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Jane’s Addiction mixed hard rock, funk, punk and art-rock ambition, and helped bring alternative music to the mainstream. Formed in Los Angeles in 1985 by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins, they released two landmark albums and launched the Lollapalooza festival. They are an alternative rock band, with funk metal, hard rock and art rock influences.
| Formed | 1985, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Classic lineup | Perry Farrell (vocals), Dave Navarro (guitar), Eric Avery (bass), Stephen Perkins (drums) |
| Genres | Alternative rock, funk metal, hard rock, art rock |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Festival | Perry Farrell founded Lollapalooza in 1991 |
Perry Farrell formed Jane’s Addiction in Los Angeles in 1985 with bassist Eric Avery, and guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins soon joined. After a 1987 live album on an independent label, they signed to Warner Bros.
Jane’s Addiction combine Navarro’s heavy, inventive guitar, Avery’s hypnotic bass lines and Perkins’s tribal drumming with Farrell’s high, wailing voice. They could switch from heavy rock to acoustic songs like “Jane Says” with ease.
Farrell created Lollapalooza in 1991 as a farewell tour for the band, mixing alternative rock, hip-hop and industrial acts. It became one of the most important festivals of the alternative era and still runs today.
Nothing’s Shocking (1988) and Ritual de lo Habitual (1990) are key records of the late-1980s alternative scene, alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pixies. The band has reunited several times, but a 2024 reunion tour was cancelled in September 2024 after an onstage fight, and the band went on hiatus.
A live debut that captured their early sound.
The studio breakthrough, with “Jane Says”, “Mountain Song” and “Ocean Size”.
Their biggest album, featuring “Been Caught Stealing”, “Stop!” and “Three Days”.
The reunion album, with “Just Because”.
Their most recent studio album, with “Irresistible Force”.
These Jane’s Addiction songs are on our charts and lists:
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against the Machine, Alice in Chains and Porno for Pyros.
Jane’s Addiction are an alternative rock band, with funk metal, hard rock and art rock influences.
Los Angeles, California. The band formed there in 1985.
“Been Caught Stealing” (1990) and “Jane Says” (1988).
Yes. Singer Perry Farrell founded Lollapalooza in 1991 as a farewell tour for the band.
The band went on hiatus after cancelling its 2024 reunion tour in September 2024.
Jane’s Addiction bring the wild, genre-mixing side of late-’80s alternative to our playlist. Catch it on The Modern Rock Radio Show, check the radio show schedule, or press play on the live stream. Want a specific song? Send a request or dedication.
About this article: Written and fact-checked by The Alternative One editorial team. Last reviewed November 4, 2026. Read our editorial standards or tell us about a correction.
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