dirty sex, twisted sex, illegal sex–it’s all there. Wednesday night at the Pageant, as they launched their “Great Escape Artist Tour” off at The Pageant, it was again front and center. From the setlist to the stage design, sex oozed through the show. Being the first night of the tour, fans weren’t sure what to expect. In the Internet age, setlists and stage shows are rarely a surprise to many concertgoers these days, but this was completely fresh to everyone. In true JA style, there were both statues of naked women and actual nearly naked women dancers, in addition to the multiple video screens and even a life-sized stuffed bear. Perry Farrell may be 51 years old, but on stage he has the same presence he’s had since he was half that age. He has the same boundless energy, the same crackling charisma and while father time may have robbed Farrell of some of his range, it’s the same haunting voice, frail and powerful at once. It’s that voice that defines the JA sound, but the swirling guitar from Dave Navarro and hard-pounding beat from Stephen Perkins are just as important and both musicians are in fine form. Navarro is a rock star in every sense of the word, blaring his solos while posed as a rock god to Farrell’s right and Perkins has always been the driving force hidden behind his kit… the energy in the crammed-to-the-gills Pageant was off the charts and it did not let down once all night.”

— Scotty, ELEVEN MAGAZINE (St. Louis), February 23, 2012

Catch the continued ‘THEATRE OF THE ESCAPISTS’ tour in these cities this May:

San Antonio, TX

Houston, TX

Dallas, TX

Austin, TX

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Miami Beach, FL

Clearwater, FL

Raleigh, NC

Charlotte, NC