The Smashing Pumpkins and Jane’s Addiction kicked off their Spirits On Fire tour yesterday (10/2/22) in Texas with some surprises, new material, and a stand-in guitarist.
Jane’s Addiction found itself on this tour with an unusual lineup. Just days ago, founding Jane’s guitarist Dave Navarro announced he would miss the North American tour due to struggles with long COVID.
The tattooed axe wielder first contracted coronavirus in December of last year and has been battling it ever since. The band has temporarily replaced him with Queens of the Stone Age / A Perfect Circle guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen.
“I am personally gutted as our original bass player has returned, Eric Avery,” Navarro announced IG. “We wanted to bring you the original line up but that will have to wait until I am recovered.”
The LA legends fronted by Perry Farrell delivered a tight set of just 11 songs from their first three studio albums. Noticeably missing was “Just Because” and “Superhero” from their fourth album Strays. Perhaps one or both of those tunes will enter the mix as the tour rolls on.
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